January Transfer Window

stinger wrote:Danny Graham for 5m joined Sunderland - Disgrace striked one more time overspending on Brittish players. Also, don't see Graham and Fletcher playing together, and don't they have Wickham there as well?

Wouldn't say £5m was overpriced...got a decent goal tally in his first proper premiership season.

Agree that I can't see how him and Fletcher will play together though.

5 million is a good price for a pretty good forward.

That's what I don't get, Artie Ziff prefers 1 upfront, so Graham is going from back up at a good team that is in a cup final, that plays good football, and is managed by a legend.......... to back up at Sunderland.

As for Wickham, he'll be released or let go for a nominal fee in the summer. Just watch.

Kimbo wrote:

Chris 23* wrote:Why on earth do Norwich think they can get Hooper. Would you really leave a club thats in the Champions League to join a club in a relegation fight with Grant Holt? Please.

He doesn't want to spend his career in Scotland? He wants to challenge himself in a proper league?

Facing a relegation fight? It's not worth it. Being a Newcastle fan you should comprehend that.

Besides he can make a bigger name for himself in the Champions league, no ones going to take notice of him at Norwich.

I always said Wickham was a bizarre purchase..he'd done nothing and has since done nothing.

Chris 23* wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Chris 23* wrote:Why on earth do Norwich think they can get Hooper. Would you really leave a club thats in the Champions League to join a club in a relegation fight with Grant Holt? Please.

He doesn't want to spend his career in Scotland? He wants to challenge himself in a proper league?

Facing a relegation fight? It's not worth it. Being a Newcastle fan you should comprehend that.

Besides he can make a bigger name for himself in the Champions league, no ones going to take notice of him at Norwich.

I don't think Norwich being relegated is very likely. Fact is top clubs in England aren't going to buy their strikers from Scotch teams, but if he is a success with Norwich, they may be interested. If he wants to test himself in the premier league he has to go somewhere like Norwich.

Agreed, no top club will buy him off the back of some CL performances for Celtic. Chris Burke was really good for Rangers in the CL...never got a big move.

Hooper is lucky a Premiership club is trying to buy him really, it's usually a Championship club who takes the risk.

Kimbo wrote:As for Wickham, he'll be released or let go for a nominal fee in the summer. Just watch.

christmasborocooper wrote:I always said Wickham was a bizarre purchase..he'd done nothing and has since done nothing.

Wickham made a retarded decision to go there in the 1st place. He was/still is one of the best prospects on England. There's plenty enough time for him to do a Gary Cahill.

Ugh, a player that's been semi-retired for years signing for a french team on a 5 month contract is the biggest story of the day?

Deluded F*ck wrote:

Kimbo wrote:As for Wickham, he'll be released or let go for a nominal fee in the summer. Just watch.

christmasborocooper wrote:I always said Wickham was a bizarre purchase..he'd done nothing and has since done nothing.

Wickham made a retarded decision to go there in the 1st place. He was/still is one of the best prospects on England. There's plenty enough time for him to do a Gary Cahill.

Of course there's still time. He just isn't.

Kimbo wrote:Ugh, a player that's been semi-retired for years signing for a french team on a 5 month contract is the biggest story of the day?

http://www.europeanboard.net/t24036-david-free-agent-beckham

Kimbo wrote:Ugh, a player that's been semi-retired for years signing for a french team on a 5 month contract is the biggest story of the day?

Told you it would be rubbish. Quite incredible how City haven't spent any money, they're a loss away from definitely being out the title race and have a largely average midfield as well as just having sold one of their strikers.

I'm happy with our transfer dealings this window. The summer is where I hope we can find a midfielder and a couple of defenders or a defender and a keeper.

Jaime wrote:

Deluded F*ck™ wrote:Everton bidding £13mil for Negredo - WHAT POOR PAUPERS THE TOFFEES ARE. MOYES IS A SHOESTRING MIRACLE WORKER!

