Downing

[Squiggles]

Hahaha, Villa fans never disappoint.

Fucking morons.

 

[Holle]

[quote author=Modo link=topic=44931.msg1360348#msg1360348 date=1309907530]
[quote author=Villafan link=topic=44931.msg1360346#msg1360346 date=1309906745]
To really piss them off....We should demand £20m...no less....(remember we are under no obligation to sell)....Yes, funds may be needed. But demand £20m & ask for Agger as a sweetner....Then we can wipe our hands clean of Downing.....AND AGGER DO DO DO DO!!
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This is quite tempting, to be fair...

 

[Squiggles]

It's so obvious that we should walk away from this.

 

[Ryan]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=44931.msg1360381#msg1360381 date=1309934224]
It's so obvious that we should walk away from this.
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You know we won't though. We'll end up giving them 25M and Gerrard or something.

The next day, the official site will have up pics of Downing in his LFC training gear cycling through our Swiss training camp. Coupled with a video of Stevie G's worst misses or something.

 

[Squiggles]

"Whatever Ronaldo can do, Stuart Downing can do more efficiently".

 

[Holle]

What are the chances that all this is just a smokescreen for someone really good?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

0%

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

But on the bright side, come 12pm today, we'll have hit the mid point of the week and are on the downward slope towards the weekend.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

...unless you work weekends.

 

[Ryan]

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0%
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Keep your percentage estimates to yourself thankyewverymuch.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

[quote author=Ryan link=topic=44931.msg1360394#msg1360394 date=1309937037]
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0%
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Keep your percentage estimates to yourself thankyewverymuch.
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Ok. I'll start a new fraction faction.

0/100

 

[IGotALuvlyBunchOfCoconuts]

[quote author=Sheik Yerbouti link=topic=44931.msg1360395#msg1360395 date=1309937123]
[quote author=Ryan link=topic=44931.msg1360394#msg1360394 date=1309937037]
[quote author=Sheik Yerbouti link=topic=44931.msg1360390#msg1360390 date=1309936608]
0%
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Keep your percentage estimates to yourself thankyewverymuch.
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Ok. I'll start a new fraction faction.

0/100
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I wonder who our second choice is failing Downer.

 

[Judge Jules]

N'Zogbia maybe?

 

[Ryan]

Bernard Diomede.

 

[Portly]

Roy Race!!

 

[Judge Jules]

Ha.

Except I'm a bit off fair-haired no.9s playing in red these days.

 

[Portly]

[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=44931.msg1360416#msg1360416 date=1309939850]
Ha.

Except I'm a bit off fair-haired no.9s playing in red these days.
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Roy Race is English through and through, Jules. In fact when he is not scoring for Melchester Rovers, he is thwarting the plans of diabolical baddies who are of course foreigners. Sometimes he does both at the same time - for example he will nip off at half-time, sort out a criminal foreigner and get back on the pitch in time to score the winner in the second half. 😀

 

[Judge Jules]

Good points well made, as per. ;D

 

[Ossi]

[quote author=link link=topic=44931.msg1360297#msg1360297 date=1309900984]
Aston Villa reject £15m Downing offer to add to Liverpool’s frustration


One possibility is that David Ngog will be used as a makeweight in the deal. The French forward is valued at £8 million by Liverpool and was close to joining Sunderland last month only for the transfer to collapse because of the player’s personal terms.

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Fucking hell!

 

[LeTallecWiz]

excellent news in some british rag - Liverpool prepared to move to Mata after Downing rejection. WOOOO HOOOO

 

[Y1]

So now that the Adam's front has gone A shape and deadly quiet we are going on a downer with Downing?

 

[Holle]

[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=44931.msg1360450#msg1360450 date=1309942113]
excellent news in some british rag - Liverpool prepared to move to Mata after Downing rejection. WOOOO HOOOO
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According to Marca Mata has a buy-out clause of € 25 million in is contract. That's about how many pound? 21 million?

 

[Jack D Rips]

[quote author=Holle link=topic=44931.msg1360458#msg1360458 date=1309942648]
[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=44931.msg1360450#msg1360450 date=1309942113]
excellent news in some british rag - Liverpool prepared to move to Mata after Downing rejection. WOOOO HOOOO
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According to Marca Mata has a buy-out clause of € 25 million in is contract. That's about how many pound? 21 million?
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22.5M

 

[Modo]

This just get's better and better.

 

[6TimesaRed]

Deal worth 20 million, involving Joke hole going the other way is being put forward later today


Sent from my HTC Desire

 

[Modo]

Any deal including Cole is a good deal. Even if it's Downing we're after.

 

[Buddha]

Sauce?

[quote author=jono@home link=topic=44931.msg1360465#msg1360465 date=1309943409]

Deal worth 20 million, involving Joke hole going the other way is being put forward later today


Sent from my HTC Desire
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[HC]

'Worth £20m'

I read that as £15m + Cole, which isn't too bad.

We best not slap downing on crazy wages,mind.

 

[OLD_Lewy]

from the mirror

Liverpool look to Mata as Villa reject second Downing bid
Published 23:01 05/07/11 By David Maddock

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Stewart Downing will seek showdown talks with Aston Villa after the club turned down a second bid from Liverpool for his services.

The England winger will make clear his determination to leave having discovered the increased £15million offer from the Anfield outfit was rejected this week.

The Reds have made Downing their number one wing target this summer, and made an initial £12m bid a fortnight ago.

Downing has refused the offer of a new contract with the Brummies and, with just two years remaining on his current deal, believes Villa should be reasonable over the fee they are demanding.


But with Villa having already sold one star winger, Ashley Young, to Manchester United, new manager Alex Mcleish is determined to make every attempt possible to keep the player - unless interested parties meet his valuation of almost £20m.

Villa argue that price is not unreasonable for a full England international who ended last season as one of the form players in the Premier League but is still young enough to develop further.

However, Liverpool believe Downing’s contract situation, and his determination to move to Merseyside, makes their valuation more realistic and they will now put the ball firmly in Villa’s court.

Downing will seek talks with McLeish this week and in them will make clear his determination to go.

If necessary, he could even be forced to submit a transfer request to bring the issue to a head.

But he is hoping to avoid that scenario, as he reiterates his refusal to sign a new contract, and is looking for a compromise to be reached.

Liverpool are unlikely to go beyond £15m for the winger and do have other targets at the position.

They have made enquiries about Valencia’s Juan Mata, for example, and have been quoted a fee in the region of £20m which, given the player’s age and massive promise as Spain’s best Under-21 player, would seem better value - especially if Villa refuse to budge.

 

[ILD]

I hope to god we get Mata.

We should be looking to him first anyway. He's better than Downing albeit different type of players.