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Deadline Day: Bring Out The Transfer Gimp!

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  • #4352
    jaykay74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,608 ✭✭✭jaykay74


    Not what Dempsey expected this morning I'd say!

    "If I can't sign for Liverpool I'll retire" - Clint Dempsey.

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  • #4353
    Roger Sterling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 978 ✭✭✭Roger Sterling


    jaykay74 wrote: »
    Not what Dempsey expected this morning I'd say!

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    Probably far better than he expected!


  • #4354
    Will I Amnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,222 ✭✭✭✭Will I Amnt


    Degag wrote: »
    cambo2008 wrote: »
    Roger Sterling wrote: »
    Bit of a damp squid this year. Granero to qpr and Fulham trolling Liverpool the only real excitement.
    Ah come down off that pedalstool.
    He'd probably have to come off his pedestal first!
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  • #4355
    2nd Row Donkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,490 ✭✭✭✭2nd Row Donkey


    Moutinho to spurs back on (somehow) according to bbc


  • #4356
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,036 ✭✭✭✭Degag


    Thing is with Dempsey... He's actually in a far better situation now than if he actually signed with Liverpool.


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  • #4357
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Welcome Javi Garcia :cool:


  • #4358
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Spurs have done the best business of the window for me, net spend of feck all and a good shakeup of the squad. If the Moutinho deal goes through, it will be an unreal transfer window for them!

    Vilas Boas will be under fierce pressure to get the best of that squad.


  • #4359
    flyswatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭flyswatter


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Welcome Javi Garcia :cool:
    Never heard of him. Poor decision to let De Jong go.


  • #4360
    Roger Sterling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 978 ✭✭✭Roger Sterling


    Dempsey wrote: »
    Spurs have done the best business of the window for me, net spend of feck all and a good shakeup of the squad. If the Moutinho deal goes through, it will be an unreal transfer window for them!

    Vilas Boas will be under fierce pressure to get the best of that squad.

    Swansea and Sunderland have done great business as well.


  • #4361
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,036 ✭✭✭✭Degag


    flyswatter wrote: »
    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Welcome Javi Garcia :cool:
    Never heard of him.
    Yeah, he's sh¡t so.


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  • #4362
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    flyswatter wrote: »
    Never heard of him. Poor decision to let De Jong go.

    You will soon enough.

    De Jong was in the last year of his contract and rejected a new one. Milan were the only team interested. From a business perspective what would you have done?


  • #4363
    Roger Sterling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 978 ✭✭✭Roger Sterling


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    You will soon enough.

    De Jong was in the last year of his contract and rejected a new one. Milan were the only team interested. From a business perspective what would you have done?

    Kept him for the last season of his contract. Buys another year to try persuade him to sign on. Its not as if your owners are likely too bothered about the miniscyle fee ye ended up getting for him.


  • #4364
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Roger Sterling wrote: »
    Kept him for the last season of his contract. Buys another year to try persuade him to sign on. Its not as if your owners are likely too bothered about the miniscyle fee ye ended up getting for him.

    From a fan point of view that's what I wanted but he was on big money and in this window we've been about shipping out some high earners (Bridge, Santa Cruz, Adebayor, De Jong). Once he rejected the deal offered the writing was on the wall unfortunately.

    Neither party were budging, either now or next summer, so they got the small fee they could get and save on his wages.


  • #4365
    Roger Sterling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 978 ✭✭✭Roger Sterling


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    From a fan point of view that's what I wanted but he was on big money and in this window we've been about shipping out some high earners (Bridge, Santa Cruz, Adebayor, De Jong). Once he rejected the deal offered the writing was on the wall unfortunately.

    Neither party were budging, either now or next summer, so they got the small fee they could get and save on his wages.

    The difference between NDJ and the other three you mentioned though is that IMO he was a very important part of your squad with lots still to offer. Garcia is a fair step down in quality IMO.


  • #4366
    Red Crow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    You will soon enough.

