Rumoured Luke Shaw

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Delighted to see Shaw in the English squad

Makes perfect sense...even if he doesn't go Brazil, he'll be capped & ready to fill the void left by Ashley Cole after the World Cup.

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i think Gibbs or Shaw will take Cole's WC spot

[bababoom 4,478]

i think Gibbs or Shaw will take Cole's WC spot

And so they should. I find it funny how commentators here (mainly the BBC and ITV) are still surprised when Cole doesn't start... lets be honest he's been a bit shit for a year now.

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And so they should. I find it funny how commentators here (mainly the BBC and ITV) are still surprised when Cole doesn't start... lets be honest he's been a bit shit for a year now.

yeah. start of this season especially

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Aren't Man City already look a bit dodgy in complying with the FFP rules? If they want to continue playing in Europe, I'm not sure if they can genuinely go around and splash big money to sign players for fun like in last 2-3 years. Then again, don't think Pellegrini has a lot to fix in this team with the exception of his defence and if Southampton continue to resist and be stubborn as they appear to be now, then I don't think they'll sell Shaw to them, even for £30m. City might in the end go for someone else. Heck Pellegrini might even return to Spain and raid one of the LBs from there. I'm not sure if Shaw is that kind of person or would do it but he can force Southampton's hands a little in making them sell him to us if it really comes to a bidding war.

City getting out of the UCL is something that is never going to happen, NEVER!

They have way too many marquee players who bring a lot of revenue to the competition. Aguero, Yaya, Silva, Kompany, etc. Top ranked executives will prefer to ignore any eventual dire financial situation Manchester City might have than to leave big stars out of the biggest tournament on Earth!

It is not only about FFP being a joke. Even if Platini and UEFA try to ban them, all the sponsors and tv companies will go absolutely nuts and they will definitely try everything so the big players play in the Champions League (especially since they are paying such a high amount to have the rights to transmit or associate their brands to it). They might even try to sue UEFA if such an important club as City (or PSG or whatever) gets banned.

Worst of it, didnt the bid to transmit the next couple of years in UK took place just months ago and ITV payed something crazy in order to outbid Sky? 1 billion or something, right? Well, yeah, they will NEVER allow such a ban to happen!

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[Pizy 18,368]

Shaw and Azpi as our fullbacks next season would be fucking beast!

Really, really hope we get him. To have two super athletic fullbacks would be a real asset. Watching him now against Liverpool and man is he mature beyond his years. What a talent.

[ulvhedin 507]

Shaw one of the best on the pitch against Liverpool, Southampton unfortunate to be losing right now..

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I just have feeling that someone will offer bigger money than us and he will have to go there...we respect FFP and that worries me. City can pay 40mio if they want...

But I doubt City would be that interested since they have Clichy and Kolarov, while United must put money into new CB (maybe two), CM and winger, Doubt they will have 30mio to spend on Shaw after all. But Moyes, clueless as he is, will probably go after Shaw first and forget about getting CB and CM.

Shaw looks better and better. Hope we get him.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Too bad he plays for a crappy team.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

He's had a pretty good 1st half today with some quality crosses for Lambert and Rodriguez. Didn't watch the 2nd half tho.

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Thought he was absolutely superb yesterday and he'd look even better around top players. Became the second-youngest player to reach 50 PL appearances after Rooney. Would happily flog Bertrand and Van Aanholt to get the funds for this guy, and we could probably quadruple his wages and still be under what we're paying Cole.

[Jase 43,479]

Luke Shaw idolised Ashley Cole - but now he's ready to nick the Chelsea star's World Cup place

[The Skipper 20,593]

Thought he was absolutely superb yesterday and he'd look even better around top players. Became the second-youngest player to reach 50 PL appearances after Rooney. Would happily flog Bertrand and Van Aanholt to get the funds for this guy, and we could probably quadruple his wages and still be under what we're paying Cole.

Some player this guy is. Dreaming of him and Hazard terrorising teams on that left flank.

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Some player this guy is. Dreaming of him and Hazard terrorising teams on that left flank.

The amount of width he gives Southampton in attack is amazing and that would allow Eden so much freedom to come inside. Also I'm not as down on Ivanovic at right back as some but having Shaw and Azpi as full-backs would be something exciting.

[Eligius 121]

Where do you guys rank Shaw right now in terms of EPL?

[communicate 2,703]

Haven't watched him too much. Looks great going forward but is he good enough defensively?

[DH1988 1,273]

From my own personal opinion he's like Bertrand defensively, sometimes I'm really impressed, sometimes I think "Should of done better there" but because he's a Chelsea fan and probably coming to us I keep my blue tinted glasses on.

Having said that Cole learnt to defend at Chelsea and became the worlds best left back here, I know his forward play was stifled here during Jose's first coming but we play differently now so I'm hoping he can learn to be solid defensively here coupled with his forward runs so Dave can go back to swash buckling on the right for us, Sorry Brana :-(