The Winter Transfer Thread (Sponsored by Neymars Tax Bill)

[Magic]

Is that Bolton conceding defeat then? Them and Wigan languishing in league one will be bonkers.

Why? Where they belong.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wigan yes, but Bolton have only ever spent a handful of seasons in the third tier.

[Yevrah]

Much in the same way as Portsmouth, were you a Wigan fan you'd take that cup win even if you knew it was going to be followed by 20 years outside the top flight, no?

[Sam]

Wigan and Bolton are nothing clubs, better off in the third tier and below.

[CJay]

Much in the same way as Portsmouth, were you a Wigan fan you'd take that cup win even if you knew it was going to be followed by 20 years outside the top flight, no?

For sure. The memory of winning one major cup in your entire lifetime supporting a team is better than memories of finishing 17th in the Premier League every season.

[Reg]

Statements like that don't make much sense. Wigan were "something" enough to stay in the PL for years. Southampton (I know they're a bigger club) were in League 1 not long ago, and now they're chasing Europe. Getting to the top league is how you become a bigger club.

[Weaver]

Dame N'Doye is expected on Wearside for a medical ahead proposed loan move to Sunderland from Trabzonspor until end of season, Sky sources understand.

The former Hull City striker joined Trabzonspor for £2.2million last summer but he has failed to score since arriving in Turkey.

Could be a good signing, helped give Hull a chance last year for sure.

[Samadini]

Swansea had a £14m bid for Gabbiadini rejected, so our transfer committee have decided to come in and bid £13m.

It got rejected.

[Bob Sacamano]

Watching Verona/Palermo (betting purposes) and we've got Toni & Gilardino leading each respective strike force :drool:

[phonics]

Who are these Directors of Football that think buying from the Italian league is going to help? It's an absolute shit show over there and the most successful ever Italian signing is still probably Benito bloody Carbone.

[SincereTheRebel]

Who are these Directors of Football that think buying from the Italian league is going to help? It's an absolute shit show over there and the most successful ever Italian signing is still probably Benito bloody Carbone.

A$ap Balotelli assisted aguero while on his back for that goal. Just off that play alone. He is the best italian to ever play in the premier league.

[Bob Sacamano]

Zola, Di Canio............?

[Samadini]

Pistone :cool:

[Manc]

Kiko Macheda.

[Offshore Toon]

Massimo Maccarone.

[Lee]

Andrea Silenzi.

[simon]

The correct answer is of course, Sam Dalla Bona.

[John Arne]

Dossena.

[Giggles]

Well from Sama down, that's Phonics proven correct then.

[Manc]

Dossena.

Still remember "that lob". Where is he languishing now?

[Giggles]

Still remember "that lob". Where is he languishing now?

Swiss 2nd division according to Wiki. Never knew he had a stint at Orient either.

[Manc]

Decent left peg, but the chap obviously was too fond of the pizza.

[John Arne]

https://youtu.be/rW_AMWdcL8c?t=3m28s

[John Arne]

Oh, apparently putting a start time stops it from embedding.

[Weaver]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYXwtNHWEAAslJS.jpg

Afobe to Bournemouth is done. Officially undisclosed, but apparently £12m.

[SincereTheRebel]

Sad times. Wolves are doomed.

[Weaver]

It's happening:


Newcastle have made their move for Swansea Jonjo Shelvey, with talks underway over a winter-window transfer, Sky sources understand.

Sky Sports News HQ reported last week that Steve McClaren's side were very interested in signing the 23-year-old England international.

Sources understand that discussions are under way between the clubs and a formal bid could be lodged this week, with several English newspapers previously reporting that the player could cost Newcastle around £10m.

[Reg]

Very good player I think, 10m sounds a bargain.

Although I heard today he looked like he didn't give a crap.

[Raoul Duke]

Probably because he's leaving and didn't want to get injured.

[Waffdon]

He'd be a very good signing - Newcastle's centre midfield is awful. Him, Berahino and a centre half wouldn't be a bad window.

[Manc]

That personal chef he hired is bang out of luck.

[Offshore Toon]

I'd be very happy with that. If we could get Tioté playing well regularly they'd make a great duo sitting deep and letting the front four go wild.

[Samadini]

I do miss an in form Tiote. At his best he really was immense. RIP :(

All over the Shelvey move if it happens though.

[Samadini]

Saivet can fuck off though. Stop buying twats from Ligue 1.

Is what I would be saying, if we had a single semi-decent winger at the club.

[Raoul Duke]

Obertan :drool:

[Samadini]

It's actually a shame his legs turned out to be made of tracing paper, as he actually played relatively not awful in his last few spells of 3 games before dying.

[Raoul Duke]

I still remember that beast of a cross over to Wilnajdun (sp?) against Arsenal (I think).

[Offshore Toon]

Southampton.

