Transfer Window Movers and Shakers

KdjaCL · 02-02-2008 04:01PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

What are you sh1tting about this time? We haven't signed him, he isn't registered to us or them. And where did you hear he failed the medical? Sure he only played 90 mins the night before. Of course he's fit :rolleyes:

Page 71 of todays star, seems your trying to get out of signing him on the basis of a failed medical. and saying hes not your player altho you tried to register him.:rolleyes:

again LOL@ man city

kdjac

Xavi6 · 02-02-2008 04:13PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

Page 71 of todays star, seems your trying to get out of signing him on the basis of a failed medical. and saying hes not your player altho you tried to register him.:rolleyes:

again LOL@ man city

kdjac

A simple LOL will suffice at that. A gospel like 'source' you got there.

KdjaCL · 02-02-2008 04:18PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

A simple LOL will suffice at that. A gospel like 'source' you got there.

So i go with The Star or your posts on the internet hmmmm

Theres a bbc article that backs up the star....

Registration issues always funny stuff.

So are man city trying to sign him or unsign him?

kdjac

Xavi6 · 02-02-2008 04:26PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

So i go with The Star or your posts on the internet hmmmm

Theres a bbc article that backs up the star....

Registration issues always funny stuff.

So are man city trying to sign him or unsign him?

kdjac

My posts are backed up by info I've been given on the City forums which is far more credible than a rehashed article by a journalist on the other side of the Irish sea.

He passed the medical but didn't arrive at Carrington til 11.15pm. Hence missing the deadline.

I don't honestly know if Sven wants hm. I do. He did not fail any medical though as you/the Staar say.

therecklessone · 02-02-2008 04:28PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

Theres a bbc article that backs up the star....

Not really, it doesn't say anything about a failed medical.

Where Citeh do appear to have fcuked up is in telling Pompey the paperwork had been submitted in time when it hadn't.

KdjaCL · 02-02-2008 04:34PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

I don't honestly know if Sven wants hm. I do. He did not fail any medical though as you/the Staar say.

So you slate anything posted in relation to it, your club ****s up signing a player, people laugh and yet they are ****ting out of them. But you "dont know" but still "know" that others are wrong.

"manchester city are trying to wriggles out of a 13.3m deal for Benjani - because of problems with his medical AFTER the deal was registered" = Star

"However, Manchester City maintain the 29-year-old did not turn up in time to complete a medical." BBC

Whichever the medical or the fact they trying not to sign a player they sgned, its still funny.

kdjac

Xavi6 · 02-02-2008 04:39PM

You said he failed a medical and laughed. He hasn't failed any medical. Sven may have changed his mind when the deal for Caicedo went through.

I have no problem with people slating my team once they back it up with fact and not tabloid speculation.

DSB · 02-02-2008 04:44PM

Using an article in the Star as any sort of solid proof really is nothing more than wishful thinking.

Unearthly · 04-02-2008 09:53PM

Sky Sports say the Benjani to Man City deal is done.

They have been wrong a few times in recent weeks so not 100% confirmed.

MrJoeSoap · 05-02-2008 01:09PM

Seems to have gone through alright, £7.6m.

Xavi6 · 05-02-2008 02:37PM

Nothing on the official site so I'm going to wait til they have it before I believe.

~Rebel~ · 05-02-2008 04:35PM

Xavi6 wrote:

Nothing on the official site so I'm going to wait til they have it before I believe.

Done and dusted for a fantastic price!!

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pageid=115&pagegid=%7BDBD12D53%2D8346%2D431D%2DA04F%2D5D0F8664DE80%7D&newsid=529751&siteid=&pageno=&newscategory=&frommonth=12&fromyear=2007&tomonth=2&toyear=2008

Benjani signs for £3.87million

Manchester City are delighted to announce the signing of Benjani Mwaruwari from Portsmouth for £3.87million.

