*** Official Summer Transfer B*ll*x Thread ***

[DoomMerchant]

Enter at your own risk.

Can someone make this thing sticky? no, the thread please. Thanks.

cheers

EDIT: Topic title changed to avoid supernatural injection from Chinners

[DoomMerchant]

ill get it started with this outgoing nugget about jerome.

http://bit.ly/jG0qXU

Bayern Munich seem to have hit a roadblock in their hunt for a new centre-back. Manchester City have reportedly put a €20 million price tag on the Bavarians' top choice, Jerome Boateng.

The Citizens have no intention of letting the 22-year-old go, and have placed a hefty price on his services to ward off interest, according to Sport Bild.

"We have big plans for Jerome. It is important that we not sell him," City director Mike Rigg recently said.

Bayern are not interested in spending such a high sum on the player, who struggled with injuries this year and only made 24 appearances in his first season at Eastlands. Instead, FC Hollywood will wait and hope to either sign the Germany international for a lesser price or find another option.

"The season has just ended. Across Europe, nothing much has happened. As expected, the big deals will be put on the table in June, July, and August," Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told Bild. "This is a lot of money, so we must have patience.

Boateng only joined City from Hamburg one year ago, for a reported fee of €12.5m. Bayern believe his value has decreased to around €9m, but with the player under contract until 2015, City will have an advantage heading into negotiations.

[DoomMerchant]

And who doesn't love a reserve keeper rumor to keep the jism flowing? this one incoming about Kieren Westwood...

turn your head and cough please.

http://bit.ly/itzFgi

MANCHESTER CITY and Wolves are the latest clubs to be linked with a move for Coventry City's wantaway goalkeeper Keiren Westwood.

The Republic of Ireland shot-stopper's contract at the Ricoh Arena will expire next month, allowing him to leave the Sky Blues on a Bosman free.

National reports have suggested that Sunderland are currently the front-runners for Westwood - having open negotiations with the former Carlisle United man last week.

However reports over the weekend suggested that both mega-rich Man City - who look certain to lose back-up keeper Shay Given this summer - and Wolves are also keen on Westwood.

Everton and Leicester City are also thought to be in the running for his signature.



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[BobKowalski]

ill get it started with this outgoing nugget about jerome.

"We have big plans for Jerome. It is important that we not sell him," City director Mike Rigg recently said.

Someone has been spending way too much time with Mancini...

[DoomMerchant]

ill get it started with this outgoing nugget about jerome.

"We have big plans for Jerome. It is important that we not sell him," City director Mike Rigg recently said.

Someone has been spending way too much time with Mancini...

i didn't even realize we had Tafia leftovers in the fridge...but here's Mike's CV. And interestingly, i thought Sparky's buys and transfer dealings with hidden gems, or slight under radar types was amazing...i'd suggest it was Riggs instead. Note to self: if you ever have "impressive" and Blackburn in the same sentence about your CV start reconsidering things long-term.

Mike’s impressive CV includes roles as the Academy manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Technical Director for the Wales FA and Chief Scout at Blackburn Rovers. Mike joined City in the summer of 2008 along with Mark, the two of them having worked well together at Blackburn and enjoyed a high success rate in the transfer market.

Mike’s main responsibilities include the management and organisation of scouting and player recruitment. His aim to build and co-ordinate a network of staff to best identify and monitor the finest football talent throughout the world.

[Beefymcfc]

I wonder when the 1st signing will be uncovered?

And, I wonder if Ashley Young has signed for the Rags yet? I wouldn't mind him at ours.

[ronk]

I wonder when the 1st signing will be uncovered?

And, I wonder if Ashley Young has signed for the Rags yet? I wouldn't mind him at ours.

There's less hurry now with confirmed CL. There's no need to have players settled for the play-off.

Guys are heading off on holidays, so it's not like they're missing anything. The squad is fairly settled at this point and doesn't need huge reinforcement, if our major targets aren't available (at the right price) then we can sit it all out and see what develops.

[Beefymcfc]

I wonder when the 1st signing will be uncovered?

And, I wonder if Ashley Young has signed for the Rags yet? I wouldn't mind him at ours.

There's less hurry now with confirmed CL. There's no need to have players settled for the play-off.

Guys are heading off on holidays, so it's not like they're missing anything. The squad is fairly settled at this point and doesn't need huge reinforcement, if our major targets aren't available (at the right price) then we can sit it all out and see what develops.

I agree in principle mate but I reckon Marwood et al are already on the case. We have certain targets that will want to know earlier, rather than later, what we have to offer and where they will be playing next season.

I also think we might have to take a hit on wages again to get the big name as we are still not in the footballing super-power league yet, just another step towards it. This may mean that we are going to be signing the not quite yet there player, ones who will take a punt and a step-up instead of the so called big names who will still want to keep the comfort blanket of staying at one of the recognised 'Big Clubs'.

[Goaters 103]

On Boateng, Bayen can believe what they want is his value; they can also f**k off too taking the piss. We've got more dosh than them, far more, so nothing they can offer us in money terms would appeal, and we now have Champions League football with no qualifier to play (unlike them). Boateng is a centre half and when played there, he's done OK - consigning him to the bin after one injury riddled season would be folly. If he's so shit, as some on here would have yo ubelieve, then why are Bayern after him?

We've had 20 odd players linked so far in just over a week, so it will be over 100 come the end of August. Silly season is underway - as usual until I see it on the officail site with said player as signed, holding up a scarf and confirming he has always been a City fan etc etc, I refuse to believe any of it.

[ashton287]

There's less hurry now with confirmed CL. There's no need to have players settled for the play-off.

