toontownman

Hard to tell what the posturing is about with Townsend. They surely want rid, we seem to want to either buy him or loan him. He has barely featured for the team and is 18 months away from walking away for nothing. If they value him that highly they should be keeping him. Bizarre unless its some twisted posturing between Levy and Ashley. Aarons should have filled this spot and if he was injury free I think he would have and there would be no need for Townsend. As it is I'd say we aren't convinced Aarons is going to stay injury free and Andros gives cover down either flank even if Aarons did get fit and hit form on a regular basis. We need more balance down the left clearly as almost all our play came down the right the first half of the season. Jonjo and Saviet will hopefully boost the middle with Gini and number 10. We just need a true left winger. Despite preferring the right Andros started and looks just as good on the left depending on what we want.

It will go through. Just some haggling to be done IMO. Said with absolutely zero idea or inside information about the deal.

You're not thinking of Kevin Phillips are you? personally I'd be would like Matt Philips here. Very decent player imo. Alot of pace, van shoot, can cross, good age and very versatile. You're point still stands though as I have always thought he was a right winger or central player not left. Displacing sissoko won't happen. Not a fan of Sinclair at all. Another that wasted their career and blew precious development to pick up a fat paycheck to meet man city's homegrown quota and rot on the bench. Looked the part for swansea, shame.

All a question or how our coaching team can handle problematic players. Berahino could be absolutely huge and exactly what we have been missing for years up front. Pace, power and can create something from nothing. Offers something different to Mitro too but could play alongside him imo. Like Shelvey and Townsend, if he does come (which I find unlikely) we will be getting a player instantly motivated to play well and get into the euros which is fine in the short term. I am also worried how this affects Mitro and Ayoze. Barring a change in formation, which in the short term seems unlikely and potentially damaging. Can see perez getting dropped and he could do with a rest imo, that wouldn't be the worst here and there. Mitrovic however is getting better and better, confidence is groeint and is really close to getting some goals imo, think we would knock him back significantly and potentially Cabella and thauvin him.

Loved Matt Phillips last season and was hoping we would be in for him in the summer. That said. Snacks of sissoko replacement rather than left wing solution. While Andros started at left wing. Not sure Phillips is as comfortable. Don't really know enough about his left wing experience. Always seem him on the right.

Maybe we've signed Charles Xavier by mistake. A 70 year old shelvey recalls his time with newcastle and gini wijnaldum. http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m74cm0UdN21rt8apco1_r3_250.gif

Don't think he is at his best out left. I'm a bit worried as to where he fits in going forward. Granted he needs a rest but if we do get another big money striker I don't necessarily think it will be at the expense of Mitro. It's probably going to be someone that can play with him or out wide. Then there is townsend.

Absolutely. Haven't felt we have been fluid and a constant threat to the opposition when attacking for so long. It brought back some great memories. Having Shelvey took the focal pressure of attacking of Sissoko and Wijnaldum and gave us a huge amount of options going forward. Big buzz of signings and the Manure result helped. Hopefully a couple more this week and a result at Watford could really see us turn a corner for the better.

Still think Remy is a no-brainer. Can believe that we want the deal and the problem is him wanting to stay in London and Chelski wanting to keep him until they get another striker in.

Can see us safely bidding 25m on him. Lacazette has less than Zero interest in coming here and has already said so. Granted Thauvin said the same multiple times before we got him. Don't see it happening but also though Shelvey was destined to head to the captiol after snubbing us. Lacazette is one of the best up and coming strikers around though will surely have better offers. Just the type of player we need though, pace and power and a completely different prospect than Mitrovic which should compliment him.

He's class as soon as he gets a bit of fortune and couple go in he is going to relax and the goals will flow. Good player, good character.

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/400-hidpi/cpsprodpb/BCA6/production/_87749284_shelvey_pass_matrix.jpg From the bbc - passes completed in green. 91.7% accuracy and 60 passes.

