Other club's transfer discussion thread.

[DoomMerchant]

Veron was a weird one, after watching him fail at the swamp for two years, Chelsea still wanted him and paid £15M for him. Then after 7 league appearances got loaned out again and again until they could get him off the books, £77M in 3 transfers to find out he wasn't going to succeed in England.

Anelka must certainly be in that group, although you couldn't say he was a failure in England in specific, tho you'd probably categorize his career as an absolute letdown vs potential i suppose.

Robbie fucking Keane? i bet he's had a wedge spent on him over the years that would shock you.

Robbie Keane was never shite. He definitely had a load spent on him because of the inter milan move when he was a kid... and of course the big wedge the dippers paid. I felt sorry for him with that move because he did little wrong but rafa used him in a game he was playing with the board.

He was never top notch, but he was most definitely a quality finisher. His stats for Ireland as well are extremely impressive.

Calm down, bitchtits.

[Wonderwall]

http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/re ... 54889.html

Article is from 13th May at the end of the season

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has played down spending expectations this summer.

The Italian boss has distanced himself from claims that Los Blancos will embark on a spending spree in keeping with previous years that have seen them break the world's transfer record on the likes of Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.

He told reporters: "Building a team and adapting to the characteristics of the players takes a long time.

"It's not natural - you have to work at it. It's necessary to know the players well and adapt them. No system guarantees you victory - all of them are valid.

"The answer is not always to sign the best. I wouldn't sign anyone because I have the players I like. The most important thing is to go for the same objective, to value Madrid more than anything else in this case. You win as a team, not as individuals."

FFS what will they do when they decide to embark on a real spending spree?

[kennyboy]

What u think of this Diego Costa signing? I would not be surprised if Lukaku scores more this season..

[nottsblue]

What u think of this Diego Costa signing? I would not be surprised if Lukaku scores more this season..

A dud. Poor scoring record the previous four years prior to last season. Wouldn't swap any of our forwards for him

[kinkylola]

I wouldn't swap our forwards for costa either ... but I disagree that he will be a dude. I think he will do well in that team, and there will be a lot of focus on getting him the ball in the final third.

[phips]

What u think of this Diego Costa signing? I would not be surprised if Lukaku scores more this season..

i think he'll do well

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

He has looked a bit of a club foot when I have watched him recently.hopedully he will bomb.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Kompany £14m?

I know, thought it was more like £6m?

amazing deal when you consider that hamburg then sold us ndj for the best part of 3 times that...

FFS, we were talking total transfer fees, Hamburg signed him for £8M, then we signed him for £6M, do you two need a fucking calculator?

Ahh, now I understand

[Saul Goodman]

Surely theres no way Atletico just signed Reus.....right?

[PrezIke]

Spuds have signed USA defender DeAndre Yedlin.Not seen him before his World Cup run out but he looked fairly useful.Anyone seen much of him, any good?

deandre?!

not sure if that's shocking, but black folks in america increasingly gave their children unique names after the 1970s':

http://freakonomics.com/2013/04/08/how- ... o-podcast/

http://www.nber.org/papers/w9938.pdf?new_window=1

In the 1960's, Blacks and Whites chose relatively similar first names for their children. Over a short
period of time in the early 1970's, that pattern changed dramatically with most Blacks (particularly
those living in racially isolated neighborhoods) adopting increasingly distinctive names, but a subset
of Blacks actually moving toward more assimilating names. The patterns in the data appear most
consistent with a model in which the rise of the Black Power movement influenced how Blacks
perceived their identities.

as for he as a player, i have watched him on the us national team and you definitely saw real bursts of pace and skill along the right wing (as a defender), causing havoc. he did so in a few matches in the world cup showing very good potential.

i had never heard of him until this past year, as i believe it was his first season in mls and he came right out of university, and became a star almost immediately. really did not think he would make an impact in the world cup as showing yourself for one season in mls is not necessarily enough to go on, but he impressed me in the world cup to follow, and he is only 21. could be a bargain signing for spurs if it pans out.

[phips]

Spuds have signed USA defender DeAndre Yedlin.Not seen him before his World Cup run out but he looked fairly useful.Anyone seen much of him, any good?

deandre?!

what, is "DeAndre" weird?

[Wonderwall]

Looks like Bojinov (28) is going to be signed by WHU on a freebie

[Nigels Tackle]

Looks like Bojinov (28) is going to be signed by WHU on a freebie

presumably to keep andy carroll company in the treatment room?

[DoomMerchant]

Looks like Bojinov (28) is going to be signed by WHU on a freebie

presumably to keep andy carroll company in the treatment room?

i met a Bulgarian bartender in Chicago two weeks ago and she was mightily impressed that i knew of Boj. He's still a player with the Bulgarian ladies. They think he's the bee's knees.

Can't believe the cunt's only 28. I'm aging faster than other people. FACT.

cheers

[blues2win]

Always like Bojinov. Scored a couple of belters and then got injured. Best of luck to the lad except against City.

[Nigels Tackle]

rojo's a done deal to the rags
wacko jacko going the other way on loan for the season as part of the deal
can't wait to see kun rip his argie team mate a new a-hole when we play them

[Dwaring]

rojo's a done deal to the rags
wacko jacko going the other way on loan for the season as part of the deal
can't wait to see kun rip his argie team mate a new a-hole when we play them

I know I posted this during the World Cup as well but that rojo lad looks likes one of those Bangkok ladyman. He could rival Ronaldo as the biggest tranny in the game right now.

[sheblue]

can anybody really see mario balotelli ending up at liverpool.

[Green & Blue]

Thomas Muller has confirmed he has turned down a lucrative offer to join the rags.The snubometer can hardly take anymore.

[blues2win]

Rags apparently paying the whole of Nani's wages for the loan period. That adds nearly 5 million to Rojo's purchase price.