It's always a thin line, bp, where age is concerned. If yer asked me about Ferny two seasons ago I would have said we need someone 'fresh', but the fresh young thing wouldn't have performed the way Ferny has these last two seasons.Why have they gone, surely there is a time and place for everything.There will be situations when an older player is preferable. I think if Laporte goes this is one, if an older player has less expectaions . It will depend on things we can't know one of which is how we expect academy players at different ages to progress. Delap may be another where we have high expectations ,so Kane is preffered to Haaland. We can't know.
Yeah, FA Cup for me - Burnley v Fleetwood and a packed house to see Ramos turning out for Fleetwood.Nor I. Pure paper talk to fuel his renegotiation with Real Madrid.
That said, I'd pay good money to see him up against Wood and Barnes at Turf Moor on a bitterly cold night, though preferably not in our colours.
With a bit of luck, which City fans could do with just now, he might fail the medical!I've not based my opinion on 1 game he was rushed back to play half-fit, but by watching La Liga most weekends over the season.
He's been really good when he's fit. When he was playing through injuries, he wasn't. I assume we'd not sign him unfit.
Total opposite, he walks in the room, he gets instant respect, a winner.Thank fuck for that.
Odious man at the best of times, I can only imagine him being toxic for the dressing room