Of course they are. Ruins the narrative of us going down if we are playing well and picking up points. Absolutely nowt in it. Like McClaren said, it's handbags. Can't be banned for it surely. Barely a yellow.

Just not convinced he is what we need unless we are willing to drop Mitro and give up on him because his confidence will be killed by bringing a similar striker and dropping him. We need someone that can compliment and play with him as well as hold his own. Austin is likely to be more injury prone as he gets older and hasn't set the world a light in the championship. I wouldn't have minded him here but I think we can a better suited fit.

Looked nervy. Hopefully doesnt take him too long to adjust to the pace and physicality. Thought he was a bit dead on the ball and will need to quicken his thinking and pace of the game. Looking forward to seeing him more.

Stonking debut. Completely changed our side. The missing link. Controlled play and opened things up. Can't be underestimate how much he helped improve the team. Less pressure on gini and Moussa to create and Gave them more space. He even made colback look good imo.

Getting better and better. Some hatem esque dribbling today. Having shelvey is going to make him even more dangerous.

Needs to reign in his confidence coming forward and keep sharp and simple. Such a huge player for us. A couple of simple mistakes common for CBs at his age. Hopefully he learns from it though.

Knew it wouldn't be long if townsend was incoming. We simply can't afford to lose Moussa this window.

Good chunk of change considering his actual realistic value. Makes me feel better about over spending on shelvey and potentially townsend. Tiote 8m --> 4m Townsend 12m --> 6m Shelvey 12m--> 8m It's a mad mad world. I will miss the best of him and the beast he once was, but also remember how long ago and rare that consistent form was. At 29 we have done ok. He could have stayed and been possibly useful but life goes on.

Like Cabella, looks like we will never know with Thauvin which is frustrating to say the least I trust the judgement of the staff that work with him every day. Maybe he is just as shit at the training ground and hasn't settled. I'm ok with us cutting loses if he clearly isn't suited to the league and won't settle. It is however just another damning indictment of our scouting and Recruitment skills though. Also going to make mclaren look even more stupid after the we do and will continue to stand behind Thauvin less than two weeks ago. I like Townsend. I think for that money we should be able to get better but I think he will hit the ground running and take his chance with us if we get him and we need Pace. It should both give perez a rest and Aarons time to grow into the team but also competition for them both. I have always liked what I have seen of townsend tbh. It's a worry he is so far from match fit though. We need someone now.

Tbh I think I saw more potential from Cabella. Thauvin looks a bit more suited physically but has really shown nothing to get me excited. Neither, skills combined, hold a candle to Hatem. Still cannot believe we got rid. Thauvin has shown the skills in France, but is clearly a confidence player and that won't be improved without a decent chance and run in the team. There is always a fair amount of fans hoping he will come good in time, which he might. It is certainly not the first time it has taken a foreigner to settle in a new league. Ultimately pride is one thing that also makes people want to keep him. If we get rid its just another transfer that makes us look like complete mugs. Again not convinced Townsend is the answer like many but would certainly offer more from what Thauvin has shown.

Could that mean Cabella will return to NUFC once his loan ends? Do we get to keep his Mrs? Cabella has already passed and activated the buy clause. He won't be back and we certainly don't want him if we put that in his loan agreement. Total disgrace neither player was given a true chance in the team. Expert character scouting, should have known their confidence levels were too fragile to cope here if things got rough.

Look like they are crawling out as usual. They won't go down. We need to start picking up points to make sure their final league position isn't at our expense.

The optimist in me says keep keep keep. He has looked great since coming back into the team and he could have a part to play here yet. The realist in me says he is 29 and has had essentially two or three good games in nearly three years. He has the tools to be a major player for us. Don't think there are many people that would put him behind colback either. 8m is a bit hard to turn down on the hope he might suddenly turn up every week when we aren't playing big teams. Past form shows little to support the optimism. I love cheik but probably time to cash in.