panic buy really.
Quote from: gregnash on December 13, 2010, 10:38:58 PMpanic buy really. Which is very easy to say with the benefit of hindsight. Are you saying you wouldn't have paid £6m for one of the best attacking midfielders in the league of the last couple of years who seemingly has his best years ahead of him?Or is a 'panic buy' just any signing that doesn't work out the way you want it to?And he's quite obviously not "Sidwell MkII". If we put him on sale in January then we'd comfortably make back what we paid for him. We'd be lucky to get the cost of Sidwell's train ticket to Fulham.
Quote from: Dave on December 13, 2010, 11:10:22 PMQuote from: gregnash on December 13, 2010, 10:38:58 PMpanic buy really. Which is very easy to say with the benefit of hindsight. Are you saying you wouldn't have paid £6m for one of the best attacking midfielders in the league of the last couple of years who seemingly has his best years ahead of him?Or is a 'panic buy' just any signing that doesn't work out the way you want it to?And he's quite obviously not "Sidwell MkII". If we put him on sale in January then we'd comfortably make back what we paid for him. We'd be lucky to get the cost of Sidwell's train ticket to Fulham.I already said it was with the benefit of hindsight. You just don't spend that much when you haven't got a manager in, but i understand why they did it. As for getting back what we paid for him, are you sure? Can't see many of the clubs who'd want him that could afford him or his wages unless you're suggesting Arsenal, Liverpool, tottenham are waiting in the wings to take him off our hands?
Wolfsburg wouldn't pay that sort of fee or wages
Ireland is not being written off because he's considered a "nutter", for having a pink car, wearing Irish Jigs, inventing dead relatives or having an ostentatious lifestyle.It's because his appearances have been notable for a marked lack of effort and application. Form can come and go but not trying is unforgiveable (for most anyway). Downing made a less than impressive start to his Villa career but it was not for the want of trying, which is why he appears to have been given more time.Ireland has had chances, but hasn't taken them. He only has himself to blame.