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It's alright for you, lots of transfer news and progress!
Summer Transfer Window 2013/2014 aka Arsenal , we can afford folks and the mancs really want Fellani
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It's alright for you, lots of transfer news and progress!
If you already haven't, try to find the transcript of the interview (I can't find the link). He says nothing of much interest in the interview he gave. He was asked if he was aware of the Arsenal bid and also whether it was a surprise given what has gone on over here (or words to that effect) - to which he said he was aware and that it's good to be valued for what he does on the pitch.
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Transfer window doesn't mean crap, Arsenals first preseason game is Sunday. We can, well we could already have signed up 5 players who could all have been training with the team, getting comfortable with the area, where they live, finding schools, learning the language hanging out with players outside of training and simply getting fit for the season to come. Or you can do the usual for Arsenal which is buy someone useless early on then panic buy the wrong players with 38 minutes left of the window to go who then end up having little preseason, not gelling with the team and in general being no where near their peak.
Signing as early as possible both improves the chances of a player being at their best all season, having a good season, being happy in the country and giving the rest of the squad a preseason boost in confidence.
So yeah, not signing players early and getting the team sorted before preseason is a huge disadvantage. Hell what happens if you practice system A all preseason, then you buy a "game changing" player that is so good you'll alter your system to fit them in... surely you can see that having a first team player in early and sorted to spend preseason getting used to a new player is easily the best way to do business.
Very rarely do transfers get sorted out quickly enough to begin preseason with the new clubs.
Liverpool have done well for the most part, but havent really signed any 'big' players that would take time at the negotiating table.
Sky reporting that Thiago will begin pre season with Barca.
Well no ****, just because he is considering leaving doesn't mean he is going to sit on his backside does it. Such lazy journalism at times.
I cant wait to go on holiday and come back in time for the charity shield, hopefully there will be done deals then!
Liverpool have done well for the most part, but havent really signed any 'big' players that would take time at the negotiating table.
Sky reporting that Thiago will begin pre season with Barca.
Well no ****, just because he is considering leaving doesn't mean he is going to sit on his backside does it. Such lazy journalism at times.
I cant wait to go on holiday and come back in time for the charity shield, hopefully there will be done deals then!
Some big money got placed on him moving to Newcastle and his odds were slashed.
It won't happen, his wage demands are too high. It's clear he's more about the money than the football...
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Regarding Suarez, I personally have run out of patience with him. I would like to see him leave and us use the money to strengthen with a couple of players with the money. The whole farce is becoming tiresome and if he doesnt go I can foresee him being a quite divisive figure in the club and do more harm than good, get shot of him I say and buy a couple of 20-25m players with the cash.
Bum bum bummm, Wanyama to saints is back on apparently.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...record-12-5m-deal-Celtics-Victor-Wanyama.html
Hot gossip is we've given Celtic a little more money and his agents have "taken the hint" about screwing clubs for a couple of million for sitting in on the meeting. Quite excited about this one, though still waiting on the striker front.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...record-12-5m-deal-Celtics-Victor-Wanyama.html
Hot gossip is we've given Celtic a little more money and his agents have "taken the hint" about screwing clubs for a couple of million for sitting in on the meeting. Quite excited about this one, though still waiting on the striker front.
Fully agree
All those 20-25m players who clearly want to come play for us...
Don't get me wrong, I want to see the back of Suarez, but if there is a player available for that money who is worth it, other clubs will be in for him, and otherwise we'll just be spaffing 25m in another Carroll scenario.
Well doesnt necessarily have to be players of that price, my point was that I would rather us sell him and use the money to buy a few players......like Keisuke Honda maybe
Gazzetta dello Sport saying Giaccherini close to signing for Sunderland from Juve
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercat...-passo-sunderland-8-milioni-20749062252.shtml
http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercat...-passo-sunderland-8-milioni-20749062252.shtml
Mhktaryan (whatever) wanted to sign for us by all accounts, we just couldn't get past the 3rd party ownership issues.
We won't see another Carroll situation, we have a transfer commitee in place with a list of pre-determined targets and a cileing limit of how much we will pay on each one.
(sorry, lack of transfer news is making me bored)
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All accounts apart from the one which mattered, which was where he ended up. Anyway, even he'd have been a bit of a gamble.
The only players we'll get at that price tag are ones which are gambles. If there's anyone who's available at that price (for instance Thiago...) who is likely to be a success, we will probably not get them as CL clubs will come in for them instead.
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