Transfer Silly Season
The summer silly season is in full swing with loads of absurd gossip about transfers. ManYoo seem to have everyone from Torres to Tevez and back lined up as a replacement for Ruud, who apparently showed up for training today. The Arse are worried about losing Cashley without an obvious replacement, but have Rosicky on board for next year's opening of the new stadium. Chelski are buying up the planet while at the same time shopping their surplus; Del Horno has gone today. Meanwhile all of the big deals for Italian-based players seem to be avoiding the Premiership to date, with Cannavaro to Real, Zambrotta and Thuram to Barca and Vieira to Inter all likely.
Oh, and by the way the Leeds have swooped for Millwall's Dave Livermore and are on the verge of signing Kevin Nicholls from Luton. (sigh).
posted by gatorbob @ 9:39 AM
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Check your facts Gator. No-one at the club or in the stands is worried about losing Cashley. We'd extort a pile for him, especially if it was to Chelsea and we have Clichy and Larsson who play the position. Bergkamp made some pitch for him, but he might have been being wry.
It's at centre-back (again, sigh) that we're suddenly not deep enough. With Sol gone and Sendaros indefinitely crocked, it's Toure and French Fester looking likely to begin the CL preliminary campaign and the Premiership season. It's possible that we'll pick up somebody this week as Le Boss has said something coy to that effect.
Left back's looking peachy.
Oh, and another thing, Ashburton Grove opened at the weekend with the Bergkamp testimonial. We're playing there from here onwards.
By-the-way, that's not Dave Livermore the former Arsenal youth team captain is it? He was one of several youngsters frozen out in the Bentley, Vernazza era if so. Good pick up if that's the case.
Could be the same Dave Livermore. I think you'll find that Cashley has more than a toe out the door. The Arse will get a packet for him - probably around 16 mill - but honestly can you imagine the Arse not being tempted to shop a stroppy 32 year old defender for that kind of cash? And for Chelski - unfortunately - ridiculous price is no object. Meanwhile Ruud can't even find a buyer for more than 12 mill. Astonishing!
His whole Arse would have been out the door if I had my way. If Clichy had been available and Larsson another year experienced, I'd have punished him worse than Maureeno is punishing SWP.
I also hope that we've done our best to sink the harpoon deep into his agent so that he'll find it very difficult to represent another English footballer.
Ah bollocks, leedsunited.com has just announced that we've packed Rob Hulse off to Sheffield United for the meagre sum of 2.2 million. Honestly, there's no pride left in the club these days. Imagine ManYoo selling Roon off to Citeh or Arse selling TH off to White Hart Lane? There would be rioting. But not in Leeds - we just keep limping along. Now he'll be knocking in those breakaway goals for Neil Warnock in the vain hope of keeping the Blades up a second season. Jesus!
Your lot have been busier than mine.
All I have heard is who is going and who might come.
NOT ONE IN and only a few nobodies gone.
When is Fergie going to act?
Sorry Bob, that does look like it's a huge blow to lose Hulse. I don't know how the board can hope to get the club promoted at this rate.
I read on the Arsenal lists that Chelsea have turned down Arsenal's evaluation of Cashley. We're taking the piss at 25 million quid. I hope we stick it to them however and do not cave in thinking that it does us no good to keep a strop like Cashley around. We could use 20-25 million to put in a realistic bid for somebody really good at left back or strengthen the central mid spot or someone to help Henry by scoring goals up front.
The statement from Bates was that Leeds is having more and more trouble maintaining its position in the Coke because of the number of clubs with sugardaddies behind them. We're still working in the red and constantly need to sell off players. They also think Robbie Blake, who we signed earlier in the summer, will be an adequate replacement. I'm not holding my breath.
As for United, Fergie is obviously holding out for Torres, who he thinks is the missing piece. I'm not sure. I think he's a bit physically lightweight for the Prem. In any case, the BBC are reporting this morning that he's not coming. You may need to turn your attention elsewhere. I reckon Tevez is your man. He would eat up Prem defenses, don't you think? A bit similar in style to Rooney, but still, you'd love to see him.
Here's the strangest transfer rumor I've heard all summer:
"Sorin to Bolton for 2.2 million pounds!"
What is the footie world coming to? If this is true, Piltdown Sam has gotten the captain of Argentina for only 300,000 more than the Blades just paid us for Rob Hulse!
Arsenal found a surprising little earner today, profiting from the sale of Jermaine Pennant (remember him?) to Liverpool for the shockingly high price of 6.7 million pounds. And you lucky lot get to keep 25% of that. I reckon the Leeds should get a slice for taking him off your hands for a season!
You get an extra rasher of bacon on your buttie. There's your slice, mate!
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