Martin – “I don’t think there is a gap for Joe Allen”

[JA News]

Russell Martin has played down the chances of the Swans signing Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen by stating that he does not think there is currently a gap in the squad for their former midfielder. It is easy to see where Martin is coming from with midfield being one of the positions in the team […]

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[Nocountryforoldjack]

Lol

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

Which translates to... We are skint and we cannot afford him.

 

[3swan]

The gap does equate to currently lack of money. We do have a gap in the squad for his type of player but limited funds will be used elsewhere. We may have options with midfield players but none currently give us what he can.

 

[Risc]

Which translates to... We are skint and we cannot afford him.

Translates to me:

We need to sell Downes and he will be the replacement, but it's highly unlikely he will wait around for that to happen so will play elsewhere.

 

[CurtessECarr]

God forbid Russ. Surely you can convert him to centre half or wingback.

 

[Uxy]

So, money then. Not surprised to be honest, you can't blame Allen for taking one last payday.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

Which translates to... We are skint and we cannot afford him.

Translates to me:

We need to sell Downes and he will be the replacement, but it's highly unlikely he will wait around for that to happen so will play elsewhere.

Is he an upgrade on Downes?

 

[Risc]

Translates to me:

We need to sell Downes and he will be the replacement, but it's highly unlikely he will wait around for that to happen so will play elsewhere.

Is he an upgrade on Downes?

Not at this stage I’d doubt but Downes is a significant sale the club would need to balance books.

But there is no resale value in Allen either so can’t see owners signing it off regardless.