Makoun gone too !!

[pauliewalnuts]

Weren't there comments that came out which suggested Makoun didn't like living in this country and had no intention of coming back? I think there's a decent player in there but it sounds like his attitude was all wrong.

That is the first I've heard of that.

[OCD]

My memory might have exaggerated the facts but apparently he couldn't get a work permit because he failed the English test - having stopped having English lessons when he was in Greece. Not exactly the act of someone desperate to prove their worth at their parent club though.

[pauliewalnuts]

Hardly the sign of a bad attitude, though, having been bought, brought the England, then promptly despatched, having been sent to Greece pretty sharpish.

I'd also imagine he'd have faced the choice of learning Greek or English at that point, so it is understandable if he didn't learn English.

It hardly makes him a trouble maker.

[Toronto Villa]

I think had Houllier stayed he'd have found a playing partner for Makoun. As it is we'll just never know whether he could have been a good PL player. The news is really met with a shrug of the shoulders and on to other news.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Weren't there comments that came out which suggested Makoun didn't like living in this country and had no intention of coming back?

That is the first I've heard of that.

I think OCD's confusing Makoun with me. 

Good luck to the fella.

[eamonn]

I think had Houllier stayed he'd have found a playing partner for Makoun. As it is we'll just never know whether he could have been a good PL player. The news is really met with a shrug of the shoulders and on to other news.

Makoun and Cabaye in midfield, possibly with Bradley?

[Malandro]

The shocking part of the story is the fact that there will be a fee involved

[Charlie8182]

I wondered when we signed him if we knew what we were doing; he cost £6M, was soon sent off at Blackpool, and that was it.

[Ron Manager]

It's a real shame it didn't work out here. He looked a good player to me, but he was hardly likely to play for us again.

Best of luck with his next club and all that,.

He looked a good player to me as well. Clearly Lambert didnt think so or the club would have made an effort to deal with the red tape that surrounded him.

[saunders_heroes]

Waste of cash. Good riddance!

[SoccerHQ]

It's a real shame it didn't work out here. He looked a good player to me, but he was hardly likely to play for us again.

Best of luck with his next club and all that,.

Same for me. Houllier going did for him as TSM was hardly likely to give him a chance. Thought Lambert may have though although his work permit caused problems.

[SoccerHQ]

Also worth remembering at the time we signed Michael Bradley who really did look toss in a few of his cameos and since then he's gone on to do very well in Italy.

I think it just shows our decisions in central midfield since Milner left have been awful bar Westwood who will be a good player for us. That's one of the reasons we've plummeted from top 6 so quickly.

Loads of teams get away with dodgy defences if their midfield and attack are good, Norwich for one did last season. Ours isn't.

[Big Dick Edwards]

From what little I saw of Makoun I could have seen him fitting into Lambert's passing style of play and providing the midfield creativity we lack.

[Risso]

Weren't there comments that came out which suggested Makoun didn't like living in this country and had no intention of coming back?

That is the first I've heard of that.

I think OCD's confusing Makoun with me. 

Good luck to the fella.

And me!  Who could blame him really?!

[Risso]

Also worth remembering at the time we signed Michael Bradley who really did look toss in a few of his cameos and since then he's gone on to do very well in Italy.

I think it just shows our decisions in central midfield since Milner left have been awful bar Westwood who will be a good player for us. That's one of the reasons we've plummeted from top 6 so quickly.

Loads of teams get away with dodgy defences if their midfield and attack are good, Norwich for one did last season. Ours isn't.

I think the fact that Bradley's done well in Italy doesn't prove at all that he'd have done well over here given time, quite the opposite in fact.  Lots of players have struggled over here but done well abroad where you have more time on the ball, it's an entirely different approach to the game.