Gareth Bale

[Goo]

bale is worth nowhere near what levy is saying.if he is worth 40mil then what are our players worth

Not sure what that point is about? When you say 'nowhere near 40m' - how 'near' exactly do you value him? When you say 'what our players are worth' - which ones and when are you valuing them?

When you consider that buffoon Caroll cost 35m (?) and Torres 50m- I think Bale is worth more than 40m. Bale is a better player than: Clichy,Lescott,Barry,NDJ, AJ, Dzeko,Kolarov,Nasri,Milner etc.

And to say Bale is 'just fast' - is just arrant nonsense - were you at our place when he tore us apart and scored a memorable unstoppable goal from the edge of the area, and was the best player on the pitch, utterly terrorising our midfield and defence?

I actually think he would get into ANY team in the world - because he is world class............................

He scored a decent goal and then fluffed his lines at the end with his cross to Defoe; he was far from the best player on the pitch.

And even further from being world class

I'm not an advocate for or against signing Bale. Truth be told, I literally can't my mind up about him. Sometimes I think he's amazing, and others I don't. I'll let the professional football managers make those decisions.

Anyway, the reason I'm responding to this post is because Bale didn't fluff anything with that cross. It was Defoe who moved his run deeper into the box which meant he couldn't get enough distance. If he'd ran straight he would have tapped it home.

 

[pudge]

Not sure what that point is about? When you say 'nowhere near 40m' - how 'near' exactly do you value him? When you say 'what our players are worth' - which ones and when are you valuing them?

When you consider that buffoon Caroll cost 35m (?) and Torres 50m- I think Bale is worth more than 40m. Bale is a better player than: Clichy,Lescott,Barry,NDJ, AJ, Dzeko,Kolarov,Nasri,Milner etc.

And to say Bale is 'just fast' - is just arrant nonsense - were you at our place when he tore us apart and scored a memorable unstoppable goal from the edge of the area, and was the best player on the pitch, utterly terrorising our midfield and defence?

I actually think he would get into ANY team in the world - because he is world class............................

He scored a decent goal and then fluffed his lines at the end with his cross to Defoe; he was far from the best player on the pitch.

And even further from being world class

I'm not an advocate for or against signing Bale. Truth be told, I literally can't my mind up about him. Sometimes I think he's amazing, and others I don't. I'll let the professional football managers make those decisions.

Anyway, the reason I'm responding to this post is because Bale didn't fluff anything with that cross. It was Defoe who moved his run deeper into the box which meant he couldn't get enough distance. If he'd ran straight he would have tapped it home.

Sorry, but Bale had an eternity to cross/pass to Defoe but held onto it too long

 

[Bluethemaway]

Jordan Henderson = £20m
Adam Johnson must = £30m
So Gareth Bale must = £40m

Working the other way David Silva = £25m
So Modric must be £15m

 

[giokingkladze]

Jordan Henderson = £20m
Adam Johnson must = £30m
So Gareth Bale must = £40m

Working the other way David Silva = £25m
So Modric must be £15m

But Jordan Henderson does not = £20m

 

[Marvin]

I do think Bale is a quality player and would massively improve our side but the people who are saying he is world class seriously don't know a lot about football. The guy had half a good season with spurs and detroyed a very poor Inter Milan at the San Siro and people think he is on par with Messi. For me Bale is on par with Valencia from the rags the difference being ever since Bale has been hyped up he has tried to over perform. Bale is unstoppable when he plays as a winger but when he tries to play infield he is very ineffective. But at City we have Silva and Nasri who are much more effective in the middle of the park and that would let us play Bale to his strengths and IMO Bale could become the best and most effective WINGER in the world.

He's playing for Spurs, not Man Utd, City or Barcelona.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Bale skinned Inter Milan to an within an inch of their lives at the San Siro and performed well against Madrid as well.

IMO if Bale decided to move to our club I feel that he would become an even better player. When you take someone who is still young and already has ability, they need to be under the management of someone who can take them that step further, Bobby can do that and so can Bale if he plays alongside the likes of Silva, Aguero, Tevez, Yaya etc.

Players can only learn at a level that their team plays at and at what their manager is capable of. In order to progress they need to adapt and move on. Bale to sign for us would be a good move for both

 

[Goo]

He scored a decent goal and then fluffed his lines at the end with his cross to Defoe; he was far from the best player on the pitch.

And even further from being world class

I'm not an advocate for or against signing Bale. Truth be told, I literally can't my mind up about him. Sometimes I think he's amazing, and others I don't. I'll let the professional football managers make those decisions.

Anyway, the reason I'm responding to this post is because Bale didn't fluff anything with that cross. It was Defoe who moved his run deeper into the box which meant he couldn't get enough distance. If he'd ran straight he would have tapped it home.

Sorry, but Bale had an eternity to cross/pass to Defoe but held onto it too long

Agree to disagree then. But even 'Arry said Defoe moved in to early, as well as MOtD pundits IIRC.

 

[pudge]

I'm not an advocate for or against signing Bale. Truth be told, I literally can't my mind up about him. Sometimes I think he's amazing, and others I don't. I'll let the professional football managers make those decisions.

Anyway, the reason I'm responding to this post is because Bale didn't fluff anything with that cross. It was Defoe who moved his run deeper into the box which meant he couldn't get enough distance. If he'd ran straight he would have tapped it home.

Sorry, but Bale had an eternity to cross/pass to Defoe but held onto it too long

Agree to disagree then. But even 'Arry said Defoe moved in to early, as well as MOtD pundits IIRC.

Ah yes, Twitcher, Hansen and Lawrenson; the fountain of all knowledge.

 

[Goo]

Sorry, but Bale had an eternity to cross/pass to Defoe but held onto it too long

Agree to disagree then. But even 'Arry said Defoe moved in to early, as well as MOtD pundits IIRC.

Ah yes, Twitcher, Hansen and Lawrenson; the fountain of all knowledge.

Yes I don't like them much either, but when it comes to football they do generally know what they're talking about, and certainly more than the average person.

 

[pudge]

Agree to disagree then. But even 'Arry said Defoe moved in to early, as well as MOtD pundits IIRC.

Ah yes, Twitcher, Hansen and Lawrenson; the fountain of all knowledge.

Yes I don't like them much either, but when it comes to football they do generally know what they're talking about, and certainly more than the average person.

I still maintain that Bale was as much to blame for the miss than Defoe was