We will not finish top 6...

[alera]

Tin hat maybe but he is also better than Richards and Nedum at this moment in time.

I agree with this as well. If people are turning their nose up at Upson they cant watch much football. Hes much better than what we have available at the moment. Loads of prem experience and he is english so will integrate quickly.

We would get him for around £10 million or maybe less with some of our cast off players. Good business IMO.

 

[Pam]

I think we need to ease up a bit on the Richards thing. Last year's form was a worry but he's only 20. I know he's got a bit bling of late, but what a bonus a return to form would be. Unless people think he was a one season wonder. At the very worst, the jury is out.

 

[Cheltblue]

Completely disagree, end of thread!

As you posted 2nd on this thread, i think its fair to say you may not be correct in your assessment of the thread!

 

[johnmc]

I think we need to ease up a bit on the Richards thing. Last year's form was a worry but he's only 20. I know he's got a bit bling of late, but what a bonus a return to form would be. Unless people think he was a one season wonder. At the very worst, the jury is out.

Not having a go at Richards by any stretch. He has the potential to be a great player. And you know what, he would learn from Upson as well.

 

[alera]

For people that are not keen on Upson who can we get that is better, will come and available at this stage. This is on the assumption that we sign Toure and Lescott as we are clearly in for them currently.

Upson has been much better over the last 2 seasons than Toure for example plus he wont miss a month or so after christmas with the African nations cup.

He is a highly rated player, Arsenal, Chelsea a Liverpool have all been linked with him over the last season or so, its his age and the fee that West Ham want that has been the problem. He would do an excellent job for us for the next 3 years or so.

 

[Pam]

I think we need to ease up a bit on the Richards thing. Last year's form was a worry but he's only 20. I know he's got a bit bling of late, but what a bonus a return to form would be. Unless people think he was a one season wonder. At the very worst, the jury is out.

Not having a go at Richards by any stretch. He has the potential to be a great player. And you know what, he would learn from Upson as well.

Not saying you were. But it's safe to say, he's coming in for a bit of a pasting by some on these boards recently.

 

[BlueMoonie]

It's all well and good people saying kompany is a good cb etc etc, hughes just won't play him there, the only times hughes has ever put him there is because of an injury during a game, he obviously doesn't like playing kompany in that position of he would have started 1 or 2 games last season there.

 

[Ric]

So Ade, Tevez, Barry, Santa Cruz, Tourre and Lescott will make no difference to next season in terms of consistency? This is what you are giving us to understand? And Robhino, Kompany, Given, Zab, Weiss, Onuoho, and Superman will be no more effective with better players around them than they were last year?

What a rag.

Right, everyone who disagrees with you is a rag? I've got a right to my opinion, and if you'd bothered to read my post I was saying the problem is with the manager (and therefore tactics and motivation) and specifically not the players. I said the players we had last year were good enough to do better in some games and ended up losing.

I agree, it's getting tedious that people are getting labelled as rags just because they dare to have a different opinion. It's childish and boring, I thought the purpose of Bluemoon was so we could discuss things about the club rationally.

 

[Lee_mcfc]

i dnt agree with this thread atall if we finished 9th last season i think with people like tevez,ade and barry will defonatley make us top 4!

 

[squirtyflower]

It's all well and good people saying kompany is a good cb etc etc, hughes just won't play him there, the only times hughes has ever put him there is because of an injury during a game, he obviously doesn't like playing kompany in that position of he would have started 1 or 2 games last season there.

Kompany played centre half away at Schalke and had a good game if memory serves me right. Also made the interception and pass that led to the first goal.