2013 Summer Transfer Window Thread ......Continued

[Kenny]

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2013 Summer Transfer Window Thread
 by Dr Gregory House MD on Mon May 27, 2013 1:46 am
Now that the season has drawn to a close, I thought I'd put up a thread to discuss possible transfer business.

Rumours, Predictions, Hopes and Actualities all welcome here

[Kay Fabe]

Its actually Dundee Utd Camp is training with, I dont think he's actually on trial as he's clearly better than what they already have, it would be a great signing for the Tangerines

[The Special Juan]

Wow, Martinez's signings are backing up my thoughts of him - poor.

[Guest]

Wow, Martinez's signings are backing up my thoughts of him - poor.

I said it as soon as he was appointed, terrible decision in my opinion. I fear for Everton. It was always going to be difficult following in Moyes' footsteps on that budget but signing players like Kone & Alcaraz is just woeful. I thought one day they could really push on but losing Moyes and now the possibility of Baines/Fellaini leaving and the below average replacements is just a recipe for disaster. I think Everton could find this to be a difficult transition season and they could go back to yo-yoing up and down the EPL for a few years. Only my opinion.

[MIG]

Its only 2nd July. Fellaini and Baines haven't even gone. How does anyone know these are their replacements. Why can't these be squad strengthening signings with big names to follow later on?

[Guest]

Baines will eventually go. United are going to come back and then Baines will just put in a transfer request. His career need the move, he needs champions league football and he needs to be at a top club to enhance his chances of removing A. Cole from the England squad ahead of the World Cup. They could be squad strengthening signings but they are not top notch players in my opinion and are no way an improvement on what Everton already have. Also, the only way there will be further signings is if Fellaini/Baines do depart to create the finances for later signings. Tough to see positives for Everton in respect of challenging for the top 4.

[NickisBHAFC]

Samba is leaving QPR and going back to Russia for 12 million.

That went well 

[MIG]

I'm sure I read somewhere that with tv deals and the 6th place league finish Everton earned £60m last season. I know that won't all go on transfers but I would imagine there will be more than £6.5m available so I don't see why the only way there will be more signings is through player sales.
I see Fellaini possibly going but I'm not sure about Baines. I think he may be one of the few loyal players left. Time will tell though.
Also, I think Kone is a decent option up top, especially with Jelavic's current form. No comment on Alcaraz, no idea about him really. But his transfer will be free.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Kone is a good option for them, whilst Alcaraz will clearly come in to be an option. So, I don't think this is anyway indicative of Martinez being a poor manager.

Sky sports reckon west ham have bid £10m for Bony. Think its smoke and mirrors personally, our target is more likely to be Ba, but intriguing nonetheless.

[NickisBHAFC]

Dean Whitehead has signed for Middlesbrough.

Jason Kennedy has signed for Bradford

Elliot Benyon has signed for Torquay

Transfer news for all 3 football league divisions there 

[GSC]

Whats wrong with Kone?

Pacy and looked a real threat last season.

Only 5m to boot.

[NickisBHAFC]

His hair is also cool.

[MIG]

I thought he looked quite decent from what I saw of him last year. £5m-£6m seems fair, in a better team he could improve those 11 goals in a season to 15-20 maybe? Maybe a bit optimistic but still....

[Fernando]

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang heading to Dortmund for 15 million euros   With Dortmund telling Bayern to go Frak themselves over Lewandowski could a move to England be his next destination  

[Kenny]

Hull City are looking to complete the signing of either Gary Hooper from Celtic or Charlie Austin from Burnley by friday , they have up offers for both and told both clubs they will only sign one in an effort to hurry a deal through .

City will then look to try and sign Man City striker John Guidetti on a season long loan deal

[The Special Juan]

It's not so much Kone that's the problem but Alcaraz. Really Roberto? There are so many better defenders out there. He'll be bringing Caldwell and that ginger bloke with him soon.

[Guest]

Alcaraz is a poor signing, but it will allow Martinez to play

-----------Howard
----Jagielka-Distin-Alcaraz
Coleman -------------Baines

Plus whatever midfielders and forwards he wants.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Dobbie to Palace from Brighton on a 2 year deal.

Can't see him doing much

[Guest]

Apart from earning a lot more.

[NickisBHAFC]

Dobbie in the Premiership 

[Guest]

It's the only chance a Brighton player will ever have of playing at that level

[NickisBHAFC]

I do hope that is fishing my friend. Elliot Bennett and Bobby Zamora are both tearing the Premiership up atm.

[MIG]

Alcaraz is a poor signing, but it will allow Martinez to play

-----------Howard
----Jagielka-Distin-Alcaraz
Coleman -------------Baines

Plus whatever midfielders and forwards he wants.

That's assuming Alcaraz would get in ahead of Heitinga and Duffy. I don't see it being that poor a signing if its for free and he's going to play back up.

