Yep, we need to keep them. I dont think Downing leaving is on the cards at all because I cant see us recieving a huge offer for him as we might for Young. It would be a shot in the arm for Young to stay and I dont think anything has been decided yet.Maybe a high profile new manager and a strong summer in the transfer market can persuade him to stay and sign a new contract.
Petrov urges Barry not to leave.Carew urges Milner not to leave.Bent urges Young not to leave.There's a pattern but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Stuart (no song) Downing has been absolutely immense this season - a season when mediocrity would have been a 'nice to have'.
Quote from: TimTheVillain on April 28, 2011, 09:24:05 AMStuart (no song) Downing has been absolutely immense this season - a season when mediocrity would have been a 'nice to have'.Immense is stretching it a bit. Without doubt our best player this season, but I'd say he's been on a par with Steven Davis when he was our player of the year.
After the Man U Schalke game did anybody else notice Ferguson going out of his way to tap up the Schalke goalkeeper? It was so blatant.