Honestly I don't know whether to be pissed off at this blatant attempt to "please the fans", or just laugh. Might as well have slung in a bid for Messi to be honest, would have been better craic.
Surely we could have blagged Chelsea to loan us Sturridge before we flogged Carroll, considering it was all down to us selling up that meant they could get Torres
He simply just had to say "no mike, I don't won't to leave". Handing in a transfer request makes absolutely no sense what so ever if he was going to be sold anyway.