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Red or Blue?

I just read a piece about the Wigan player Baines, it says he is a lifelong Blue. But someone commenting on the piece states he is a Red. However, if Baines does join the Blues for £4.5m that will be £8.5m spent on players who we have previously released as juniors. To our John, truce accepted despite never having been at war.
John Partick McFarlane, Lancs Posted 25/07/2007 at 17:44:34

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Lyndon

Overwhelming consensus is that he's a Red.

Danny Jones
1 Posted 25/07/2007 at 18:22:33

He’s my second cousin,although I haven’t seen him for years I can safely say he is a red.

nil satis
2 Posted 25/07/2007 at 18:36:06

red or blue he’d rather come to us than sunderland surely? his home town an all, great buy if we get him an that’l b our back 4 sorted right out!

Drew Walker
3 Posted 25/07/2007 at 19:27:16

It didn’t matter much with Peter Red or Dave Watson, did it?

Dan Mckie
4 Posted 25/07/2007 at 19:38:30

I dont see what difference it makes,he is a good player that would improve the squad and thats the only thing that matters.

John McFarlane [senior]
5 Posted 25/07/2007 at 20:40:47

John, football is full of instances where clubs make mistakes regarding players, releasing them only to find out that they were actually better than at first thought. Granted they don’t always buy them back at a later date, but I think that those who do so have different personnel at the helm.I accept
that there was no war, but a few feathers were ruffled on either side, and I have no doubt there will be a few ruffled in the future, so long as we don’t take things personally we should get by. Regarding a footballers allegiance, I don’t think it makes any difference, it would be a strange looking premiership if all the lifelong Liverpudlians joined Liverpool, there wouldn,t be enough left to man the other 19 clubs.

Dutch Schaffaer
6 Posted 25/07/2007 at 22:01:02

Robbie Fowler and Steven Gerrard were both big Everton fans growing up and the kopites haven’t had any trouble accepting them as their own.

Don’t see why we should have a problem with Baines, if the rumors about us signing him are even true.

A G
7 Posted 26/07/2007 at 07:35:12

Danny jones: get on the blower and ask him if hes bloody signing for us then! give us something to look forward too!

Ray Hughes
8 Posted 26/07/2007 at 08:08:15

How on Earth can we actually expect to get Leighton Baines?. Sunderland had just offered 6 million for him, then we offer 4.5 million..Its completely ridiculous to think Wigan will sell for that, they obviously rate him at 6 mill.. Would we sell a player for 1.5 million less than a club had offered the previous day?. I certainly hope not.. It didnt work with Nugent and it wont work now..

Shaka
9 Posted 26/07/2007 at 11:07:43

Kenwright is a joke. They’re only making stupid offers to show everyone they are trying to buy players. his up to his old antics again.