The Zimbabwe striker joins the Blues on a two and a half year deal after passing a medical yesterday and agreeing personal terms.

Further payments could be made if the player makes up to 75 senior starts.

The Premier League and Football Association have approved the transfer, and the 12-goal hitman will go straight into Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad, taking the number 27 shirt.

He is expected to join his new team mates for training at Carrington today.

The Harare-born player captains his national side, and he played in the Champions League while with Auxerre during his four-year stay with the French side prior to joining Portsmouth in 2006.

Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh said: "I would like to thank Portsmouth Football Club, the Premier League and the Football Association for their help, understanding and assistance in enabling this transfer to be completed to the satisfaction of all concerned.

"In particular I would like to thank Peter Storrie of Portsmouth and Sir David Richards of the Premier League for their hard work and pragmatism.”

Sven-Goran Eriksson said of the deal: “I am delighted that we have signed such a quality player, and I am looking forward to working with him straight away.”

When you think of some of the players that have gone for 6ish million, this is a great bit of business.

Villain · 05-02-2008 04:42PM

It would seem he has a knee problem that caused the price to be reduced.

~Rebel~ · 05-02-2008 04:46PM

Villain wrote: »

It would seem he has a knee problem that caused the price to be reduced.

thats true, but even with the knee problem taken into account the reduced price was being mooted at over 7million. Given that he played the full game the last day, id say this is well worth the bit of a gamble involved.

leninbenjamin · 05-02-2008 05:15PM

Villain wrote: »

It would seem he has a knee problem that caused the price to be reduced.

the potential price is still the same, but City managed to add in an appearences clause. BBC were reporting Portsmouth will get the full amount of £7.6 million should he make a grand total of 7.6 million starts... bit amitious i think.

still even if it's 75 as the rest were reporting, Portsmouth must have real cash flow problems to have agreed. i don't think there is any chance they will see that full amount. i can only see Benjani featuring reguraly for them for the rest of this season, i'd say they'll get someone of a higer profile in by the start of next season.

Unearthly · 05-02-2008 06:04PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

BBC were reporting Portsmouth will get the full amount of £7.6 million should he make a grand total of 7.6 million starts... bit amitious i think.

Very ambitious

~Rebel~ · 05-02-2008 06:31PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

BBC were reporting Portsmouth will get the full amount of £7.6 million should he make a grand total of 7.6 million starts... bit amitious i think.

Maybe they're scientologists and got him to sign a Billion year contract :eek:

Xavi6 · 05-02-2008 10:40PM

Ha ha what a result!

Xavi6 · 06-02-2008 03:29AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3315361.ece

The transfer of Benjani Mwaruwari from Portsmouth to Manchester City, which was completed yesterday, stalled at the deadline last Thursday because the player fell asleep at the airport on his way to Manchester, according to Peter Storrie, the Portsmouth chief executive.

City were unable to complete the player’s medical and send in all the required paperwork before the midnight deadline after the Zimbabwe forward failed to arrive at Manchester airport until 10.30pm. “In his own inevitable, wonderful way – and we all love Benji so much - he falls asleep at the airport and misses two planes,” Storrie said. “You couldn’t write the script. The next plane at 7 o’clock got cancelled and the 8.30 was delayed. It just made the whole situation a fiasco.”

Concerns about the player’s knee mean that Portsmouth will receive an initial £3.87 million. There will be further payments if the player makes 75 senior starts for City, with the deal worth a potential £7.6 million. Benjani has signed a 2½year contract.

Very unlikely he'll reach 75 appearances for us so bargain of the season hopefully!

WhiteWashMan · 06-02-2008 04:47AM

Whats the bets he makes 74 appearances over 4 years and then mysteriously never plays again

Xavi6 · 06-02-2008 05:02AM

WhiteWashMan wrote: »

Whats the bets he makes 74 appearances over 4 years and then mysteriously never plays again

Well that'd just be a kind of karma cause Reading did that very thing when The Goat played for them so they wouldn't have to cough up.

leninbenjamin · 06-02-2008 09:58AM

so the transfer nearly fell apart because he fell asleep... what an absolute moron. no wonder City wanted out of the deal.

