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KdjaCL · 02-01-2008 11:51PM

Melion wrote: »

In a fully fit chelsea squad he would be 5th choice striker, thats without them signing Anelka and Berbatov aswell.

Drogba and Shevchenko will more than likley leave during the summer, Doyle is good enough to make the step up to top 4 (lol thats the 5th time i have said that about him from us to cork and being leagues top scorer, from EL to championship, from there to PL from PL to international, now for the last time to champions league/top 4.

kdjac

OPENROAD · 02-01-2008 11:55PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

hmmm Cork would get close to a million euro from that transfer, and we get an irish player playing champions league football.

kdjac

suppose from an Ireland point of view it would be good, but I'm one of those club before country people

so not bothered

Doyle is a good player, but to be honest I would say it is paper talk,and anyhow don't see him as a top 4 player. Can see him stepping up from Reading though, a good pro and he will step up, but not top 4.

PHB · 03-01-2008 01:11AM

What about O'Shea? He plays pretty regular champions league football

Unearthly · 03-01-2008 01:41AM

Darren O'Dea ftw

Mikeyt086 · 03-01-2008 01:50AM

I agree Doyle could fit in with the top 4.

Liverpool - Hard worker like Kuyt the difference being Doyle is a clinical finisher. Great in the air and would compliment Torres well.

Man United - Would be like replacing Saha with a Saha who can score and will bother his ass. And tbh i would love it if we signed him but we wont. A selfless player who would be great in the way we use Saha now.

Arsenal - Maybe not, he doesnt really fit in their style.

Chelsea - He's versatile and they clearly are interested.

In all honesty i think he would be better fitted to a UEFA cup team like Villa/Man City/Newcastle (granted not UEFA cup spot but big club)/Everton. Somewhere he could start. He is an exellent striker.

kryogen · 03-01-2008 02:11AM

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

I agree Doyle could fit in with the top 4.

Liverpool - Hard worker like Kuyt the difference being Doyle is a clinical finisher. Great in the air and would compliment Torres well.

Man United - Would be like replacing Saha with a Saha who can score and will bother his ass. And tbh i would love it if we signed him but we wont. A selfless player who would be great in the way we use Saha now.

Arsenal - Maybe not, he doesnt really fit in their style.

Chelsea - He's versatile and they clearly are interested.

In all honesty i think he would be better fitted to a UEFA cup team like Villa/Man City/Newcastle (granted not UEFA cup spot but big club)/Everton. Somewhere he could start. He is an exellent striker.

what have you guys been taking tonight??? and where can i get some?

Attractive Nun · 03-01-2008 02:30AM

Kevin Doyle is not good enough to be starting in a top 4 side! You've all gone mad. Look at the regulars starters now - Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Fernando Torres, Robin Van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor. Completely different league! He might be in the same sort of category as Kuyt, Voronin, Saha, Shevchenko (on Chelsea form), maybe, but why none of these players are good enough!

Doyle at Chelsea would be a disaster for him, at least in terms of game time.

aidan24326 · 03-01-2008 03:58AM

Attractive Nun wrote: »

Doyle at Chelsea would be a disaster for him, at least in terms of game time.

I agree. He'd be far better off at a club where he'd start most games. Somewhere like City, Villa or Everton. But it's been reported that Chelsea are interested, though who knows there will be all manner of rumour flying around the next few weeks.

Ok he's not a Drogba or a Torres, but he's a damn good player and a very good finisher. Good feet, quick, good in the air etc. I reckon he'll probably stay at Reading for now and see what happens in the Summer. Can't really see Chelsea buying him.

DSB · 03-01-2008 03:59AM

He wouldn't start most games at Villa to be fair.

Mikeyt086 · 03-01-2008 04:51AM

When did i say anything about starting?

I said:

Liverpool: Could support Torres, but in fairness Eamon Zayed could.
Man United: Super-sub Saha role.
Arsenal: I said no.
Chelsea: They want him.

mike65 · 03-01-2008 11:47AM

Wayne Bridge to Liverpool for 6 million/Riise to Valencia for about the same. Riise is running out of contract and has'nt been offered a new one, Ronald Koeman has expressed an interest in JAR. While some might sceptical but Bridge (from what I remember of him!) can run with the ball and cross.

Mike.

kida · 03-01-2008 11:54AM

mike65 wrote: »

Wayne Bridge to Liverpool for 6 million/Riise to Valencia for about the same. Riise is running out of contract and has'nt been offered a new one, Ronald Koeman has expressed an interest in JAR. While some might sceptical but Bridge (from what I remember of him!) can run with the ball and cross.

Mike.

Pool will prob sign him and play him left wing.

Wonder after last night will Liverpool be signing anyone? Might have to sell to buy as the owners may be relucatant to part with money now?

mike65 · 03-01-2008 12:03PM

I think sell-to-buy has been likely for a while. Riise, Carson, Sissoko are all prime candidates.