[Samadini]

Was against Southampton, the whole move was glorious. He had another good game once a few years ago against Stoke, Dembababa and Peanut ran riot.

I think he's great.

[Offshore Toon]

He's close to becoming a cult hero.

[Samadini]

He's what Frabrice Pancrate wished he could have been.

[Raoul Duke]

If he wasn't crippled all the time he could be a Shola/Ketsbaia hybrid.

[Samadini]

Still a way off Le Sib though :drool:

[Weaver]

Saivet can fuck off though. Stop buying twats from Ligue 1.

Is what I would be saying, if we had a single semi-decent winger at the club.

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[Samadini]

Fantastic.

[SincereTheRebel]

Respect to saviet and his agent. At 25 years old Newcastle have given him a five and a half year contract.

[Offshore Toon]

Hes a bit of a deep lying playmaker these days apparently. Where's Gil?

[niko_cee]

Saivet was a proper FM wonderkid back in the day wasn't he?

By which I guess I mean 9 or 10 years ago.

:sick:

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, he was a must have from when he was 15.

[Samadini]

My old Bordeaux supporting housemate from back in the Middlesbrough days must be seething, Gouffran, Obertan and now Saivet all absolutely donning it at Newcastle.

I know Saivet now plays in the middle for Bordeaux, but you've still got to lol, we've got players who have spent most of their career in the middle now playing out wide and we've just signed someone who's spent most of his career out wide to play in the middle :drool:

[CJay]

Is there something particular about Newcastle's insistence on signing French / French-speaking players? Doesn't seem to have served them particularly well these last few years.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They're cheaper. I'm pretty sure they recruit exclusively from France, Belgium and Holland.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The last time they bought a player, for money, from a league better than France, was in January 2012 when they bought Papiss Cissé from Freiburg. All transfers since then have been from France or Holland, and any within England have exclusively been from lower league other than Jack Colback on a free. Even their sole venture into Spain was from the second tier.

[Samadini]

Graham Carr is some kind of fucking It Girl round those parts, properly in there with all the agents.

Will film myself having a wank if we sign Shelvey.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Graham Carr is some kind of fucking It Girl round those parts, properly in there with all the agents.

Will film myself having a wank if we sign Shelvey.

Yeah but he'll have been ordered to do so by the bosses because those are 'value' leagues to buy from, full of young players who have had good coaching all their lives but without the sugar daddies around to push their value up. The worst value leagues to buy from are the likes of Turkey and Russia, which are the opposite of that.

It's just football club as trainers shop.

[Samadini]

No doubt. Ashley is a wanker.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Porto and Benfica have got that model sorted, by the way. Free access to as many South Americans as they want on the cheap (supply chain), a shit league for them to smash (product development), guaranteed Champions League football every year (shop window), and then a selection of mug leagues in both western and eastern Europe to sell to for profit (chav customers).

There's no chance of any of the above going wrong ever, either. Newcastle think they can do the same but all they have is the supply chain. Every other piece of the attempted jigsaw is missing.

So many of their fans still seem to believe that they're even attempting to win, which is odd. I genuinely think Ashley would rather come 12th than 6th.

[Samadini]

I think you're wrong with your last point, everyone knows his goal with the club is to do as little as possible to stay in the league and snort the TV money. It's been protested against for years now, but what can you do.

[Samadini]

£8m bid for Tiote apparently. Fucking hell.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ENX3aHlqU

[John]

They don't even really have the supply chain, since that relies on the players who come in doing enough to become saleable assets. It was only about four years ago people were raving about the Newcastle scouting system and their four deep lists of cover signings for anyone who left. Was that just the result of a bit of a scouting purple patch?

[Samadini]

The scouting of the players still seems on point, the better players just wouldn't touch the club now, especially after seeing Yanga M'biwa, Ben Arfa, Cabella and now Thauvin just wasting their time at the club, so we're now going super budget and ending up with twats like Riviere.

They're still putting in bids for the likes of Batshuayi and Lacazette though, which is pretty fucking fanciful at this point.

[Chrissy]

Yeah but he'll have been ordered to do so by the bosses because those are 'value' leagues to buy from, full of young players who have had good coaching all their lives but without the sugar daddies around to push their value up. The worst value leagues to buy from are the likes of Turkey and Russia, which are the opposite of that.

It's just football club as trainers shop.

Sums it up perfectly. He is by all accounts a cunt of an owner but very very rich because of it.

[Waffdon]

Lewis Grabban for £7m? :|

Jesus

[John]

If Norwich hadn't signed him from Bournemouth for half that it would be a decent deal.

[Josh]

Looks like Shelvey to Newcastle is pretty much done.

[Samadini]

I can't imagine it has anything to do with Carr, so Schteve being on the board must have had an effect. If he somehow brings Carroll back I'm posting my video.

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[Chrissy]

Will film myself having a wank if we sign Shelvey.

We don't have to see this. You can just film it for yourself dude.

