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****New Transfer Rumours and Signings****

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/06/09/manual_101651.html

    Kirkland to West Brom.....

    West Brom boss Bryan Robson looks set to bring in Liverpool's out-of favour goalkeeper Chris Kirkland on a season-long loan.

    Kirkland faces competition at Anfield from Jerzy Dudek and Scott Carson and with Jose Reina is set to make a switch from Villarreal his prospects look bleak.

    According to the Daily Express the Baggies manager plans to give the former England Under-21 stopper the chance to resurrect his career at The Hawthorns and Kirkland may be tempted by the lure of first team football, particuarly with next year's World Cup looming.

    Paul Robinson, David James, Robert Green, Scott Carson and Kirkland will all have their eyes on the England number one jersey and the 24-year-old knows that a regular Premiership place is the only way to prove himself to manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

    Kirkland arrived Anfield from Coventry four years ago for a fee of £6million but has struggled with injury since.


    What will happen to young Murphy if this happens........


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭dcarroll


    yom 1 wrote:
    can't believe Carragher didn't even get a mention :eek:
    or woodgate, who imo could be first choice alongside terry by then
    And on the liverpool strikers, who thinks Dirt Kuyt would be a much better buy than Crouch?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    dcarroll wrote:
    And on the liverpool strikers, who thinks Dirt Kuyt would be a much better buy than Crouch?

    He's got 25 goals from 34 games, which is a pretty good return, but at the same time im a bit dubious at the moment on strikers from the eradivisie (sp?) having seen Kezman be so amazingly good there and so ineffective here. Does seem to have the build to cope in the premiership though, big tough guy. Im gonna try and step back from my Crouch bashing tho, and put my faith in the manager to do the right thing, if he wants him he must have a purpose for him.. ach but he's soo ugly and gangly!!

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭dcarroll


    ~Rebel~ wrote:
    He's got 25 goals from 34 games, which is a pretty good return, but at the same time im a bit dubious at the moment on strikers from the eradivisie (sp?) having seen Kezman be so amazingly good there and so ineffective here. Does seem to have the build to cope in the premiership though, big tough guy. Im gonna try and step back from my Crouch bashing tho, and put my faith in the manager to do the right thing, if he wants him he must have a purpose for him.. ach but he's soo ugly and gangly!!
    think some van nistelrooy chap might have come from there too though, and Robin van Persie.
    Kezman will play well for someone next year, it just won't be chelsea, they never put faith in him, signing drogba as well


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,606 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Ronaldo, Romario and Gudjonson also played for PSV.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,613 ✭✭✭LizardKing


    Had an argument about Crouch with someone last night ... He convinced me of some merits to the proposed signing .. Crouch wins nearly everything knocked up to him, he is a good target man and would possibly be good as a super sub or in combination with the speed of cisse ... I still have my doubts but will also put a little faith in the magic man , rafa ....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    the more i think about it the more it makes sense actually, he's the perfect man to have when things aren't going our way on a rainy saturday morning at sunderland or something. Think Rafa is thinking purely on the premiership, to have another option to just lash it up to if needs be. But on the other hand, hes so ugly and gangly!! Wonder will many people be wearing Crouch jersey's if he does move?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Tauren wrote:
    Ronaldo, Romario and Gudjonson also played for PSV.

    Oh im not creticising him or the league, just saying its not a guarantee that he'd be just as good here. Personally i actually DO want them to sign him if they can, i think he'd be well suited. PSV are an absolutely amazing club for unearthing talent, especially strikers, and bringing them along. Freddie Adu was strongly linked with them for a while (stopped hearing about it a bit) because of his dutch girlfriend too..

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    ~Rebel~ wrote:
    the more i think about it the more it makes sense actually, he's the perfect man to have when things aren't going our way on a rainy saturday morning at sunderland or something. Think Rafa is thinking purely on the premiership, to have another option to just lash it up to if needs be. But on the other hand, hes so ugly and gangly!! Wonder will many people be wearing Crouch jersey's if he does move?



    7mil for a sub? seems stupid to me. If rafa has plans for him as a regular grand, otherwise spend the money else where.

