He was predictably mince, wasn't he? I think we all hoped we were getting Gareth Barry mk 2 but instead got a slightly fitter Jean-Phillipe Gbamin on mahoosive wages.
They did play together for at least one season. That is interesting. I'd love to see N'Diaye and McAtee on either side of a front three, but we'd need much better fullbacks for that to work, imo.
Why on earth would we spend huge sums (in fees and wages) in the one position where we actually have some depth? The press seem determined to link him with us but I just can't see it.
I'm loving how loads of people are foaming at the mouth because someone has an annoying missus. Do none of you have friends? Surely some of them must have partners that do your head in?
You're right, of course, but they were all reasonably priced.
Barry cost a nominal fee after about £1m
Phil Neville cost £3.5m
Tarks was a free transfer
English players in their late 20s are fine (and actually we could do with one or two more...
We all know that he'll be leading us out for our first game at the dock. Nobody does sentiment like us. Did he lead us out at the last game of the season because that was the best sporting option? Of course not.