Deadline Day: Bring Out The Transfer Gimp!

flyswatter · 15-08-2012 02:23PM

Van Persie fails medical at Utd due to back injury from carrying Arsenal all these years.

Roger Sterling · 15-08-2012 02:26PM

flyswatter wrote: »

Van Persie fails medical at Utd due to back injury from carrying Arsenal all these years.

My twitter feed has been utterly ruined by the repetition of this joke all day!

Blatter · 15-08-2012 02:37PM

Amazing how Tello has been linked to clubs throughout this window as if he's some wonder kid.

Anytime I've seen him I've been utterly underwhelmed, he could develop into a good player eventually but he'd probably be useless for any of the clubs linked on a years loan. He'd do nothing but frustrate, people don't call him the Spanish Walcott for nothing.

premierstone · 15-08-2012 02:42PM

flyswatter wrote: »

Van Persie fails medical at Utd due to back injury from carrying Arsenal all these years.

Carried us for 18 months hardly ''all these years'', 2/10 for effort must try harder

Nuri Sahin · 15-08-2012 04:45PM

Lukker- wrote: »

I'd take your hand off for Song at Chelsea for 15m. Quality player. Not too many DM's with his passing range.

Really bugs me this myth that Song is a defensive midfielder, and at that, one of the best in the world. He isn't a DM and has shown very little so far of even replicating the discipline needed to develop into a DM, something of which many of the best ones have been noted for. Song is a CM, a box to box midfielder if people would prefer to call him that.

Arsenal playing with 3 midfielders have no out an out DM, instead all 3 rotate roles during a game. Frimpong is the only one at the club who is in the truest sense, a defensive midfielder.

Hope people don't mistake me as not rating the player, I think he is very good, but as DM? Meh. Perhaps he'll develop into a fine one, but at present, I think that would be a waste of his strengths.

flyswatter · 15-08-2012 04:57PM

premierstone wrote: »

Carried us for 18 months hardly ''all these years'', 2/10 for effort must try harder

I personally prefer this one.

Now in stock at Arsenal club store, Van Persie tea tray. Guaranteed to carry 10 mugs.

Skylinehead · 15-08-2012 05:03PM

-Ade- wrote: »

Really bugs me this myth that Song is a defensive midfielder, and at that, one of the best in the world. He isn't a DM and has shown very little so far of even replicating the discipline needed to develop into a DM, something of which many of the best ones have been noted for. Song is a CM, a box to box midfielder if people would prefer to call him that.

Arsenal playing with 3 midfielders have no out an out DM, instead all 3 rotate roles during a game. Frimpong is the only one at the club who is in the truest sense, a defensive midfielder.

Hope people don't mistake me as not rating the player, I think he is very good, but as DM? Meh. Perhaps he'll develop into a fine one, but at present, I think that would be a waste of his strengths.

Coquelin is a DM, and looks great at it. Little raw though, I certainly wouldn't throw him in as the first choice.

Nuri Sahin · 15-08-2012 05:07PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Coquelin is a DM, and looks great at it. Little raw though, I certainly wouldn't throw him in as the first choice.

Ah right, thought he was a defender for some reason. My point in the main still stands though

Blatter · 15-08-2012 05:09PM

Sky reporting that Modric is flying out to Madrid to complete a £22.5m deal to Real.

Lol, I'd be astonished if Levy sold for that price. That's a disgraceful offer.

prettyboy81 · 15-08-2012 05:11PM

Nuri Sahin loan deal completed to LFC, will be announced tonight or the morning. Hence, Modric on his way to Madrid one in, one out....

Arsenal1986 · 15-08-2012 05:11PM

Sahin to Pool is confirmed according to Oliver Kay, Times Journalist on Twitter

MUSEIST · 15-08-2012 05:11PM

Blatter wrote: »

Sky reporting that Modric is flying out to Madrid to complete a £22.5m deal to Real.

Lol, I'd be astonished if Levy sold for that price. That's a disgraceful offer.

Did'nt chelsea offer 40million last season:eek:, shocking deal for spurs if true.

cson · 15-08-2012 05:14PM

-Ade- wrote: »

Really bugs me this myth that Song is a defensive midfielder, and at that, one of the best in the world. He isn't a DM and has shown very little so far of even replicating the discipline needed to develop into a DM, something of which many of the best ones have been noted for. Song is a CM, a box to box midfielder if people would prefer to call him that.

Arsenal playing with 3 midfielders have no out an out DM, instead all 3 rotate roles during a game. Frimpong is the only one at the club who is in the truest sense, a defensive midfielder.

Hope people don't mistake me as not rating the player, I think he is very good, but as DM? Meh. Perhaps he'll develop into a fine one, but at present, I think that would be a waste of his strengths.

