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

[Crimey]

First topic message reminder :

Want a couple more big deals before it closes.

Rooney
Lewandowski
Bale
Suarez

May all still be leaving.

[Crimey]

I don't know, spending £5-10 million on a couple of strikers as well as the free transfer of Anelka may have been adequate.

[The Special Juan]

QPR have signed Charlie Austin.

Told you all to lump on at 7/2

You did as well. I hope you made something out of it.

[Duty281]

The Times are suggesting anything from £100 million for Bale to Real Madrid, or £80 million and Luka Modric. #whoknows

[Mat]

We'll be signing two forward players, one of them may be Kalou if he wants to come, so with three bought in plus Long, Rosenberg and Berainho, that will be more than enough.

[TopoftheChops]

Doncaster sign one direction member Louis Tomlinson. Should fill their stadium now

[Duty281]

Doncaster sign one direction member Louis Tomlinson. Should fill their stadium now

They try a publicity stunt and then sign the worst-looking (IMO) member of One Direction. Own goal.

[NickisBHAFC]

If Brighton did that, would keep me away from the stadium. Nothing but a publicity stunt and im not impressed, why should Doncaster fans pay to see someone who isn't a pro footballer?

[GSC]

Lets be honest Nick, OD playing at the Amex would set a new attendence record.

[Duty281]

Lets be honest Nick, OD playing at the Amex would set a new attendence record.

It's not the gay capital of the UK for nothing!  

[NickisBHAFC]

QPR Sign Charlie Austin from Burnley - Credit where it's due, huge signing for Harry, a lot of pressure on QPR to succeed next season. Think all 3 sides that came down are looking very strong for next season. However i see Burnley as potential relegation candidates. 

Leyton Orient sign Johnny Gorman from Wolves - Sir Russel Slade has a good eye on young players getting released and making them into good players at league one level. Top manager. 

Torquay sign Karl Hawley from Scunthorpe - Always scored goals at this level, good signing.

[NickisBHAFC]

Lets be honest Nick, OD playing at the Amex would set a new attendence record.

 Actually unlike most sides in the league, we don't need publicity stunts to sell out our stadium. We let our Spanish flare do the talking  

#BestAttendanceInTheChampionship

[GSC]

No you just need padded seats for the locals after a friday night on the lash

[NickisBHAFC]

Christ, you're homophobic jokes are reaching an all time low. Poor from you, least make me laugh next time!

[GSC]

Alright Nick, we've gone down this road of its acceptable unless Brighton are the butt of the joke from your end.

[Fernando]

[Duty281]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23531981

Tottenham sign Saldado for £26 million. Tottenham doing well in the transfer market, even if that price does seem to be a bit steep.

[Crimey]

Another decent signing, albeit for an inflated fee for some reason. Tottenham have needed a top quality striker for a while now and Soldado should fill that hole quite nicely with Defoe and Adebayor as back up.

If they can keep Bale, this will be seen as a successful window I'd have thought.

[Guest]

`my current squad is good enough`. Arsene Wenger August 1st 2013.

Good enough for what? Good enough to struggle to make the top 4, is that really how ambitious you are? £70m in the kitty doing nothing.

If Spurs miraculously kept Bale & you add in the new signings, in my opinion Arsenal are in trouble. Even if a suspended Suarez joined along with possibly a Begovic or a Cesar. Spurs have made a statement, now its time for Wenger to show his cards.

@crime - Spurs paid an inflated fee because of these Spanish release clauses, I mean Christian Tello has a £21.8m release clause.....wouldn't pay that in a million years. Some ridiculous clauses knocking about.

[GSC]

"My current squad sucks"

Every Manager, Ever

[GSC]

Liverpool make a 21m bid for Diego Costa.

I'll be honest, I can't say I was particularly impressed whenever I watched Atletico last season. Spent more time on the floor than actually playing

[Fernando]

Diego is a footballing troll worse then Barton on occasions. Talented though.


Can't see him wanting to swap Athletico's bench for Liverpool's so could signal the end of Suarez.

[Crimey]

A bit worried with that signing, it's a lot of money for a striker with a pretty poor record who has failed to ever establish himself in an Atletico Madrid side which has never had great depth.

Hoping the deal doesn't go through to be honest.

[The Special Juan]

A bit worried with that signing, it's a lot of money for a striker with a pretty poor record who has failed to ever establish himself in an Atletico Madrid side which has never had great depth.

Hoping the deal doesn't go through to be honest.

To be fair, he did have probably the word's best out-and-out striker ahead of him in the pecking order.

[Fernando]

You can't really establish yourself when have Falcao in your side. He's a fairly decent player better then Sturridge/Aspas

[GSC]

I can honestly say I've seen more from both those 2.

[Guest]

Isn't Ayre saying Suarez is going nowhere? Not great for Wenger. Diego is a talented player, inconsistant, but not sure he's what Liverpool really need or that Atletico will want to sell after losing Falcao.

[The Special Juan]

Bony's got 2 tonight for Swansea, Michu with the other. Dark horses for the Europa League?

[GSC]

Its his release clause.

Ayres hardly going to admit hes for sale is he. Negotiation 101

[Fernando]

i don't trust anyone in football john after this.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has quashed suggestions that he could move for Tottenham target Santi Cazorla, claiming that he has never heard of the 27-year-old winger

2 weeks later an Arsenal player

[LastDamnation]

@crime - Spurs paid an inflated fee because of these Spanish release clauses, I mean Christian Tello has a £21.8m release clause.....wouldn't pay that in a million years. Some ridiculous clauses knocking about.

