16 Jul 2015 17:57:28
I couldn't help but think we should try and loan turan until january. barca president says its a possibility but must not be a ucl club. What does the eds think?

{Ed001's Note - no thank you.}


1.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 19:26:19
You not rate him ed001? Surely barcelona have seen something in him! Not seen a lot of him to be honest, what would you consider his flaws!

{Ed001's Note - he is quality but lazy and has a clear attitude problem in that he is willing to sit around for 6 months so he can pad out Barca's bench in the future. Steer well clear. Any player that moans about having to run is not worth considering.}


2.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 19:29:38
Sorry Ed but "No thanks" if Arda Turan is good enough for Barca surely he can't but help us for 6 months.

{Ed001's Note - good enough for Barca's bench you mean surely? I am sorry but if this is the level of your analysis of a player's ability, then we may as well all give up. Just because they want him does not mean he is right for us. If you want a lazy bugger who just wants a 6 month holiday before spending his career lazing around on the bench because he is fed up of running then go right ahead. That is a recipe for disaster. We have enough players with the wrong attitude already. Bringing players too scared to make mistakes and afraid to have a number with pressure. We are a mess and it is this kind of thing that is causing it.}


3.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 19:36:01
may i ask why you say this?

{Ed001's Note - see above replies.}


4.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 20:16:02
Milner and Firminio have taken numbers 7, 11 so the only players that have taken the higher numbers are largely unproven players who are likely to develop given time and then possibly take a new number if it works out for them. Not nesesarily a bad position given their age. I really hope we are not in as much of a mess as you say Ed! I'm trying to be optimistic about things and if we manage to get rid of few to reduce the squad numbers and wage bill then we may have an exciting young team who will be hungry for success.

{Ed001's Note - I don't want a player to aim to take a number in the future, after fans have spent money on shirts, they should stick with the number they get first off. I want to see a striker have the confidence to say 9 is mine, not hide away from the pressure. Confidence is a huge part of goalscoring, if you don't have the confidence to take pens then hide away from an important number that is a problem.}


5.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 20:55:06
Fair comment and I agree about confidence but 9,10 and 11 were taken so what shirt was the likes of Ings or Origi realistically going to take?

{Ed001's Note - there were numbers available when Ings came in that have since been taken mate.}


6.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 21:14:50
Oh ok I didn't realise that. Thanks. There must be some part of you that thinks it's not all doom and gloom. I've got visions of coutinho and Firminio terrorising defences, clyne bursting forward and Milner forming a great partnership hith Henderson and Sturidge staying fit and bagging 20. I can dream at least!


7.) 17 Jul 2015
17 Jul 2015 09:27:12
Im sorry but a number is a number, its not exactly a big deal. Yaya is 42, Henry was 14, Reina was 25 its just a bloody digit!


8.) 17 Jul 2015
17 Jul 2015 09:27:19
Firmino took 11 but he was signed after Ings so that would have been an option for him anyway.