Given - great shot stopper, average goalkeeper. maybe there is a reason he was stuck at newcastle all his career? So NO
Micah - promising talent, potentially top-4 material. At this moment in time NO
Toure - regular at Arse, they've always finshed top-4 so I'd say YES he is top-4 material.
Lescott - looked pretty good at Everton, but Everton aren't top-4. Squad player yes first xi NO
Bridge - squad player yes, first team NO, just look at his chelski career
de Jong - looks world-class one week and poo the other week. difference between him and our rivals 'holding midfielders' is that they also contribute going forward. MAYBE
Swp - see Bridge
Barry - see Lescott
Bellamy - works his bollocks off. Love him, but he wasn't good enough at Liverpool. Is he good enough for us if we want to push for a top 4 spot? squad yes, first team NO
Tevez - do scum miss him? difficult to say with the form Rooney is in, but I'd yes. So YES he is top-4 class.
Adebayor - proved at Arse he is good enough. YES.
I'm pissed but trying to be as unbiased as I can be.
I know I've missed out Kompo, Ireland, Petrov etc etc but you get my drift. Maybe we are just overrating our players? Just a thought....