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[Albion] Ashley Young - worth considering?







CheeseRolls

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I see his 18-month contract with Inter is up this summer. They are currently 11 points clear atop of Serie A with 8 matches to go and he has played 55 times for them since joining in Jan 20, including 40 times in Serie A.

I know there is now talk of him going back to his hometown club Watford, but he is a winner, this signing ticks every box for us and buys us time for Karbownik to develop into a Premier League player.

Probably won't happen, but I have seen plenty of far worse suggestions on here.
 




Monkey Man

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Jan 30, 2005
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Neither here nor there
I know people can't stand Ashley Young but I always enjoyed watching him play in his prime years at United. Seemed like a real battler.

The idea of him fitting into our squad, at his age, is a hard one to get my head around though.
 


Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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Same as Lingard, not good enough for us I'm afraid
 




rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011
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I can't think of anything he's done that makes him a dickhead, but maybe I'm forgetting something.

https://www.balls.ie/football/ashley-young-sent-off-408384

That might do for starters.

Given the fact that Andone was banished from the club for something not too dissimilar, and plenty on here were / are of the opinion that we should get rid of him, why would you want him?

Then the elbow to the face

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...news-Ashley-Young-violent-conduct-Southampton

Then the diving

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/15/ashley-young-sir-alex-ferguson

That enough?
 


macbeth

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Jan 3, 2018
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Difficult to imagine that a couple of seasons playing in Italy is likely to have changed that aspect of his game much???

Point taken, but he plays a much more defensive role now since his pace has gone. Also I think he's matured quite a lot now, having been given more of a leadership role now at inter
 






A1X

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Man, with Welbeck, Lallana and Young we'd put in one hell of a challenge for the 2009/2010 league title.
 


SAC

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May 21, 2014
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Wages more than the reported £90k a week for Adam Lallana and close to getting his pension. Can't see it happening.
 


NooBHA

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Jan 13, 2015
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He is on MegaBucks. Got really good proactive agent. I think he will end up on a Big One Year Deal at a club competing in CL somewhere around Europe
 






jcdenton08

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Not for me, Jeff. I really don't like diving cheats whether they are "ours" or not.
 


Coldeanseagull

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Mar 13, 2013
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When we needed some one like him, we couldn't have afforded him. We can now afford him, but just don't need some one as old as him.
 










Hugo Rune

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Ashley Old? No way Jose!

The Athletic had a number of good Solly back-up players (Karbo will be played on the right). Love the look of Sosa but this Callum character looks decent too.
 








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