Comments on: Stewart Downing: I’m Not Leaving Middlesbrough for Tottenham http://soccerlens.com/stewart-downing-im-not-leaving-middlesbrough/17714/ Soccerlens - Football News You Can Trust Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45:26 -0800 http://soccerlens.com/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Midland Smoggie http://soccerlens.com/stewart-downing-im-not-leaving-middlesbrough/17714/comment-page-1/#comment-107727 Midland Smoggie Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:32:36 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=17714#comment-107727 With the league wide open Boro have as good a chance at Europe as a host of teams. As Redcar Red points out, they also have a good recent record. I can't see Downing leaving Boro for anything short of £12 million and then only to a team that GENUINELY offers a more realistic chance of honours than Boro. Tottenham are not that team. Neither are Villa. Liverpool have a massive hurdle of mistrust and dislike (see Antony Vickers blog on Steve Gibson vs Liverpool to understand that history) to overcome before Downing would go there and as yet there is no interest from any other (real) big club. Your article smacks of bias and has no depth of understanding. Have you ever considered writing for The Sun? With the league wide open Boro have as good a chance at Europe as a host of teams. As Redcar Red points out, they also have a good recent record.

I can’t see Downing leaving Boro for anything short of £12 million and then only to a team that GENUINELY offers a more realistic chance of honours than Boro. Tottenham are not that team. Neither are Villa. Liverpool have a massive hurdle of mistrust and dislike (see Antony Vickers blog on Steve Gibson vs Liverpool to understand that history) to overcome before Downing would go there and as yet there is no interest from any other (real) big club.

Your article smacks of bias and has no depth of understanding. Have you ever considered writing for The Sun?

]]> By: Adam D http://soccerlens.com/stewart-downing-im-not-leaving-middlesbrough/17714/comment-page-1/#comment-107639 Adam D Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:17:02 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=17714#comment-107639 A very oppinionated report. Middlesbrough have a decent record when we've been in Europe with a team that included Downing A very oppinionated report. Middlesbrough have a decent record when we’ve been in Europe with a team that included Downing

]]> By: Redcar Red http://soccerlens.com/stewart-downing-im-not-leaving-middlesbrough/17714/comment-page-1/#comment-107633 Redcar Red Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:41:16 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=17714#comment-107633 Who was the last English Team outside of the "Big 4" to play in a European Final? Who was the last English Team outside of the “Big 4″ to play in a European Final?

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