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Downing My Sorrows

I like Downing. He?s the sort of player that we need. Admittedly he?s no Ronaldo but he?s got a great cross on him and can deliver a ball from the wing better than anybody we?ve currently got. However, there is no way on this earth that he is worth £10M plus Beattie and VDM as some sources have suggested. I understand that this is paper talk but assume there is some truth in it.

The thing that really puzzles me is why we would send Beattie the opposite way when throughout his time at the club we?ve said that with genuine service into the box we?ll begin to see the real player ? the sort of service that Downing may be able to provide?? I can?t see how the offer of VDM could convince many Premiership managers to part with one of their brightest young stars either, but we need him off the wage bill soon.
Ben Howard, London Posted 18/06/2007 at 16:03:48

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John Holmes
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Agree on the Downing point although I think you?re a bit too willing to believe the finer details of what the papers say. Actually I believe he would be worth £10m. I?ve argued in an article we shouldn?t pay silly money but I think that is a fair price for a player of Downing?s ability, age and potential along with his importance to us.

As for Beattie, yes he may have been denied service to some extent but there?s a lot more wrong with him than that.