January Transfer Thread - I want! I want! I want!

Red Crow · 03-01-2013 7:54pm

That's the thing though. I know he was out of contract and giving out about first team opportunities but that was down to the fact that he wasn't near ready. I haven't seen him for Standard but he's a championship left back at a stretch and a future squad player. He showed a lot of promise up to the past 2 years where he seems to have found it difficult to keep growing. We have a young guy called Blackett who looks and looked far more ready than Zeki did. It seems like somebody promised him something at Spurs.

He also lined out for a Spurs development squad in July so Levy has been up to tricks on this one.

everdead.ie · 03-01-2013 7:59pm

Re Fryers he obviously wanted to come to spurs given all the trouble he's gone through I also can't see Levy leaving him self open to being sued the fee of 6m that United were demanding was a bit extreme though.

kryogen · 03-01-2013 8:10pm

6 mil was a lot but the fee the tribunal would have forced spuds to pay would hardly have broke the bank. Typical levy behaviour

everdead.ie · 03-01-2013 8:21pm

Lewis Holtby is also rumouredto be signing a pre-contract with Spurs/Arsenal in the next few days as well and joining up in the summer.

Bobeagleburger · 03-01-2013 8:45pm

Well played Levy, a shrewd businessman.

everdead.ie · 03-01-2013 8:50pm

rarnes1 wrote: »

Well played Levy, a shrewd businessman.

This is the reason he has spent just 3m net in the last five years.

Gbear · 03-01-2013 9:51pm

A bit confused by that Holtby signing (if it is indeed true and he's going to Spuds). I think he's a more orthodox midfielder than most of what you have but from what I've seen having him, Sigurdsson, Dempsey and Dembele could be a bit tricky to fit in?

everdead.ie · 03-01-2013 9:58pm

Gbear wrote: »

A bit confused by that Holtby signing (if it is indeed true and he's going to Spuds). I think he's a more orthodox midfielder than most of what you have but from what I've seen having him, Sigurdsson, Dempsey and Dembele could be a bit tricky to fit in?

I have no idea I don't know anything about him just what I have heard is all.

Although Dembele is injured at the moment and playing through the pain I would hope he's better by the time nextseason comes around.

At the moment for midfield we have(In order of prefrence)
Sandro
Dembele
Parker
Huddlestone
Livermore
Carroll

Then there is Sigurdsson, Bale, Lennon, Bently and Jenas.

Jimmy Iovine · 03-01-2013 10:08pm

Mars Bar wrote: »

He scored 50+ goals when he was playing in Kilkenny in one season!

Saying that, Ethan Mannion did the same here in Galway and was signed by WBA but didn't make it there. Hopefully Maguire can go the full distance.

Wouldn't surprise me. A few lads have scored close to that total going up through the ranks in Kilkenny. My best season included about 4 goals. I gave up on my dreams of playing for United a long time ago though.

More impressively, Joey Mulcahy scored 50 goals for our Junior team last season. That was including the FAI tournaments and the Leinster ones as well. He had a freak of a season. Unbelievable player. He got his move to Wexford United out of it and, iirc, a pair of boots from the manager as part of a bet :pac:.

I've never had much contact with Maguire but, from what my brother says and what I've heard, he seems like a decent chap. Don't think he's the kind to get big headed about his move unlike some other lads who have gone across over the years. Hopefully he stays like that and knuckles down.

Michael Reidy is the only other Kilkenny player to have played in the Premiership, for Sunderland about a decade ago.

Marty McFly · 03-01-2013 10:21pm

So Pato has signed for Corinthians in a deal worth 15 million how his career has fallen.

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gnfnrhead · 03-01-2013 10:22pm

Marty McFly wrote: »

So Pato has signed for Corinthians in a deal worth 15 million how his career has fallen.

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Why? Brazil has a lot of quality players these days. Not playing in Europe =/= being a failure.

Marty McFly · 03-01-2013 10:28pm

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Why? Brazil has a lot of quality players these days. Not playing in Europe =/= being a failure.

