January Transfer Window 2010/2011 Season Rumours/Signings

Shamikebab · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:24

Adrianr said:
No, for the same reason City aren't. Spending lots of money doesn't guarantee you jack. I know United fans would like to shift the pressure from theirs to loose to Chelseas, but realistically you are still the favourites, and Chelseas new signings doesn't change that.

a midlevel club (no offence) desperately spending money and an already top level club signing one of the best strikers in the world are two very different things though. They both may take time to adjust but if Torres htis the ground running...we could be ******. If he helps them win both Chelsea-United games then suddenly the gap is not so large.

Tombstone · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:24

Just watching the details for the Luiz deal, cant help but think that Nemanja Matic sounds like a washing machine.

Danthus · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:25

Liverpool confirm a fee has been agreed with Chelsea for Torres and permission for Torres to talk to Chelsea has been given.

CliffyBiro · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:27

Liverpool confirm fee agreed for Torres.

BaZ87 · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:27

OldCoals said:
I though the wage bill as a percentage of turnover was taken into account too, if that is the case Chelsea can only be closer to the limit as of today.

There wages isn't so much of an issue as their massive losses. Not sure if you saw but Chelsea released their accounts today and it showed a £69m loss.

Jimbeam3678 · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:27

OldCoals said:
Liverpool confirm a fee has been agreed with Chelsea for Torres and permission for Torres to talk to Chelsea has been given.

That's pretty old news tbh

FiremanSam · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:28

BaZ87 said:
A guy on a dominos pizza bike just went into Spurs training ground. New signing or Harry's hungry?

I reckon Harry will be signing the fat Ronaldo.

BaZ87 · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:28

Hearing that Spurs made a last minute bid for Carroll but like Suarez, he told them where to go :cool:

matt0r · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:29

Tombstone said:
I'm not big on foreign club info, out of curiosity though, how many of those are owned by foreign owners?

athletico - Spanish board, I presume votes for pres a la barca and real
bayern - privately owned stock by the club and adidas
Internazionale - Moratti
Marseille - Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (She's russian)
Lokomotiv Moscow - i dunnouno
Galatasaray - Adnan Polat is the prez and turkish.

shadow_boxer · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:29

FiremanSam said:
I reckon Harry will be signing the fat Ronaldo.

That'd be awesome.

By the way, who thinks Mike Ashley has forced Andy Carroll's hand in this transfer?

Tombstone · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:30

matt0r said:
athletico - Spanish board, I presume votes for pres a la barca and real
bayern - privately owned stock by the club and adidas
Internazionale - Moratti
Marseille - Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (She's russian)
Lokomotiv Moscow - i dunnouno
Galatasaray - Adnan Polat is the prez and turkish.

Pretty much all "locally" owned then by the looks of it. Thanks.

Danthus · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:31

BaZ87 said:
There wages isn't so much of an issue as their massive losses. Not sure if you saw but Chelsea released their accounts today and it showed a £69m loss.

Got a link?

Don't the new rules also disallow big cash injections from the owners in order to wipe out debts?

stoke1863 · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:31

Eidur Gudjohnsen to fullham!

Tombstone · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:31

shadow_boxer said:
That'd be awesome.

By the way, who thinks Mike Ashley has forced Andy Carroll's hand in this transfer?

Surely if that was the case Carroll wouldnt have needed to put in an official transfer request?

Biz.Kid09 · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:31

I cant believe we still aren't signing anyone.

My main concern is that when we have to look to the bench to change a game, all we have is Jo and SWP. I'm not sure they can change their clothes, never mind a game.

Adrianr · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:31

Shamikebab said:
a midlevel club (no offence) desperately spending money and an already top level club signing one of the best strikers in the world are two very different things though. They both may take time to adjust but if Torres htis the ground running...we could be ******. If he helps them win both Chelsea-United games then suddenly the gap is not so large.

Doesn't change the fact that you're still the favourites. Doesn't matter how much Chelsea spend and on who, still new players fitting into a new team. Of course they're better off, but so much that they're suddenly favourites again whilst points behind you in 4th? No chance.

guyfawkes5 · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:32

Tombstone said:
Surely if that was the case Carroll wouldnt have needed to put in an official transfer request?

As mentioned, if Carroll didn't put in an official transfer request then Newcastle would have had to pay him more money if he was booted out the door.

Tombstone · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:33

Its a funny thing, when Alonso left and when Mascherano left , both times I felt the team was going to be worse for it. This time though, I am undecided, part of me actually thinks we will be better off this time. Guess I will have to wait and see how things are going after a few games.

syke · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:33

stoke1863 said:
Eidur Gudjohnsen to fullham!

Heard that rumour a few times...any reliable source?

Adrianr · 31 Jan 2011 at 19:33

Biz.Kid09 said:
I cant believe we still aren't signing anyone.

6 players out on loan this window haven't we? Bought Dzeko in. 6 out doesn't include Johnson lost to injury, Micah, Balo. That's quite a difference.

Sounds like we should be recalling some loans at very least, it's looking very thin on the ground.