Two Internet Bellends...

[Judge Jules]

[quote author=spider-neil link=topic=35107.msg920262#msg920262 date=1249638746]
one thing you have to wonder about (or maybe not) is why rafa was willing to take a chance on an injury prone aqualad, degen and to a lesser extent bellemy but not an injury prone owen.
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Two possibilities - (a) he couldn't see a place for Owen in his preferred system of play, or (b) he WAS willing to take a chance, but not for the wages Owen wanted.

 

[LarryHagman]

Does this mean no-one thinks signing the Italian fella is a gamble?

 

[doctor_mac]

I'd say most do. I f you don't think signing a player who has never had a non injury ravaged season for £20m is a gamble, then you're crazy.