Bale out for Downing?

[xkittycat]

Wednesday's transfer rumours: Gareth Bale to Boro to secure Spurs' move for Stewart Downing? | Football | guardian.co.uk

"Aitch, though, is far from finished and keeps battering at Boro's back door with offers for Stewart Downing. The Sun thinks he's raised his offer from £6m last week to £14.5m last night but the Express maintains that his only hope is to pay £11m in cash and send Gareth Bale up there as well to placate a peeved Gareth Southgate. Bale will play on the left while Burnley's Chris Eagles will come in to patrol Boro's right flank."

views? load of rubbish or truth to it, i hadn't heard it mentioned anywhere else?

[Gareth]

Like Harry would say. "Load of rubbish"

We are already short as hell on the left side of our pitch, now please do explain why we would send away our only decent LB cover for BAE? We really need to get another LB and LM quickly.

[kevfball63]

We are weak there but o'hara looks like he can play anywhere along the line to me , or is that a bit too expectant of a hungry player

[spurs2rise]

Ah no.

If Bale leaves the club I will eat my own shoes.

[Spurs-Turner-Spurs]

Got to keep bale he still has a lot of potential

COYS

[foghorn leggy]

See i`m not convinced with Bale potential is great it`s not so great when you dont fulfill it and i`m sorry Bales just not doing it imho

[perdab05]

bale has to stay... he is good and will be better...

[foghorn leggy]

I really hope he does but for me at the moment him and Bentley are major disappointments

[perdab05]

bentley has quality but he is not playing his best position at the moment...

[thfcire]

i agree with foghorn abit on this one he hasnt lived up to his hype but i think he will whereas bae cant play any better and is only playing decent at the moment because hes looking for a move and although bale is short of confidence id have him everytime over bae

[deivid]

bentley has quality but he is not playing his best position at the moment...

In the first matches he play in his position and...

Lennon and O´Hara must be starters

sorry for my english

[stroud_jm]

I think Bale is potentially a better player than Downing- not now, certainly, but given a few years...We can't sell him, or really anybody who is remotely capable of giving us minutes this season. We're in four competitions, including a probable final. a relegation scrap, and a very difficult UEFA cup matchup for which some of players are cuptied. We need depth!

[gomes4life]

you guys have got to get off bales back saying hes hasnt lived up to his potential. i mean he has hardly been playing recently and besides that fact, he is still only 19- a lot more time for the potential to grow. and if you are going to move him on why would you do it when he is at a low market value. at least they can do is wait to he is in form

[P UNIT 1980]

i agree with foghorn abit on this one he hasnt lived up to his hype but i think he will whereas bae cant play any better and is only playing decent at the moment because hes looking for a move and although bale is short of confidence id have him everytime over bae

What is this confidence crap?

Bale, Bently, Gomes..........

I dont buy it mate. If Arry cant stick him arm round them and make them confident then I dunno what will!!!

I play many sports and know when things aint going my way, dropping back to basics and playing simple for a period always pulls you through.

This applies in footie at any level, so all they need to do it stopp fookin about and play the easypass every time for a week or two and build their own confidence up again.

[SAspursfan]

I really don't believe Harry would let a player his age, with great potential, leave at this stage in his career for peanuts.