Not neccessarily no but its is a step down from the top European leagues yes, that along with the fact a few seasons ago he was being branded the great hope of Brazillian football and linked with 30 to 40 million moves around Europe so his career has never reached the heights most thought it would

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Glico Man · 03-01-2013 10:38pm

Marty McFly wrote: »

Not neccessarily no but its is a step down from the top European leagues yes, that along with the fact a few seasons ago he was being branded the great hope of Brazillian football and linked with 30 to 40 million moves around Europe so his career has never reached the heights most thought it would .

In fairness, injuries have pretty much ruined his career at Milan. Tim Vickery of the BBC had a good piece (as always its seems) on the move.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20874300

Winston Payne · 03-01-2013 10:38pm

He's twenty three and will be playing at home in the eighteen months leading up to the World Cup. This might end up being the best decision he's ever made and he's not too old to come to back to Europe at some stage. One of the few deals that comes along which suits everyone.

Copper_pipe · 03-01-2013 11:32pm

If Wesley sneijder ends up at QPR I will eat my own face. Its doing the rounds on twitter at the moment

klose · 03-01-2013 11:41pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

If Wesley sneijder ends up at QPR I will eat my own face. Its doing the rounds on twitter at the moment

Its a massive joke being done by all the football parody accounts and other football related accounts with large follower numbers

Anyone · 03-01-2013 11:42pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

If Wesley sneijder ends up at QPR I will eat my own face. Its doing the rounds on twitter at the moment

He is their 2nd choice after missing out of Joe Cole.

Seaneh · 04-01-2013 5:14am

Marty McFly wrote: »

So Pato has signed for Corinthians in a deal worth 15 million how his career has fallen.

He's played less league games in the last two years than I could count on two hands and has had serious injury problems, he needs first team football to get fit and Milan can't rick him anymore, this mvoe gives him s starting XI spot and boosts his chances of getting back into the national team, which is the most important thing to him leading up the the world cup, he also gets 40% of any future transfer, so if he moves on in 18 months after a good world cup back to a top European club for say €20million he is €8million richer before even chashing his singing bonus for the next club.

It was the right move for both Milan and Pato.

LuckyLloyd · 04-01-2013 9:02am

rarnes1 wrote: »

Well played Levy, a shrewd businessman.

Absolute animal. Not sure there has ever been such a sharp and aggressive individual running a football club. Well played yet again.

Caveman1 · 04-01-2013 11:18am

Seaneh wrote: »

He's played less league games in the last two years than I could count on two hands and has had serious injury problems, he needs first team football to get fit and Milan can't rick him anymore, this mvoe gives him s starting XI spot and boosts his chances of getting back into the national team, which is the most important thing to him leading up the the world cup, he also gets 40% of any future transfer, so if he moves on in 18 months after a good world cup back to a top European club for say €20million he is €8million richer before even chashing his singing bonus for the next club.

It was the right move for both Milan and Pato.

Do you think that AC Milan might have put a buy back clause in the contract the way Barca do ?

It would make sense to sell him on the cheap, let him try build up his fitness/form then after the WC buy him back.

TheTownie · 04-01-2013 11:29am

Copper_pipe wrote: »

If Wesley sneijder ends up at QPR I will eat my own face. Its doing the rounds on twitter at the moment

Don't believe any Sneijder rumours until you hear it from 'arry's car window.

cson · 04-01-2013 11:32am

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Absolute animal. Not sure there has ever been such a sharp and aggressive individual running a football club. Well played yet again.

Levy's done well with Spurs but he's got no midas touch either. Bentley, Palacios, Pavyluchenko and managing to lose £4m on Robbie Keane in less than 6 months are testament to that.

Rekop dog · 04-01-2013 11:41am

Speaking of Robbie, wonder if he'll do another loan spell in England this Jan, imagine a few clubs would be definitely interested, Villa again for sure and QPR with the arry link. Giving the fantastic form he's been in, his goals could well help them survive.

