| Downes 07:13 - May 13 with 7150 views | Wallingford_Boy |
Looked class yesterday.
Bring him home McKenna. |  |
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| Downes on 17:44 - May 13 with 1244 views | CBMTOBWMMBG |
| Downes on 17:06 - May 13 by Cheltenham_Blue |
There seems to be some selective amnesia around Downes. He didn't leave because he was forced out as part of the 'Demolition Man' summer.
He wanted out as soon as Palace came sniffing to the point he handed in a transfer request. |
... and after being managed terribly by Lambert and Cook.
We can only but guess just how badly, too. |  | | |
| Downes on 17:51 - May 13 with 1209 views | Libero |
Why would we need Flynn Downes? Teddy Bishop is back to full fitness next month! |  | | |
| Downes on 17:51 - May 13 with 1207 views | MK1 |
I think from that we can say he doesn't want to come here should West Ham get rid. |  | | |
| Downes on 18:23 - May 13 with 1162 views | Stato |
The Southampton lads absolutely love him and see him being a really important player for them. | |
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| Downes on 18:28 - May 13 with 1153 views | ibbleobble |
| Downes on 14:50 - May 13 by charlie1 |
You can’t comprehend that a lad who left here aged 22, having played in those dark times under McCarthy, Hurst, Lambert and Cook may have improved in quality since he left here, to the point that he may now be able to contribute far more as a player than he did and therefore have increased in value??
How bizarre. |
I mean, it’s not like he went on to win a European Trophy, play in the Premier League and the play-off semi finals of a top Championship side or anything.
Anyone not seeing the quality Downes possesses and the value he adds is at the lower end of the TWTD chit chat pile. The fact The Saints are a different side without him says it all. | | | |
| Downes on 18:30 - May 13 with 1142 views | Herbivore |
| Downes on 17:51 - May 13 by Libero |
Why would we need Flynn Downes? Teddy Bishop is back to full fitness next month! |
Whoa, there's a blast from the past! |  |
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| Downes on 18:32 - May 13 with 1134 views | Battersea_Blue |
| Downes on 18:28 - May 13 by ibbleobble |
I mean, it’s not like he went on to win a European Trophy, play in the Premier League and the play-off semi finals of a top Championship side or anything.
Anyone not seeing the quality Downes possesses and the value he adds is at the lower end of the TWTD chit chat pile. The fact The Saints are a different side without him says it all. |
And quite a few hammers fans I know loved him. They didn’t want him to go out on loan. | | | |
| Downes on 18:34 - May 13 with 1113 views | azuremerlangus |
Depends what happens to Soton for starters.
Can’t see him coming back but you never know |  |
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| Downes on 18:47 - May 13 with 1075 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Downes on 17:44 - May 13 by CBMTOBWMMBG |
... and after being managed terribly by Lambert and Cook.
We can only but guess just how badly, too. |
Cook made a rod for his own back, granted. But he did try get Downes back on side (something which I think Dyer confirmed with them all having a meeting), but the damage was already done.
Shame it ended the way we did, would love him back and hopefully something we pursue this summer. He’d be unreal under McKenna. |  |
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| Downes on 18:52 - May 13 with 1063 views | MK1 |
| Downes on 18:47 - May 13 by Kieran_Knows |
Cook made a rod for his own back, granted. But he did try get Downes back on side (something which I think Dyer confirmed with them all having a meeting), but the damage was already done.
Shame it ended the way we did, would love him back and hopefully something we pursue this summer. He’d be unreal under McKenna. |
So would plenty of others at a lower price. | | | |
| Downes on 19:03 - May 13 with 1036 views | Pencilpete |
| Downes on 18:52 - May 13 by MK1 |
So would plenty of others at a lower price. |
Downes has had his time here, it was underwhelming and ended badly
If he was that good, that much of a difference maker why couldn’t he impact what was a bang average league one team?
He downed tools and got the move he wanted, we got decent money for him both sides have moved on | | | |
| Downes on 19:06 - May 13 with 1031 views | jaykay |
| Downes on 18:30 - May 13 by Herbivore |
Whoa, there's a blast from the past! |
its only been 4 years. |  |
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| Downes on 19:08 - May 13 with 1012 views | stonojnr |
1) if he's that good, someone else in the Prem with more money than us will buy him
2) if his class game is now to trip over every blade of grass he encounters, like he did against us, I dont think he'll fit in with McKennas system of playing.
also apart from theatrically falling over all the time, he didnt exactly do alot for Southampton that night, except complain about us fans afterwards.
Id leave him be at Southampton | | | |
| Downes on 19:35 - May 13 with 971 views | Herbivore |
| Downes on 19:03 - May 13 by Pencilpete |
Downes has had his time here, it was underwhelming and ended badly
If he was that good, that much of a difference maker why couldn’t he impact what was a bang average league one team?
