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Realistic Transfer Targets January 2011

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Dr Venkman

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Wright-Phillips?? That shows how much Pardew is living in the past - it's been many years since SWP was deemed an adequate footballer. He's no better than what we have now, and what we have isn't great.

he's f***ing MILES better than routledge for a start.

 

He was 3 years ago. There's not much between them these days. It's been a long, long time since i've seen SWP have a game like Routledge did against Chelsea a few weeks back.

 

is there any reason for his decline apart from not playing? injuries? any reason why he cant play at his best again? he pisses all over routledge in terms of ability imo

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Dr Venkman

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He's nearly 30, man. His game was always about pace and fast feet, there's bound to be a significant decline when you compound those factors with lack of playing time.

 

yeah that's a fair point, i'd definitely take him on loan if it wasnt for bartons form. fwiw that chelsea game, routledge wasnt great, he just wasnt as anonymous as he usually is

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wormy

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If we ignore the 'is he good enough' debate, is he worth shuffling our team around, either? To fit SWP in, we'd have to move Barton off the wing, losing our best creative outlet, sticking him on the bench, which clearly he doesn't deserve. Or we move him into the centre, where he ousts either Tiote or Nolan, which we can't afford to do. Or a 4-4-1-1 with Nolan off Carroll, which we've seen doesn't do as well as the 4-4-2 we've switched to this season.

 

Quite frankly not worth the hassle.

 

And I'd take Keane on a 6 month loan. No more.

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ponsaelius

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Wright-Phillips?? That shows how much Pardew is living in the past - it's been many years since SWP was deemed an adequate footballer. He's no better than what we have now, and what we have isn't great.

he's f***ing MILES better than routledge for a start.

 

He was 3 years ago. There's not much between them these days. It's been a long, long time since i've seen SWP have a game like Routledge did against Chelsea a few weeks back.

 

Exactly. He's gash. Absolute steaming shit, whether I spell his name right or not.

 

Danny Guthrie is not the anti-christ, Wright-Phillips is.

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Yorkie

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I honestly reckon Wright-Phillips would do nothing to aid us. Barton, on current form, is the best right-sided midfielder we've had in a long while. Whether or not he sustains it is another matter, but with the way we're currently set out - there's no reason why he should decline. The team doesn't need a conventional out-and-out winger down that side, it isn't a necessity. Wright-Phillips is shite anyway. Is he even that quick anymore? Just another example of a limited player almost completely dependant on his pace. Once it's gone, they've got little left.

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Mowen

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We need a second striker and I'd look at left wingers depending on the Ben Arfa situation or right wingers if we want to play one up front.. Wingers are absolutely crucial to our team and style at the moment.

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