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So , Andros Townsend then...

I'm just catching-up but can only imagine the above is relevant if we're heading to a kind of Mexican Soap Opera revelation that Townsend is in fact  Doumbia's love child conceived with some Cypriot chick whilst he was playing in a s*** league there under, his original name, in the early 90s. I'm on tenterhooks here, for the next plot twist; think I'll microwave some popcorn and wait to see if Doumbia was at Ominia and Nikos  Dabizas is actually Andros's  grandfather.  :happy1:

 

P.S. Anyone know if he's signing? No, not Doumbia...

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Think Rafa is playing a dangerous game just to make Townsend a nufc player again. What bothers me is the risk in futher down the line losing a CB to injury or two CBs to injury which has happened before. Mbemba should be able to be recalled if so. I wouldnt want to go the rest of the season with only Hanley & youth players pushing for promotion.

Im also hoping last time Townsend was here he wasn't just over performing in a side that was in relegation form and underperformed week in week out

Hopefully it all works out well but its not like we are in desperate need for Townsend. Most of our ACN players due to return now we have left it this late in the window anyway?

 

 

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Would definitely take Townsend back but I feel the need for a No 10 and decent central midfielder is far greater. Perez and Diame are just not good enough to play behind Gayle and as was proven in Shelvey's absence we look completely lost when he's not there to pull the strings.

 

Still think we'll have enough to go up but if Jonjo got injured I think it could be touch and go.

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Schlupp's only out for one game. Must improve our chances ..

 

SA: Jeff's injury is not so bad as we thought. Maybe too early for Bournemouth, but certainly okay for Sunderland. Baky Sako's back as well.

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Would definitely take Townsend back but I feel the need for a No 10 and decent central midfielder is far greater. Perez and Diame are just not good enough to play behind Gayle and as was proven in Shelvey's absence we look completely lost when he's not there to pull the strings.

 

Still think we'll have enough to go up but if Jonjo got injured I think it could be touch and go.

 

Diame is clearly good enough to play #10 in the championship

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Diame was great in the period before Shelvey's ban (everyone was shit after that), if he continues in that form I cannot think of many better players we could bring in.

 

This.

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Diame was great in the period before Shelvey's ban (everyone was shit after that), if he continues in that form I cannot think of many better players we could bring in.

He'd been poor prior to those few games though which raises the question of him getting himself into the groove for the AFCON.
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Deal being held up by Palace's insistence that we pay a loan fee on top of the £13 million in the summer according to Mr Ryder.

 

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/what-holding-up-deal-andros-12528362

Can't blame them. They are negotiating from a position of strength.

 

It seems fair enough tbh. If we don't want to pay the loan fee we can always just do the permanent deal right now, assuming Townsend wants it.

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Deal being held up by Palace's insistence that we pay a loan fee on top of the £13 million in the summer according to Mr Ryder.

 

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/what-holding-up-deal-andros-12528362

 

If this is the case you can't blame the club for not budging. Townsend has been shit since going there but they are demanding more than what they played for him? Nee chance.

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Deal being held up by Palace's insistence that we pay a loan fee on top of the £13 million in the summer according to Mr Ryder.

 

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/what-holding-up-deal-andros-12528362

 

If this is the case you can't blame the club for not budging. Townsend has been shit since going there but they are demanding more than what they played for him? Nee chance.

I do he's as close as a guarantee to promotion as we will get imo

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Deal being held up by Palace's insistence that we pay a loan fee on top of the £13 million in the summer according to Mr Ryder.

 

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/what-holding-up-deal-andros-12528362

 

If this is the case you can't blame the club for not budging. Townsend has been s*** since going there but they are demanding more than what they played for him? Nee chance.

I do he's as close as a guarantee to promotion as we will get imo

 

I know what you're saying but I can understand the stance the club has taken too.

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At this stage i'd be shocked if we don't get him. Brinksmanship on both ends, likely the same with McCarthy although he is much more likely to stay put.

 

Clubs will be holding out for the best deal until deadline end. Townsend obviously wants the move, the palace move has been a disaster and Sam doesn't seem to really rate him. They will absolutely make a loss come seasons end if they don't agree something now.

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Townsend is in poor form and surplus to requirements at Crystal Palace. No way should they make a profit on him. Crystal Palace aren't in a position of strength. They're in the bottom 3 of the Premiership and fat Sam still hasn't won a game.

 

There's no guarantee Townsend will come back to NUFC and pick up where he left off.

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Townsend is in poor form and surplus to requirements at Crystal Palace. No way should they make a profit on him. Crystal Palace aren't in a position of strength. They're in the bottom 3 of the Premiership and fat Sam still hasn't won a game.

 

There's no guarantee Townsend will come back to NUFC and pick up where he left off.

 

Silly PL football inflation must be accounted for though. It generally outweighs both form and age.

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At this stage i'd be shocked if we don't get him. Brinksmanship on both ends, likely the same with McCarthy although he is much more likely to stay put.

 

Clubs will be holding out for the best deal until deadline end. Townsend obviously wants the move, the palace move has been a disaster and Sam doesn't seem to really rate him. They will absolutely make a loss come seasons end if they don't agree something now.

 

Yeah I think the deal will go through as well. I know it's tempting to think why don't we stop pissing about and just pay what it takes, but all clubs drive a hard bargain unless they are mugs. We aren't.

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