Over a beer in Seattle this Summer, I asked Steve Round about Joleon. He said that Joleon had been an absolute pro all summer, training well etc, etc. Steve said that Joleon was simply 'Not for sale' unless we can get a deal that can move the club forward. I asked about 30 million and Micah Richards thrown in? Steve agreed with me that we would be losing one of the best centre halves and left backs in the country. If we can get Steven Taylor (in my opinion, Lescott's equal) and a winger or creative midfielder to boot then it's a no brainer (sorry, but I've been in the States for 18 months). Players move on and for me the loss of Mikel Arteta, Jagielka or even Rodwell would damage us more. On another note, watch out for Jose baxter & James Wallace this season. In training and against MLS All Stars they looked the part.
Over a beer in Seattle this Summer, I asked Steve Round about Joleon. He said that Joleon had been an absolute pro all summer, training well etc, etc. Steve said that Joleon was simply 'Not for sale' unless we can get a deal that can move the club forward. I asked about 30 million and Micah Richards thrown in? Steve agreed with me that we would be losing one of the best centre halves and left backs in the country. If we can get Steven Taylor (in my opinion, Lescott's equal) and a winger or creative midfielder to boot then it's a no brainer (sorry, but I've been in the States for 18 months). Players move on and for me the loss of Mikel Arteta, Jagielka or even Rodwell would damage us more. On another note, watch out for Jose baxter & James Wallace this season. In training and against MLS All Stars they looked the part.