mcbendy Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Downing has just signed a four year deal at Wet Spam while Chamakh has gone to Cripple Palace for a year. You may disagree, but I am in no way jealous of these signings. Is it a measure of how far we've come that if Downing has signed for Saints I'd be up in arms? Which got me thinking - which of the completed Prem transfers from this summer do you wish had come to Saints, and why?
niceandfriendly Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 I've hardly kept abreast of who has been signed by who, but I agree that Chamakh and Downing aren't players who could improve our side. I would have loved to have seen Vydra come here. Instead he'll get a brace against us on Saturday for WBA.
Pastor Patrón Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Off the top of my head Soldado would've been nice.
itchen_dan Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 I would've had Downing here, definitely. Put his age to one side (29), for £5m, he'd have been ideal for us out wide. Was watching BT Sport season preview last night and Michael Owen was saying how brilliant he was in training but thought the big stages crippled him. Said he found it difficult to get his confidence up and belief in his own ability. He was an absolute star for Villa under O'Neill but really struggled at Liverpool as it was a big stage.
SuperSAINT Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Can't think of many (realistic) signings that we could've made that we missed out on that I'm jealous about - Caulker & Bony perhaps, if I was pushed. Go back a bit further and Coutinho is the player I'm gutted we couldn't land. FWIW - I think Chamakh & Downing will actually be good signings for their respective clubs.
Dig Dig Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 I would've had Downing here, definitely. Put his age to one side (29), for £5m, he'd have been ideal for us out wide. Was watching BT Sport season preview last night and Michael Owen was saying how brilliant he was in training but thought the big stages crippled him. Said he found it difficult to get his confidence up and belief in his own ability. He was an absolute star for Villa under O'Neill but really struggled at Liverpool as it was a big stage. Fee a side, he would likely have to come in as our top earner or close considering what he got at Liverpool. On that basis, wouldn't be worth it in my opinion.
Smirking_Saint Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 (edited) Hahaha Wet Sham and Cripple palace... Excellent wit, truelly brilliant. Fwiw I think Downing will be a good player, Chamakh is ok if deployed the right way, Wenger is brilliant at starving his strikers of the service they found there form with. Make no mistake Id have taken Downing, I tend to make up my own opinion rather than jump on bandwagons Other than that its a good thread. Bony - exactly the front man we need and want IMO Caulker - young, point to prove, steady CB Hooper - Worth the punt IMO Edited 13 August, 2013 by Smirking_Saint
ToreSF Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Impressed by Norwich and Cardiff this transfer window. Would be excited if it was us that signed van Wolfswinkel.
Le Timmier Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 With 4 days to go and still no sign of a striker, seeing Vydra go to WBA this morning is the one that makes me most envious
Give it to Ron Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Hahaha Wet Sham and Cripple palace... Excellent wit, truelly brilliant. Fwiw I think Downing will be a good player, Chamakh is ok if deployed the right way, Wenger is brilliant at starving his strikers of the service they found there form with. Make no mistake Id have taken Downing, I tend to make up my own opinion rather than jump on bandwagons Other than that its a good thread. Bony - exactly the front man we need and want IMO Caulker - young, point to prove, steady CB Hooper - Worth the punt IMO Exactly those 3 for me....Downing not sure about.
corky morris Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 WOuld not have signed either. I would take Sinclair from Citeh, Phillips from Blackpool & would even take Peter Crouch if he was cheap from Stoke!!!
SNSUN Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Downing CHDAJFU but is not better than what we have - possibly slightly better than Puncheon but only marginally, certainly not our policy of signing much better players than we already have. I'm in no way jealous that he went to West Ham, and certainly am not jealous of Chamakh going to Palace, who's shown very little in this country to prove he's worth it. I do think he'll get a few for Palace though, without the weight of expectation on his shoulders. Bony would have been a good signing for us if we're going on reasonable signings (meaning not someone ridiculous like Navas or Fernandinho) but if we go ahead and sign a top striker like Osvaldo, I bet there are few on here that would swap him for any other striker signing in the Premier League.
Mallagroth Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Kone... no sorry Chez I just cannot understand this one. We have 2 players of much better quality playing in this position and one of a similar style. From what I saw of Kone he only looked good in an average/poor team. I'll eat my words if he does a good job for Newcastle but I reckon it's a dud if they intend to progress much more than last season.
Bearsy Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Kone... no sorry Chez I just cannot understand this one. We have 2 players of much better quality playing in this position and one of a similar style. From what I saw of Kone he only looked good in an average/poor team. I'll eat my words if he does a good job for Newcastle but I reckon it's a dud if they intend to progress much more than last season. I will also be amazed if Kone does a good job for Newcastle
SNSUN Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Newcastle can't sign a striker for love nor money! I think Everton have a good player on their hands though...
Mallagroth Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Newcastle can't sign a striker for love nor money! I think Everton have a good player on their hands though... Lol brain fart. I was thinking of Remy, what a tool.
Restark19 Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 what about Adel Taarabt? I wouldn't have taken him but do people think he's better than Ramirez
ibizasaint Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Deulofeau who Everton have got on loan from Barcelona is brilliant. Be interesting to see what he does in the prem.
TheSpankBoy Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Andre Schurrle would of been nice imo. He will be a good player I think. Germans say his finishing is the best they have had since Gerd Muller. Saying that, Wenger said that Arturo Lupoli was a better finisher than Muller.........
sotonjoe Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 How people can claim puncheon is better than downing is beyond belief. All on the back of downing having a tough time at Liverpool and puncheon scoring a couple of goals last season. Short sighted and saints biased beyond belief.
Brussels Saint Posted 13 August, 2013 Posted 13 August, 2013 Bony for me so far. My Dutch league contacts say he will tear up the division. However the last player they felt would do a good job was Steve De Ridder, so Ajax season tickets or no, I'll bide my judgement. Of the others, the best deals were for Migniolet and Coutinho (last window) the rest I'm fairly un excited by (of realistic targets) I also think that Downing at West Ham will do very well, just not for Saints (maybe its just the Stuart Ripley shiver I get). Some players just fit certain clubs.
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