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Tbh, I don't think many people would mind singing Downing at all, as long as we get Mata also.
[/quote]That makes no sense.
'I dont think anyone minds us wasting 20m on Downing as long as in the same window we pay 30m for someone better than him in that position'
Seriously. I know its done and im into 'hope' mode now but nothing can convince me spending 15-20m on this loser is anything other than a monster waste of cash that we are becoming synonymous with.
I just wanted ONE window when we didnt fuck up massively.
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It's not my money, I don't really care. Mata and Downing could both play in the same team, and they don't just play the same position, Mata can play many positions. This isn't really the point I was trying to make, I was implying that people wouldn't mind signing Downing if he wasn't our top signing this summer. I wouldn't, although i'd agree I think he's not value for money, as long as there's better players coming in, I couldn't give a fuck.
[/quote]But why? Why couldnt you give a fuck?
I dont understand how you could be nonplussed by signing an 8m player for 20m who wont improve us.
It is fucking baffling all this.
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Because it's not my money it has no effect on me, like someone else said in the thread, I'd prefer to have the player instead of having the money in the bank, only one has a chance of effecting our results.
Now if the question was we'll spend £20million on Downing instead of putting the money towards someone else, it would be a VERY different.
And Downing will improve us, just not as much as the price tag suggests.