Stu.Murph wrote:My points simple, if West Ham go, why not get Ashton and Tevez in?
Call it £14m for Tevez and £7m for Ashton.
Alright, mate, I'm intrigued now. Let's go get Ashton and see how he does. I kind of want to see it happen now, since you've called him the next Shearer. If you're right, I'll happily say as much. BTW, I'm not being glib here...if you rate him, I'm genuinely intrigued.
BUT
I don't want us to sell Crouch this summer. Call it rose-tinted specs if you want but I have a soft spot for the lad. He's a lanky streak of p!sh that nobody rates...even people who conceed he's got skill. The number of sly jibes I hear from commentators every time he plays is bad enough but this board and other Liverpool sites are chock-a-block with Crouch-doubters and the fair few Crouch-haters. You know what, though, he's joined a big club and made an impact. He's scored some big, big goals for us, has worked hard each and every time he gets on the pitch, has taken the rotation system like a man, has taken all of the abuse he gets from players, fans and refs (esp. in Europe) in his stride and still gets his head down and gets on with it.
Is he World Class? Decidely not. Are there better strikers out there? Certainly. Has he earned his place in the squad, though? I think he has and I'm not ready to see him shipped out yet.
So, I'd be curious to see us bring Ashton in but not if it means Crouch has to go first.