** Official ** Summer 2010 Transfer Thread - Signings, Sightings and Rumor's in Here

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I didn't see it but if it's what I think it was then it potentially libellous so not allowed

I also deleted potentially libellous comments re the Man Utd captain recently
 
Yeah, bit weak to suggest that someone would try and censor something like that just because they support the team he plays for.
 
fez said:
Yeah, bit weak to suggest that someone would try and censor something like that just because they support the team he plays for.
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Correct, there is a whole thread having a dig at Liverpool, the first reply was from someone suggesting that the thread should be closed, my reply was the poster was entitled to his opinion

and I have deleted some posts that are potentially libellous in respect of the Liverpool captain, I also have deleted similar in respect of the Man Utd captain

unfortunately some people only see what they want to see which is a real shame :(
 
Rotty said:
Correct, there is a whole thread having a dig at Liverpool, the first reply was from someone suggesting that the thread should be closed, my reply was the poster was entitled to his opinion

and I have deleted some posts that are potentially libellous in respect of the Liverpool captain, I also have deleted similar in respect of the Man Utd captain

unfortunately some people only see what they want to see which is a real shame :(
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Yes it is.
Mabye we can draw a line under everything.
 
Reported in the press that 32 year old italian keeper Buffon says he wants a move to England.

Can anyone afford him or better still would anybody want him ? You have to agree his international pedigree and experience is second to none ;)

Gooners or Mancs interested you think ? he already turned down Man city saying they weren't a big enough club for him ;)
 
duc999 said:
Reported in the press that 32 year old italian keeper Buffon says he wants a move to England.

Can anyone afford him or better still would anybody want him ? You have to agree his international pedigree and experience is second to none ;)

Gooners or Mancs interested you think ? he already turned down Man city saying they weren't a big enough club for him ;)
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Cant believe he's still that young to be honest, for a keeper that's no age at all especially as we have VDS still proving he's one of the best at his age

I'd jump at the chance of signing him!
 
duc999 said:
Reported in the press that 32 year old italian keeper Buffon says he wants a move to England.

Can anyone afford him or better still would anybody want him ? You have to agree his international pedigree and experience is second to none ;)

Gooners or Mancs interested you think ? he already turned down Man city saying they weren't a big enough club for him ;)
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Wouldnt mind seeing him at Arsenal but i think Wenger has his eye on LLoris even though hes saying that he isnt for sale.

Surprised he turned down City...guess all that money that he could have had playing there hasnt swayed his opinion of City and yes they arent that big a club as well lol.
 
I originally saw the quote from Buffon mentioned he said that last summer - so could still be significant difference if City get the 4th CL place (history wise Buffon may still not be interested but you never know)
 
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I'd take Buffon for under 15m. Any more than that and we'd be better off putting the money elsewhere.
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Its not the transfer cost that will put off Utd, it will be the wages which seem to be sky high ( rumour has it , this will also not allow us to sign Joe Cole either, even if its an option)
 
On 1 February 2009, Given transferred to Manchester City for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £5.9 million

According to Wiki ;)
 
Get Buffon in and there's a much more solid chance of winning the league. Would be a step in the right direction. I think I read last week that 10 league goals for Arsenal this season were down to induvidual keeper errors. Take away 6 or 7 of those and that's got to count for 3 or 6 points.
 
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Given was an absolute steal (Im sure he wasnt after mega money either)

I doubt Arsenal can afford Buffon either (if wages rumour is true)
 
And this is why we don't want City attracting big names through CL Qualification.

Harry Redknapp has accused Manchester City of adopting bullying tactics in the transfer market, claiming that they forced him to drop his interest in Craig Bellamy in January last year.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager, who takes his team to Eastlands tomorrow for what amounts to a showdown for the final Champions League berth, said he wanted to sign Bellamy from West Ham United at the same time as taking Wilson Palacios from Wigan Athletic. According to Redknapp, however, City, who also wanted Bellamy, issued a threat that forced him to back off.

"They came in and said: 'If you don't drop out of Bellamy, we'll sign Palacios as well and you won't get either of them'," Redknapp said. "So we had no choice, really. They just said: 'We'll blow you out of the water.' Did they want Palacios? Not really, I don't think, no. They were half-interested. What can you do? It's difficult. You've got a difficult decision, haven't you? And then, obviously, the money that they offered Bellamy, we couldn't compete with anyway."

Redknapp was asked whether City's tactics had amounted to reasonable behaviour? "It's reasonable ... they can do it, can't they?" he said. "They've got the clout to do that; they can do it if they want somebody."

Redknapp predicted that City would sign another batch of star names this summer, regardless of whether they win the battle to enter Europe's elite competition. "People talk about players wanting Champions League football ... If you offer them £200,000 a week, I don't think they'll worry about the Champions League too much," he said. "They know they will get in the Champions League eventually. That is the difference in what they can do.

"With the players that people tell me they're trying to bring in over the summer, they're going to put a team together that could win the championship. They probably will win it. If you bring enough world-class players in, you're going to have a chance. If you can persuade a player to come to your club for football reasons, then you've still got a chance. If you talk about five grand a week [difference], it's possible. But when you talk about 20 grand a week more, it's very hard; 99.9% of players will go where the extra 20 grand is. It's natural, human nature. That's the problem."
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That sounds truly believable, especially when after they threatened them basically he says they offered more for Bellamy than they could match and way higher wages. Why would you threaten someone off, if Spurs offer was low and wouldn't be accepted compared to a much bigger City bid?

Considering Redknapps dealings and the trouble he's got clubs into with them, and the constant scrutiny of almost every deal he's involved in and how everyone, agent, owners, etc, are all investigated for dodgey dealings really he's the last one to talk. How many players has he managed to take from an old club to a new club, by seemingly unsettling, promising huge wages and getting them to ask for a transfer so he can get them easily, almost every time.

Seriously City offer 15mil, Spurs offer 10mil, West Ham accept the 15m offer, and then City threaten Spurs off just incase?

Redknapp, seriously, just everything out of his mouth is completely unbelievable. I can't imagine CIty threatening anyone, when they are clearly letting their money do their talking, why on earth do anything else?
 
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