Pretty sure in spain it's obligatory to have a release clause in your contract

[Guest]

Can't see Wenger getting Suarez anyway, if you offer £40m just go the extra yard and get the player, why the delay?

Wish we`d signed Bony. Interesting to see how the Europa League effects Swansea

Yeah, it is obligatory. There's some shocking clauses in there.

[Crimey]

I don't particularly rate Sturridge but I think he's better than Costa, he's certainly got a better scoring record and doesn't have to adjust to the new league. Aspas also has a similar scoring record despite not being an out an out striker.

Both of them combined equal the price of Costa as well.

I'm really not happy with that deal, it's not even for a position that particularly needs strengthening and as a replacement for Suarez (if that's what it is) it is woeful. Would rather a new centre back is brought in as worryingly throughout pre-season Kolo Toure has been first choice.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bony's got 2 tonight for Swansea, Michu with the other.  Dark horses for the Europa League?

They've made some really good signings. Bony is a huge upgrade on Graham/Moore/Schechter (i dunno), and if him and Michu can strike a good partnership, they'll be a hell of a side

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

This actually may shock a few, but I've got Swansea finishing ahead of Liverpool and Everton this season...

[The Special Juan]

Bony's got 2 tonight for Swansea, Michu with the other.  Dark horses for the Europa League?

They've made some really good signings. Bony is a huge upgrade on Graham/Moore/Schechter (i dunno), and if him and Michu can strike a good partnership, they'll be a hell of a side

I hear they worked well tonight. It's certainly fearsome if Bony can adjust to the league unlike many players who have moved from the Eredivisie. Also I think you might be right with them finishing ahead of the Merseyside clubs (in 12th, 11th and 10th respectively ). Worth a couple of quid?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Bony's got 2 tonight for Swansea, Michu with the other.  Dark horses for the Europa League?

They've made some really good signings. Bony is a huge upgrade on Graham/Moore/Schechter (i dunno), and if him and Michu can strike a good partnership, they'll be a hell of a side

I hear they worked well tonight.  It's certainly fearsome if Bony can adjust to the league unlike many players who have moved from the Eredivisie.  Also I think you might be right with them finishing ahead of the Merseyside clubs (in 12th, 11th and 10th respectively ).  Worth a couple of quid?

I think it could be.

I'm not usually a great fan of Swansea, but think they're gonna be something special this year.

Not a fan of what Liverpool are doing in the window, and I think Martinez will take time to settle at Everton.

Just fancy the Swans to continue on their upward curve

[The Special Juan]

Has anyone claimed Bon(e)y M yet for the Bony/Michu partnership?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/becali-pulls-plug-spurs-deal-jail-150350670.html

Seems Spurs's pursuit of that Romanian defender, has met, well a mad Romanian

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I don't particularly rate Sturridge but I think he's better than Costa, he's certainly got a better scoring record and doesn't have to adjust to the new league. Aspas also has a similar scoring record despite not being an out an out striker.

Both of them combined equal the price of Costa as well.

I'm really not happy with that deal, it's not even for a position that particularly needs strengthening and as a replacement for Suarez (if that's what it is) it is woeful. Would rather a new centre back is brought in as worryingly throughout pre-season Kolo Toure has been first choice.

Sincerely hope for your sanity Kolo Toure playing pre-season is merely just rotation...

As for the Costa deal, don't see it happening. Awful lot of cash for a position that Liverpool are fairly stocked at (even if Suarez goes)

[Hero]

Aren't Liverpool still looking likely to get Papadopolous from Schalke as well? Whilst I rate him highly I think that's a bad move for all, he's short for a CB and aggressive, had a lengthy injury and being paired with Toure will be just asking for trouble.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I presume he plays the Suarez role but an even more withdrawn one, a little like a false nine but with a bit more impetus in goalscoring. I cant see Suarez staying if Costa really is going to happen.

Swansea have the Europa League to contend with remember, the smaller sides do struggle with the balance (plus Malmo are crap remember)

[Dolphin Ziggler]

The forward we were in for was apparently Werder Bremen striker Marko Arnautovic. Wee Jack Sullivan claims we had a deal agreed with him and his agent but the player has now decided he wants to go play in Spain (Im guessing theres actual interest from Spain, its not just that he wants a kickabout). Deal isnt 100% dead, little Jack and his Dad are clearly seething, but I expect this one to be gone. 

Wish we'd go get Loic Rapey instead

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Caught in a paradox where football will have officially gone mad if A) Spurs sell Bale for £105m or B) Spurs don't sell Bale for £105m.

[GSC]

Footballs gone mad more times than Gazzas had a drink it seems

[Holymiky]

If you guys were in charge of Tottenham would you take one of the rumoured offers of cash plus Coentrao and Di Maria for Bale?

[Crimey]

I think that's a better deal than pure cash because they're only going to see all fees inflated once they try to sign people afterwards, so getting players as part of the deal would make sense.

[GSC]

They're also spending a lot more on wages of those 2

[Crimey]

Yeah, but the increased wages can come out of the excess transfer fee.

[Crimey]

It won't happen anyway though, swap deals are always rumoured but I can't think of many that have ever actually happened. The Eto'o Ibrahimovic one is the biggest one there has been and that was 4 years ago now. Just lazy journalism.

[The Special Juan]

It's a bad deal for football. Ignoring the supposed release clause, if Bale's worth £105m, what's Messi worth?

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