[Samadini]

It's for my own analysis for now.

[Weaver]

There's quite a bit on Sky Sports about Andros Townsend 'wanting' to join us as well, although that's in reference to possibly joining West Brom in exchange for Berahino. If Townsend wants to go to the Euros this summer, he's going to have to move, so it'd make sense.

Saivet, Shelvey, Wijnaldum; Sissoko, Townsend, Austin :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Looking like going down means at least a hint of desperation it seems.

[Samadini]

The year we went down it was Lovenkrands for free, then very last minute deals for Nolan and Ryan Taylor, which was more about getting rid of N'Zogbia. Don't think even he can handle the gamble of losing out on next season's TV money.

[Manc]

Liverpool supposedly bringing in Caulker on loan which would be great news if he could pretend to be a footballer.

Any defender will do at this point.

[phonics]

Liverpool Football Club PLC or whatever have TRADEMARKED 'The Normal One'

Football is so shit these days.

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Liverpool Football Club PLC or whatever have TRADEMARKED 'The Normal One'

Football is so shit these days.

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It's not just football, a player in the NFL is attempting to trademark 'You like that' after screaming it a couple of times to reporters.

[Lewis]

Did Bareth Gale ever release those heart celebration jewelry pieces he has the rights to?

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[Jimmy Floyd]

*jewellery.

I'm more concerned that Jürgen Klopp thinks he's normal.

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[Jimmy Floyd]

I love Jurgen, just for the right reasons (he provides top entertainment). Liverpool fans think he's something he isn't.

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[John Arne]

I love Jurgen, just for the right reasons (he provides top entertainment). Liverpool fans think he's something he isn't.

What exactly do we Liverpool fans think he is?

[Magic]

Sorry have Cess actually signed a Championship defender on loan? :sick:

[Charlie]

Klopp makes Liverpool likeable, which is the result of something far greater than normality.

[Charlie]

Bolton look set to sell our best players, including our best ever 2 academy graduates, which is something that will totally destroy football for me. Vela looks set to go to Cardiff for a cut price 500k, whilst Clough will be off somewhere for apparently 3m, which actually means 1.5m.

If both stay fit, they would make decent prem players at the very least.

[John Arne]

I don't get the big problem with the Caulker signing. A decent young English defender who spent the first half of the season at Southampton and played over 30+ Premier League games last season... on loan for 6 months. I'd rather that then splunking $8m on some Slovenia randomer. He could be gash, but he is better than us playing Lucas Leiva at the back.

[John Arne]

Bolton look set to sell our best players, including our best ever 2 academy graduates, which is something that will totally destroy football for me. Vela looks set to go to Cardiff for a cut price 500k, whilst Clough will be off somewhere for apparently 3m, which actually means 1.5m.

If both stay fit, they would make decent prem players at the very least.

Is Zach Clough as good as FM paint him to be?

[CJay]

In my eyes he's no better than giving our youngsters a go, despite me not knowing who said youngsters are.

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[Manc]

Ilori must be a bomb scare.

[Magic]

IMO clubs in a higher division should not be allowed to loan players from lower divisions.

[John Arne]

In my eyes he's no better than giving our youngsters a go, despite me not knowing who said youngsters are.

I think centre-back is a position where we are struggling in the youth teams, too. Ilori looks a bit lost at the higher level, and Lloyd Jones apparently can't have his loan at Swindown cancelled. Joe Maguire is just no where near good enough,

[Giggles]

Klopp makes Liverpool likeable, which is the result of something far greater than normality.

Liverpool make Klopp unlikeable.

[Waffdon]

Liverpool make Klopp unlikeable.

So true.

[Offshore Toon]

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[Samadini]

:cool:

Remeber when Ashley said that the only reason Sportsdirect.com was plastered all over the stadium was just to show what potential sponsors could have? About 5 years ago :harold:

[Magic]

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Looks like Foe.

[Offshore Toon]

:cool:

Remeber when Ashley said that the only reason Sportsdirect.com was plastered all over the stadium was just to show what potential sponsors could have? About 5 years ago :harold:
He really is such a cunt.

Although Shelvey is apparently rather inconsistent, hopefully he'll start off well to try and piss of Swansea even further. Imagine if we go down after spending £70m this year.

[Disco]

Is he taking money out of the club in any significant way?

[John Arne]

Is he taking money out of the club in any significant way?

Happy to be corrected, but I believe he hasn't taken a cent out of the club - he does however charge Sports Direct a very small fee for the massive advertising. And he hired Dennis Wise.

[Gray Fox]

That Shelvey deal has just gained Liverpool £3.5m. Not bad for doing fuck all.

[Raoul Duke]

One tenth of an Andy Carroll :drool:

[Andrew]

Shelvey going to Newcastle netted Liverpool 500k.

Not the reported 3+mill.

