by redtrader74 » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:25 pm
We were in a bad way when Rafa got here, and then Owen left and we got £8m odd for the European player of the year, he didn't give the manager or the club a chance, he could have given us another season and then left if he wanted, still at his peak and getting the Club the £20million we should have got. Thats why so many are against him coming back.
For footballing reasons I'd have him back, he will score, and the injury issue would not be such a problem as Rafa would rotate him anyway! We need him, we are so close to getting number 19, and his goals could be the difference, so far this season I've seen far too many chances missed, which I know he would have put away.
The problem is Rafa is not interested, he would not fit into the way we play (like it or not). He'll probably end up at Chelsea.