Leighton Baines

[icburns]

I really don't see the point in all this speculation.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I really don't see the point in all this speculation.

It's the worst kept secret in football that Moyes is going to have another go at getting Baines

My hope is that Martinez has already had a look at possible replacements so that he can use the money to snap someone up quickly in Jan or organise a loan to get us through the rest of the season

 

[Groucho]

I can't think of another decent LB out there that we would be able to sign in January who would do anything close to as good a job for us as Baines does

Our problem is, is that you could've stopped typing after the bold bit.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Our problem is, is that you could've stopped typing after the bold bit.

I suppose so

 

[Khalekan]

In his defence, you are chatting utter tosh, ironically, in a very condescending way. I'm pretty sure reading the second sentence of the quoted post has given me turbo AIDS of the eye.

Another day, another imbecilic post.

In your defence, you are probably an idiot.

 

[The Hibbert Agenda]

Another day, another imbecilic post.

In your defence, you are probably an idiot.

Do you not irritate yourself beyond belief? Please advise.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Another day, another imbecilic post.

In your defence, you are probably an idiot.

I couldn't be arsed to reply to you again as you seem incapable of having a conversation without trying to irritate anyone, hence why you're all lit up in red.

 

[paulbefc]

Another day, another imbecilic post.

In your defence, you are probably an idiot.

Nope, wrong again.

The logic in the aforementioned post was straight out of football manager and your condescending attitude meant I didn't feel any need to respond in the way I would to virtually any other poster.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

To be fair there are good left backs out there.

Luke Shaw will be brilliant and an excellent long-term replacement for Baines. He'd probably cost the same as we'd get for Baines, which mightn't work out too bad at all.

The only problem there is that he wouldn't even consider joining us.

That lid from Swansea is also decent and could do a job for us for probably half the price we'd sell Baines for.

Obviously want him to stay, but there are players around. We'd have a good chance of getting the Swansea lid if we want in for him, imo.

Prefer Baines to just sign a deal and stay like.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

This thread would appear to be getting nasty

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

The team as a whole wouldn't benefit from Baines going but it would be interesting to see what would happen if we can't get a replacement and Oviedo or Garbutt ends up having to be LB for the remainder of the season

Talk about trial by fire

 

[andybaker]

My worry is that Man United throw some astronomical value on some random squad player and a couple of mil.

Dont think we would accept it to be fair...Martinez seems a different animal to moyes in the transfer market.

In our new system, neither of our full backs seem to have been the players they were...attacks are much slower with more patient build up play and the full back darting past into oceans of space isnt happening this season.

We would benefit more from a midfielder who can genuinely unlock defenses.

At the end of the day, weve lost better players than Baines and life goes on. If we get £16M and upwards for him then with 18 months left on his deal we would be crazy not to take it.

 

[MickM86]

Baines and Coleman are still getting to the byline and Baines has played his part in our build up play, particularly that incisive pass into the box against Palace.

 

[andybaker]

im not saying they never get to the bi-line, of course they will.

What im saying is. Fullbacks are not as important or threatening under Martinez as they were under Moyes.

And thats the way it should be tbh. You dont want to build a team around your left back.

They should be a part of it yes...but not THE vital component in your side from an attacking point of view.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

The team as a whole wouldn't benefit from Baines going but it would be interesting to see what would happen if we can't get a replacement and Oviedo or Garbutt ends up having to be LB for the remainder of the season

Talk about trial by fire

Word mate, but let's be honest here, we're going to drop off the top clubs and no doubt end up fighting to be "best of the rest" or - if some miracle occurs - be challenging for the one UEFA Cup place from the league. It's not as if one of them would come into the team and be charged with helping us maintain a Champions League push.

It'd be absolutely flabbergasted if, by the end of the January window, we're anywhere near the top four. Arsenal are already way ahead, City will sort out their away form and United appear to be clicking into gear. Add Chelsea hitting form and that's your top four. I can see us a good 10 points adrift.

We should have been effing going all out to win the League Cup, still annoyed we messed that up. Typical Everton.

I do believe we can stay in the mix for fifth and sixth though, although sixth likely won't get European football.

Sorry for the negative post but I do feel it'll go that way.