If I'm honest glad to see him go, bags of skill but the lad is clearly troubled.

When we signed him for 5m aged 22 he came with a reputation of costly mistakes and a bad attitude most where underwhelmed with his signing.

Fast forward 3 years Newcastle sign him for 12m he still has the same troubles as above but also out of form, now the media and Newcastle fans think he's a good signing?

[Magic]

Think they're just clutching at straws. Let's be honest you're right, the last thing they need is a hot/cold, lazy, bad attitude cunt.

[Samadini]

Way to focus on the negatives.

Newcastle's midfield two have been awful, it's more a case of it being a round peg for a round hole. He will offer something that none of Colback, Anita or Tiote can and is clearly a cut above them, even if he has his issues. If he wasn't some bad attitude, inconsistent cunt then he would be signing for a much better club. It's a good signing by our standards.

[Magic]

The tide turning when he gets sent off and banned for 3 games on his debut. :drool:

[Samadini]

Doesn't seem to have done Mitrovic any harm.

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[Adamski]

Shelvey going to Newcastle netted Liverpool 500k.

Not the reported 3+mill.

If I'm honest glad to see him go, bags of skill but the lad is clearly troubled.

When we signed him for 5m aged 22 he came with a reputation of costly mistakes and a bad attitude most where underwhelmed with his signing.

Fast forward 3 years Newcastle sign him for 12m he still has the same troubles as above but also out of form, now the media and Newcastle fans think he's a good signing?

He's only 23 now. He played really well last year and now has 6 England caps. Decent price.

Swansea being shit this year probably makes him look worse than he is. He improves Newcastle so it looks a decent signing for the price.

[niko_cee]

I thought Caulker was a decent player (or would have been a decent signing) back when he was at Cardiff (Medel too). Seems things haven't worked out since then though, so who knows. Hopefully he can make it through more than 50 minutes before being fucked, unlike young Tiago. Shame they couldn't recall Wisdom.

[Reg]

Seen the talk about Calleri, Niko? He's a forward from Boca, we've bid £7m according to HITC Sport, but not sure how credible they are (anyone?).

[Jimmy Floyd]

We've also been linked with him, which I assumed was because Papy Djilobodji needs a soulmate.

[Reg]

Yeah I actually thought I'd read on here that you'd signed him last window.

[ScousePig]

Shelvey going to Newcastle netted Liverpool 500k.

Not the reported 3+mill.

If I'm honest glad to see him go, bags of skill but the lad is clearly troubled.

When we signed him for 5m aged 22 he came with a reputation of costly mistakes and a bad attitude most where underwhelmed with his signing.

Fast forward 3 years Newcastle sign him for 12m he still has the same troubles as above but also out of form, now the media and Newcastle fans think he's a good signing?

He's replacing Colback. It's a great signing.

[Bob Sacamano]

We've signed Willie Mckay's twin 19 year old boys from Donny.

I'm sure it's all above board and that :rosebud:

[Charlie]

Is Zach Clough as good as FM paint him to be?

Without a doubt. He's easily in the top bracket of Championship players and hasn't even played a full season yet. His touch and ball control are brilliant, and he has an eye for goal. If he isn't a future Premiership striker I will be really surprised.

[niko_cee]

Strikers straight out of the Argentinian league are always shit, aren't they?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Anyone good moves to Europe in their teens. It might sound unlikely but Brighton might actually be a better side than Boca Juniors, recent slump aside.

[phonics]

El Emeny confirmed.

[Davgooner]

First up, Stoke away. All the best.

[Samadini]

We're trying to get rid of Thauvin already :harold: Makes room for the Townsend signing.

We're also now bookies favourites to sign Berahino, surely the only way he ends up at Newcastle is if Spurs don't want him anymore. The backup plan is Remy on loan again, the guy has turned us down on 3 separate occasions, yet we both turn to each other in desperate times of need, what a filthy relationship.

[John Arne]

El Emeny confirmed.

Elneny.

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I still can't spell Shezknee so we'll see about that.

[Jeet]

Elneny.

Denilson

[Magic]

Shite. Apparently we've accepted £4m for Byram from Everton.

:(

[Weaver]

Sunderland have approached Swansea in an attempt to sign striker Andre Ayew, according to Sky sources.

However, it is our understanding that the Swans are keen to keep hold of the Ghana international, who only moved to the Liberty Stadium from Marseille in June.

Can't see that happening, but it sounds good.

Other than that, LA Galaxy 'moved' for Joleon Lescott on Wednesday, Cheick Tioté is travelling to China to speak to Shenhua and Watford have activated Nordin Amrabat's release clause of £6m at Malaga.

[randomlegend]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35323127

[Lewis]

Shite. Apparently we've accepted £4m for Byram from Everton.

:(

On the other hand, Mick McCarthy called Steve Evans fat, so lol.

[CJay]

Why are Everton signing Byram? Isn't he a right back?

