Schmeichel was at the top of his game at 35 tho, and still had maybe 2/3 years or premiership quality keepin' in him, remember when he was 35 was teh year you did the Treble.
Imagine, Petr Cech is only 22 :lol:
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Schmeichel was at the top of his game at 35 tho, and still had maybe 2/3 years or premiership quality keepin' in him, remember when he was 35 was teh year you did the Treble.
Imagine, Petr Cech is only 22 :lol:
Kevin Phillips to Celtic, c£700,000.
Sounds reasonable, S'Ton clearing out and Phillips already having worked for Strachan.
Forssell (Chelsea) has been sold to Birmingham where he has spent the last 2 years on loan to (This years loan cut short because of an injury) for £3 mill.
Not sure if this is good or bad, Mourinho is either clearing out his strikers so he can offer big bucks for a world class Striker or just likes a smaller squad in which case i would have liked Forssell to stay at least for another season. Cause he hasn't really played for us for over 2 years.
Looks like Bellamy to Everton.
It's probably about the best he can get, I can't see man U, Arsenal or Chelsea being interested, obviously not newcastle Utd and I have herad nothing from Liverpool.
They also have the £6,000,000 and can afford the wages. So if he stays in the UK Everton has got to be the best bet.
Oh and champs league football, obviously.
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Why would Shaun Wright Phillips want to go to Newcastle :blink:
I suppose anywhere is better than City but he could take his pick. I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up at Arsenal eventually.
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But why would he go to Arsenal. I think he is more likely to follow in his da's footsteps.
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That must make him difficult to drug test :pinch:
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Robert has just gone to Bolton.
I doubt too many Newcastle fans will be too bothered because he isn't happy unless he's whinging about something or t'other. What might rankle, tho', is that his agent has said the move is for Laurent to fulfil his desire for European football next season :pinch:
Looks as if Scott Parker is going to Newcastle for £6.5million. If it pans out, he will be an excellent signing. With Keane and Scholes nearing the end of their respective careers, I'm surprised and disappointed that Man Utd didn't go in for him.
His face didn't seem to fit at Chelsea but I've always thought him a fantastic footballer.
Jackie MacNamara to Wolves on a 2 year contract.
Sad loss to us but best of luck to the chap.
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Yup he seems like a younger Mackalele, which is a great thing whoever he goes to they will be lucky.
Robert has gone to Pompy apparently now :ohmy:
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is off on a free transfer to Dutch outfit FC Pokey. He is believed to be taking substantial wage cut.
I bet it`s killed wenger to let him go. :(Quote:
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read today that some Birmingham fans signed an online petition against Birmigham signing Lee Bowyer, apparently Bowyer does not want to go where he is not wanted even though the club wants to sign him. :huh:
271 of them said that he quite frankly is not the right sort, on a moral level.Quote:
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The Manager and Exec are seriously pissed of apparently. They seem to think that his football prowess is the only factor. I personally feel that the fact he has form for jumping on people's heads, both on and off the field may have been what these fans objected to.
Should one disassociate a players ability from his character and accept him for his performance's alone. Mayhap another thread.
Michael Owen to Man U, an interesting new puntsphere rumour on Talksport today.
Which would almost certainly mean Van Nestlebar moving on.
Has anyone heard 'owt.
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I'd love Owen to come to Man Utd but I'm not so sure of wanting him if it has to be at the expense of RVN. Rooney playing behind those two would be awesome but the whole balance of the team would be thrown out. We'd need proper wing-backs and all sorts. The system wouldn't suit Ronaldo plus we'd need someone like Makelele/Carrick/Parker to hold it all together in the middle 'cos Keane isn't up to it and Scholes isn't that type of player. Plus we'd need an extra centre half :dry:
So, yeah ... Ruud would probably be on his way out if we signed Owen :(
Liverpool can't afford him and Chelsea said they're not interested. Arsenal would be Man Utd's main rivals for Owen's signature but I think he'd prefer it at Old Trafford, having bought a whole Cul-de-sac in Chester for his family to live in. The Hat-trick he scored for England recently probably made up Real's mind to sell him, imo. Increased his transfer value, like.
Birmingham (the city) is also more cosmopolitan that either Newcastle or Leeds so the racial element in Bowyer's off-field indiscretions probably played a part too.Quote:
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I think the fans were quite right in their views, I wouldn't want Bowyer at United (besides, he's not that good) -- however, 271 is not really that many :unsure:
I think they bought him for 6 and would be looking for 12, not bad profit for a "squad" player.
I also think that at this stage in his career, with a World Cup on the horizon, which may be his last (real(no pun intended)) one then a return to England is a good bet.
For my money it's Man U or Liverpool (cash aside). The unexpected chance in t'Champs League may just finance the deal (for the most part). It would certainly be a polpliar return for the scousers. Does any scouse git have a spin on this one.
I think they bought him for 9 and are looking to sell for 16 :ermm:
Sounds about right wrt World Cup and that, plus Madrid are looking to re-vamp after 2 barren seasons.
Scouse gits are losing a shedload by not travelling to see all their Japanian fans. I'd be thoroughly shocked if they could finance the deal. Stranger things have happened tho' - like hoping to sell Baros to buy Crouch (sorry to keep banging on about that but every time I see it on the screen, it makes me laugh).
