Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[oswald funkletrumpet]

just read that Marseille made and failed with a last gasp £11m bid for Ayew. Turned down by the good Doctor as no time to land a replacement.

i would have taken the money

we have kodija, adomah, gestede, grealish, mcormack, kozak (coughs)

i think we will see plenty of sulks in the near future

Would have been madness to sell him.  He doesn't have to smile, just play well.  He has always worked hard and he could be vital for us this season.

play well like he did at bristol then sulked?

So one average game outweighs a season of being our best player by a country mile (yes, yes no competition last year but even so) and mostly decent games so far this season?  OK, so his finishing has been off, but his general play is still very good.  But fuck it, he doesn't smile so shoot him.

how many goals has he scored so far this season?

how many times is he too greedy and delivers nothing at the end of it?

how many games has he had a major influence on?

he does try but then his temper gets the better of him, remember wet pam away and his petulence?

ill praise him when he has a game changing impact, whenever that might be

[avfcpg]

Haven't a problem with Ayew..clearly talented and we are judging him purely on body language. Some players are like that, others aren't..it's really no big deal.

[Ads]

His decision making has let him down so far this season. He's tried to do too much at critical points.

He should have squared it to Bacuna at Wednesday for a tap in, likewise McCormack at Bristol. He should have scored against Huddersfield and his shooting generally has been wayward so far.

He's still working very hard and getting into these positions.

People love a scape goat. He's the Gareth Barry of 2005. The same eejits that were booing him when he scored at Bramell Lane in a 3-1 FA Cup defeat were the ones cheering him over the next four years.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe he "sulks" because he really, really, wants to win and we don't do it nearly enough?

I don't think any player has shown more commitment to the cause over the last twelve months. We should be building a team around him, not pushing him out of the door because he didn't start breakdancing when we scored.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I think too often we see players as good or bad. No in-betweens. Of course Ayew has his faults (otherwise he'd be at a more successful club) but he's going to be more beneficial to us than harm.

[tomd2103]

I saw that Rico Henry went from Walsall to Brentford in the window.  Definitely one we should be keeping an eye on this season to see how he does. 

[edgysatsuma89]

At an infinitely lower level I know but I barely ever used to celebrate and am certain I would be the same at higher levels. Even if I scored in the 85th to make it 2-1 I never celebrated and some used to think I was a bit of a c**t because of it which was fair enough, opinions and all that. I guarantee I was someone you wanted on your team though because I am one competitive mother f**cker. I would celebrate the final whistle if we won with a 'get the f**k in', if we drew/lost and I'd scored - not happy.

We're all different.

Won't stop me thinking Bacuna is a prick though :-D

[oldhill_avfc]

The main problem with Ayew is quite simple.

He's not very good.

[brian green]

Marseille were prepared to pay £11 million before the deadline for a not very good player. Wish we could get £11 million apiece for some of our other not-very-good players.

[Malandro]

Marseille were prepared to pay £11 million before the deadline for a not very good player. Wish we could get £11 million apiece for some of our other not-very-good players.

We'd get £20 million for them if you happened to be the salesman!

[Clampy]

He's obviously a decent footballer but like i said a few days back, he can be so bloody frustrating to watch.

[PaulWinch again]

The main problem with Ayew is quite simple.

He's not very good.

Sorry I think that's just not true. He's a good player and he has lots of talent.

[Dante Lavelli]

Good, bad, somewhere in between?  Regardless there is one too many attacking midfielders in the squad this season so there will be no room for complacency. 

It'll be interesting how the characters react to the competition and also how RDM chooses to rotate the them.

[PeterWithe]

I stand by my opinion that if he's on form and motivated, then there is no one I can think of in the division that I'd swap him for.  He's a £20m player in today's market.

[Malandro]

He's obviously a decent footballer but like i said a few days back, he can be so bloody frustrating to watch.

Agree. When I've seen him, I've never really questioned his effort. I'm just not sure about the position he's playing in at the moment - perhaps another month playing together and we'll see more cohesion.