16 Jun 2015 19:08:12
So Konoplyanka's come out and said he wants to play in England. If a team like Stoke get him before us, I might just give up on this whole football palaver. Mirallas' inevitable departure means freeing of wage-money to use on him, and some money; hoping that mega-rich Monaco spend over the odds for him! Any thoughts on Konoplyanka?
16 Jun 2015 19:56:33
I'd much prefer him to Mirallas to be honest Hugo. As much as I love Mirallas for putting one in on Suarez and scoring a couple of goals against them across the park, plus the ocassional stellar performance, I must not be the only fan who views him as a bit of an enigma. Has one good game for every 5 he plays and we need more consistency than that, imo Konoplyanka would bring that. Also I've lost a lot of respect for him after his comments about wanting to leave in January, just shows that he's the type of player to jump ship when the going gets bad.
16 Jun 2015 20:20:24
I like the guy, is vey talented and is always looking to go forward. Sadly though I don't see it happening. But agree we should at least try.
16 Jun 2015 20:54:51
Said this a few weeks back that we should be looking to bring him in. Has ability can cross a ball and likes to take on fullbacks which is what we were crying out for last season. As for Mirrallas half the time you don't actually realise he is on the pitch he is a luxury player who only turns up when he can be arsed. I would cash in if we get a decent offer of say £12 mill.
16 Jun 2015 21:12:16
Do you think it'll be a lack of ambition if we don't go for him? Wouldn't be the first time, need to shake this "small club" mentality we've adopted.
17 Jun 2015 07:25:20
I would say so Hugo. If we aspire to try and break into the top 4/5 in the league we need to bring in top quality players to do this.