by JBG » Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:59 pm
I'm not saying Finnan is a bad player (if he gets a good run of games and his confidence returns he'll be a good player) but I always thought that he was slightly over rated while he was at Fulham.
Personally I think Carr is the best in the Premiership (although its been a while since we have seen his best form) and if it was me looking for a right back last summer instead of Houllier, I would have paid an extra £2million over what Houllier paid for Finnan (Carr has been and is reportedly available for around £5million as he doesn't have too long left on his contract) and attempted to get Carr, who has indicated he wants a bigger club than Spurs.
Fingers crossed Steve Finnan's injuries will settle down and he gets a long run in the team next season, but given his age (I think he's 28) if he has another injury hit/inconsistant season next year we should seriously think about looking at our options at right back in the summer of 2005.
Jolly Bob Grumbine.