Stewart Downing - West Hahahaham player

[little dave hedgehog]

all the lads wear that. it's from a sponsor.

[Liverpel]

all the lads wear that. it's from a sponsor.

That might be true but I've noticed that Downing has started talking in a Northern Irish accent recently.

[Frenchie]

That might be true but I've noticed that Downing has started talking in a Northern Irish accent recently.

there are two things wrong with that...ok?

[Shaggy]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2012/11/16/stewart-downing-told-he-can-leave-liverpool-fc-100252-32245677/

STEWART DOWNING has been told that he can leave Liverpool FC during the January transfer window.

The Reds will listen to offers for the 28-year-old winger, who cost £20million from Aston Villa in the summer of 2011.

Downing has found himself down the pecking order since the appointment of Brendan Rodgers and is surplus to requirements at Anfield.

He hasn't started a Premier League game since the opening day defeat at West Brom, with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Suso and Oussama Assaidi having been selected ahead of him.

Back in September Rodgers warned that Downing needed to show more ‘hunger and desire’ if he wanted to remain at the club beyond the winter transfer window.

The former England midfielder responded by vowing to fight for his place and insisted he wanted to remain with Liverpool until 2015, when his current contract expires.

However, despite getting the winner in the Europa League home clash with Anzhi, Downing has remained on the periphery of Rodgers' squad.

Liverpool are resigned to suffering a sizeable loss on the former Middlesbrough man but will hope to get back around half of what they paid Villa for his services.

If a suitable offer is received then Rodgers will put that cash towards signing the ‘two or three’ attacking players he wants to boost his firepower in January.

[RichC]

I'd be happy with £8 Million for him (think West Ham, Stoke maybe Sunderland) and put that straight to use on well someone useful.

[SB]

Best for all parties.

[Tee]

We will be lucky to get £5m IMO. He is ****.

[RichC]

We will be lucky to get £5m IMO. He is ****.

Thing is he's not ****, he's a decent player for a mid-table side where there isn't the pressure to perform.

His mental weakness is his biggest problem and why he's not suited to us but we should still be able to get a decent fee for him

[SB]

Thing is he's not ****, he's a decent player for a mid-table side where there isn't the pressure to perform.

His mental weakness is his biggest problem and why he's not suited to us but we should still be able to get a decent fee for him

^ This

[Tee]

Thing is he's not ****, he's a decent player for a mid-table side where there isn't the pressure to perform.

His mental weakness is his biggest problem and why he's not suited to us but we should still be able to get a decent fee for him

You are probably right but I can only judge him on what I have seen in 18 months at the club, and he has been ****, hence he is ****.

[RichC]

He's not a Liverpool player that's for sure but he'll suit someone out there - need to minimise the loss on him anyway but the sooner he's gone the sooner we can get someone that will actually benefit the squad in.

[Tee]

He's not a Liverpool player that's for sure but he'll suit someone out there - need to minimise the loss on him anyway but the sooner he's gone the sooner we can get someone that will actually benefit the squad in.

[Yozza]

He's not a Liverpool player that's for sure but he'll suit someone out there - need to minimise the loss on him anyway but the sooner he's gone the sooner we can get someone that will actually benefit the squad in.

Yup

(I'll stick to one word replies while i sober up...)

[Phoenix07]

I think we'll only get £7million for him max. The time to get rid was the summer, but now everyone knows he isn't wanted and we haven't used him much.

We can hope Stoke or Fulham come in for him and offer the cash. Strangely enough, those two clubs were also linked with Henderson late August.

[RedReet]

Makes sense.