Mitch Connor · 06-02-2008 10:25AM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

so the transfer nearly fell apart because he fell asleep... what an absolute moron. no wonder City wanted out of the deal.

another good point is we have another club to add to the list of those that can't really complain about the FA giving the 'big' teams special treatment.

_blank_ · 06-02-2008 10:36AM

Tauren wrote: »

another good point is we have another club to add to the list of those that can't really complain about the FA giving the 'big' teams special treatment.

Er, Man City is a big club.

Massive, actually.

Mitch Connor · 06-02-2008 10:48AM

i like it.

DesF wrote: »

Er, Man City is a big club.

Massive, actually.

MrJoeSoap · 07-02-2008 12:07AM

WhiteWashMan wrote: »

Whats the bets he makes 74 appearances over 4 years and then mysteriously never plays again

Well the appearance fee's are broken down into 25 game blocks so that shouldn't be a major concern. Most transfers are part appearance-based these days.

~Rebel~ · 08-02-2008 12:04PM

Must admit i feel quite sorry for Benjani, seems like he was fcked around quite a bit. Was a tireless (kuyt-like) worker for the team last season, but this year has added goals as well while not lessening his work rate.

Manchester City new boy Benjani Mwaruwari had to ask himself if he was having a 'bad dream' when told he was to be sold by Portsmouth.

"I kept asking myself all day whether this was all true,"

"I kept telling myself that it was all a bad dream. It was tough to leave Portsmouth and I was late leaving my home for Manchester because I thought it was all a bad dream and I would wake up the following day and still be a Pompey player.

"But this was not a dream."

"It was never my choice to leave Pompey because of the special relationship that I had with the supporters, with my team-mates and with the coach.

"I was very happy at Pompey and I think this season I showed that I had settled down well and I was beginning to produce the goals for the club.

"There are some things in football that are more important than money and one of those things is a special relationship a player can enjoy with the supporters and the coach.

"I had all that at Portsmouth and I was really enjoying myself playing football in a very good environment and knowing that everyone was happy with what I was doing for the club.

"I was shocked when I was told on Tuesday that I was going to be sold to Manchester City before the transfer window closed.

"I did not know the two clubs had been talking about a transfer and I only knew on Tuesday that there were plans for me to go elsewhere.

"I asked for the reason why I was being sold and they told me that it was a good business deal since Manchester City were paying a lot of money - especially considering my age - and they could also get younger players in return."

It is not, though, all doom and gloom for the 29-year-old; as he is more than content with the terms offered by City.

"It's the best deal, in terms of remuneration, in my entire career and I was just happy with the respect I had received from Manchester City so I signed after a few minutes," he concluded.

"It's not easy for a 29-year-old African player to get such a deal in Europe.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3119681,00.html

Im_No_Superman · 08-02-2008 12:24PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Must admit i feel quite sorry for Benjani, seems like he was fcked around quite a bit. Was a tireless (kuyt-like) worker for the team last season, but this year has added goals as well while not lessening his work rate.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3119681,00.html

I didnt realise he was 29, thought he was much younger! Hope he does well for them (although not this weekend)

monkey9 · 08-02-2008 12:53PM

Ah i hope he settles in quickly......hat trick on Sunday should do the job

MrJoeSoap · 09-02-2008 03:13PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Must admit i feel quite sorry for Benjani, seems like he was fcked around quite a bit. Was a tireless (kuyt-like) worker for the team last season, but this year has added goals as well while not lessening his work rate.

Shocking choice of words

Im_No_Superman wrote: »

I didnt realise he was 29, thought he was much younger! Hope he does well for them (although not this weekend)

Why would you want a player signing for your local rivals to do well?

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