January Transfer Window 2010/2011 Season Rumours/Signings

Weebull said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-admits-Bayern-Munich-didnt-try-sign-him.html

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...Harry-Redknapp-had-claimed-article569825.html


How and when would you have managed to outbid a deadline-day offer that wasn't even made known to you?
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so what the dailymail tells me is this. real didnt care who he went to. liverpool were interested, but VdV wanted spurs instead.

If liverpool were interested then, clearly, they had time to be interested and in which case so did we.


And this proves what? Everyone looks good on youtube.QUOTE]

i did search YT for weebull but nothing of note. any links? ill critique u out of 10 if u want.

You do know Manucho was woeful on loan to Hull, don't you? Maybe, just maybe, Ferguson saw he wasn't up to much in training, and decided to loan him out to see how he did. Lo and behold, he wasn't much cop, and he junked him.
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"On 21 December 2007, it was announced that Manucho had agreed to sign for English Premier League champions Manchester United. He joined the club in January 2008 on a three-year contract. Prior to the announcement, Manucho had been on a three-week trial with the Manchester club, during which he managed to impress United manager Sir Alex Ferguson enough to earn himself a contract."

ah right, so he looks really good. and then suddenly he what? just gives up and becomes terrible?

maybe he should have spotted this before paying the cash dont cha think?

I like that you've now moved on from criticising Ferguson for not signing everyone decent, to criticising him for not giving crap players a chance in the first team. Where are Dong and Manucho now?
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my issue is the inconsistency.

How many games did bellion get? at least 24 and he was utterly woeful.

Manucho? 1? 1 league game?

Dong - we made him waste 3 good years of his life playing in belgium being top scorer etc... we gave him next to no time and got rid.

VdV was proven to be great in various leagues, for his nation (holland) etc..
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Nickg said:
so what the dailymail tells me is this. real didnt care who he went to.
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Tell me where it says that. Please. Exactly.

I'm going to hold off on the rest of your nonsense just so you can address this specifically.

Please tell me exactly where that article states that Real Madrid were willing to sell VdV to anybody, because all I see is:

Bayern Munich = Supposedly offered a higher bid before deadline, apparently never happened.
Liverpool = "interest", at an unspecified price or time frame.
Tottenham = Did sign him. On deadline day.

I must be missing what you see. Is it a magic eye article?
 
Pinched from another forum:

Martin Jol: Well Dame [Comolli], things are looking up with squad, just a couple of players will have us kicking on. What we need--hell, crying out for--is a top drawer holding mid, someone who can break up play and keep us ticking over.

Dame: I bought Darren Bent. Very exciting English striker.

Martin Jol: I have strikers to spare, I need a holding midfielder.

Dame: Bent is a great talent. Young, English, re-sellable. Perfect.

Martin Jol: FFS.

Dame: By the way, we've finished redecorating your office. I know you said you just need a desk and a rolling chair, but we got you a recliner and a kick in the nuts. Very exciting.
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Weebull said:
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I haven't read your whole debate with Nick over VdV but a couple of points on Liverpool's 'interest' in him:

Purslow met with Real when we were playing Atletico in the Europa League last season and it was being widely reported that Real offered us VdV. And again this summer Hodgson admitted that he was offered the chance to sign VdV by his agent. I'd find it hard to believe that Liverpool were the only club he was offered to.
 
manic111 said:
Taken from the Beeb:
SELECTED COMOLLI SIGNINGS
Tom Huddlestone
Aaron Lennon
Jermaine Jenas
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Dimitar Berbatov
Didier Zakora
Gareth Bale
Jonathan Woodgate
Luka Modric
Heurelho Gomes
Grzegorz Rasiak
Mido
Ricardo Rocha
Darren Bent
Giovani dos Santos
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Vedran Corluka
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Someone hasn't done their homework properly, Huddlestone and Lennon were both Frank Arnesen signings.
 
BaZ87 said:
I haven't read your whole debate with Nick over VdV but a couple of points on Liverpool's 'interest' in him:

Purslow met with Real when we were playing Atletico in the Europa League last season and it was being widely reported that Real offered us VdV. And again this summer Hodgson admitted that he was offered the chance to sign VdV by his agent. I'd find it hard to believe that Liverpool were the only club he was offered to.
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yep, offered to all the minnows ;)



Thanks for clarifying about the youtube thing Nickg.
 
Weebull said:
Tell me where it says that. Please. Exactly.

I'm going to hold off on the rest of your nonsense just so you can address this specifically.

Please tell me exactly where that article states that Real Madrid were willing to sell VdV to anybody, because all I see is:


I must be missing what you see. Is it a magic eye article?
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where is the 'real will only sell to a non rival' statement then?

it isn't there. it's like you are making something up out of nothing. i am saying that the article doesnt back you up because it doesnt state that, 'real said "we wont sell him to a rival"'

therefore, surely then, the onus is on you to prove that Man Utd were refused a chance to speak to him to prove your point. that he was offered to liverpool and others doesnt help your case at all.

All im saying is this;

Fergie doesnt think we needed him. we missed him. he's tearing the league up. it was a mistake, can we all just admit it and walk away, instead of making things up?
 