He had a superb season in 08/09 playing that position but that following summer Wenger obviously told him to push on a lot more in favour of the rotation system between the three you referred to above. His stats would tend to reflect that; averaging 1 goal 1 assist per season up to the last two seasons where he was 4/2 and 1/11.

flyswatter wrote: »

I personally prefer this one.

Now in stock at Arsenal club store, Van Persie tea tray. Guaranteed to carry 10 mugs.

Lol. :rolleyes:

Knex* · 15-08-2012 05:14PM

-Ade- wrote: »

Ah right, thought he was a defender for some reason. My point in the main still stands though

Yeah, I thought he was a fullback!

Hadn't really thought of Song in the way that you posted, but it does make a lot more sense now that I think about it.

Arteta played just as "deep" as Song last season and he wouldn't be regarded as a DM either.

amiable · 15-08-2012 05:36PM

Blatter wrote: »

Sky reporting that Modric is flying out to Madrid to complete a £22.5m deal to Real.

Lol, I'd be astonished if Levy sold for that price. That's a disgraceful offer.

But I thought Levy was so good at this?

Blatter · 15-08-2012 05:46PM

amiable wrote: »

But I thought Levy was so good at this?

Well he still might be

I'll need to see that price confirmed or at least backed up by a few reputable sources before I believe it.

LiamoSail · 15-08-2012 05:50PM

I'd be astonished if Spurs were to let Modric go for as little as £22m, particularly to a club as wealthy as Real. I'm also surprised Spurs didn't go after Sahin + cash in exchange for Modric

PeterTwo · 15-08-2012 05:51PM

I hope it's true, what an idiot.

At least, from a Spurs perspective, they're not greatly strengthening a direct rival... but they could have bought a world class replacement with the extra £17 mill and still had £23 mill left over.

Ape X · 15-08-2012 05:59PM

LiamoSail wrote: »

I'd be astonished if Spurs were to let Modric go for as little as £22m, particularly to a club as wealthy as Real. I'm also surprised Spurs didn't go after Sahin + cash in exchange for Modric

Sahin is only available on loan from what I can see.

cson · 15-08-2012 06:01PM

Am I the only one in here who thinks Luka Modric is overrated? He really died a death and went on the missing persons list for the second half of Spurs season last year [along with a good whack of their team too mind you].

JPA · 15-08-2012 06:15PM

What kind of player is sahin? Never saw him play.

D'Agger · 15-08-2012 06:17PM

cson wrote: »

Am I the only one in here who thinks Luka Modric is overrated? He really died a death and went on the missing persons list for the second half of Spurs season last year [along with a good whack of their team too mind you].

I think he's a good, crafty player but don't think he's worth the money Spurs were holding out for - the price Real are paying is fair enough I think

Knex* · 15-08-2012 06:18PM

JPA wrote: »

What kind of player is sahin? Never saw him play.

He's got a sublime leftfoot and a great eye for a pass. Gerrard with a brain only not quite as explosive.

That's my very simply summary of him

Fenix · 15-08-2012 06:18PM

Modric fee, according to SSN, £23.6 up front with £3.9 in future addons.

JPA · 15-08-2012 06:18PM

cson wrote: »

Am I the only one in here who thinks Luka Modric is overrated? He really died a death and went on the missing persons list for the second half of Spurs season last year [along with a good whack of their team too mind you].

His performances at the Euros, particularly against xavi and co, really caught the eye of Madrid I bet. I think he's top class and the reported more reasonable fee is a good deal.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 15-08-2012 06:24PM

Ajax and dutch wing forward Narsingh on the verge of signing for Newcastle for 6 - 7 million, savage business again by that team.

ben.schlomo · 15-08-2012 06:27PM

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Ajax and dutch wing forward Narsingh on the verge of signing for Newcastle for 6 - 7 million, savage business again by that team.

Think you will find Narsingh plays for PSV and only moved from Heerenveen this summer!!!!

LiamoSail · 15-08-2012 06:28PM

Ape X wrote: »

Sahin is only available on loan from what I can see.

True, but that was to Arsenal/Liverpool. Given they want Modric, Spurs could insist on a permanent deal for Sahin

SteelyDanJalapeno · 15-08-2012 06:38PM

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Think you will find Narsingh plays for PSV and only moved from Heerenveen this summer!!!!

Your right, I got mixed up with Anita

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/vurnon-anita-undergoing-newcastle-medical-after-ajax-agree-to-67m-transfer-8050214.html

Blatter · 15-08-2012 06:40PM

Bild claiming Javi Martinez off to Bayern for €40m.

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