Crash Bang Wall · 04-01-2013 11:42am

Rekop dog wrote: »

Speaking of Robbie, wonder if he'll do another loan spell in England this Jan, imagine a few clubs would be definitely interested, Villa again for sure and QPR with the arry link. Giving the fantastic form he's been in, his goals could well help them survive.

Hes supposed to be injured as far as I know

ASOT · 04-01-2013 12:04pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

Speaking of Robbie, wonder if he'll do another loan spell in England this Jan, imagine a few clubs would be definitely interested, Villa again for sure and QPR with the arry link. Giving the fantastic form he's been in, his goals could well help them survive.

I know someone who works in the airport, see robbie with the misses and asked him if rumours of a loan to QPR was true and he basically laughed it off apparently and said why would he go there.

Rekop dog · 04-01-2013 12:24pm

Praying that Milan sign Drogba, think it would be a good move for him to prolong his career, and definitely good for Milan, his experience to the squad would be invaluable, his work ethic is so contagious too and players can't help but be inspired by him.

Juve may be the more appealing option from a winning stuff point of view (this season anyway) but confident he'd choose Milan despite this, they're both from all account very interested in signing him

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 12:29pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

Praying that Milan sign Drogba, think it would be a good move for him to prolong his career, and definitely good for Milan, his experience to the squad would be invaluable, his work ethic is so contagious too and players can't help but be inspired by him.

Juve may be the more appealing option from a winning stuff point of view (this season anyway) but confident he'd choose Milan despite this, they're both from all account very interested in signing him

Drogba and work ethic. Is that the same drogba that was at chelsea? Work ethic and that drogba don't mix.

Rekop dog · 04-01-2013 12:44pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

Drogba and work ethic. Is that the same drogba that was at chelsea? Work ethic and that drogba don't mix.

You should prob give up commenting on football.

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 12:46pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

You should prob give up commenting on football.

What? Drogba is a legend as far as I'm concerned but working hard for the team is not his strong point. He can be quite individualistic on the pitch. Thats just his game.

Melion · 04-01-2013 12:49pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

What? Drogba is a legend as far as I'm concerned but working hard for the team is not his strong point. He can be quite individualistic on the pitch. Thats just his game.

What???
Did you ever watch a full Chelsea game?

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 12:51pm

Melion wrote: »

What???
Did you ever watch a full Chelsea game?

LOL, yes. I have probably seen every minute that drogba has played for chelsea including pre season games.

Why does it suprise people that drogba is not a hard worker. He normally does very little for 4 or 5 games and then comes up with some sublime pieces of magic to win a vital game (normally a cup final). That's the magic of the man, he always rises to the big occasion and I love him for it

Richard Hillman · 04-01-2013 12:52pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

What? Drogba is a legend as far as I'm concerned but working hard for the team is not his strong point. He can be quite individualistic on the pitch. Thats just his game.

Drogba put his whole reputation and dignity on the line for his team. The way he went down every 2 seconds against Barcelona in the Champs League semis weren't for the laugh, he was giving his team mates a break. Thats just one example of it, he did it tons of times. All this whilst he was being called a diver, a cheat, play actor etc, he did it all for the team to relieve pressure. He is one of the ultimate team players and absolutely fearless.

Ed Winchester · 04-01-2013 12:53pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

LOL, yes. Why does it suprise people that drogba is not a hard worker. He normally does very little for 4 or 5 games and then comes up with some sublime pieces of magic to win a vital game (normally a cup final). That's the magic of the man, he always rises to the big occasion.

That's just not true. I'm not a fan of his, but he can never be accused of going hiding.

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 12:54pm

Ed Winchester wrote: »

That's just not true. I'm not a fan of his, but he can never be accused of going hiding.

Where did I say he would go hiding?

maximoose · 04-01-2013 12:54pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

Why does it suprise people that drogba is not a hard worker.

Because it's just not true, is it?

