Benny Mcarthy

[bigfooty]

That's exactly the type of player we DO want. I've seen enough Kuyt's and Heskey's that "work hard" but fail miserably to do the most important thing about their job. If someone can bang in the goals, sign them up!

Rafa would never play such a player regularly enough. There's not even any indication that Torres will always play when fit and I doubt we're going to spend 22M on another striker.

[AFII]

I think you might be right about Aguero. Not sure when, be nice in January but i suspect it might be a year or two. I do believe we might be his next destination though.

The only reason I can think about to why he demanded such a low buy-out clause is that he already thought about moving on after he had played two, three years for Atletico.

It will be up to him when he moves from Atletico because £22m won't frighten off the big clubs making a bid for him.


McCarthy is to old. We need a player to form a striker partnership with Torres for a long time.

[red g]

I'd take his strike partner Santa Cruz, who for £3.5m looks a bargain.

[Gray]

Funny you should say that. My only thoughts on this subject have been those two. Why not do both? Use Babel as a striker, sign Aguero , flog one of Kuyt or Voronin as well as Crouch, and use the one we keep as a 4th choice striker who gets trotted out only for League Cup games.

Torres
Aguero
Babel
Kuyt or Voronin

Nice.

I concur.

[AFII]

Rafa would never play such a player regularly enough. There's not even any indication that Torres will always play when fit and I doubt we're going to spend 22M on another striker.

If you want quality then you will have to pay big for it. You won't more or less be able to get a high quality player below £20m if the player is on a long term contract and won't turn down other clubs.

Arsenal fans dreams of Benzema for £15m. Lyon will never sell him for anything less than £25m+.

[Abro100]

Move Babel upfront or sign Aguero.

IMO Babel will never be a top striker he hasnt got the intelligent movement orfinishing.

[Rich]

If you want quality then you will have to pay big for it. You won't more or less be able to get a high quality player below £20m if the player is on a long term contract and won't turn down other clubs.

Arsenal fans dreams of Benzema for £15m. Lyon will never sell him for anything less than £25m+.

Sorry mate, that is just wrong.

You can get quality for less than £20m.... it's not like buying a handbag!!

[keniget]

I don't think we will ever sign Aguero.

[dww]

Sorry mate, that is just wrong.

You can get quality for less than £20m.... it's not like buying a handbag!!

Thats what I like about you, you always write from experience.

[Skillz]

The only reason I can think about to why he demanded such a low buy-out clause is that he already thought about moving on after he had played two, three years for Atletico.

It will be up to him when he moves from Atletico because £22m won't frighten off the big clubs making a bid for him.


McCarthy is to old. We need a player to form a striker partnership with Torres for a long time.

Giving me the horn just talking about it. Time to go back to Kewell thread.

[red g]

If you want quality then you will have to pay big for it. You won't more or less be able to get a high quality player below £20m if the player is on a long term contract and won't turn down other clubs.

Arsenal fans dreams of Benzema for £15m. Lyon will never sell him for anything less than £25m+.

beni mcartthy, berbatov, santa cruz, van persie, Elano, Tevez, adebayor, owen :whatever:, all top quality and considerably cheaper than 20million

[Morph]

IMO Babel will never be a top striker he hasnt got the intelligent movement orfinishing.

Agree, I think Rafa gave him his big chance on weds and he didn't make the most of it. I'm sure he'll get other oportunities to play up front, but not for a while now.

[Shaggy]

I don't think we will ever sign Aguero.

Me neither but I cling desperately to Tim Vickery’s claims some time ago that we had a genuine interest in him when he was at Independiente, but wouldn’t/couldn’t pay the sort of money they were asking.

[keniget]

Agree, I think Rafa gave him his big chance on weds and he didn't make the most of it. I'm sure he'll get other oportunities to play up front, but not for a while now.

Whereas Dirk Kuyt and some of the other lads we have playing for us week in, week out consistently justify their place in the first team with stellar performances?

Come on, lets sign Aguero! We'll give him a few games here and there, a Carling Cup game in his favoured position and if he doesn't play well immediately, it's back to the stands for him!

[Morph]

Whereas Dirk Kuyt and some of the other lads we have playing for us week in, week out consistently justify their place in the first team with stellar performances?

Come on, lets sign Aguero! We'll give him a few games here and there, a Carling Cup game in his favoured position and if he doesn't play well immediately, it's back to the stands for him!

I never said I agree with it mate, but it's the way Rafa works, you know it'll be the case unless we get some more injuries up front