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Guiseppe Rossi? yep. Ridiculous comment in that case then. Rossi couldn't get a game here last season when we had hardly any strikers, how exactly would he contribute at all now that we have Viduka, Owen, Shola and possibly Luque in the fold? Not to mention Carroll if he isn't loaned out. Smith can play a few positions and will get plenty of games so he's a worthwhile, if underwhelming, signing. Signing Rossi would have been pointless in the extreme. Rossi prefers attacking midfield to up front, and can play on the left. We've Duff, N'Zogbia and Luque who can play on the left. Can't see Rossi as a useful out and out winger either, as he's horribly slow. Soft as fudge as well tbh, would get murdered in CM. Could you really see Rossi getting a kick for us next season?

Guiseppe Rossi? yep. Ridiculous comment in that case then. Rossi couldn't get a game here last season when we had hardly any strikers, how exactly would he contribute at all now that we have Viduka, Owen, Shola and possibly Luque in the fold? Not to mention Carroll if he isn't loaned out. Smith can play a few positions and will get plenty of games so he's a worthwhile, if underwhelming, signing. Signing Rossi would have been pointless in the extreme.

Guiseppe Rossi?

As long as he's not shite. Anyway, get this lad and a really good LB and we'll be just about OK, if not ideal. Assuming he's any good, of course.

Only if we don't get defenders again this summer. And it's not as bad as buying Duff at all as I don't expect Smith will come in and automatically just dislodge our brightest young prospect in the starting eleven. We need another midfielder for when Dyer leaves, so I've no real problem with this. Defenders are the massive priority though, and if this purchase is hurting our funds for a good CB or LB then it's a poor move, I agree.

A goal scoring record of 1 in almost every 8 games, I can't wait. To be fair to the lad, most of his games for Man U have come in central midfield.

I'd say there's a very good chance we'll play different formations for different games, in which case he'd be useful in the middle of a 4-3-3. Has done a job in a 4-4-2 before, as Baggio said he'd be a useful AM. But he's more suited to a 4-3-3, fo' sho!

Agreed entirely.

If I had to choose which one to lose I'd rather keep N'Zogbia. Still has a long way to go, sure, but I'd have more hope of him becoming a key player for us than I would for Duff. Duff quality of performance dipped every passing season at Chelsea and was even worse when he came here. Sure he's still good, but looks to be going in the wrong direction as a player these last few years. Perhaps Allardyce can have him rediscover his best form, I hope so. But his best assett has always been his quickness, by which I mean his ability to change direction quickly and beat a couple of players rather than flat out pace. His delivery is generally quite poor, meaning that if he's not skinning defenders regularly then he'll not give you much from the wing. As he gets older he's not likely to get any quicker, and I'm not sure he'll ever be the top winger he was at Blackburn. N'Zogbia has a ways to go, but he's got all the tools to surpass Duff as a player within a year or two. Wish we'd just keep them both, though.

While the BBC aren't a great source, this news has me shitting myself tbh. I'll be distraught if he goes. Fulham? 3m? N'Zogbia? Alan Smith? FUCK OFF.

Content to get him in as long as we still have funds for a couple of defenders, and that we don't have to sell anyone other than Dyer to do so. Getting Smith in for roughly what we sell Dyer and N'Zogbia for would completely offset all the good business we've done in the transfer market this summer thus far.

Wing, think he has everything needed to be a truly top winger. Reckon he'd be good in the middle as part of a 3-man midfield, driving forward. But he'd be most suited to the role I'd expect Barton would play.

Horribly unsuited to the Premiership and generally not as good as people thought he was going to be anyway. He was nothing like Ronaldo as a player either. Same goes for Nani I suspect, though I've never really seen him play tbh.

I'm just shocked he's on the field in the first place tbh, fair play to him.

Smith would be an underwhelming signing. He'd improve the squad, give it some depth, but I really couldn't see him getting a first team place at all if everyone was fit. If it's the best we can do and it doesn't hurt our budget for buying defenders then I'll not throw a hissy fit, cos a bit of depth would be nice, but I'd rather we target someone with a bit more upside.

Could potentially be a passable right-back for us, if he stays fit and interested. Don't know what's happened to him since that injury he got at Spurs, never been much use to us in his time here. Definitely one I'm willing to give another chance though, as at his best he's a solid player.

That's rich looking at your avatar Mo. I always imagine the guy in the avatar is Moe-Ali, sitting there typing. It is. Edit: although I may have got the wrong end of the stick with what you said ? I wish you were the girl in your avatar. I wish you were the man in yours I can only imagine the child that the two would produce.

That's rich looking at your avatar Mo. I always imagine the guy in the avatar is Moe-Ali, sitting there typing. It is. Edit: although I may have got the wrong end of the stick with what you said ? I wish you were the girl in your avatar.

That's rich looking at your avatar Mo. I always imagine the guy in the avatar is Moe-Ali, sitting there typing.

The problem there being that N'Zogbia would be pretty useless on the right, much like Solano would be useless on the left. So whoever he's alternating with would be seriously hindered, wouldn't be worth it.

Wouldn't say Dyer is either though, so Malbranque would be logical. Reckon Malbranque could do well in a number of different systems and positions, I'd be happy enough getting him in.

Agree with that, ultimately. Feel sorry for Milner as I reckon he's too slow to ever be a top winger, but everything else is there. Give him the pace of Cristiano Ronaldo and he'd be almost as good. Two good feet, fantasic ability to create half a yard of space to put in a good cross. Can beat his man with ease at times and will get goals with his shooting ability. Imagine how many great positions he'd get into if he had the pace to knock it by his man and take a shot? He may still eventually become a top quality player, but it'll be very hard for him. Modern wingers need pace, not neccesarily great sprinting but a good burst to beat his man when needed. Through the middle in a 4-3-3 would suit him as he's good on the ball and times his runs forward well for the most part. I reckon we could end up with him in the middle with Butt and Geremi at the start of the season, if we don't add players. Ultimately though, he'd lose his place to Barton when he returns. Will always get games for us because of his versatility though, so he's a great member of the squad.

When will I find my knight in shining armour?

And I'm just jealous is all, Dave.

http://www.football.co.uk/shared/images/players/players_9343.jpg Looks like he's jut caught some bloke in bed with his wife, doesn't know whether to cry or fly into a fit of rage Probably Midds. Is there a story to be told here? Midds shagged Harper. And you still haven't gotten over it, have you big fella? Well, you'll always have Dave to fall back on.