Deadline Day: Bring Out The Transfer Gimp!

Kess73 wrote: »

Chelsea really have being hoovering up some very good players this summer.

Suarez & Agger now on deadline day and we'll be sorted. :pac:

I really cant understand how people dont use net spend when looking at transfers. Its the only logical way of looking at things. If you have to generate money to spend by selling then you dont have money to spend in the first place do you?

Paul Tergat wrote: »

I really cant understand how people dont use net spend when looking at transfers. Its the only logical way of looking at things. If you have to generate money to spend by selling then you dont have money to spend in the first place do you?

That's fair enough, nothing wrong with that. It's when people try to use net spend to justify spending €35m on Andy f*cking Carroll that it takes the piss.

maximoose wrote: »

That's fair enough, nothing wrong with that. It's when people try to use net spend to justify spending €35m on Andy f*cking Carroll that it takes the piss.

Eh, what would net spend have to do with Carroll? How would someone go about using net spend to justify spending £35m on Andy? I'm actually interested in this one and since you've heard it before surely you can elaborate?

Opr

KaiserGunner wrote: »

I think he means the, "Torres + £15million" phrase which I think was banded about when he was signed.

Fair enough but it's hardly a justification for spending £35m on him based on net spend.

The other thing about net spend as addressed in this thread is it's only half the story as it doesn't take into account the other half - wages.

Opr

Fletcher completes move to Sunderland.

GavRedKing wrote: »

Scrap it, we'll just go agter the above two after sending Luiz to City. :pac:

I still had City in my head. :D

£12million seems a lot but hardly surprising these days, he is a few years younger than I thought he was though.

How much they are willing to pay for Johnson will be interesting.

DoctorGonzo08 wrote: »

Apparently £10m has been the accepted offer from a couple of clubs.

That's not bad, hope Sunderland don't get him then. Even worse that Newcastle let him go as a kid.

DoctorGonzo08 wrote: »

Rumours are that he would like to move to Newcastle if possible. They have bid along with Sunderland, Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham. Everton seems to be ruled out, with Liverpool and Tottenham favourites. Of those two I'm guessing Liverpool would suit him more.

To be honest I don't want Newcastle to spend 10m on him because we're strong enough in midfield. Rather spend that money on Debuchy.

He's a decent player but vastly overrated. Very hit and miss. However, I do not want him to prove me wrong in a Sunderland shirt

BetterCallSaul wrote: »

To be honest I don't want Newcastle to spend 10m on him because we're strong enough in midfield. Rather spend that money on Debuchy.

He's a decent player but vastly overrated. Very hit and miss. However, I do not want him to prove me wrong in a Sunderland shirt

I agree, I don't think Newcastle need him. He had several discipline problems at City over the past year, but as he was an English International the media didn't report it. He gained quite an ego after his first season with City and contiually broke curfew to attend openings etc. Hence Mancini would only give him 25 minutes of a game until he showed maturity. He wants to be first team and he wants the glory. When he does play properly though he is a fantastic asset, but he has been far too inconsistant and underperforming in big games.

Chucky the tree wrote: »

If we signed Sahin I can't see us going after Johnson or Johnson coming to us.

Some would say they are completely different players and one coming shouldn't effect the other....

Chucky the tree wrote: »

He'll be on the bench if he does come here so I can't see him leaving City bench just to sit on our one. Strikers our higher on our list than wingers.





Others would say while they are different positions one coming would effect the other.

Totally different players,why would one effect the other?Would liverpool not have the budget for both?

Chucky the tree wrote: »

If Sahin signs will most likely mean that Gerrard will be pushed into the front 3 on the right had side. We'll line up like this

Allen-Lucas-Sahin
Gerrard-Suarez-Borini


Johnson isn't good enough to get into that team and as I said he wouldn't come here to be on the bench. We would if Johnson was going to be a starters but our budget isn't huge so we'd be far likely to filter the Johnson money into a striker if we're looking for one.

You're playing CM on the right and a striker on the left? As opposed to having a naturally wide player that can play on both. Your starting line up included Downing out wide did it not?