although i want to see townsend suceed with us right now this swap would make sense...mbemba looked hald decent lst season, has now had over a year to get used to english football and would cost us diddily squat til the end of the season.

and he is in the right position

good idea

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But it seems this guy is really a CB, where we do need cover?

I've had time to think about this...and yes Townsend has under-performed, but, the whole team has. You could argue that out of the first team less so than Hennesy, Kelly, Ledley and probably about the same as Ward, Cabaye, Dann, Puncheon, maybe even Benteke. Point is this, are we vindicating him more because he's not been with us as long as the others? He is an England regular, yet deemed not good enough for us?

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Do this in a heartbeat. Mbemba is a better defender than we have and Townsend is not our best winger. Put a cancellation clause in case of injury cover etc.

Mbemba is a good player indeed and one who would come cheaper than normally. Newcastle fields Lascelles and Clark there as starting center backs. I've seen Mbemba play last season and I liked him, despite the fact that they went down. He was also very appreciated in Anderlecht.
I don't know what the talk about him being a defensive midfielder is. I've never seen him play there and I don't think he has done it since his youth days.

I'd like Townsend to succeed too, but maybe a separation is for the best of everyone. A player needs to be appreciated by the manager and Allardyce was just quoted saying that Schlupp and van Aanholt on the left side would be great. Zaha will surely play, so if I were Townsend I would go somewhere where I'm wanted.