[Waffdon]

Why are Everton signing Byram? Isn't he a right back?

Coleman is injury prone and it stops them from playing Stones there. Plus, £4m is dirt cheap so why not?

[Jimmy Floyd]

And he plays further forward these days.

If I could be granted one football-related wish it would be to see Mick McCarthy attempt to manage a big club, preferably Chelsea.

[simon]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35323127

I reckon that could rival Jimmy's mate, Djilobodji.

[Sam]

It'd be comedy. 4-4-2, target men and plenty of graft. I'd imagine he'd be kicking lumps out of Hazard at half time for not getting to the corner flag and hammering it to the box.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Smelling a rat, I went to have a little look around the wiki page of Central Coast Mariners, and who should pop up as 'Executive Vice-Chairman' but Harry's old mate himself, Peter Storrie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Storrie

Doesn't really explain the move though. Doesn't have a resale value, doesn't help FFP, doesn't fulfil any homegrown quotas... the last possible explanation is that he is actually really good.

[Toby]

Pellegrini probably asked some clueless executive to sign Martin Caceres.

[Greg]

He's shite. Manchester City own the A-League club Melbourne City FC. Under A-league rules Caceres wouldn't have been able to transfer from the Mariners to Melbourne without being released from his contract first.

I'd be surprised if he'd get a game even at Championship level, let alone for City.

[Weaver]

Charlie Austin to Southampton - already agreed terms and passed the medical, according to Sky.

£4m.

[Max Power]

Still firmly convinced that Austin is shit. Interesting to see how he gets on in a better team.

[Raoul Duke]

For £4m that's a pretty solid deal. He's showed enough about him to be worth a punt at that price.

[Manc]

Pelle, Long, Rodriguez. Will he even play?

[Giggles]

Isn't Long going to Liverpool/Tottenham?

[John]

There was talk of him going for quadruple that when he hit that patch of mental form last season, I'm sure.

[Reg]

Yep, even £20m was mentioned I think.

His contact was up in the summer but that's still a real bargain. Wouldn't be surprised to see him made first choice soon enough.

[Andy]

Pelle, Long, Rodriguez. Will he even play?

Think we've signed Austin as a Mane replacement, Mane will be off in the summer so makes sense to get Austin in now and let him bed in.

Pelle has been linked with Juve but I think we will keep hold of him.

Rodriguez is injured again, we can't really rely on him.

We have a really good set of forwards now, hopefully Austin is the final piece in the jigsaw, we've lacked a poacher.

[Andy]

There was talk of him going for quadruple that when he hit that patch of mental form last season, I'm sure.

They turned down 12m from Leicester in the summer because they thought they'd get 15m. Crazy.

[Magic]

Byram announced later today. He'll be great played in his proper role with premier league coaching. :(

[Giggles]

Think we've signed Austin as a Mane replacement, Mane will be off in the summer so makes sense to get Austin in now and let him bed in.

Pelle has been linked with Juve but I think we will keep hold of him.

Rodriguez is injured again, we can't really rely on him.

We have a really good set of forwards now, hopefully Austin is the final piece in the jigsaw, we've lacked a poacher.

Is Long definitely off?

[Weaver]

Southampton paid £12m for Long from Hull, so I don't think they'll sell until any bids are higher than that. I'm not sure he's worth £15m.

Sky are reporting that Steven Naismith will have a medical at Norwich today. £8.5m deal.

[Giggles]

Southampton paid £12m for Long from Hull, so I don't think they'll sell until any bids are higher than that. I'm not sure he's worth £15m.

Sky are reporting that Steven Naismith will have a medical at Norwich today. £8.5m deal.

He's not worth any more than around 8 or 9m but I'd just like to see him gone for the upcoming summer and the next qualifying. Liverpool preferably as he'd have the best chance of maybe playing barring going to Spurs and Kane getting injured.

[Samadini]

More like Swansea.

[John]

Nathan Oduwa has had his loan terminated so he's off back to Spurs, with Michael O'Halloran and Toumani Diagouraga expected to sign before the end of the week.

O'Halloran is a stupidly quick little nobody who we wouldn't be signing had he not fucked us to death with his pace earlier in the season. I haven't seen much of Toumani Diagouraga, but I haven't been too impressed with what I have seen. Overall, not great on paper but hopefully Warburton will get them playing above themselves.

Oduwa is talented, and when he was right at it nobody at this level could even come close to living with him, but too often he'd opt out of the game completely, occasionally even when in possession of the ball, and there can be no allowance for that sort of rubbish.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I have a mate who is a Brentford fan and he says Diagouraga is like a proto Makelele, breaking up play and playing the simple pass.

[John]

If that's the case. :drool:

I've seen him maybe four times and he's looked like a bit of a plodder, but given the small sample size I could easily have caught him on nothing but off days.

[Giggles]

More like Swansea.

