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Leighton Baines

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Always said he was one of the best left English left backs in England when he was at Wigan, same when he was here. He just wasn't getting played because of lescott and I thought he should've moved on to get games.

Now he's supposedly good enough to play in one of Europe's biggest teams. I think he should go, for his own career. We need the cash, he's 27,he won't get another chance, will be England's first choice left back too.

The best manager in the world kept the best left back in the world on the bench.
 
The closest in the BPL whos quite good and does similar things to Baines is Aleksander Kolorov of Manchester City.
 
Well he'll probably go, and the money will be spent on securing a few more players.

The squad is pretty much bare-bones at the moment and I don't think Moyes wants to chance on loan deals again, we're a top 7 Premier-League club FFS.

Hotlby, Naismith, Pranjic, Sivok and Donovan. That's not a bad bit of business if you ask me, we'll just have to switch how we play a bit though.
 

For a season and a half...

But then again, Lescott was ripping up the left back spot and bagged about 10 goals in that season and keeping clean sheets. Understandable.

Oh yeah i know.

Just another example of injury forcing Moyes into changes which benefit the team rather than making them off his own back.
 
Oh yeah i know.

Just another example of injury forcing Moyes into changes which benefit the team rather than making them off his own back.

Oh come on.

Thats just silly and you know it, its like you have re-written history.

In his first Season he struggled for form due to a long list of Hamstring injuries, also Jags and Yobo where playing very well and Lescott was like the Brummie Cafu on the left.

He got his chance and he took it, but to say Moyes wasnt EVER gonna play him after spunking 6m on his is beyond silly mate.

I know you hate Moyes, I get that, honestly everybody who hates Moyes I can see the reasons, but "you" have enough REAL stuff to beat him with, lets not just beat him for the sake of beating.
 
I have to say...

If it allows us to get Naismith, Pranjic, Pienaar and Donovan, as well as a decent enough left-back, then I'm prepared to lose Baines.
 
I have to say...

If it allows us to get Naismith, Pranjic, Pienaar and Donovan, as well as a decent enough left-back, then I'm prepared to lose Baines.

Depends who the left back would be, no point having good attacking players if Neville or Distin play left back all season
 

Oh come on.

Thats just silly and you know it, its like you have re-written history.

In his first Season he struggled for form due to a long list of Hamstring injuries, also Jags and Yobo where playing very well and Lescott was like the Brummie Cafu on the left.

He got his chance and he took it, but to say Moyes wasnt EVER gonna play him after spunking 6m on his is beyond silly mate.

I know you hate Moyes, I get that, honestly everybody who hates Moyes I can see the reasons, but "you" have enough REAL stuff to beat him with, lets not just beat him for the sake of beating.

Some club (I can't remember who) who we made an enquiry with for a player said about moyes 'tell him he can have the player for £x plus Baines' and when it was relayed to moyes he didn't rejected the offer out of hand. At that stage moyes had real concerns that he'd made a mistake with Baines & was particularly concerned over his height (as I remember ) . Obviously and thank god nothing came of it but it's worth remembering
 
Oh come on.

Thats just silly and you know it, its like you have re-written history.

In his first Season he struggled for form due to a long list of Hamstring injuries, also Jags and Yobo where playing very well and Lescott was like the Brummie Cafu on the left.

He got his chance and he took it, but to say Moyes wasnt EVER gonna play him after spunking 6m on his is beyond silly mate.

I know you hate Moyes, I get that, honestly everybody who hates Moyes I can see the reasons, but "you" have enough REAL stuff to beat him with, lets not just beat him for the sake of beating.

Gotta agree here, sorry deathbyropeygrass.
 
Some club (I can't remember who) who we made an enquiry with for a player said about moyes 'tell him he can have the player for £x plus Baines' and when it was relayed to moyes he didn't rejected the offer out of hand. At that stage moyes had real concerns that he'd made a mistake with Baines & was particularly concerned over his height (as I remember ) . Obviously and thank god nothing came of it but it's worth remembering

Moyes was concerned about Baines' height AFTER he spent 6 million on him?

Where do these people come from?
 
Moyes was concerned about Baines' height AFTER he spent 6 million on him?

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Yes mate, bizarre as it sounds that's 100% genuine . When I used to post I'd post rumours but occasionally I'd be able to post a direct quote from someone present in the conversation and that is one of those quotes. I'm not looking to derail a topic merely add to the debate
 

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