All New Summer 2008 Transfer Merry Go Round/Rumour Mill

daz.wallace · 2 May 2008 at 23:16

wohoo said:
I gotta say i just cant see the point in signing Barry, the lads a good player, but we have plenty in the middle of the park, Lucas,Plessis,Gerrard,Mascherano etc.Barry hasnt played at leftback for years, although he was very good there, i think he is happier in the middle.

We need someone to play with Torres, Gerrard isnt good enough against the top sides imo, a winger and a fullback is a must.

Tbh, we have a very industrious side at the moment, we need some intelligence in that side, weve gotten better with the acquisition on Torres, but in reality, we are still 4th way behind the mancs,despite having the best striker we have had for years

Agree with everything you say there

BaZ87 · 3 May 2008 at 22:01

Diouf has came out and said he's definantly leaving Bolton at the end of the season and that he wants to stay in England. Not sure who'd take that ****.

NokkonWud · 3 May 2008 at 22:25

BaZ87 said:
Diouf has came out and said he's definantly leaving Bolton at the end of the season and that he wants to stay in England. Not sure who'd take that ****.

He's an infinitely superior player to what he was when he left you. He's a better player than Benayoun, Pennant or Kuyt on the wing, I wouldn't be too surprised if he came back if Benitez could wangle a cheap deal.

[ASSE]Hinchy · 3 May 2008 at 22:32

Diouf will go to Portsmouth. You heard it here first folks!!

weringo · 3 May 2008 at 22:33

NokkonWud said:
He's an infinitely superior player to what he was when he left you. He's a better player than Benayoun, Pennant or Kuyt on the wing, I wouldn't be too surprised if he came back if Benitez could wangle a cheap deal.

The fans wouldn't have it, Liverpool is the last place he'd go to.

BaZ87 · 3 May 2008 at 23:04

NokkonWud said:
He's an infinitely superior player to what he was when he left you. He's a better player than Benayoun, Pennant or Kuyt on the wing, I wouldn't be too surprised if he came back if Benitez could wangle a cheap deal.

I wouldn't say he's that much better, he's at a smaller club where he doesn't have to perform every week which makes the difference and saying that he wasn't that bad for us either, he was just a ****. He's not better than Benayoun is on the wing but has more end product than Pennant does. No chance of him coming back though.

sargatanas · 4 May 2008 at 01:03

As long as no one gets Cuellar, I will be happy

daz.wallace · 4 May 2008 at 09:15

From the BBC:

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has authorised a record-breaking £80m move for Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi. (News of the World)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will make a £25m bid for England defender Micah Richards. (News of the World & People)

Liverpool will offer Cardiff £3m for teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey but Manchester United are preparing a £10m package for the Wales Under-21 star. (News of the World)

Newcastle and Sunderland want Manchester City's £5m-rated defender Richard Dunne and £8m-rated midfielder Stephen Ireland. (Daily Star Sunday)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has the green light to splash £15m on Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (News of the World)

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has emerged as a summer target for Tottenham and Arsenal. (News of the World)

Coventry boss Chris Coleman is set to raid his old club Fulham for veteran striker Brian McBride. (News of the World)

Liverpool and Spurs are chasing Colchester winger Medy Elito, 17. (News of the World)

Michael Tonge plans a £4m move to Blackburn if Sheffield United fail to win promotion to the Premier League. (News of the World)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane hopes to persuade Kenwyne Jones to stay at Sunderland after knocking back an initial enquiry from Liverpool. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are also interested in the striker. (News of the World)

Rafinha staying put:
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_3512913,00.html

Rafa targets Barca left-back in £10million deal:
http://kop-tv.com/go/rafa-targets-barca-left-back-in-10million-deal/

Riise to Toon move agreed?
http://kop-tv.com/go/riise-move-agreed/

CliffyG · 4 May 2008 at 09:32

LOL the Martins rumours are back then.

[ASSE]Hinchy · 4 May 2008 at 10:57

Why would Arsenal get Johnson? The way I see it they have enough young midfielders like him and instead require a replacement for Flamini since it looks like he will leave.

As for the Kenwyne Jones rumours..... lol

atpbx · 4 May 2008 at 11:08

[ASSE]Hinchy;11623675 said:
As for the Kenwyne Jones rumours..... lol

There is NO way any team in the top 17 would be looking to sign Kenwyne Jones, he is terrible.

Visionary · 4 May 2008 at 11:53

I can't see Newcastle signing Riise, it just seems weird. Keegan said he only wanted players for the first team and not squad players and at the moment I'd say Enrique was miles better than Riise (despite all paper reports saying he's our weakest link.)

As for Messi to Chelsea, it's never gonna happen

but would be nice to see Messi and Ronaldo in the same league.

serlex · 4 May 2008 at 13:18

rafa is amazing at transfers </scarsm>

Pigeon_Killer · 4 May 2008 at 13:22

serlex said:
rafa is amazing at transfers </scarsm>

Whereas you're amazing at spelling </scarsm>

Visionary · 4 May 2008 at 13:27

Pigeon_Killer said:
Whereas you're amazing at spelling </scarsm>

If he was a writer it would probably matter but he's not ,so it doesn't. Rafa, however, is a manager and so needs to be good at signing decent players.

Pigeon_Killer · 4 May 2008 at 13:36

Visionary said:
Rafa, however, is a manager and so needs to be good at signing decent players.

The majority of his signings have been pretty decent :confused:

Visionary · 4 May 2008 at 13:57

Pigeon_Killer said:
The majority of his signings have been pretty decent

I don't think so, he seems to sign a lot more duds than most. The main reason for my post was to show your personal attack was uncalled for.

Pigeon_Killer · 4 May 2008 at 13:58

Visionary said:
I don't think so, he seems to sign a lot more duds than most.

Care to name them all?

Edit: Should've put a smiley next to my comments about his spelling. Was only messing

Visionary · 4 May 2008 at 14:05

Pigeon_Killer said:
Care to name them all?

Nunez
Josemi
Pellegrino
Morientes
Zenden
Kromkamp
Bellamy
Palletta
Gonzalez
Aurelio
Pennant
Voronin
Kuyt

I know a few were free transfers but they were/are still a waste of wages.

Edit- I apologise as well then

, I didn't realise it was light-hearted. I still stand by my view of Benitez in the transfer market though, I think he's one of the best coaches around, but he can't seem to sign decent players.

BaZ87 · 4 May 2008 at 14:26

Visionary said:
Nunez - Part of the Owen deal (he wasn't wanted either) but sold for a profit
Josemi - Stop gap signing, £2m
Pellegrino - Free transfer to make up the numbers at cb
Morientes - Huge disappointment
Zenden - Free transfer that done a job
Kromkamp - Brought in as a swap for Josemi as it was the only way of getting rid of him, sold for a profit
Bellamy - Done a decent job and sold for a profit
Palletta - £2m youngster who didn't make it but effectively sold for a profit
Gonzalez - Didn't make it but ended up costing £2m and sold at a profit
Aurelio - Decent player when he's fit
Pennant - Done a job but ultimately not up to it
Voronin - Rubbish but free
Kuyt - Big disappointment but not as bad as some make out

Only Kuyt and Morientes have been failures that have had decent money spent on them. The only other 2 who've had any sort of money spent on them (Pennant and Bellamy) have done a job and if Pennant were to go, i'd imagine we'll get most if not all our £6m back. All the others haven't cost more than £2m and you're going to be hard pushed to find top 4 players for under £7-8m.

Any other player Rafa's spent more than £5m on have been successful; Crouch, Reina, Agger, Skrtel, Alonso, Babel, Mascherano, Torres and even Benayoun.