Jean II Makoun loaned to Olympiakos

[Mellin]

He may have improved if given the opportunities that the likes of Pires (when he first signed for Arsenal) and others were afforded once they first joined the league, but now we're unlikely to find out. I'll reserve judgement until I see who his replacement is, if we sign one at all.

One thing which does annoy me, is it's further unnecessary expense. We're making a habit of that.

[olaftab]

JMII would only work with a plan. A plan that has vanished with Houllier gone so probably the best thing.

[Mellin]

True. He's pointless in a a McLeish side.

[Risso]

True. He's pointless in a a McLeish side.

By the end, even Houllier didn't seem to rate him much.  Just not up to the Premier League standard I'm afraid, it happens.  Look at Veron for example, great player, it just didn't work for him over here.

[john e]

if you didnt like him or rate him he's no loss is he,
like loseing Downing for me, no loss as far as i'm concerned because he aint that good

 i didnt give a toss seeing a lot of these players go, only A Young and Macoun would i have liked to have stayed, and maybe a couple of lads we let out on loan i would have kept, although Macoun is a loan so he could come back

[garyfouroaks]

I didn't know much about him before he arrived- and am none the wiser.

[supertom]

Not exactly a player we'd miss under normal circumstances, but we've lost Ash, Downing, NRC and Makoun in midfield and signed just N'Zogbia. We were short of numbers as it was, but now were hideously light. Petrov is our only really senior in CM. Then there's Delph who's still very much got the jury out. Bannan is still debatably too small. Then who? We're in trouble. We don't just need a last day desperation signing. We need 2-3 new midfielders and decent ones. That's before we even start thinking about our weakness at fullback too. Dunno how we've suddenly got no money at all. This is worse than the Dougy days IMO. Bent will be gone next season (if not Jan).