1. Fair enough, but £7m doesn't buy you much full back these days, every top team is looking for pace and strength from this position and there just aren't that many out there who are good enough. hence the price tags for alves and bosingwa. 2. We don't know what his plan was, we don't know how much Barry would have kicked us on, he obviously wasn't that keen on Alonso going though, as he's played every game near enough and the team is STILL built around him. Rafa must rate him, i wish i knew the whole truth on this one. 3. Torres missed pre season and it was unlikely he'd play an uninterrupted season after last year. Crouch had gone of his own volition and we needed a striker. everyone thought Keane was a good buy, i'm sure Benitez is as confused and disappointed as all of us at how egregious he's turned out. 4. Crouch wanted to go. We've missed him massively and i'm sure he knows it. he's a s***house but i'd take him back. Hasn't properly been replaced. 5. Again, nobody thought Keane was a waste of money at the time, everyone would have gone mad if we hadn't signed a striker. We got Riera for a good price, he looks a good buy.