talksport 12pm, Damien speaks again
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Oh, I thought you said Torres was 25.6 ... ManU would have won those trophies without Rooney too ... They were a far better team when Ronaldo led the line because Rooney wasn't required to be THE goalgetter. He's far better this year too, as opposed to last year, for the same reason.
LTW I remember Xabi was about to sign for Real before we did. I remember seeing it reported on SSN, too. I don't know why it broke down, though.
I take what your point, but I don't think it stands. Sturridge is in a slightly lower price bracket £11-12M, and he's already played for two of the biggest clubs in the country.
Yeah he obviously does. I was just making the point that he was wrong about Torres.
Not losing any sleep over it myself either
That was true to be fair, he was a 12-15 man a season before he came to us, and he took their pens. I think he had one season where he got around 20 but that wasn't the norm.
That should be worrying, none of them have kept him and he has done fuck all at those clubs. City, with their 200k a week wages wouldnt give him what he wanted, money shouldn't have been an issue since they are the richest club on the planet, yet they let him go. Chelsea, despite Torres being shit for an age, Drogba leaving and Lukalu (spelling) being on loan, failed to give him regular football.
I hope I'm wrong with him, but just don't think he is that much better than what we have, Borini, Assiadi etc and therefore with Ince also being added I would prefer a 'traditional' striker and one that is presently first choice for their club.
When citing Sturridge's transfer history, I think we need to consider the situation at City at the time he left.
When his contract expired at City in 2009, he was just 20, and at a time when money was just pouring into the club, with expectations of greatness and quick returns. The manager at that time was Mark Hughes (of "I'll spend a lot getting shit results" fame at QPR). In the 2008/2009 transfer window, Hughes' attacking purchases included Robinho, more experienced players like Bellamy (whom he'd worked with) and SWP, and of course, the superstar that's Jo (hahaha). The following season (2009/2010, the summer that Sturridge left), Hughes further loaded his team with the likes of Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz (again, another familiar face for him) and Carlos Tevez.
Unless Sturridge was identified as potentially a better player than the likes of Adebayor, Tevez, Robinho, Bellamy (familiarity with Hughes) and Santa Cruz (familiarity with Hughes + one great season at Blackburn), etc., I don't think City were going to be too fussed about losing him at that time. Doesn't mean he's not a good player; they just couldn't give him the time/space to develop. Unless he was superstar potential (which we know he isn't), it just wasn't going to happen.
When his contract expired at City in 2009, he was just 20, and at a time when money was just pouring into the club, with expectations of greatness and quick returns. The manager at that time was Mark Hughes (of "I'll spend a lot getting shit results" fame at QPR). In the 2008/2009 transfer window, Hughes' attacking purchases included Robinho, more experienced players like Bellamy (whom he'd worked with) and SWP, and of course, the superstar that's Jo (hahaha). The following season (2009/2010, the summer that Sturridge left), Hughes further loaded his team with the likes of Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz (again, another familiar face for him) and Carlos Tevez.
Unless Sturridge was identified as potentially a better player than the likes of Adebayor, Tevez, Robinho, Bellamy (familiarity with Hughes) and Santa Cruz (familiarity with Hughes + one great season at Blackburn), etc., I don't think City were going to be too fussed about losing him at that time. Doesn't mean he's not a good player; they just couldn't give him the time/space to develop. Unless he was superstar potential (which we know he isn't), it just wasn't going to happen.
When analysis of whether a potential signing will be good or not overtakes the proposed 'excitement' of actually signing that player I tend to worry.
Of course this should have no bearing on whether we should sign or not but fek me, I miss the excitement with buying a relatively unknown player who 'all the big clubs' are after, Xabi, Suarez, Torres etc
Of course this should have no bearing on whether we should sign or not but fek me, I miss the excitement with buying a relatively unknown player who 'all the big clubs' are after, Xabi, Suarez, Torres etc
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