Ed Winchester · 04-01-2013 12:55pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

Where did I say he would go hiding?

Does very little for 4 or 5 games is what you said. He's a player who contributes every game IMO.

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 12:57pm

maximoose wrote: »

Because it's just not true, is it?

Well for me a hard worker is someone who chases down every ball and puts pressure on defenders when they have the ball. That's just not drogbas game so I would never describe him as a relentless team player even though as a chelsea fan I regard him as a legend probably just ahead of zola. I just would not describe his style as hard working, that is all.

LuckyLloyd · 04-01-2013 12:58pm

cson wrote: »

Levy's done well with Spurs but he's got no midas touch either. Bentley, Palacios, Pavyluchenko and managing to lose £4m on Robbie Keane in less than 6 months are testament to that.

No-one is perfect. The overall is what counts. As much as I hate to admit it, he's really pushed their playing squad forward over the past few years; striking great deals in the process the vast majority of times. There is a general sense that you can't **** with Spurs over players and he will enforce contracts / extract the highest possible prices.

Mr. Guappa · 04-01-2013 1:10pm

cson wrote: »

Levy's done well with Spurs but he's got no midas touch either. Bentley, Palacios, Pavyluchenko and managing to lose £4m on Robbie Keane in less than 6 months are testament to that.

Did he not make money on the Keane deals? Sold for £20 million and brought back that January for £12m plus add-ons?

racso1975 · 04-01-2013 1:18pm

Tal Ben Haim has rejoined Harry at QPR

Rekop dog · 04-01-2013 1:19pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

What? Drogba is a legend as far as I'm concerned but working hard for the team is not his strong point. He can be quite individualistic on the pitch. Thats just his game.

You've two options. Tick one of them

[ ] trolling

[ ] dim

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 1:21pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

You've two options. Tick one of them

[ ] trolling

[ ] dim

well I don't agree with you so I must be dim (only possible explanation) :rolleyes: :pac:

LuckyLloyd · 04-01-2013 1:27pm

I just wonder how someone gets to where Museist is on this issue. How do you watch Drogba and draw such a conclusion? Stumped.

Sgt Pepper 64 · 04-01-2013 1:28pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

well I don't agree with you so I must be dim (only possible explanation) :rolleyes: :pac:

So when he was defending thats not working? :eek:
He did his job and more besides, scored winners and played like a No1 striker should, actually taking shots and not immediately passing the ball

MUSEIST · 04-01-2013 1:43pm

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

So when he was defending thats not working? :eek:
He did his job and more besides, scored winners and played like a No1 striker should, actually taking shots and not immediately passing the ball

I agree with all of that. I just would not describe him as a workhorse who went chasing down defenders game after game after game. At times he was very individualistic (like the final day of the season when he was more interested in getting the golden boot than ensuring the team won, he admitted after the match that he was wrong to cause a fuss). I don't know how anyone who watches football could describe drogba as one of the hardest workers. (this is not a negative comment btw it's just the style of player he is).

Crann na Beatha · 04-01-2013 3:31pm

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Sgt Pepper 64 · 04-01-2013 5:41pm

Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Lewis Holtby on July 1. Highly rated young man. Looks a good signing http://t.co/4LzoQGan @BenSmithBBC 26 minutes ago

everdead.ie · 04-01-2013 6:12pm

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Lewis Holtby on July 1. Highly rated young man. Looks a good signing http://t.co/4LzoQGan @BenSmithBBC 26 minutes ago

I'd imagine Freund had a lot to do with this he used to be his coach.

Blatter · 04-01-2013 6:45pm

Fiorantina have signed Giuseppe Rossi. Hope it works out for him after those two bad injuries.

Red Crow · 04-01-2013 9:14pm

Ferguson calls for investigation in to the Zeki transfer. Can you imagine if that happened to Levy or a Simon Jordan? World War 3. If it happened to a Peterborough or a Colchester there would be people up in arms.

January Transfer Thread - I want! I want! I want!

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