Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:33 am  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

I've heard fees ranging from £13m to £20m for Henderson, and £16mil to £20mil for Downing. It's not been disclosed so we've no idea.
Either way, taking it to £20mil for each of them (which it wasn't) .

How does that work then?

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:38 am  

inside_man wrote:

But Torres hasn't been on form for 2 years now (imo). I kinda hope after a summer off and a full preseason he can get some semblance of form back (not too much mind).

He hasn't or he's been patchy at best and spent a bit of time injured but on his day he's the better striker of the two, I just hope he regains his old form and gets a hat full!

Catalancs wrote:

Villa bid £10 million for N'Zogbia. After getting £20 million for Downing, if that comes off you have take your hat off to McLeish.

Now that would be brilliant business. I see Sky are reporting they've agreed a fee with City for Given too.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:05 pm  

Shay Given is the most overrated player of all time. Please, save me the cliche'd response, I won't move on this.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:37 pm  

Mark wrote:

How does that work then?

How does what work? Are you going to answer a question or just try and score points everytime? If our net spend is somewhere between £38 million and £46 million for getting them 5 players do you think we have done good business?

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:45 pm  

Sky Sports understands...
Sky Sports sources...

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:51 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

So Fergie says Utd not interested in Wesley, Nasri and Modric won't be coming either

The season ticket renewals must all be in now.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:52 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

How does what work? Are you going to answer a question or just try and score points everytime? If our net spend is somewhere between £38 million and £46 million for getting them 5 players do you think we have done good business?

You said we don't really know the amounts, you then said know it wasn't twenty million?

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:47 pm  

keithcun wrote:

Sky Sports understands...
Sky Sports sources...

F365 ribbed the BBC for that the other day, said it should read

"BBC read in a newspaper".

The stuff about United and Sneijder was cringeworth - Custis getting very told you so about it hours before Fergie kyboshed the whole things. Classic.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:26 pm  

Mark wrote:

Don't get Andy Carroll, his second touch is a tackle. The white Michael Ricketts.

Mark, where do you get this very strange comparison from?

Re: Football Chat Thread : Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:17 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

Shay Given is the most overrated player of all time. Please, save me the cliche'd response, I won't move on this.

Agreed 100%. The reputation of a decent shop stopper is always exaggerated. Ben Foster is a young version of him.

Given's distribution is absolutely terrible and he has little command if his area. He'll pull off a few Hollywood saves though.