Mike.

Melion · 03-01-2008 12:11PM

As ive just said in the liverpool thread, cant understand why we are going for Bridge when Aurelio is a far superior player

Juan Pablo · 03-01-2008 01:01PM

GMR report City are rumoured to be making a bid for CSKA Moscow's Brazillian pair of Vagner Love and Dani Carvalho, with Gerogeous Samaras off to Brum for £2m.

PHB · 03-01-2008 01:01PM

Maybe Rafa doens't think he is

That said, I think Bridge is an average to decent defender, can't say I think he'd do particuarly well. He'd be solid though.

aidan24326 · 03-01-2008 04:42PM

Never heard of this guy but he's on his way to Chelsea. Abrahamovich sending a few more rubles home to Mother Russia.

Chelsea are set to sign Branislav Ivanovic from Lokomotiv Moscow according to Thursday's papers.

The Serbia defender - who had been expected to link up with Nemanja Vidic at Manchester United - now looks set for an £8million move to Stamford Bridge.

Ivanovic can play anywhere across the back four, and has won nine senior caps for Serbia.

He starred as the unfancied Serbians reached the final of last year's UEFA Under-21 Championship, being named in the Team of the Tournament despite a red card in the final.

With John Terry still a month away from fitness and Ricardo Carvalho banned, Ivanovic will provide cover in the centre.

But he can also play at left-back, adding fuel to rumours linking Wayne Bridge with a move away from Stamford Bridge, with Liverpool a possible destination.

Seaneh · 03-01-2008 05:32PM

He play with Vidic at the back for serbia, Milan, Real and Brace were all interested in him about two years back.

Good Player.

event · 03-01-2008 05:35PM

Raskolnikov wrote: »

I take it the Champions League player you're referring to is Steve Finnan.

What does poor Aidan have to do to be counted?

well he's scottish, so technically he isnt an irish player playing in the champions league

KdjaCL · 03-01-2008 05:36PM

qpr went on a bit of a spending spree, technically the richest club in the world.

kdjac

OPENROAD · 03-01-2008 05:41PM

Attractive Nun wrote: »

Kevin Doyle is not good enough to be starting in a top 4 side! You've all gone mad.

I think it is because he is Irish, people are saying it, I'll take cover now and hide

KdjaCL · 03-01-2008 05:57PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

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I think it is because he is Irish, people are saying it, I'll take cover now and hide

More so cos he played (very well) in the Eircom League and EL isnt good enough to create PL footballers let alone top 4 :eek:

I just hope we all get paid

kdjac

pd101 · 03-01-2008 06:23PM

Is Mooney going to Cyrstal Palace from Longford?

LeixlipRed · 03-01-2008 06:23PM

Think Doyle once played 14 seconds of an U-16 game for Shels which could be possibly attributed to a jersey swapping before full time. Chelsea can send us a novelty oversized cheque now please. Make it out to "The gangsters Ollie owed money to"

Melion · 03-01-2008 07:42PM

Lehmann apparently signing for Dortmund tomorrow, they've announced a press conference

estebancambias · 03-01-2008 07:50PM

To people who say Doyle couldnt cut it in the top four, who would have thought back in 2005, he would cut it in the EPL?

I would argue that the step to the top 4 is way smaller than his step from Cork to the English Premiership.

Has Adidas thought you nothing?

Tusky · 03-01-2008 07:55PM

Melion wrote: »

As ive just said in the liverpool thread, cant understand why we are going for Bridge when Aurelio is a far superior player

I like Aurelio, hes great. But...

07/08 - 10 starts
06/07 - 14 starts
05/06 - 11 starts
04/05 - 17 starts
03/04 - 0 starts
02/03 - 27 starts
01/02 - 8 starts

He cant be replied upon to stay fit. Id rather we killed two birds with one stone and signed someone who can play both CB & LB well...like Heinze, but not Heinze

Unearthly · 03-01-2008 07:58PM

estebancambias wrote: »

To people who say Doyle couldnt cut it in the top four, who would have thought back in 2005, he would cut it in the EPL?

I would argue that the step to the top 4 is way smaller than his step from Cork to the English Premiership.

Has Adidas thought you nothing?

Just because he made 1 step up doesnt mean he'll keep on making step ups.

He's a Reading standard player, nothing more.

CantGetNoSleep · 03-01-2008 08:35PM

Melion wrote: »

As ive just said in the liverpool thread, cant understand why we are going for Bridge when Aurelio is a far superior player

Cos Aurelio is made of glass

therecklessone · 03-01-2008 08:45PM

Rangers' Alan Hutton to Spurs?

BBC Radio Scotland believe it will happen for £8m.

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