J Evans

[Moz1959]

from Sky Sports -

"We understand Manchester City are interested in West Brom centre-back Jonny Evans.


We understand the Northern Ireland international has been on City’s radar for several weeks. One source has told us that City have already had a bid turned down by West Brom. However another has told us that discussions between the two clubs are yet to reach that stage."

[lee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40954441

it's not april 1st is it?

[Gareth]

Please let it be a wind-up...

[Neil Mcnab]

Its in the Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/16/exclusive-man-city-have-18m-jonny-evans-bid-rejected-west-brom/

I must be in a majority of one, but I think he is a really good defender.

[zacc]

What the ??

[KunDB]

No no no

Furthermore even Utd fans know he cannot defend.

[bluebrendan]

Evans being an ex-rag doesn't bother me, we have had a few over the years, some good, some shit. It's his lack of pace that worries me playing in a high line, Mario leaving him for dead in the 6-1 is my main memory of him so although he qualifies as HG I'd rather we looked elsewhere.

[gavin]

Pep out. Every fooker out 

[Hesperus]

Smacks a bit of desperation. It's a no from me.

[goat]

home grown!

could get stevie for less to fill our norn iron quota

[KunDB]

I sat in work every day listening to Man Utd fans slating his ability to defend and total lack of pace and used to sit smugly laughing inside. That made me watch him and how right they were, he was at his best just average to God damn awful at his worse which was most of the time.

I am beginning to think Pep has no clue about what qualities a good defender needs to hve. Blue Brendan got it spot on high line, no pace defender who cannot defend.

OMG are we really that stupid as a club to buy him who Utd got rid of and to bid £18m as well? I going to lie down now, this is beyond unbelievable.

[Stephen Paul]

home grown!

could get stevie for less to fill our norn iron quota

decent player😀

[nimrod]

Might as well go in for Wes Brown as well
This has gotta be a fucking joke

He's slow and his pass rate is bad, and he's shit at defending

Give me Denayer anyday

[Stephen Paul]

Stones is no better

[Gareth]

Stones is no better

Quite so, but then why not get someone in who is better than both? Did we run out of money, or what?

[bluebrendan]

Quite so, but then why not get someone in who is better than both? Did we run out of money, or what?

Well there was always a budget, I suspect that Alves deciding late in the day to join PSG threw the budget for a CB into a mess as we had to sign Danilo for £26m. Additionally Pep seems to want another attacker, probably Sanchez, and doesn't seem inclined to go cheaper on that option to allow a better quality CB to be bought in.

[gavin]

There must be a price for Evans where they realise that it is better value to spend more and get Van Dijk who is better and younger.

[Gareth]

I'm not sure Sanchez or whoever is going to be a whole lot of use after VK breaks and there we are with Evans and Stones at CB.

[KunDB]

I'm not sure Sanchez or whoever is going to be a whole lot of use after VK breaks and there we are with Evans and Stones at CB.

Spot on and on VK staying fit rests our season, despite all the multi millions spent. It is simply bewildering and unbelievable.

[Neil Mcnab]

In Pep we trust, or we dont. Its a matter of when, not if with Vinny. Evans is then the leader if he comes in. As for Denayer being better, someones having a laugh. He is a level down. Denayer is no Usain Bolt either.

I understand the Baggies are more compressed than we are, but Evans is no mug. Surely their best player.

I believe that he wont let us down.

Dick VD is not coming in, too expensive, we are keeping a few bob back in case we can still get Sanchez in.