I said last summer that Santon is a hopeless defender and that the best he's going to be for us is a Jonas style midfielder, people didn't like it. I don't really think the midfielder thing is worth it if there are clubs willing to pay money for him, but he's a horrible LB, he hasn't got the mental game and never will IMO.
This Giggs program on ITV is worse than that Liverpool one on C5. Fucking primetime tv aswell, next week we'll be watching Roy Keane walk his dog along Beachy Head where he will watch people commit suicide and tell them they're not committed enough.
Quotes from that Nicollin nutter when we signed him.
"He chose Newcastle? If so, he is an ass," Nicollin declared to L'Equipe.
"It is not my fault but I think the manager [Alan Pardew] played a role. Newcastle, this is really not a good choice. They will transfer him the next year."
I don't understand how we work, we'll haggle all summer over a couple million for a player that will make a difference for us, but now we're spending £2m on a youth team player. The idea of a 21 year old striker that isn't ready to play in a team that has no strikers is a bit odd aswell.
What an ape. Compare it with Robson who would talk about the fight he had with a player with total embarrassment, this charver see's it as a badge of honour.
What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media.
He was never that good, not to say he's not good enough for us, but he was never a potentially top player IMO, he's too basic and predictable.