SSN: "Downing won't commit to Villa"

[oldtimernow]

Can you imagine what SD will be like next season if he's refused his dream move to his 'favourite' club by Villa's intransigence over a reasonable valuation.

Crikey he'll be not just one character out of the Wizard of Oz but a multiple personality disorder!

One thing's for certain don't expect any strong tackling from him

[UsualSuspect]

If we can get above £15mil for Downing we should take it. He will have one good game in 4 for liverpool. He is over rated by many.

I agree

Last season he was good and times okay at others for the season no more than 7 out of 10 from me

[wobbler147]

One thing's for certain don't expect any strong tackling from him

No change there then! fecker.

[TimTheVillain]

When we played Liverpool, last game last season - Downing played very well.

I thought then , is he trying to impress Dalgliesh ? - IF he is going, make it quick and bank as much as possible.

On reflection - at least £20 mill.

[Le Lapin]

If Arsenal want him and come in with any half decent offer, we should flog the tosser to them. It galls me that we have to sell him to Liverpool. Arrogant tossers.
15 mil for him is a derisory offer.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If we can get above £15mil for Downing we should take it. He will have one good game in 4 for liverpool. He is over rated by many.

I agree

Last season he was good and times okay at others for the season no more than 7 out of 10 from me

As much as I hate the fucking loathsome weasel, i'm not going to indulge in any 'Oh he was crap anyway' revisionism that we always get on this site. It was bad enough when Ashley left.

He's a very good winger, productive, good passing and an eye for goal.

He and Ashley will be sorely missed.

And now we're debating about the likes of never has beens like Hitz coming back.

[DB]

If we can get above £15mil for Downing we should take it. He will have one good game in 4 for liverpool. He is over rated by many.

I agree

Last season he was good and times okay at others for the season no more than 7 out of 10 from me

As much as I hate the fucking loathsome weasel, i'm not going to induldge in any 'Oh he was crap anyway' revisionism that we always get on this site. It was bad enough when Ashley left.

He's a very good winger, productive, good passing and an eye for goal.

He and Ashley will be sorely missed.

Totally agree, he scored goals, created them but can't tackle - who cares he's a winger. For me he was best palyer last season and if he goes I will miss him more than Ashley 'fall down-a-lot' Young. For some reason he has never been a real favourite, not sure why, I suppose if he was home-grown like Albrighton then he wouldn't have a bad word said about him.

[Irish villain]

It's all so crap and predictable.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

It's all so crap and predictable.

Exactly right Irish.
It's the inevitability of it that is so annoying.

[Jim Shoes]

Never been 100% about him although not a bad player never worth 15m in a month of Sunday's but I hate the scousers so even if he puts in a transfer request (he wont) then I wouldn't do a deal less than 25m with them.

I also read that they want to throw N'Gog in with the deal, that's fine with me providing it's him plus 24.999m which would make it a fair deal! Keep their useless tossers.

Second thoughts just piss them off string the scum along and still reject every offer they try with.

[NeilH]

I remember saying when we ended up with McLeish that the only way he’d get off to any kind of start would be to lay down the law to Downing and state ‘you’re staying no matter what.’ Instead it’s looking inevitably that he’s going straight out of the door to one of our closest rivals. Firstly I ask myself where exactly the goals are going to come from next season now that we’ve sold both of our service providers. Secondly and more depressingly I ask myself what this is saying about the direction the club is taking right now.
I can put up with us admitting that the top 4 is out of our reach, what I can’t put up with is the fact that the club are taking away all the hopes of the fans by selling off the crown jewels. I am well aware of the argument that boards come and go and fans just support, but by god they are currently doing their best to turn next season into a bit of a chore rather than a weekly event that we all look forward to.

[Villanation]

Think Villa are doing precisely the right thing rejecting an offer of 15ML, however, if Liverpool come back with another improved offer, say 17/18ML then you have to let the player go.

A lot of players you could hold out on and still know you'll get a decent season out of him and flog them next summer, problem is with Downing his form will drop through the floor and really McLiesh should know this or at least be advised this.

In short, Liverpool return with even a slightly improved offer, take the money and run.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

As if they've offered £15m for Downing. It looked like Henderson and Carroll were horrendously overpriced, but £15m for Downing - "LOL". Let's take the money and get rid of him before they realise he's not as good as he likes to think he is and that he will never, ever tackle anybody.

[Villanation]

As if they've offered £15m for Downing. It looked like Henderson and Carroll were horrendously overpriced, but £15m for Downing - "LOL". Let's take the money and get rid of him before they realise he's not as good as he likes to think he is and that he will never, ever tackle anybody.

Well this is the point in relation to his form, Downing has always seemed to me to be the type of player that needs to be at the top of his game, otherwise he's non-existent, as for Liverpool, its strange that if someone said to me pick a club for in the whole world where you would expect Downing to really shine...........Liverpool. 

[Brend'Watkins]

If they paid £20 Million for Henderson (laugh) then Downing has to be valued more than that.  He's not worth it, but if Liverpool want to pay way over the odds for mediocrity then they stump up for Downing too.