(summer) silly season 2011 transfer thread

Originally Posted by El Chalten

if he keeps his current form up, i think he will.

dead man walking with fergie.

nft.

Chelsea have just £#%&!ed over a hundred million on transfers in about 4 months. They'll not be spending big in the summer again I'd bet.

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With Welbeck returning (and assuming the scouse @#%&! stays), I think we’ll probably cash in on Kiko. Be good to see the back of Owen as well.

Midfield really needs a major overhaul. Gibson’s shit, Hargreaves dead, Anderson has not progressed as much as any of us would have liked and Carrick is pretty gash these days too. I’d have no problem with them all being shown the door, but I’d settle for Gibson and Hargreaves going. Be nice to see two players come into midfield, with at least one of them being good enough to improve the first team straight away. A playmaker/attacking midfielder and central midfielder (in the Hargreaves/Fletcher mould) would be perfect. No doubt we’ll have to settle for Charlie Adam

Hopefully we don’t £#%&! about with the keeper situation either. No youngster who needs to ‘learn’, get someone like VDS a few years back. Immediately become number one with lots of big game experience. Easier said than done obviously. A left sided attacker/winger would be nice, but I’d but that pretty low in our list of priorities. Keep hold of Evra, persuade Scholes to do another year and hopefully one or two of our promising youngsters actually stay fit and make an appearance or two.

‘Value’

Originally Posted by The Watcher

With Welbeck returning (and assuming the scouse @#%&! stays), I think we’ll probably cash in on Kiko. Be good to see the back of Owen as well.

Midfield really needs a major overhaul. Gibson’s shit, Hargreaves dead, Anderson has not progressed as much as any of us would have liked and Carrick is pretty gash these days too. I’d have no problem with them all being shown the door, but I’d settle for Gibson and Hargreaves going. Be nice to see two players come into midfield, with at least one of them being good enough to improve the first team straight away. A playmaker/attacking midfielder and central midfielder (in the Hargreaves/Fletcher mould) would be perfect. No doubt we’ll have to settle for Charlie Adam

Hopefully we don’t £#%&! about with the keeper situation either. No youngster who needs to ‘learn’, get someone like VDS a few years back. Immediately become number one with lots of big game experience. Easier said than done obviously. A left sided attacker/winger would be nice, but I’d but that pretty low in our list of priorities. Keep hold of Evra, persuade Scholes to do another year and hopefully one or two of our promising youngsters actually stay fit and make an appearance or two.

‘Value’

Wouldn't surprise me if we could get £15M + for Kiko.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Chelsea have just £#%&!ed over a hundred million on transfers in about 4 months. They'll not be spending big in the summer again I'd bet.

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they will £#%&! drogba, anelka, kalou off in the summer.

when Rooney handed in his transfer request where do you think he was going?

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Originally Posted by El Chalten

they will £#%&! drogba, anelka, kalou off in the summer.

when Rooney handed in his transfer request where do you think he was going?

nft.

Probbly to Chelsea, or siddy, or maybe Real, course Chelsea have signed a striker since from what I've read. Not sure it's been well publicised though.

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Originally Posted by Crumps

Wouldn't surprise me if we could get £15M + for Kiko.

I would

I’ve wanted a clear out of the squad since summer 2009, never saw the point of keeping together a team/squad that was essentially built around getting the best out of Ronaldo. The current collection of midfielders doesn’t match up with our strike force well, no matter which 4/5 are put out. 451 means dropping our best striker, 442 exposes our defence and leaves huge holes in the middle against any half decent side. Needs sorting one way or the other.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Probbly to Chelsea, or siddy, or maybe Real, course Chelsea have signed a striker since from what I've read. Not sure it's been well publicised though.

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You're on form this morning, Bedders

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Probbly to Chelsea, or siddy, or maybe Real, course Chelsea have signed a striker since from what I've read. Not sure it's been well publicised though.

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Hey Antonin, i'm liking this new thing of yours, putting nft at the end of your sentences. Keep it up, it looks good on you.