Better again, especially if the stories about them shifting Gomis are true.

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Should have signed him a decade ago :moop:

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And then I find this bloke and think we should never have signed him


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvHtS9avbO4

edit: Just realised this is the transfer thread. Whoops.

[Magic]

Byram and Everton seems to have stalled...? West Ham now in talks?

[Byron]

That would be handy, since Jenkinson is on loan if he goes back to Arsenal we'd end up having to drag O'Brien out of whatever closet we've locked him in.

[Manc]

Shane Long. Consider my knickers wet.

[Magic]

Danny Graham? Consider my knickers Atacama'd.

[Bob Sacamano]

Guidolin at Swansea seems a little bit Pepe Mel.

[Weaver]

Byram and Everton seems to have stalled...? West Ham now in talks?

Sky are reporting that he's turned Everton down and won't be joining them.

[Manc]

Probably has Coleman in his fantasy team.

[Bam]

Looks like Byram will sign for us today. Magic, whats he like, haven't you lot been playing more like a winger? Is he any good as an attacking full back?

[Bam]

That would be handy, since Jenkinson is on loan if he goes back to Arsenal we'd end up having to drag O'Brien out of whatever closet we've locked him in.

I think we will probably send Jenks back now to free up some wages for a forward. I've heard a ridiculous rumour about Tevez.

If true :drool:

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[Weaver]

Reading, having sold Nick Blackman to Derby this week, are going after Conor Washington as his replacement.

Washington's off to QPR to replace Charlie Austin, according to Sky. £3.5m upfront with addons. Due for a medical this morning.

Good striker but I can't see him being quite as prolific in the Championship.

[Samadini]

Jermaine Pennant has moved and is now the highest paid player ever in Singapore.

Do you reckon they know anything about him?

[SincereTheRebel]

They probably think they have signed ashley cole.

[Smiffy]

.....

[phonics]

Why would they think that?

Jermaine Pennant smashed up his car when he was pished. Told the Police who arrived on the scene that he was Ashley Cole.

[QE Harold Flair]

Nothing to do with colour of their skin, I hope.

[Andy]

He's not worth any more than around 8 or 9m but I'd just like to see him gone for the upcoming summer and the next qualifying. Liverpool preferably as he'd have the best chance of maybe playing barring going to Spurs and Kane getting injured.

Why on earth would Liverpool want Shane Long? That would be one of the most ridiculous transfers of all time.

Long can barely get a game for us and Liverpool have a far better set of strikers and attacking midfielders.

[Josh]

http://i.imgur.com/ma4eimm.jpg

What a time to be alive.

[niko_cee]

He runs about a lot, which is apparently what it takes to be a 'Klopp player'.

I don't know if I mentioned this after the debacle on Sunday, but didn't it used to be a skill of management to adapt to your situation, rather than dogmatically following a 'philosophy' regardless of the suitability of the playing resources - or is it the modern way to just burn seasons whilst everyone adapts to the manager's style?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was wondering why Sunderland would sell Pantilimon (and why he'd been dropped for Pickford) and then I saw on twitter he's made 49 appearances for them. Arf.

[Reg]

I don't know if I mentioned this after the debacle on Sunday, but didn't it used to be a skill of management to adapt to your situation, rather than dogmatically following a 'philosophy' regardless of the suitability of the playing resources - or is it the modern way to just burn seasons whilst everyone adapts to the manager's style?
My hunch is that management won't be what has changed most here, it'll be the media's and fans' latching on to these buzzwords, which has produced a mixture of hype and sceptical British "Philosophy? We'll have none of that!"

[Giggles]

Why on earth would Liverpool want Shane Long? That would be one of the most ridiculous transfers of all time.

Long can barely get a game for us and Liverpool have a far better set of strikers and attacking midfielders.

I'm not questioning why, I'm asking if it has as much legs as being reported.

[Samadini]

I was wondering why Sunderland would sell Pantilimon (and why he'd been dropped for Pickford) and then I saw on twitter he's made 49 appearances for them. Arf.

:rasta:

[TG09]

I've been reading on Twitter that Eboue wants to go back to Arsenal, he is a free agent at the moment. :)

[The Merse]

689081288389734400

Should have signed him a decade ago :moop:

More like 14 years. Sodding work permits.

[The Merse]

I think we will probably send Jenks back now to free up some wages for a forward. I've heard a ridiculous rumour about Tevez.

If true :drool:

Would make sense if Debuchy goes, would like to see it actually.

[Andy]

I'm not questioning why, I'm asking if it has as much legs as being reported.

I've no idea. I'm completely out of the loop these days.

[Giggles]

I've no idea. I'm completely out of the loop these days.

Ah right. You never know with paper talk really but it would be no harm as he'd probably get more games at Liverpool. Though fwiw I'd agree they could do piles better.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Apparently we're in for that mental Chile manager, who was linked with Swansea, and who is a disciple of the even more mental Marcelo Bielsa.