He downed tools and got the move he wanted, we got decent money for him both sides have moved on |
Repeating it doesn't make it any less ridiculous. | |
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| Downes on 22:14 - May 13 with 876 views | charlie1 |
| Downes on 19:35 - May 13 by Herbivore |
Repeating it doesn't make it any less ridiculous. |
Wonder how many fans of other teams are looking at their former ‘bang average’ players - Morsy, Luongo, Burns, Chaplin, Hirst etc. see their success but would point blank refuse to have them back at their club because of a frankly ridiculous inability to recognise that players can improve and develop under different coaches and environments……
Not many at all would be my guess. | | | |
| Downes on 22:20 - May 13 with 870 views | Pencilpete |
| Downes on 19:35 - May 13 by Herbivore |
Repeating it doesn't make it any less ridiculous. |
Why don’t we give Skuse another year see if he’s improved too - what about Tom Adeyemi ? He must be fit by now 😂
Downes was average at best when he was here and he was average at best when he played against us last month, he can’t get a game for West Ham and has been on loan at a club that finished below us but you want us to splash £10m on him
But I’M being ridiculous | | | |
| Downes on 22:41 - May 13 with 845 views | Herbivore |
| Downes on 22:20 - May 13 by Pencilpete |
Why don’t we give Skuse another year see if he’s improved too - what about Tom Adeyemi ? He must be fit by now 😂
Downes was average at best when he was here and he was average at best when he played against us last month, he can’t get a game for West Ham and has been on loan at a club that finished below us but you want us to splash £10m on him
But I’M being ridiculous |
Yes, you're being ridiculous. | |
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| Downes on 22:51 - May 13 with 830 views | BondiBlue |
I was flynn's biggest fan when he was here and i understood why he wanted to go. Didn't even really have a problem with how he made the move happen. But i've seen a bunch of my favourite players come back over the years - dyer, scowcroft, ambrose - and it never goes as well as you'd think. Unless the deal for downes is too good to turn down, let's look elsewhere. | |
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| Downes on 22:55 - May 13 with 817 views | cressi |
| Downes on 22:51 - May 13 by BondiBlue |
I was flynn's biggest fan when he was here and i understood why he wanted to go. Didn't even really have a problem with how he made the move happen. But i've seen a bunch of my favourite players come back over the years - dyer, scowcroft, ambrose - and it never goes as well as you'd think. Unless the deal for downes is too good to turn down, let's look elsewhere. |
His OK but think fans go overboard as he is a ex Town player I would prefer Sheaf at Coventry or James at Birmingham a different sort of player But at 19 more potential. | | | |
| Downes on 22:59 - May 13 with 812 views | rickw |
The impact he had on Southampton is nearly unbelievable
Of the 34 games he played they won 24 and drew 6 - 2.29 pts per game (which would equate to 105.5 pts per season)
Of the 12 he missed they won 2 and drew 3, which is 0.75 pts per game (34.5 pts per season)
So he wasn't quite the difference between Southampton finishing top or bottom, it was top and 23rd.... |  |
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| Downes on 23:59 - May 13 with 774 views | BondiBlue |
| Downes on 22:59 - May 13 by rickw |
The impact he had on Southampton is nearly unbelievable
Of the 34 games he played they won 24 and drew 6 - 2.29 pts per game (which would equate to 105.5 pts per season)
Of the 12 he missed they won 2 and drew 3, which is 0.75 pts per game (34.5 pts per season)
So he wasn't quite the difference between Southampton finishing top or bottom, it was top and 23rd.... |
His game has come on a lot tactically and it was really interesting to see how martin uses him. Rarely asks for the ball from the defence but instead focuses on getting in the right position to win second balls in midfield when things break down. Martin's taken his best attribute, his ball-winning, and got him to do only that. There is a bit of me that thinks if nckenna got his hands on him and coached his progressive passing and ball-carrying, he could be a complete midfielder. Still don't think it should be here though. | |
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| Downes on 08:37 - May 14 with 645 views | itfcjoe |
If Southampton go up, he'll go there - but for me he was the only player that dominated Morsy for a long period all season, for the first hour at portman Road he ran over him.
Morsy swung it back, and made match winning contributions to drive us to victory so may have lost some battles but won the war! |  |
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| Downes on 12:02 - May 14 with 490 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Downes on 13:49 - May 13 by Pencilpete |
Downes had over a hundred games to show us what he was capable of and all i saw was Cole Skuse the second ... I didn't see anything like the midfield general dictating play and making driving runs that Southampton have got.
So ultimately a player that didn't give his all for the shirt when he was wearing it and went on strike to get a move .... think we can do without that |
Quite right. How a teenager under the tutelage of a string of sh*t managers didn't reach his potential by the age of 21 is beyond me. Obviously he was just lazy.
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| Downes on 12:14 - May 14 with 462 views | Ansty |
No thanks.
Stroppy little red card who thinks he is better than he is. | | | |
| Downes on 12:17 - May 14 with 441 views | BathBlue |
| Downes on 15:49 - May 13 by MattinLondon |
Actually you’re probably right. I’m now going to perform a complete u-turn on this and think about things properly before posting. |
Didn’t meet to downvote - fat thumbs - apologies! |  | | |
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