Rumour in Spain is that the bid was 10m euro and it was rejected.

the way the pound is going, 10m euros ≥ 13m pounds

Luis wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Ugh, a player that's been semi-retired for years signing for a french team on a 5 month contract is the biggest story of the day?

Told you it would be rubbish. Quite incredible how City haven't spent any money, they're a loss away from definitely being out the title race and have a largely average midfield as well as just having sold one of their strikers.

I'm happy with our transfer dealings this window. The summer is where I hope we can find a midfielder and a couple of defenders or a defender and a keeper.

More midfielders?! Got loads now surely?

Gerrard, Lucas, Hendo, Allen, Coutinho, Shelvey.. That's a fair amount for 3 spots.

Then there's Downing, Sterling and Suso who can all be classed as midfielders too.

christmasborocooper wrote:

Luis wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Ugh, a player that's been semi-retired for years signing for a french team on a 5 month contract is the biggest story of the day?

Told you it would be rubbish. Quite incredible how City haven't spent any money, they're a loss away from definitely being out the title race and have a largely average midfield as well as just having sold one of their strikers.

I'm happy with our transfer dealings this window. The summer is where I hope we can find a midfielder and a couple of defenders or a defender and a keeper.

More midfielders?! Got loads now surely?

Gerrard, Lucas, Hendo, Allen, Coutinho, Shelvey.. That's a fair amount for 3 spots.

Then there's Downing, Sterling and Suso who can all be classed as midfielders too.

Need quality over quantity. Coutinho will be playing as a forward I assume, not a midfielder. Allen and Shelvey aren't going to get us to where we want to be right now. We need a power house, someone like Tiote would be nice. I hope Downing will be gone in the summer and I think Ince will be his replacement.

we don't need any more midfielders, we need a defense.

Villa in for Wilson Palacios. He'd be an excellent signing in my opinion.

It looks we're actually buying someone - Nacho Monreal, Malaga LB. Obviously Santos' display last night unnerved even AW.

QPR's total outlay for Samba = £36mil?

A PL club has triggered Diame's release clause. Not sure if we would do that.

This Odemwingie business, I hope WBA fuck them and say no deal.

TheCrazy58 wrote:It looks we're actually buying someone - Nacho Monreal, Malaga LB. Obviously Santos' display last night unnerved even AW.

Good player, but didn't develop into kind of players some hoped at Osasuna. He was there considered better prospect than Azpilicueta and right now they are IMO on similar level.

TheCrazy58 wrote:A PL club has triggered Diame's release clause. Not sure if we would do that.

Don't have high hopes, but maybe it's us? Also - what is the price for him?

Kimbo wrote:This Odemwingie business, I hope WBA fuck them and say no deal.

Odemwingie's actually turned up at Loftus Road. God knows how much money they've thrown at him.

stinger wrote:

TheCrazy58 wrote:A PL club has triggered Diame's release clause. Not sure if we would do that.

Don't have high hopes, but maybe it's us? Also - what is the price for him?

Interesting thing was that it was Sky's guy in the North who broke that - I thought maybe Newcastle?

Release clause is rumoured to be £3.5 mil or £7mil, and you also have to pay Diame and his agents - it's the sort of set up Ba has. Which is why I don't think it's us - we're too cheap for that.

BBC Sport's Ben Smith: "I've got some good news for West Ham fans. I am assured by a very good source at West Ham that there has been no bid today for Mohamed Diame. yet."

Yeah I saw that too.

This has to be the transfer with the best name;

"Eyong Enoh of Ajax is the third player expected to join Fulham today.''

So I guess maybe Moyes really is doing this on a shoestring budget?

QPR manager Harry Redknapp: "It's been a frustrating day. We managed to get Andros Townsend and Jermaine Jenas from Tottenham. I don't know what happened with Peter Odemwingie, it was all a bit of a mix up.

"I feel sorry for the lad. He was advised that he should turn up here but the wires got crossed. It can't be done now."


Lying fucker.

So we've signed a DM from Ligue 2 and someone called Simon Dawkins from Spurs on loan. I'm sure they'll keep us up

you Spurs fans ever heard of this Dawkins fella?