Leandro Bacuna - Sold

[Duncan Shaw]

That Bruce picked him on Saturday to sell him a few days later begs the question, what the fuck are you playing at?

It actually shows that he's not having a lot to do with the sales - he clearly didn;t know Amavi was off if he had to "pull him off the bus" and I suspect if he knew Bacuna was going he would never have picked him, unless he wanted one last chance to look at him, saw it and then said to Wyness "Ok resurrect the deal and get rid of the fucker"

[sickbeggar]

Well if he needs someone to tell him to get rid of Bacuna and Amavi, maybe we should stop Bruce being involved with buying players as well.

[Clampy]

That Bruce picked him on Saturday to sell him a few days later begs the question, what the fuck are you playing at?

It actually shows that he's not having a lot to do with the sales - he clearly didn;t know Amavi was off if he had to "pull him off the bus" and I suspect if he knew Bacuna was going he would never have picked him, unless he wanted one last chance to look at him, saw it and then said to Wyness "Ok resurrect the deal and get rid of the fucker"

He knows about sales, of course he does. Maybe a deal for Amavi was dead until something happened yesterday to resurrect it . I presume that kind of thing happens a lot.

[mr underhill]

of course it does, it's a very fluid, unpredictable process, but in Amavi's case, I hope we're getting a fee and not just loaning him for a year. As for Bacuna, great business if he goes.

[eamonn]

He scored a scorcher in a hammering of Norwich and laid on a great assist in the same game, I think? He was bezzie mates with Benteke when he was here and they linked up to good effect on occasion (lovely cross for the Beast's winner at Spurs under Sherlock for example).

I think he contributed a lot more than people think. Fantastic run and header against Cardiff at VP last season too. I'm not sure who of our current midfielders is far superior, talent of the Spurs kid notwithstanding. I'd take Bacuna's "annoying grin" over Lansburys posturing most of the time to be honest.

[Brend'Watkins]

I think he contributed a lot more than people think. Fantastic run and header against Cardiff at VP last season too. I'm not sure who of our current midfielders is far superior, talent of the Spurs kid notwithstanding. I'd take Bacuna's "annoying grin" over Lansburys posturing most of the time to be honest.

Totally agree eamonn.  Bacuna has always put a shift in even when he's been at his worst and as I've stated before, even with all his failings he offers more than 'my perfect pony' to the team.

[aj2k77]

You know you are shit when people think Bacuna should be in the squad/team.

[Damo70]

The Championship is his level in my opinion. Maybe he was misquoted/misunderstood when he said Champions League. Although, either way it did give us all a laugh.

[Mister E]

He scored a scorcher in a hammering of Norwich and laid on a great assist in the same game, I think? He was bezzie mates with Benteke when he was here and they linked up to good effect on occasion (lovely cross for the Beast's winner at Spurs under Sherlock for example).

I think he contributed a lot more than people think. Fantastic run and header against Cardiff at VP last season too. I'm not sure who of our current midfielders is far superior, talent of the Spurs kid notwithstanding. I'd take Bacuna's "annoying grin" over Lansburys posturing most of the time to be honest.

I tend to agree with this, although - like so many players we've seen in the last few years - he fails to deliver on the promise.
Last Saturday was a perfect example: he did some good work in the first half but inexplicably played three dreadful passes when under relatively little pressure, one of which presented 'ull with a goalscoring opportunity.

[Brend'Watkins]

You know you are shit when people think Bacuna should be in the squad/team.

It's true though.  Watching last night made me realise how far we have fallen, I won't use the term 'how low have we sunk'.  Our best player outfield based on a few games is a Spurs player.  A midfielder who is comfortable with the ball, who can move with the ball, who has intelligence with the ball.  Our players, midfielders anyway, are sloppy, rarely move freely with the ball, none of them are good enough for the next level up.

[sid1964]

I believe that we have had to increase our offer to the unnamed championship side for them to take Bacuna off us!

[PeterWithesShin]

He played a great pass for Cleverley to score against Everton.

[dave.woodhall]

The Championship is his level in my opinion. Maybe he was misquoted/misunderstood when he said Champions League. Although, either way it did give us all a laugh.

Except it didn't. He gave an honest answer to a straight question and  it got twisted out of all proportion.

[AVH87]

The Championship is his level in my opinion. Maybe he was misquoted/misunderstood when he said Champions League. Although, either way it did give us all a laugh.

Except it didn't. He gave an honest answer to a straight question and  it got twisted out of all proportion.

Yep. It's been posted a few times on here but wasn't the question to Bacuna 'if you come back to Holland, would you like to play at a top club like Ajax or PSV this time?' and Bacuna said 'sure, they play in the Champions League, right'.

[Dave]

The Championship is his level in my opinion. Maybe he was misquoted/misunderstood when he said Champions League. Although, either way it did give us all a laugh.

Except it didn't. He gave an honest answer to a straight question and  it got twisted out of all proportion.

Yep. It's been posted a few times on here but wasn't the question to Bacuna 'if you come back to Holland, would you like to play at a top club like Ajax or PSV this time?' and Bacuna said 'sure, they play in the Champions League, right'.

Yup. But the fantasy version is more fun because it's something else to get angry about.

As someone said earlier, his only crime is not being good enough. Yet that applies to a lot of players in our squad and they're not all being treated with the same hatred. Seems that's all reserved for Bacuna*

*alright, and Richards.