Sven might be in the market for a striker...

[ShaunOfTheRed]

...and as much as I would hate to see him leave I wouldn't be surprised to see Sven make an offer for Peter Crouch. I've not the feeling that Rafa wants rid of Peter but rather he sees him as surplus for the right price. Who knows what the crazy Swede would pay with his new found fortunes but the right amount may allow Rafa to make one final attempt to sign Daniel Alves and put one over the Moaner at Chelsea.

 

Flame on..............

[San Diego Red]

Daniel Alves is excessively overrated. Crouch is worth keeping.

[Michael]

Swap Crouch for Johnson and Richards and we might have a deal. Crouch would actually be a really good addition for them.

[Falconhoof]

He'd have to offer a lot of money.

Something like what Spurs paid for Darren Bent.

 

But we'd have to go out and buy a striker then.

[R A Softlad]

He'd have to offer a lot of money.

Something like what Spurs paid for Darren Bent.

 

But we'd have to go out and buy a striker then.

 

At least, Crouchy has a better strike rate than Drogba. Can't see Rafa selling though and I hope that stays the same for a few years to come.

[Benitez]

Alves? But there has been no suggestion, or seemingly any effort to sign him this summer. Why do you think Rafa would sell a player just to make an attempt to sign a player he isn 't intersted in signing now? And why would he sell a striker to buy a right back, when we already have 2 good right backs? Seems a bit daft.

Edited August 21, 2007 by Benitez

[Guest Ant]

Crouch Might Leave

 

But we will not get Alves...

[Stevie H]

the crazy Swede

don't think svennis is crazy at all. he's probably about to make pretty much all english journalists and pundits look like idiots.

[Mike]

id sell crouch for anelka in a heartbeat.

[Cobs]

don't think svennis is crazy at all. he's probably about to make pretty much all english journalists and pundits look like idiots.

not to mention a stack of people on here..........

[Eiler99]

don't think svennis is crazy at all. he's probably about to make pretty much all english journalists and pundits look like idiots.

 

Not to mention people on message boards.

[Sion]

I would carry Crouch on my back there if Richards was part of the deal, he's an amazing talent who will only get better and be a brilliant long term replacement when Carra starts to phase himself out in a few years.

 

Still that said, I don't want Crouch to leave.

[_00_deathscar]

Richards needs to play now though - how would you fit him in?

[Sion]

Richards needs to play now though - how would you fit him in?

 

He needs to play no less than Crouch does, or Babel does, but they're going to be heavily rotated. Our Back 4, of which excluding LB, Richards could play anywhere isn't set in stone, we need healthy competition. If Richards was to leave City, wherever he went he wouldn't be first choice. United - behind crackhead and Vidic, Chelsea - Behind a few of theirs.

[psl]

He'd surely be first choice right back at Chelsea.

[Mike]

He needs to play no less than Crouch does, or Babel does, but they're going to be heavily rotated. Our Back 4, of which excluding LB, Richards could play anywhere isn't set in stone, we need healthy competition. If Richards was to leave City, wherever he went he wouldn't be first choice. United - behind crackhead and Vidic, Chelsea - Behind a few of theirs.

 

first choice at arsenal

[Sion]

He'd surely be first choice right back at Chelsea.

 

Well it seems like Alves is as good as theirs. So I was including him in the equation, but yes he'd be the first choice RB now.

[_00_deathscar]

He'd surely be first choice right back at Chelsea.

 

So would I...

Edited August 21, 2007 by _00_deathscar

[_00_deathscar]

He needs to play no less than Crouch does, or Babel does, but they're going to be heavily rotated. Our Back 4, of which excluding LB, Richards could play anywhere isn't set in stone, we need healthy competition. If Richards was to leave City, wherever he went he wouldn't be first choice. United - behind crackhead and Vidic, Chelsea - Behind a few of theirs.

 

Which is probably why he isn't leaving yet...

[bazz]

Now is NOT the time to be selling Crouch

 

We are trying to win the league and have already got 3 new strikers (Torres/Voronin/Babel(okay a forward)), Crouch is the only one the is experienced in our set up and it would be foolish to allow him to leave. Who are we to replace him with for the money we would get? The equilavant foreign striker with Champions League experience and would be used to the Premiership?

 

We need as much upheaval at this stage of the season, we need to focus on winning the league. We have the players now and we have 4 quality strikers. We need all of them........what happens if we encounter a United situation - 3 strikers injured and 2 sold??

 

We are 2 games into the League campaign, Crouch will get the games.....everyone need to keep calm.

[Guest Kaizer]

We have 5 strikers at the moment Torres, Voronin, Babel, Kuyt and Crouch, we also have some talented youngsters that easiliy could fill in a game or two if injuries really should hit us.

 

Sell Crouch to City and Kewell to Spurs and buy Quaresma from Porto, then we will be favorites to win the league.

[bazz]

We have 5 strikers at the moment Torres, Voronin, Babel, Kuyt and Crouch, we also have some talented youngsters that easiliy could fill in a game or two if injuries really should hit us.

 

Sell Crouch to City and Kewell to Spurs and buy Quaresma from Porto, then we will be favorites to win the league.

 

Wtf

 

Sell two of our expeirenced players and buy an unproven winger with no expeirence of the premiership (i.e. the trophy that we are focused on winning this year)?

 

Sell two important player for a player boosted by his youtube standing.

 

Unbelievable tripe

[Sion]

We have 5 strikers at the moment Torres, Voronin, Babel, Kuyt and Crouch, we also have some talented youngsters that easiliy could fill in a game or two if injuries really should hit us.

 

Sell Crouch to City and Kewell to Spurs and buy Quaresma from Porto, then we will be favorites to win the league.

 

Will you shut up about pissing Quaresma, it's not happening, so just carry on wet dreaming. Crouch gives us another dimension, Vorinin and Kuyt are relatively small, Babel isn't a target man, and Torres may not be any good playing the Crouch role.

[fred milne]

We have 5 strikers at the moment Torres, Voronin, Babel, Kuyt and Crouch, we also have some talented youngsters that easiliy could fill in a game or two if injuries really should hit us.

 

Sell Crouch to City and Kewell to Spurs and buy Quaresma from Porto, then we will be favorites to win the league.

I guess it depends on where Rafa sees Babel playing for the most part.

 

If he sees him as a forward then with Gerrard apparently set to play in the middle I could see the sense in selling Crouch and bringing in a winger.

[Doyler3000]

Alves in the papers this morning saying he wants to go to Real Madrid