Nickg said:
where is the 'real will only sell to a non rival' statement then?
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When did I ever say that?

Let's try taking this step-by-step, because you're clearly struggling with understanding the idea of there being more than one poster expressing more than one opinion on here:
StewartMG said:
I was under the impression VdV was offered to Tottenham rather than the other way round and that RM wouldn't have sold to a (perceived) european competitor?
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Nickg said:
well he was about to sign for bayern munich
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Weebull said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-admits-Bayern-Munich-didnt-try-sign-him.html
[link that proves there was no deal of the sort]
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Seems pretty easy to follow to me. One guy posted a rumour. You claimed it was nonsense based on a "fact". I pointed out that said "fact" wasn't true. Why am I wrong here?


you again said:
it isn't there. it's like you are making something up out of nothing.
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Hahahaha. You've:

a) Claimed that a daily mail article stated Real would sell to anybody, when it does nothing of the sort.
b) Claimed I said the article states the opposite, when I said no such thing.
c) Conveniently ignored the previous two points and now claim I should back up a view I never expressed.

And you accuse me of making stuff up? Priceless.
 
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I'd be ******* shocked if we hadn't been offered VdV multiple times over the years, possibly as part of the Ronaldo deal but almost certainly in the summers since. It seemed like he was being pimped out to everyone each summer (of course where that was coming from is another thing entirely)

This "not offering to European rivals" doesn't really add up to me, what about Sneijder?
 
Thursdays Transfer Gossip said:
BREAKING GOSSIP
Manchester City and Chelsea target Dani Alves is edging closer to a contract extension with Barcelona, according to representatives for the Brazilian right back. (0845 GMT)
Full story: imscouting.com

TRANSFER GOSSIP
The world's top clubs are queuing up for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona poised with £50m bids.
Full story: the Sun

Inter Milan will also make a move for the 21-year-old after he tormented them for the second time in a fortnight in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik claims that Manchester United scouts will watch him when he lines up against Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are lining up a £60m move for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney despite the 25-year-old recently signing a new five-year deal.
Full story: caughtoffside

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is interested in Santos' 18-year-old Brazilian forward Neymar.
Full story: caughtoffside

QPR and Sheffield United are leading the chase to sign £250,000 Port Vale goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson, who is 25.
Full story: Daily Star

Aston Villa are ready to rival Liverpool in a bid for Preston's £4m-rated defender Sean St Ledger.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham are watching French striker Nolan Roux and are considering making a cut-price £3m move.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sheffield United boss Gary Speed wants to sign Manchester United defender Ritchie De Laet on loan again after Blades captain Chris Morgan was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham are resigned to losing England defender Matthew Upson on a free transfer next summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe could make an earlier-than-expected return to action in the north London derby on 20 November after two months out with torn ankle ligaments.
Full story: the Sun

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has warned the club's new director of football strategy Damien Comolli that he has the final say on transfers and team selection.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton boss David Moyes is set to send striker Jose Baxter to S****horpe on loan to gain experience.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has insisted that the players at the club are still behind him after the club was rocked by bitter rows and splits in the dressing room.
Full story: the Sun

Aston Villa winger Ashley Young thinks it is only a matter of time before team-mate Marc Albrighton joins him in the England squad.
Full story: Daily Star

West Ham co-owner David Gold says that the club's position at bottom of the Premier League is making him depressed - but insists his ultimate aim is still to win the title with the Hammers.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Calls are growing for Joey Barton to be recalled to the England squad, but the Newcastle midfielder says he will not be waiting for the phone to ring.
Full story: Daily Express

Paris St Germain have terminated the contract of former Serbia and Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman after only two substitute appearances.
Full story: Daily Express

Former Chelsea boss Luis Felipe Scolari has claimed he was not allowed to do his job properly by the Blues hierarchy.
Full story: Daily Mirror

In the wake of Monday's 25-point deduction by the Scottish Football League for plunging into administration last month, Dundee defender Craig McKeown has admitted that he is terrified to buy a newspaper for fear of reading about the club lurching into yet another crisis.
Full story: Daily Record

AND FINALLY
Manchester United forward Bebe was advised to get a haircut from manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who was unimpressed with his dreadlocked look when he first arrived from Portugal.
Full story: Daily Mail

The Edenbridge Bonfire Society's annual parade and display on Saturday will have a 49ft figure of Wayne Rooney as its centrepiece.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham's rapidly rising star Gareth Bale hardly ever drinks. "I tried having a beer at the usual times, family celebrations and Christmas and that, but never liked the taste so I've left it alone," he said.
Full story: the Sun

Everton captain Phil Neville was the world's third most popular topic on social networking site Twitter on Wednesday night after users deluged the web with messages of worship, with people mentioning the 33-year-old more than even United States president Barack Obama or the country's mid-term elections.
Full story: the Sun
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Been linked with Arsenal for about 5 years. Tidy CM/DM who tackles pretty tough and has better distribution than Lucas/Poulson etc. Would be a great buy for you
 
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