Been dropping into North Stand Chat from time to time. To be fair, I don't really see a lot of bile, not compared to some other forums (and Watford this season, inexplicably, took the biscuit on that count). A lot of the posts are pretty stoical about it, along the lines of “Well, if City and Pep come calling, can you really blame Cucurella?” Shrewdly, some of them are picking up on the World Cup factor, as well. However, a lot of them reckon that he is worth the £50 mill or so.
You know what? They may be right.