Premier League Transfers

[spionfox]

Henderson for £20m is a joke, as is £16 for Phil Jones.

Phil Jones sounds a snip at that price.

 

[Hazzman]

Jones is a very sensible signing for me. He can play a couple of positions and has proved competent against top players. Fergie's building again. I am happy cos it's an English young player who will get experience at the top club level of football.

The abroad thing is false. Arsenal paid £9million for a centre-back with minimal French caps and little top tier experience last summer.

 

[Hazzman]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/08/anderlecht-romelu-lukaku-chelsea

Chelsea appear to be near to signing Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne.

Sunderland in for O'Shea, Gibson and Brown for a combined £12 million fee.

It's gone made.

We're looking at nearly £60 million spent on players who are under 21.

 

[Han]

Is it all forward thinking?

There's a lot of talk about the financial fair play at the moment and maybe we're starting to see the start of clubs planning ahead rather than relying on buying established players on big contracts.

United will more than likely make one or two more signings like this now that Neville and Scholes have retired, leaving a hole in the wage budget. O'Shea and Brown are probably on decent money, too.

 

[Hazzman]

Half and half.

There's no doubt the financial rules are having some effect on clubs are across the world throwing money about (though personally I still think the clubs will find a loophole).

For me, clubs are recognising that players' peaks are a lot more lower than what they once were. The world's best players say that and pace has become the all-important skill. Likes of Messi and Ronaldo are early twenties, not their mid-twenties.

The sport has become a physical and tiring beast, where as you may not run 26 miles or bike 150 miles in a day but instead you are expected to reach your personal peak of fitness every Saturday and Tuesday/Wednesday. Hence players' performances are dropping off from 26-28 years onwards....probably the likes of Kaka and Gerrard the greatest example as the injuries begin to take hold. The exception to rule is Italy....probably because of the style of football there. However, that's slightly changing.

 

[drummindefender]

Although they play in different positions, I think Phil Jones is a much better prospect than Jordan Henderson. I reckon the latter could turn out to be an absolute stinker of a move.

 

[glyn]

Jones is a very sensible signing for me. He can play a couple of positions and has proved competent against top players. Fergie's building again. I am happy cos it's an English young player who will get experience at the top club level of football.

Liverpool and Arsenal apparently putting in higher bids than United
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-wont-bullied-Liverpool-launch-22m-swoop.html

 

[Hazzman]

Liverpool and Arsenal apparently putting in higher bids than United
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-wont-bullied-Liverpool-launch-22m-swoop.html

I expect a legal case if Liverpool or Arsenal sign him. He had a £16 million clause in his contract and now the Venkys are pissed off that it was there, losing out on another £5/6 million. Regardless of what the Venky's think...the power always lies with the player in these situations.

 

[Han]

I expect a legal case if Liverpool or Arsenal sign him. He had a £16 million clause in his contract and now the Venkys are pissed off that it was there, losing out on another £5/6 million. Regardless of what the Venky's think...the power always lies with the player in these situations.

If pen hasn't been put to paper then I can't see why there would be any legal case.

 

[LCFC'sGodWears9]

Jones has completed his move to United, but I guess you knew that...

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_6988252,00.html

 

[drummindefender]

Kevin Nolan to West Ham is a bit of a strange one

 

[glyn]

Kevin Nolan to West Ham is a bit of a strange one

Just heard that, Wham must be splashing the cash

 

[LCFC'sGodWears9]

Kevin Nolan to West Ham is a bit of a strange one

Surely a lack of ambition? One of Newcastle's top scorers last season, if not the top scorer, yet he's taking a step down a level to the Championship. I'd have thought he'd have either stayed at Newcastle or tried to get a move to a bigger club.

 

[Han]

Surely a lack of ambition? One of Newcastle's top scorers last season, if not the top scorer, yet he's taking a step down a level to the Championship. I'd have thought he'd have either stayed at Newcastle or tried to get a move to a bigger club.

He's been trying to sort a new contract with them but cannot agree terms. Having worked with Allardyce (rather successfully) past he probably only expects one season in The Championship.

 

[drummindefender]

Still its a bit of a risk.

 

[pork pie fox]

Just heard that, Wham must be splashing the cash

That's just a careless whisper...

 

[pork pie fox]

Kevin Nolan to West Ham is a bit of a strange one

They reckon there's another signing close too:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_6991000,00.html

 

[Jeff]

They reckon there's another signing close too:

Yak?

 

[drummindefender]

TBH I did hope we would sign Yakubu, but after recent events, I'm beginning to think we are better off without him

 

[spionfox]

That's just a careless whisper...

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