What the fuck does Abramovich think he's doing?

[Davgooner]

Anything he pleases.

[Weaver]

Jorge Sampaoli has left his role as Chile's manager:



Jorge Sampaoli has quit as Chile coach after weeks of tension involving a dispute with the recently elected president of the Football Federation of Chile (ANFP).

Sampaoli, who has been linked with Chelsea after guiding Chile to their first Copa América trophy and earning a nomination for Fifa’s Coach of the Year in 2015, has been seeking a way out of his job saying he no longer felt respected, having also seen details of his contract disclosed in the press.

That wish has now been granted, with a deal reached between the 55-year-old and the ANFP. According to a statement on the ANFP website, Sampaoli paid a price to go, forgoing bonus money he was due for the Copa América win while also agreeing to pay a sum of money to the national federation against his next contract in football.

“With this step the board of the ANFP has achieved the goal of resolving the current situation affecting the national team, avoiding uncertainty involving potential lengthy court actions,” the statement said.

Could be the front runner for quite a few jobs come the summer, even though he's never managed in Europe before.

EDIT: Did you post that because you'd seen this, Jimmy, or was it coincidence? :D

[John]

That would be hugely entertaining.

[Reg]

Can't wait for the opportunities to sicken TTH with terms like "bielsista". :cool:

[Magic]

If Cook goes to Bournemouth, we riot.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That would be hugely entertaining.

For about 12 games until he was sacked and replaced by Guus Hiddink until the end of the season.

[Magic]

Byram now at the spammers. :(

[Toby]

Chelsea apparently close to signing to Alexandere Pato. :lol:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just vomited up my afternoon coffee ffs.

[Magic]

Maybe Smiff was right...

[Disco]

When did we all go back to 2008?

[SincereTheRebel]

Somehow, man is only 25.

[Samadini]

You've got to give credit to Chelsea for trying something new in buying someone already post-op. Could reverse the curse.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We already tried that with Falcao. It just meant that the Operation has actually killed him, and now we have to dispose of the body.

[Samadini]

Fucking hell, forgot about him.

What a shambles.

[Max Power]

Record signing Andrej Kramaric gone out on loan to Hoffenheim. Might have to hijack Chelsea's move for The Duck now

[Magic]

Looks like Byram will sign for us today. Magic, whats he like, haven't you lot been playing more like a winger? Is he any good as an attacking full back?

He's not very good as a winger, his position is RB, not wing back or any fancy shit like that, just an old fashioned RB. Superb defensively.

[phonics]

Record signing Andrej Kramaric gone out on loan to Hoffenheim. Might have to hijack Chelsea's move for The Duck now

I remember the rumour was that you'd bought him in January for him to bomb on and Chelsea pay for him in the summer.

[John]

They're signing Lavezzi too, with Papy Djilobodji off to Bremen on loan.

Chelsea, that is. Missed the new page.

[Max Power]

I remember the rumour was that you'd bought him in January for him to bomb on and Chelsea pay for him in the summer.

Yep that was the theory. Turned out he was shit though

[Gray Fox]

Ian Ayre has flown out to try and finish the signing of Alex Texiera. £20m or so apparently.

Expect him back in a week with some lollipops and a few packets of crisps instead.

[Weaver]

Leyton Orient have signed Kevin Nolan.... as player/manager, on a two and a half year contract.

[niko_cee]

Ian Ayre has flown out to try and finish the signing of Alex Texiera. £20m or so apparently.

Expect him back in a week with some lollipops and a few packets of crisps instead.

He'll go to Chelsea for £35m.

I would say hopefully it's a ruse to get Ian Ayre into a warzone, but they're in Florida aren't they?

[Boydy]

Is Teixeira any good?

[Byron]

He's a Brazilian playing in Ukraine, which suggests not.

[phonics]

Douglas Costa is pretty good.

[Byron]

Maybe so, but Teixeira is Brazilian, 26 and has never appeared for the national side. If he was good enough, you'd suspect he'd at least have made the move to a half decent league, like France or Italy but no, he's been pissing around in Eastern Europe for the last 5-6 years.

He might be decent, but he's certainly not going to be the player to propel Liverpool forward and especially not for £25m odd.

[GS]

We should return Benteke and Firmino whilst they're still within warranty, take this money and buy Suarez back. Then next year will be our year.

[Manc]

48 goals in his last 62 games. Woof.

[mugbull]

Maybe so, but Teixeira is Brazilian, 26 and has never appeared for the national side. If he was good enough, you'd suspect he'd at least have made the move to a half decent league, like France or Italy but no, he's been pissing around in Eastern Europe for the last 5-6 years.

He might be decent, but he's certainly not going to be the player to propel Liverpool forward and especially not for £25m odd.

