January Transfer Window

[brontebilly]

Amavi - I seem to remember that 90% on here said he was shit when he played for us? (now some want him back, if he will goes it will be to Palace to be with his mate)

Also Jordan Veretout another one most on here could not wait to leave us!

Veretout seems to be flying this season for Roma, 8 goals in 16 appearances. No idea why they would be looking to leave him go but Italian clubs tend to swap players around quite regularly.

He was certainly talented, had a very good game up at Newcastle one night when I was there. Amavi, Gueye, Traore, even Ayew....maybe we let Paddy Reilly leave a bit quickly! 

[john e]

the problem has always been more management than players

we have bought are fair share of numty players but then it’s management that oversee that anyway

then when we have got some decent prospects we don’t have the necessary manager and coaching skills to know how to get the best from them and develop them

Hopefully until now
still think we might make the same mistake with Guilbert mind or even Engels
you can’t have to many good players

[Small Rodent]

Amavi - I seem to remember that 90% on here said he was shit when he played for us? (now some want him back, if he will goes it will be to Palace to be with his mate)

Also Jordan Veretout another one most on here could not wait to leave us!

I remember it the other way, I thought the general consensus on here was we could see potential in both those players and was frustrated with our management.

And there was the rumoured English speakers v foreigners split.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

And there was the rumoured English speakers v foreigners split....

And Bruce in neither camp!

[ChicagoLion]

I thought Amavi was a great prospect but was in the minority.

[PeterWithe]

All our matchgoing crowd rated Amavi, he was obviously talented but understandably struggled with being a young lad in his first time playing abroad, thrown into the absolute shitfest that was the team and management in that period. Not at all suprised to see all of them doing well elsewhere, even Veretout, who was probably the weakest, but looked like it was just the pace of the English game he struggled with as he was technically adept.

[chrisw1]

I thought Amavi was a great prospect but was in the minority.

I honestly don't think you were.

[Risso]

I thought Amavi was a great prospect but was in the minority.

I seem to recall most people rated him, but thought that the shitstorm around him had made his head drop. He definitely had talent, certainly compared to the never ending tsunami of shite left backs we've had over the years.

[ChicagoLion]

I thought Amavi was a great prospect but was in the minority.

I honestly don't think you were.

Maybe the against voices were more vociferous 

[Somniloquism]

Weren't they all here when it was was rumoured the dressing room was the English lads v the French Lads?

[KevinGage]

Amavi - I seem to remember that 90% on here said he was shit when he played for us? (now some want him back, if he will goes it will be to Palace to be with his mate)

His form was patchy after his injury but def not shit.

Our best outfield player in the Prem in 15/16 until his injury. Veretout was being compared to Glen Hoddle by no less than Sid Cowans, so there was always ability there.

He just needed a more stable work environment and more time to settle in.  Once we got relegated he - like Guaye and Traore - made it clear he didn't want to hang around so that didn't enamour him (or them) to the support base.

Ayew did stay on and probably would have given us at least until the end of 16/17 had Bruce not started to bench him for no obvious reason. What a great swap deal with Taylor that wasn't.  Amavi gave us that first year slumming it in the depths as well. And seemed like a good character generally.

[mr underhill]

I saw him play a lot in our first season down and he looked just average to me. What did we pay for him - around £10m wasn't it?  As for Ayew he just looked petulant.

[tomd2103]

Amavi - I seem to remember that 90% on here said he was shit when he played for us? (now some want him back, if he will goes it will be to Palace to be with his mate)

Also Jordan Veretout another one most on here could not wait to leave us!

I remember it the other way, I thought the general consensus on here was we could see potential in both those players and was frustrated with our management.

Yeah, you could see the potential, but could also see quite quickly that it wasn't going to work for them at the club at that time. 

Amavi looked good going forward, but defensively suspect, which wasn't great in a struggling side.  Probably understandable given what was going on, but neither really looked like they wanted to be here.

[pauliewalnuts]

Veretout was the one I thought had real potential.

[PeterWithe]

Ayew was our best player in the relegation season. Tallest dwarf syndrome but he at least looked like one of the few making an effort.