Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:26 pm  

Ivanovic sent off in the Community Shield

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:37 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Everton have confirmed they've agreed a £12m fee with City over Rodwell. On the Liverpool issue they're 40-1 to win the title. I reckon that's a tidy little bet for 1/2 odds in top two.

Makes the Allen deal look like a snip.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:47 pm  

Don't know why people think Chelsea will be any good this year. They have gone backwards on last year letting big game players go and they were a 5th-6th place team last season anyway. Don't let a lucky Champions League campaign let people think their something there not!

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:23 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

As an Evertonian, I struggle to see the logic....Rodwell isn't even established at Everton as a first team regular (admittedly, mainly because of injuries), so I fail to see how he'd even get close to a game at City.

Mind you, with talk of United and Chelsea also being interested, if an auction was to ensue, I'd be made up to see him go if we got £15m for him and it meant we could hang onto Baines.

I think its one of those cases of a manager retaining an interest in a player that does well against his team. Rodwell had a sparkling cameo against us a couple of years ago and has obviously stayed in Mancini's thoughts. Barry's not going to be around forever, De Jong seems a bit unsettled, so as long as Rodwell's injury problems aren't long term I think he's a decent punt for the future.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:02 pm  

City have such quality that they've always been able to accommodate some poor players by comparison without losing out. Barry is a terrible player, as is Milner, when compared to Silva, Toure, Agueruo, Kompany and co. City could better those players with consummate ease. But I guess there is something in the homegrown quota rules that means that they have to retain some of those players. Shows how stupid it is though that City would spend £12m to acquire that rather than just promoting one of their own academy players.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:29 pm  

Gastón Ramírez to LFC rumours circulating?

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:37 pm  

flipper wrote:

Gastón Ramírez to LFC rumours circulating?

Been linked with us relentlessly for almost a year. Most of the original interest was deemed to be Comolli-driven. Not sure if it ended there but his agent seems to be doing overtime with the gossip columns. Wouldn't believe anything until he's stood outside Melwood.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:12 am  

flipper wrote:

Gastón Ramírez to LFC rumours circulating?

at £14 million reportedly ?

he was 'ok' during the OGs but isn't that a bit OTT ?

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:22 am  

flipper wrote:

Gastón Ramírez to LFC rumours circulating?

Don't think Rodgers is interested. Think our interest in him ended when Kenny was sacked. More chance of seeing Sahin here than Ramirez, IMO.

[John_D]

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:10 am  

sanjunien wrote:

at £14 million reportedly ?

he was 'ok' during the OGs but isn't that a bit OTT ?

The thing with Liverpool now is that every transfer fee has to be seen through the prism of Andy Carroll. And on that basis, £14m looks cheap.