Tell ya what, We have been right on the ball since Ashley got him in (Or was it wise/the other lot ?). I know a couple of them would have been noticed but tiote, ben arfa, cabaye and possibly gervinho. He must have been aware of there contracts and all sorts.
We used to buy rejects like Butt, Smith, Ryan Taylor etc (And still do in some cases) but we seem to be on the ball with the foreigners now and getting some right bargains - are the days of Luque, Gonzales, Xisco, cacapa, boumsong etc gone ?