Summer Transfer Window 2013/2014 aka Arsenal , we can afford folks and the mancs really want Fellani

fez · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:25

Rumours of another Baines bid from United soon. Hopefully we can sign him up asap and move onto the midfield. I can't see us getting Thiago still but I haven't heard about any other midfielders really linked with us other than a tenuous Strootman link.

If other teams around us strengthen as much as it looks like, we could be fighting to keep a CL spot without a few more players.

nemtizz · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:25

Cosimo said:
The paper is reporting that Chelsea/AC Milan are looking at a Torres/Stephan Al Shaarawy swap deal.

Could Milan be that foolish?

fez · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:31

nemtizz said:
Could Milan be that foolish?

There was talk of £42m + Torres for Cavani as well so I doubt Milan would do a straight swap with the two.

qotsa · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:53

nemtizz said:
Could Milan be that foolish?

Absolutely. Remember Barcelona thought Eto'o + 40m was a good deal for Ibrahimovic?

No1newts · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:04

Overpaid but Ibra is the better player, just didn't like not bring the biggest boy in town at Barca.

Tom84 · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:10

Reports say Strootman will still be a PSV player next season

Egon · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:14

Signing of the day confirmed.....

Dean Whitehead to Middlesbrough! He'll give our midfield some backbone at least.

DiCe! · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:21

Trusty said:
Tbh, the whole set up at Spurs is shaping up, Bale, Lennon and Villa up front....ooooph!!

I worry for Lennon with this signing. I like him a lot, a real spurs legend at a young age still. But where does he fit in? he is not like Bale, not at all.

Trusty · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:26

DiCe! said:
I worry for Lennon with this signing. I like him a lot, a real spurs legend at a young age still. But where does he fit in? he is not like Bale, not at all.

They are both wingers though, they have pace and are direct. Spurs missed Lennon's width when he was injured last season. He's got a huge role to play this season for Spurs i would have thought.

manic111 · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:37

Kolo Toure's our new number 4, which sounds worryingly like he's in the frame to start the season as first choice...

Mark1989 · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:41

Why would a number make you think that? If BR makes him our first choice to me thats just out right daft :confused:

manic111 · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:46

Mark1989 said:
Why would a number make you think that? If BR makes him our first choice to me thats just out right daft

Because generally (obviously not always) teams give numbers 1-11 to their first choices, unless the player requests something different.

DiCe! · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:49

Trusty said:
They are both wingers though, they have pace and are direct. Spurs missed Lennon's width when he was injured last season. He's got a huge role to play this season for Spurs i would have thought.

Completely agree that he is massive for us, but only when we play with wingers, he is a "get to the line and cross it" type of winger as where Bale has become a "omg how did he do that from another pitch in a different country" type, he will do any and everything, Lennon is slightly one dimensional. I think he would work much better in a 4-2-3-1 with Sandro and one of Dembele/Paul and the other push further up in line with Lennon and Bale and a striker a head of them.

DiCe! · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:50

manic111 said:
Because generally (obviously not always) teams give numbers 1-11 to their first choices, unless the player requests something different.

Clint Dempsey number 2, his boyhood number. Ledley King 26 his boyhood number, It means nothing most of the time.

manic111 · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:51

DiCe! said:
Completely agree that he is massive for us, but only when we play with wingers, he is a "get to the line and cross it" type of winger as where Bale has become a "omg how did he do that from another pitch in a different country" type, he will do any and everything, Lennon is slightly one dimensional. I think he would work much better in a 4-2-3-1 with Sandro and one of Dembele/Paul and the other push further up in line with Lennon and Bale and a striker a head of them.

I wonder if you'll play Dempsey - having him and Bale will offer you two players who can go wide or come inside and score goals. I agree that you missed Lennon's pace, but I get the impression that AvB likes players who can do have a bit more variety than Lennon.

manic111 · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:54

DiCe! said:
Clint Dempsey number 2, his boyhood number. Ledley King 26 his boyhood number, It means nothing most of the time.

As said, unless they request something different. Otherwise why are strikers almost invariably 9 or 10, keepers number 1, one of the full backs usually 2, a defender or holding mid 4, etc?

There are exceptions, and some players request certain numbers, but otherwise clubs will usually give 1-11 to their perceived first choice team at the start of the season.

DiCe! · 2 Jul 2013 at 14:56

manic111 said:
I wonder if you'll play Dempsey - having him and Bale will offer you two players who can go wide or come inside and score goals. I agree that you missed Lennon's pace, but I get the impression that AvB likes players who can do have a bit more variety than Lennon.

Saying that, AVB showed last year he is not another 'Arry. He will change formation and players to suit opposition. Which is brilliant. I remember 'Arry nearly killing Parker playing him all season long.

manic111 · 2 Jul 2013 at 15:06

DiCe! said:
Saying that, AVB showed last year he is not another 'Arry. He will change formation and players to suit opposition. Which is brilliant. I remember 'Arry nearly killing Parker playing him all season long.

Yeah that's true. Obviously I'm not saying that Lennon's surplus to requirements by any stretch.

Admiral Huddy · 2 Jul 2013 at 16:32

manic111 said:
He's arguably the best CM in the league at present!

Arguably.. I don't doubt his talent but he drifts out of the game and sometimes for long periods.

NokkonWud · 2 Jul 2013 at 18:29

Azza said:
Swansea are in talks with Liverpool to buy Shelves... :/

I know they've gone unused for quite a while at Liverpool, but given this is going to be their year, seems odd to sell their Shelves.

Tom84 said:
Reports say Strootman will still be a PSV player next season

Thank God for that.