[quote author=Avvy link=topic=44931.msg1359156#msg1359156 date=1309719994]
[quote author=FoxForceFive link=topic=44931.msg1359155#msg1359155 date=1309719503]
Modo, you're pretty much the only Liverpool fan in the world who doesn't think we need, or have space in the side for a left winger.
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That's not it, Jon.
He does, he just thinks that 20 million should get you better than Downing. Unfortunately too many people think we arent fit for players of top quality and that we need to compete with Preston North End.
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I don't think that's the case at all Avvy. There's people just as blinkered in reckoning that some much sought after players in Europe should be top of the agenda, despite the fact that there are other clubs with more on offer in the hunt. I'm not saying we shouldn't be in for these players, but I'm confident enough in the management that we've enquired about these players and that Downing is rightly considered a good buy for all the right reasons.
I've said it before, without European football we should be aiming for challenging for the title, that's ambition, and by going for players like Downing we know they'll settle straight into the side and provide what we're missing. We could well have another Suarez earmarked, I just don't see the reason for this snobbish attitude towards Downing. He's proven himself year in, year out and seems to get better each season. He's at the peak of his game, is experienced, gives his all and as I said, the end product is already proven in what he's achieved over the last couple of seasons. He might not be the glittery signing most people are looking for, but he ticks all the right boxes and, like I said, we don't know what the rest of the window holds.