    PErsonnally i would like to see it being spent on andy johnson.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    Kezman is a quality player, and I would happily, happily take him on at United.
    He has had a rough time at Chelsea, but he broke Van Nist's scoring records in Holland, and he has got some serious game. He however hasn't had a proper run in the Chelsea squad yet, and if he signs for another club, the other club are going to be in heaven


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,713 ✭✭✭Cianan2


    I agree, Kezman is a quality player-seen some clips of him for PSV, great finisher tbh.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Cianan2 wrote:
    I agree, Kezman is a quality player-seen some clips of him for PSV, great finisher tbh.
    Here's a 6+ minute goal compilation from the 02/03 season:
    http://psvworld.nl/dl_wmv.php?file=/compilatie_kezman.wmv

    Judging by that comp he seems a complete out and out goal scorer. The way Mourinho plays him you'd mistake him for a second striker (ie. Rooney). If you're the star of a team that contains Robben and van Bommel among others you must be something special.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    love to see him at pool.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭Jivin Turkey




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    any use? heard his scoring record is excellent. what sort of striker is he?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    ~Rebel~ wrote:
    According to KopTalk (i know not the most reliable) Liverpool are willing to offer the £7million Southampton want for Crouch! NooooOOOOOOOOO!
    When Riquelme, Forsell and Costinha have recently been sold for a combined total of £9m it really makes you think...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    who signed riqueleme? he was excellent against brazil from what i saw i nthe first half.. So was saviola.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    who signed riqueleme?
    Villareal deal made permanent. Thats what google is for. :) Type Riquelme in and there's your answer. I had a load of Celtic fans getting there hopes up with THIS LINK. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭CorkMan


    I'm glad that Riquelme is staying at Villarreal, as he has been there key player. They will be strong in the champions league next season.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,713 ✭✭✭Cianan2


    Thanks eirebhoy, lookin forward to this(kezman comp!)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭smuckers


    Kezman always had potential but the amazing thing is since August he still hasn't learned how to control the ball.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭cruiserweight




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    Bobby Laurent should be on his way to Bolton for £2 million supposedly. If anyone can get the best out of Robert, it'll be Allardyce.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭tel922001


    liverpool have offered West Ham £3m for rio ferdinand little brother


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,198 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    [speculation]
    Chelsea to gazump Real for Robinho but will loan him to PSV for a year. They're also expected to stake their claim on Alex, though possibly not until January. Parker was proposed in a swap deal, to fill the gap made by van Bommel's departure, but he didn't want to play in Holland.
    [/speculation]


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭tel922001




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭Drag00n79


    Kevin Kuranyi has joined Schalke tonight. Undisclosed fee.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 815 ✭✭✭Bannor


    Owen admission over Real future

    The truth behind the story ... Owen's agent got caught with his pants down. He's been touting the player to Liverpool and Arsenal since before Christmas, there were no takers so he went further a field the week before last and offered the player to Inter Milan. What he didn't know was that Real were in talks with Inter about Adriano, the agent spun the story that Owen is unsettled at the club and feels that he would be better suited to the game in Italy, yadda, yadda, yadda. Afterwards the Inter club president, Massimo Moratti, contacted Perez and asked for the unsettled striker to be included in the deal. Perez thought he was talking about Raul and said that Raul had no interest in leaving Spain - Owen has been very diplomatic with the club saying he's happy etc. much like his carry on with Liverpool so it came as some surprise to Perez when Moratti spilled the beans. Perez was furious after the phone call and told the agent that Owen can leave for €25M, €20M if he asks for a transfer. The agent has since been scurrying to find a new club for the player. Arsenal have made an offer of €15M, Real are likely to leave it on the table and wait for a better offer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,747 ✭✭✭s8n


    welcome back bannor. Good to read your posts again.

    Any news on Man yoo and the possibility of Owen going there??


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭tel922001


    http://www.ananova.com/sport/soccer/story/sm_854649.html?menu=sport.football

    i think they area little late with this headline, found this on newsnow football, this website updates every 5 min from hundreds of sources around the world , but this english company seems to be about a yr behind


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