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due to his predecessors antics Gael was the one player that i think we all wanted to suceed.
over the last few years he has gone from a standout performer to a senderos type player, one that you know at some point in the game is going to make a basic error, you just hope its not going to prove costly.
i honestly cant see him improving, we can do better.
Clichy has been stagnant in terms of development and performance for the last 2-3 seasons, if not declining. However, I think 5.5m is a bit low for a starting XI leftback with a good reputation and a lot of experience - fullbacks aren't exactly a dime-a-dozen.
I never said Clichy was better, he isn't. And I rate Baines, but he's not an awful lot better than Clichy. He cant even break into the England squad and guys like Warnock and even Gibbs have been picked ahead of him.
I'd take Baines in a heartbeat. He plays almost every game and from the bit I've seen of him, works hard. Being chosen for international duty isn't a great marker of talent anyway; besides, not being included in a team that fails constantly might actually be a sign that maybe he SHOULD be in the England team
I think Baines would be rejuvenated in an Arsenal shirt and I think he'd become a fan favorite quickly.
I always like clichy but agree totally that it is now time to say goodbye but for 5.5m ?? I dont fcuking think so Ashley young has 1 year left on his contract and I can say for certain that he will cost far more than 5.5m and he is no more an established international than gael is. I always feel that we basically give away our players for fcuk all (unless citeeh are buying of course )
augie wrote:I always like clichy but agree totally that it is now time to say goodbye but for 5.5m ?? I dont fcuking think so Ashley young has 1 year left on his contract and I can say for certain that he will cost far more than 5.5m and he is no more an established international than gael is. I always feel that we basically give away our players for fcuk all (unless citeeh are buying of course )
Every club raped the fuck out of Chelsea for cash.
And we let Cashley (who was the best left back in the world) go for about 5 million and Billy who they were trying to offload anyway
No loss. He has been pretty poor for a few years now tbh. Unfortunately I don't get the feeling Gibbs is gonna be the long term solution either. Seems fragile both physically and mentally...
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:He's far too accident prone. Remember spuds @home 4-4 and the brum penalty . Hope we let a few go this summer, that would force the myopic one to spend
I dont fcuking think so 
Ashley young has 1 year left on his contract and I can say for certain that he will cost far more than 5.5m and he is no more an established international than gael is. I always feel that we basically give away our players for fcuk all (unless citeeh are buying of course 
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