Downing Completes Liverpool Transfer

[boboonthecorner]

I don't think McLeish has much say anyway. Randys made him look a ****** already by selling Downing after the manager said he wasn't for sale. Is there any fucking point having a manager when the bloke who owns the club makes all the decisions......

[tarzansbrother]

Given,Parker,Nzogbia for the price of Downing. Oh and Milner in on 12 month loan deal

[Chris Smith]

The rumour on here was that the Bent transfer was paid for by the Milner money. Then we started to hear people saying it is the Young money (in advance) that paid for Bent.

God only knows which is true, I just know it is depressing as fuck to have sold our four best players in the last three seasons.

And, incidentally, I don't care if Arsenal sell Fabregas to Barcelona or Nasri to Man City, I care about our seeming susceptibility to this every year.

It is depressing but I'm not sure what we can do about it. Players clearly see us a stepping stone and unless we can match the spending of the clubs who are poaching them it will keep happening.

[richard moore]

Fast forward a couple of seasons Hilts and see where this will have got them? I guarantee you not very far at all....

You guarantee that do you?  I'm not so sure.  But you can guarantee where selling your best players will get you: absolutely fucking nowhere.

Yes, sorry, thought I had said that already Hilts. I guarantee it. Every team, bar possibly Chelsea that I can think of, sells its best players in the premier league...

[Jimbo]

Mat Kendrick thinks we're looking at McGeady. Pass the Luger.

[Pete3206]

Downing is a good player, but £20 million? Thanks Liverpool.

[Chris Smith]

I don't think McLeish has much say anyway. Randys made him look a c*** already by selling Downing after the manager said he wasn't for sale. Is there any fucking point having a manager when the bloke who owns the club makes all the decisions......

Saying he's not for sale is just part of the negotiations. It's telling the player and his agent that we're not a soft touch.

[Ger Regan]

The next few weeks are now (as if they weren't before this) absolutely massive for villa. Get the fucking finger out and start sorting some transfers.

[Mark H]

I really hope if it is going to be Ngobia (and I hope it is) that we have already agreed a price otherwise they have just added a min of £2m on to what they wanted for him

[Lobsterboy]

Good riddance Downing you ungrateful shitehawk.

Arrives at the club on crutches, adds little or no value in his first year and then finally hits his stride for us so on the back of this he decides he needs to play at the highest level (alongside the great Jonjo Shelvey and Jordan Henderson) so secures his dream move to the Dippers

Not great timing with Ash having left already but no room for players who don't want to wear the shirt and hopefully we will see this money reinvested on some new faces who are willing to play for us

Now fuck off Downing and thanks for not a lot

[ozzjim]

I have to say, for a player I moaned, and moaned, and moaned at from my seat fro at least 10 home games of the 18 last season, 20 million quid is a miraculous piece of business.

[bertlambshank]

Mat Kendrick thinks we're looking at McGeady. Pass the Luger.

Fuck me that's a wind up isn't it?

[KevinGage]

Mat Kendrick thinks we're looking at McGeady. Pass the Luger.

Oh the irony.

[boboonthecorner]

By the way I think anything above 15m for Downing is a great deal. Just didn't think this club would take the direction it has the last couple of seasons. I don't trust Lerner in the slightest with this club anymore, he's made tidy profits on selling our prized assets 3 years running now.......

[frank black]

Young and downing. Good luck to Alex buying replacements that can create as many or more chances than these guys... On a budget. Blimey he better buy well. Or buy a tin hat.