Ukraine is a better league than France.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It really isn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Ukrainian_Premier_League

Shakhtar is a better side than Rennes, yes.

[phonics]

Three points :D Crikey.

[Waffdon]

Seems an odd approach from Byron. Who are the last three big signings from Skahktar? Willian, Costa and Fernandinho? All pretty dece

[Manc]

Wasn't Mkhitaryan donning those shores pre Dortmund as well.

[mugbull]

It really isn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Ukrainian_Premier_League

Shakhtar is a better side than Rennes, yes.

2nd-4th in Ukraine could beat out Lyon, Monaco, Angers or whoever is 2nd-4th in France. Below 7th or so is absolute garbage. And Shakhtar are Valencia tier, if not better.

[Reg]

Seems an odd approach from Byron. Who are the last three big signings from Skahktar? Willian, Costa and Fernandinho? All pretty dece
Indeed.

Shakhtar are loaded so can attract players who would otherwise scoff at the Ukranian league. Plus the Brazilians probably see that there's already a group there.

[The Merse]

Indeed.

Shakhtar are loaded so can attract players who would otherwise scoff at the Ukranian league. Plus the Brazilians probably see that there's already a group there.

Exactly that. They move whole families over as a deliberate strategy (including cousings, etc) and create a wee Brazilian village. They see it more as a benefit to them in retaining players than in attracting them. I had read somewhere that Costa would have stayed were it not for the troubles out there.

[niko_cee]

We've got our own little Brazilian menagerie for him to fit right into.

I've never really seen him play. Is he an actual striker?

[Reg]

Thought he was one of those attacking midfielders who can play all across the line.

[Waffdon]

Another Firmino, lads.

[niko_cee]

Might as well just keep with the Texeira they have at the moment then.

[Samadini]

That Facundo Ferreyra is meant to be pretty good.

:moop:

[Jimmy Floyd]

The only 'actual strikers' still playing professionally are Benteke and Andy Carroll.

[Bob Sacamano]

Borini, Allen, Sinclair....I imagine Swansea will be in for Lee Trundle soon enough.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35387356

Amartey to Leicester for around £6m.

[ScousePig]

All our fears have been allayed with the news that Steve Harper has signed until the end of the season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/gareth-bale/12111960/Revealed-How-Real-Madrid-claimed-Gareth-Bale-transfer-was-not-a-world-record-to-keep-Cristiano-Ronaldo-happy.html


Real have always claimed the Bale deal was worth €91.59 million, with Ronaldo's fee eclipsing that at €96 million, but the leaked documents have reported that Bale’s fee amounted to €100,759,418 after they opted to pay Spurs in instalments rather than up front.

AS also claim that the document detailing the deal, which runs to six pages, specified that Real would issue a press release stating that the price of the deal was €91.59million. It also stipulates that Spurs could not reveal any financial details surrounding the transfer to the media.

And the report will also have political repercussions at the Spanish giants, as it has long been thought that Real's insistence that Bale's fee was not as large as Ronaldo's was part of a concerted effort to appease their talismanic forward.

Heh.

[Reg]

I was thinking it was £100m rather than euro.

Is there some site that has a list of shirt sale numbers? Wonder who the big earners are apart from the obvious Ronaldo, Messi etc.

[niko_cee]

Why?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I was thinking it was £100m rather than euro.

Is there some site that has a list of shirt sale numbers? Wonder who the big earners are apart from the obvious Ronaldo, Messi etc.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10026204/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-memphis-depay-the-top-selling-player-shirts

Bastian :drool:

[Reg]

Memphis the 3rd highest and about 5 genuinely good moments of play to show for it.

[Giggles]

Pato to Chelsea sounds done.

[QE Harold Flair]

Pato will be a flop here.

[Toby]

You'd be hard pushed to find anybody on the board who'll disagree with you there.

[SvN]

I await the E-Victory post at the end of the season when he does nothing.

[QE Harold Flair]

I'll save my e-victory for the next mass rape/cover up in this country.

[niko_cee]

Let's hope it isn't of Premier League defences by Alex Pato then.

[simon]

I really wish we'd stop buying shit, permanently injured strikers.

Just give Patrick Bamford a run in the side, for fuck's sake.

[John]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Pato get off to a storming start before popping his knee out in about game five and never being seen again.

[Toby]

It'd be nice if Crystal Palace gave Bamford a run in the side first. Even a place on the bench might be a start.

[Giggles]

Was it Bamford that scored all the goals for Middlesbrough last season? You'd think Palace would give him a shot if they haven't been, seeing as they can't buy a goal.

[simon]

He's back at Chelsea already. We recalled him/Palace sent him back.

It comes to something when Connor Wickham is keeping you out of the side. How he's managed to forge a Premier League career is beyond me.

[Samadini]

Pretty sure Crystal Palace strikers have one goal between the lot of them all season, which is mental.

Not having given Bamford a sniff in light of that is even more mental.