I thinki if our targets are young foreign players then we should get them wrapped up as early as possible so they have more time to prepare for life in england and get the moves sorted and them settled and in training rather than fucking about waiting until august to try and rush them all through and end up with a young, unsettled, unhappy kid in an unfamiliar town because it will reflect on the pitch.

[DoomMerchant]

There's less hurry now with confirmed CL. There's no need to have players settled for the play-off.

I thinki if our targets are young foreign players then we should get them wrapped up as early as possible so they have more time to prepare for life in england and get the moves sorted and them settled and in training rather than fucking about waiting until august to try and rush them all through and end up with a young, unsettled, unhappy kid in an unfamiliar town because it will reflect on the pitch.

why do you assume we're buying players who aren't already in the Prem? i'm not convinced of that just yet.

cheers

[ashton287]

There's less hurry now with confirmed CL. There's no need to have players settled for the play-off.

I thinki if our targets are young foreign players then we should get them wrapped up as early as possible so they have more time to prepare for life in england and get the moves sorted and them settled and in training rather than fucking about waiting until august to try and rush them all through and end up with a young, unsettled, unhappy kid in an unfamiliar town because it will reflect on the pitch.

why do you assume we're buying players who aren't already in the Prem? i'm not convinced of that just yet.

cheers

Purely because of the FFP rules. I dont think buying established prem players would sit well.

Also there havent really been many outstanding players in the prem this season and of the ones that have stood out who would you say is "available"?.

[DoomMerchant]

There's less hurry now with confirmed CL. There's no need to have players settled for the play-off.

I thinki if our targets are young foreign players then we should get them wrapped up as early as possible so they have more time to prepare for life in england and get the moves sorted and them settled and in training rather than fucking about waiting until august to try and rush them all through and end up with a young, unsettled, unhappy kid in an unfamiliar town because it will reflect on the pitch.

why do you assume we're buying players who aren't already in the Prem? i'm not convinced of that just yet.

cheers

Purely because of the FFP rules. I dont think buying established prem players would sit well.

Also there havent really been many outstanding players in the prem this season and of the ones that have stood out who would you say is "available"?.

i dunno wrt "outstanding" but we don't really only need outstanding. Here are two tiers: potential players who can fit into a starting XI if they play well enough or things break right or we have injury issues, and then a second tier of players for the depth chart:

Fabregas, Asheley Young, Leighton Baines, Gareth Bale, Samba, Shawcross, Huth, Clichy, Sorenson, Drogba, Anelka, Arshavin, Scotty Parker, Assou-Ekotto, Rodallega, Denilson

should i keep going? if i go down a tier add folks like Matt Jarvis, Charlie Adam, Lee Catermole, Bobby Zamora, Sebastian Larsson, Stephen Hunt, Diamanti...all could be really decent bench parts on a team. not kidding.

cheers

[ronk]

I agree in principle mate but I reckon Marwood et al are already on the case. We have certain targets that will want to know earlier, rather than later, what we have to offer and where they will be playing next season.

I also think we might have to take a hit on wages again to get the big name as we are still not in the footballing super-power league yet, just another step towards it. This may mean that we are going to be signing the not quite yet there player, ones who will take a punt and a step-up instead of the so called big names who will still want to keep the comfort blanket of staying at one of the recognised 'Big Clubs'.

Oh I'm sure they are, but we're in a position where we don't really need to buy at the moment and we have probably need to trim the squad. I think it's a good time to tighten up on wages a little, we're going to have to do it at some point and the later the start the longer it will take.

What do we need? Toure coming back and Ned available means that a centre half is a bit of a waste of time. There's a possible use for a left fullback but we were managing fine with Zabaleta and Kolorov, and Lescott can play there. Only worth doing something if we can find someone worth bothering with.

There's a space there for a younger version of Vieira, but again it's not a pressing need, especially with Milner. A wide player, could really improve the squad, especially if we can find the right one but that'd be the principal need. Without doing a lot we could have Bellamy, Adebayor, Onuoha, Bridge if we needed them, so there's no urgency to go throwing our money around.

[Chinners]

Everyone knows that official bollox has stars .. b*ll*x, please kindly amend to prevent a superinjuncti*n thingyw*tsit.

[DoomMerchant]

Everyone knows that official bollox has stars .. b*ll*x, please kindly amend to prevent a superinjuncti*n thingyw*tsit.

amended per your request kind sir.

cheers

[DoomMerchant]

Everyone knows that official bollox has stars .. b*ll*x, please kindly amend to prevent a superinjuncti*n thingyw*tsit.

amended per your request kind sir.

cheers

who can get this thing so sticky we can't live without it for the next 60 days? mmmmm....that's right. i'm talkin Marvin Gaye shit up in here. big love. yeah. that's right. come over here and sit next to me baby...i don't bite.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Everyone knows that official bollox has stars .. b*ll*x, please kindly amend to prevent a superinjuncti*n thingyw*tsit.

amended per your request kind sir.

cheers

who can get this thing so sticky we can't live without it for the next 60 days? mmmmm....that's right. i'm talkin Marvin Gaye shit up in here. big love. yeah. that's right. come over here and sit next to me baby...i don't bite.

Calm down drama queen. Made sticky now.

I hope this one works better than in previous years. Not exactly holding my breath though. And when I merge the awfull rumour topics there's always people calling me nazi because they want to have their Mirror story linking us to Messi in front page.

[ant london]

Antti....no-one has ever called you a Nazi ;-)

[lets all have a disco]

Antti....no-one has ever called you a Nazi ;-)

I fucking will if he merges a single Messi story.