in my opinion, he lacks something tactically to be a leader in midfield. we can find a better player for that role. and re: fabregas, i'd take him back in a heartbeat.

I'd take them both back easy

Regardless of whether Alex Song is the best possible player for us in the Platonic world of ideals, we've definitely missed him during this specific season.

his assists were excellent and badly missed

Maybe Song has picked up on positional discipline at 'the club that is more than a club' and could come back as an absolute beast?

No, because he never plays and when he does it is in defence.

Practice innit?

Practice for being a Barca defender? Don't think that will help him in our midfield.

I know you know I wasn't serious.
However, I do feel it could be a benefit to get a player like Song back. First of all I think he is a talented player, which is key. Secondly, one shouldn't underestimate the impact it COULD have for him to have gone to Barcelona and been exposed to his limitations as a player.
I totally understand the pull Barcelona has on a young, promising player. I am also of the opinion that ALL players who make it to the top level have fairly bloated egos regarding their own abilities. We could do a lot worse than getting a player like Song back full stop. To have a player of his ability who is also somewhat humbled regarding his own greatness, and Is prepared to work extra hard to improve, could be brilliant.
All speculation of course...

He had to leave. Even if for just the exposure to truly world class talents.

I believe any footballer with any sense of ambition has to strongly consider moving whenever either Barca or Real come calling, talk less of when they are at a team like ours is currently.

When your kids and grandkids and great grand kids are watching replays of the spectacles called El Clasico's sometime in the future, after dinner, and marveling at the skills of a Zidane, or Ronaldo or Messi or Figo or Beckham, etc, it'd be nice to have the camera pan past you on it's way to the manager, so you can pause the tape and geezerly, toothlessly, mumble: "There I am. Right there.. In the corner, next to my best bud, Casillas. Let me tell you kids a story about Iker Casillas. See, Saint Iker as we fondly referred to him in the dressing room was really quite the rogue..".

And, seated there on your favorite armchair, you begin to relate your story for the zillionth time, fart contentedly two minutes into it, and then drift off into satisfying Blaugrana/Merengue induced slumber.

Heh.

It sounds horrible. You just made me decide once and for all to never have kids. Ever.

I actually think that is exactly how Song was thinking. He already has plenty of kids so...

Klaus wrote:

It sounds horrible. You just made me decide once and for all to never have kids. Ever.

Pretty sure crazy chick already has a little mini Klaus cooking in the oven.

Practice for the real thing?

Klaus wrote:

It sounds horrible. You just made me decide once and for all to never have kids. Ever.

Phew

Cloning is the future, Dules.

Klaus wrote:

It sounds horrible. You just made me decide once and for all to never have kids. Ever.

Well you don't know if you even can or not- Rex, Tim, Yuvy, Lagos and I have all proved our virility, and Flobs has had a close call.........

Klaus wrote:

Cloning is the future, Dules.

Two arsenes wenger's, there's only two...