Why are people criticising Obertan for wanting to leave? He might be homesick or have acknowledged he's out of his depth. I very much doubt he thinks he deserves more playing time.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

I would

I’ve wanted a clear out of the squad since summer 2009, never saw the point of keeping together a team/squad that was essentially built around getting the best out of Ronaldo. The current collection of midfielders doesn’t match up with our strike force well, no matter which 4/5 are put out. 451 means dropping our best striker, 442 exposes our defence and leaves huge holes in the middle against any half decent side. Needs sorting one way or the other.

As long as Scholes and Giggs are playing they won't part with big money because until then they won't have to. Maybe Henderson coming in in the summer which I can't say I'm displeased about but again if we sign him and not a 'name' people will moan, ease off moaning if he performs well and then as soon as he has a dip in form start moaning again claiming they were right all along in their moaning.

it's down to Fergie, he knows his squad, he knows which players it needs, he will have more than likely identified those players already and he knows the financial constraints he is now working under. He's coped with it admirably thus far. He's never going to spend £30 Million for spendings sake and thank god for that. Slowly slowly catchy monkey in the old transfer market as impulse buys can bite you in the arse and then you have to shoe horn them in and hope for the best.

Few punts on the 3-7 mil pound range maybe, same may work some may not but they'll be sold on for a similar amount.

Bebe will be like a new signing.

Originally Posted by Zorg

Why are people criticising Obertan for wanting to leave? He might be homesick or have acknowledged he's out of his depth. I very much doubt he thinks he deserves more playing time.

This.

Hes not good enough

we need some players good enough now not maybe in 3-5 years, you can only have some players who will be good enough if you want to win shit. we need probably 5 first team players....Summer should be interesting Modric/bale double bid might be on the cards.

Originally Posted by dunk

Anders Lindegaard, Chris Smalling, erm, there was someone else, I'm sure there was...

Oh yeah, Hernandez, although, we technically bought him before the 'Summer' thread started so I'm not sure he counts. Still, the best signing by anyone so far, arguably.

Sorry Dunkers but like you say, Hernandez was pre World Cup and before 'Summer' thread, Smalling was signed winter before summer thread and Lindegaard signed a couple of months ago, also out of window time.


So, like I say, apart from the aqueducts and the roads, who have we actually signed or sold during these two epics window threads?

Originally Posted by Ronaldosgoodallthetime

Sorry Dunkers but like you say, Hernandez was pre World Cup and before 'Summer' thread, Smalling was signed winter before summer thread and Lindegaard signed a couple of months ago, also out of window time.


So, like I say, apart from the aqueducts and the roads, who have we actually signed or sold during these two epics window threads?

Fair point.

Perhaps the threads are affected by the Fred curse?

Originally Posted by dunk

Fair point.

Perhaps the threads are affected by the Fred curse?

You mean, if we just ignore them and pretend they're not there then Fergie will get the cheque book out?

Originally Posted by Ronaldosgoodallthetime

You mean, if we just ignore them and pretend they're not there then Fergie will get the cheque book out?

Originally Posted by Redordead

This.

Hes not good enough

we need some players good enough now not maybe in 3-5 years, you can only have some players who will be good enough if you want to win shit. we need probably 5 first team players....Summer should be interesting Modric/bale double bid might be on the cards.

Anyone who thinks spurs would sell their two best players to us are deluded, theyve got financial stability, they don't need to sell. One of them maybe, but not both.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

Anyone who thinks spurs would sell their two best players to us are deluded, theyve got financial stability, they don't need to sell. One of them maybe, but not both.

They wont get 4th spot, players have a taste of the CL this summer and want more.

Van Der Vaart only joined them cause they were in the CL.

Originally Posted by Ronaldosgoodallthetime

You mean, if we just ignore them and pretend they're not there then Fergie will get the cheque book out?

Just don't mention any players in relation to signing for United on this thread, unless of course we really don't want them at the club.

This is as good a thread as any...

Man Utd boss Ferguson will not retire Neville: He should play on tribalfootball.com 11:29
Fletcher on brink of signing £20M Man Utd contract tribalfootball.com 11:29

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

They wont get 4th spot

look at mystic meg here.....

people said the same thing last season.