[ncfc_Tooze]

I do hope that is fishing my friend. Elliot Bennett and Bobby Zamora are both tearing the Premiership up atm.

Zamora who is at QPHa in the championship and did very little of note last season?

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Alcaraz is a player the manager likes that he knows will do a job. Happens with a lot of managers, they bring in players they have a relationship with and trust.

Has Elliot Bennett ever torn it up? Zamora at least earned an England call up, although as a completely different player to the one that left Brighton

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Wigan have had a bid accepted for Scott Carson according to Sky Sports

[GSC]

Parachute Payments make a mockery of FFP

[NickisBHAFC]

FFP is the worst thing since bottled Ketchup.

[GSC]

Bottled Ketchup is the greatest thing ever, go sit in the corner.

[Hero]

Stoke have signed Marc Muniesa from Barcelona?

PSG have tabled a 43m bid for Cavani

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Jack Sullivan confirms west ham have had a bid rejected for Bony, also said we won't be signing him so I guess we're not going back with anything bigger

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Stoke to Barcelona. That's like...well there isn't a bigger contrast than Barca to Stoke.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

The boy will learn to defend that's for sure, can't get a stoke education in defending in Spain

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Stoke to Barcelona. That's like...well there isn't a bigger contrast than Barca to Stoke.

There is one common denominator between the clubs.... Mark Hughes

[GSC]

This is a shining example as to why crack is bad for you

[Guest]

I do hope that is fishing my friend. Elliot Bennett and Bobby Zamora are both tearing the Premiership up atm.

I've never even heard of Eliot Bennett

And as for Zamora, I thought he was on the books of Championship side QPR?

[Guest]

Alcaraz is a poor signing, but it will allow Martinez to play

-----------Howard
----Jagielka-Distin-Alcaraz
Coleman -------------Baines

Plus whatever midfielders and forwards he wants.

That's assuming Alcaraz would get in ahead of Heitinga and Duffy. I don't see it being that poor a signing if its for free and he's going to play back up.

Heitinga supposedly wants to leave, but I'd defo play Alcaraz ahead of him. And I don't think Martinez is going to rate Duffy at all.

[GSC]

Heitinga is poo

[Guest]

If Everton could get £4m or so for him, from say Galatasaray, they should get rid, invest his wages in Baines and Fellaini wage increases, then bring through kids to replace his role on the bench.

[NickisBHAFC]

Hetinga is horrific.

[MIG]

Duffy looks pretty good to me so Martinez could well rate him. We'll see.
Heitinga is quite bad to be fair. Could sell him for a decent amount as he's a World Cup finalist. Lol

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Guardian round up gives us this:

Shelvey to Swansea for £6m - a story the telegraph also go with, supported by quotes from Huw Jenkins (bit surprised we havent gone in on this, think it could be very beneficial for England if Shelvey grows at Swansea though)

Rooney to hold talks with Moyes tomorrow. "The forward met United's manager around a month ago, when he described the reasoning for his discontent last season and his unhappiness at Sir Alex Ferguson's claim that he had asked for a transfer, which United accept he did not" (Something I wondered at the time, Ferguson always happy to work the press)

Anelka's representatives to meet with WBA this week. West Brom also linked to Kalou but face competition from West Ham (I never rated him personally, but his record is decent)

[Dr Gregory House MD]

Its actually Dundee Utd Camp is training with, I dont think he's actually on trial as he's clearly better than what they already have, it would be a great signing for the Tangerines

I hadn't heard this, cheers Kayfabe

In other United news, I saw on the back of the Tele yesterday that United have two ex-Spurs players on trial, Modric could do a job in the middle of the park, but it'll be hard for Van Der Varrt to displace GMS on the right  

I've never actually seen Camp play, can anyone tell me what he's like? Hopefully he'd be someone with an engine as that's what we'd need to replace Flood, doubt we'd get him though

[Kay Fabe]

Lee Camp is a goalkeeper mate

Good news on Dundee Utd re-signing David Goodwillie on a 6 month loan deal, think it could be beneficial to both

Kevin Thomson looks likr he'll be re-signing with Hibernian

[Guest]

Duffy looks pretty good to me so Martinez could well rate him. We'll see.

Martinez doesn't really go for the homegrown defender though does he, he prefers them to speak Spanish...

[MIG]

I think he just trusts younger players in general and when he doesn't have players of the right quality at his disposal he will quite reasonably go with Spanish players as that is what he knows best.

[Bull]

Rooney meets for crunch talks!

Will he go or will he leave?

[MIG]

Rooney meets for crunch talks!

Will he go or will he leave?

Or will he move to another club?

[Bull]

I personally think its time to cash in dont want him if he's going to put his ego over the club.

[MIG]

I think he is a scumbag and not consistent enough. Kagawa is potentially a better replacement already at the club. Why not cash in on Rooney now while he's still worth big money and use the funds for a centre mid which United have been crying out for for years now.

[Guest]

Joey Barton is a moron, what a twit.

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