Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
I remember it at the time, Utd, Arsenal and Everton were the teams that had met the 5 mill price tag

from his development, Arsenal imho was the best choice for him, straight training with the 1st team, instead of a years loan with us

we were skint at the time ( whats new ) and accepted a lower amount for the cash upfront ( 4.8 Mill springs to mind )
Arsenal's first game that season was a Champions' League qualifier at FC Twente. Ramsey started. What a vote of confidence that was for Rambo.

I think if he'd have stayed on loan, Jones would have had him in and out of the starting line up and he wouldn't have been the same player a season later.