His pace and his cunning used to be his best assets along with his workrate. Sadly with the loss of pace and refs catching up to his antics, they are no longer as effective.
Agbonlahor bulked up on his upper body and lost pace. Steven Taylor had to lose similar to perform better.
You can see Jonas is top-heavy. He's got too much muscle impacting on his speed.
He rejected both moves along with a slew of other clubs before that. He knows he gets no love from the club president and is determined to leave on his own terms. Lyon doesn't seem to be in a financially-strong position either. They have been needing to sell every summer to raise money since their golden era ended 5 years back. I can't see them having Gomis run his contract down so eventually they will have to accept a reduced fee.
Key to the transfer is to brainwash Gomis to want to come to us only.
The January signings came in to a different league at a difficult time. Give them at least a full season to show their worth, it's too early to jump into conclusions atm.
Yep, except we won't see the game probably.
4 posts up says there will be people catching the game.
Edit: huss9's post too.
Ah sorry, let's enjoy it then!
Yes, yes. Let's enjoy Pardew's masterpiece!
How much would it cost to get Bernard? If it's big money, might as well be in for Fabregas in the event Barca wants to sell. Get a proven favorite in, denies their rival from snatching him.