Sorry, I got the figures from Mike Parry, who has many great attributes. Not talking pish is unfortunately not one of them.Quote:
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Anyhoo .... The point was more that it would make good business sense for them to sell the lad for a 6 / 7 profit. Particliarly if he is seeking a move to enhance his career, both domestic and international.
I'm going to put my neck out here, fuck that was sore.
I got my figures from The Sun :snooty:
Transfer fees are subjective anyway, they can expressed as including the player's wages and other xps - not forgetting the multi-talented Nunes who was part of the deal when Owen was transferred. I'm sure your mate was right but the likelyhood is that The Sun were on the money too.
Nah, my mate is renowned for making it up as he goes along. Just listen to his prog (The Game) with Paul Breen-Turner any afternoon and you'll know what I mean.Quote:
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2-2, mate.
Funny enough I was at t'wrastlin at SECC last night with No 3 son. Absolutely fan-tastic as ever. I managed to get away with the buying of 1 T-shirt, so only bumped for £20 as opposed to £54 at Newcastle.Quote:
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I must be getting toight in me old age.
According to teh BBC news and Football Manager 2005 ( :01: ) He cost 8 and bit millions, not sure what Real want. Remember that for winning the Champions League Liverpool have been given close to £30 million (It was about £27/£28 million if i remember right) So theres enough money there for a £15 million transfer for a decent striker (Baros is shit and im not sure about Ciise, he might just be a faster Baros with different hair every few minutes)
Im sure Real are gonna buy another striker this season, only problem with there squad is that its getting kinda old now, with Zidana (33 or so) Figo (32 or 33) Raul (30-something) Ronaldo (Who's about 28 but way past his best and doesn't even get a starting place for Brazil anymore. They need a real world class striker and maybe a few more midfielders. I heard they got teh new 'Pele' Robinho coming in soon, hes a player and a half. Watching some of the videos on his website and i've seen him play for Santo's a few times and he is undoubtably going to be the next Shevchenko/Ronaldo/Adriano/Ronaldinho. He has such skill on the ball, his technique is amazing and great pace. Best of all for Real he's 21 or so and ready to be snatched up for a bargin £6 mill or so. Right now he & Adriano (Inter Milan) right out for the second spot with Ronaldhino in teh Brazil team.
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Robinho is indeed a player :)
as for Liverpool, I actually think Baros does ok :unsure: , Cisse needs a run in the team to find out if he has it but so far I am not particularly convinced. Re: owen read somewhere that he said he would fancy going to Chelsea if he went back to Engurlund, suggesting that Real may use him as part of a deal along with cash for Lampard because as you say the Real squad is beginning to creak a bit.
Rumour re Celtic, re-iterating some of the previous stuff.
Derek Riordan (Hibs), Paul Hartley (Hearts) and Zander Diamond (Aberdeen) all "signed" for Celtic. However no announcement being made pending a quality signing. Otherwise the fans will think that we are just re-inforcing with "squad" players.
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Baro's does well at what he does, which is holding onto the ball and waiting for the midfield to get up teh pitch, he also draws alot of corners out of the defenders. But what he doesn't do is score.
As good of a player Owen is i can't see Lampard leaving.
Reguarding the Madrid squad i've been reading up and boy have them made some mistakes. £37 million 4 years ago for Figo, now they want to let him go for free. £47 million for Zidine, now he's worth little to nothing. Thats nearly £100 spent on 2 very old players, Zidine was 29/30 at the time of his transfer.
You have to realize with clubs like Real that profitability is not anywhere near as important a factor as it is for most others.
Think of Chelski, which to a large extent is a hobby for a seriously wealthy man. Real have been that type of club for years.
The difference with the likes of Man U is that the chap needs to make a profit from it, otherwise he will have lost a large part of his fortune. Unlike Chelski, where a few hundred million is not really that important.
True, however Chelsea have yet to buy a 30 year old player who had not been at his best for 2 years or £50 million. There largest buy was Drogba, a 24 year old Striker who had proven himself at national and french club level, agree'd not the best buy but a hell of a lot better than Zidane. If it is just a game for Real they should go out an buy some young up and coming talent.Quote:
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Why bother, when they can buy the finished article, in his prime.Quote:
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They don't only but galactacos (sp), they buy other players as well and bring their own talent thro'. However they buy the players which make them a cut above the rest and replace them when needed.
Drogba a better buy than Zidane :lol:
Honestly, he plays international football for the Ivory Coast and the French League is nothing compared to the Premiership. It has a few goodish teams is all.
Zidane won CL and La Liga trophies for Madrid, he was the difference between them and the opposition all the way thro' the respective tournaments. A magnificent player and a wonderful aquisition.
I know you meant value for money rather than a better player but you simply can't put a price on the trophies Zidane has helped Madrid win. I truly believe if he'd gone to Milan or Barca then Madrid wouldn't have a) won so much b) attracted so many quality players.
Zidane is past his best now but is still a wonderful footballer, better than anything at Chelsea. At his peak, when Madrid bought him, he was peerless. Drogba is ... rubbish.
Like I said, Real don't look for value for money. They look for the best, so they can win stuff.
Yup, I quite agree. Tho' their strategy of not bothering to buy any defensive type defenders has caught up with them recently. It was good to see Barca win La Liga this year, not exactly sure why but I've always enjoyed watching them play more than watching Madrid.Quote:
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I too was supporting the Barca campaign.
For the rather pathetic reasons that Hendrick had joined them and that No2 and I had visited the Camp Nou, in an almost pilgrimesque fashion. I believe I posted phoaties.