Downing

[Les Biehn]

f*** me, if I was Boro I would take the 6m and play Adam Johnson, a far better player than Downing.

 

[One True BHA]

6 million is a piss take considering the amount other losers go for.

 

[clarkey]

6 million is a piss take considering the amount other losers go for.

Fair point considering what City just paid for Bridge.

 

[Silent Bob]

f*** me, if I was Boro I would take the 6m and play Adam Johnson, a far better player than Downing.

Totally agree. Seems a very fair offer to me, they're talking about £15m! Jokers.

 

[Marc]

Fair point considering what City just paid for Bridge.

aahh but Bridge would've gone for less to any other club, fact is if Man City come knocking on your door then you put your prices up!

 

[Silent Bob]

Bridge is a top quality fullback, whereas Downing is a painfully mediocre player.

 

[Trigger]

Downing is probably the most overated player in the Premiership who only got noticed because of a little something going on with ex England manager Steve McRuddyFacedPrick.

 

[One True BHA]

He's no worse than Bentley and didn't the yids pay 15 or 18 mill for him?

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I also think that Ashley Young is overrated.when he gets into a crossing position 95% of the time the ball ends up in the crowd behind the goal.He gets the odd good goal but he is pretty average i think.

 

[One True BHA]

Darren Bent, 18 million.
Michael Carrick, 18.5 million.
Owen Hargreaves, 18 million.
David Bentley, 17 million.

Downing is in the same bracket of quality as them, undoubtedly. Average players, gross price tags.

 

[blockhseagull]

I also think that Ashley Young is overrated.when he gets into a crossing position 95% of the time the ball ends up in the crowd behind the goal.He gets the odd good goal but he is pretty average i think.

7 goals and 10 assists so far this season would suggest he is a little better than average.

 

[One True BHA]

7 goals and 10 assists so far this season would suggest he is a little better than average.

I'd go as far to say that he'd walk into any team in the world with the exception of maybe Barcelona.

 

[Silent Bob]

Darren Bent, 18 million.
Michael Carrick, 18.5 million.
Owen Hargreaves, 18 million.
David Bentley, 17 million.

Downing is in the same bracket of quality as them, undoubtedly. Average players, gross price tags.

Spurs were mugged over Bentley and Bent (they're better players than Downing though), so maybe that is Middlesbrough's thinking. They're still having a laugh if they think they'll get £15m, surely Spurs aren't that stupid.

 

[One True BHA]

Spurs were mugged over Bentley and Bent (they're better players than Downing though), so maybe that is Middlesbrough's thinking. They're still having a laugh if they think they'll get £15m, surely Spurs aren't that stupid.

It is not possible to over estimate the stupidity of Daniel Levy and Harry Redknapp.

 

[Mellotron]

I also think that Ashley Young is overrated.when he gets into a crossing position 95% of the time the ball ends up in the crowd behind the goal.He gets the odd good goal but he is pretty average i think.

Would have to disagree. Crosses with the most consistency of any English winger at the moment.

 

[Simster]

In fairness, Downing looked class in Germany. Until then, I too was wondering what all the fuss was about with him.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I'd go as far to say that he'd walk into any team in the world with the exception of maybe Barcelona.

Yeah right.

 

[One True BHA]

Yeah right.

Name one team that he wouldn't get into; other than Barcelona, which he probably would anyway.

 

[Sweeney Todd]

I also think that Ashley Young is overrated.when he gets into a crossing position 95% of the time the ball ends up in the crowd behind the goal.He gets the odd good goal but he is pretty average i think.

Ashley Young was poor againt the Gills yesterday. Talk about giving catching practice for the keeper...

 

[Slough Seagull]

Ashley Young was poor againt the Gills yesterday. Talk about giving catching practice for the keeper...

I thought he was hoping to take a place in the Olympic diving team after his performance yesterday.