    De Jong was in the last year of his contract and rejected a new one. Milan were the only team interested. From a business perspective what would you have done?

    I didn't like him in the CL last year and I love how so many people seem to rate him now he's signed for City but Andy Brassell seems to like him and I'd trust him.

    At least the Dembele bandwagon saw him play once.


  • #4367
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Roger Sterling wrote: »
    The difference between NDJ and the other three you mentioned though is that IMO he was a very important part of your squad with lots still to offer. Garcia is a fair step down in quality IMO.

    Is he? I've not seen enough of him to commit either way but they are big shoes to fill definitely.

    I think between Garcia and Rodwell though we've covered the position nicely.


  • #4368
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,735 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Talksport indicate if the continued financial issues continue at Shanghai Shenhua F.C, that the contracts of Anelka and Drogba may be cancelled making then free agents and therefore available for transfer.

    Though the greedy feckers, would probably refuse to leave with money owed.


  • #4369
    brianregan09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Garcia is a much younger player too though with the potential to be far far better than NDJ


  • #4370
    Thatsfootball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Thatsfootball


    TRANSFER NEWS: City have beat the deadline to sign 19-year-old Spurs striker Harry Kane on a season-long loan deal.

    From their twitter, leaves Spurs a bit light up front!

    Norwich that is!


  • #4371
    Oscorp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭Oscorp


    Didn't he go to Fulham as part of the Dempsey deal :confused:


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  • #4372
    Thatsfootball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Thatsfootball


    Oscorp wrote: »
    Didn't he go to Fulham as part of the Dempsey deal :confused:

    Thought he may have but that's on the official Norwich twitter and now Sky Sports!


  • #4373
    Oat23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,598 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Talksport indicate if the continued financial issues continue at Shanghai Shenhua F.C, that the contracts of Anelka and Drogba may be cancelled making then free agents and therefore available for transfer.

    Though the greedy feckers, would probably refuse to leave with money owed.

    Read an article on this recently. Their was a minority owner who was told his stake in the club would be raised if he put $25m into the club. He has put something like $90m into it and they reneged on the increased stake agreement. He is threatening to pull his funding which would f**k up the club.

    I then read on twitter, from an Asian football journo I follow, that the same guy has made threats to pull out in the past. So who knows.


  • #4374
    Melion
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    Roger Sterling wrote: »
    The difference between NDJ and the other three you mentioned though is that IMO he was a very important part of your squad with lots still to offer. Garcia is a fair step down in quality IMO.

    You said earlier you hadnt seen him play before :confused:


  • #4375
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,036 ✭✭✭✭Degag


    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Talksport indicate if the continued financial issues continue at Shanghai Shenhua F.C, that the contracts of Anelka and Drogba may be cancelled making then free agents and therefore available for transfer.

    Though the greedy feckers, would probably refuse to leave with money owed.
    And they'd be within their rights tbf.


  • #4376
    Roger Sterling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 978 ✭✭✭Roger Sterling


    Eli Manning wrote: »
    I didn't like him in the CL last year and I love how so many people seem to rate him now he's signed for City but Andy Brassell seems to like him and I'd trust him.

    At least the Dembele bandwagon saw him play once.

    You're on scintillating form tonight, Archie.


  • #4377
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Welcome Javi Garcia :cool:

    Can do a job, but overall he is pretty meh tbh

    Not exactly an exciting signing like surely? Seems a pretty good replacement for De Jong in the squad really but don't think he is a like for like replacement in terms of quality (not yet at least)


  • #4378
    flyswatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭flyswatter


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    flyswatter wrote: »
    Never heard of him. Poor decision to let De Jong go.

    You will soon enough.

    De Jong was in the last year of his contract and rejected a new one. Milan were the only team interested. From a business perspective what would you have done?
    Simple. Keep him for a year and then he might change his mind. Or at least get a decent fee for him. 4m? Even that times 8 wouldn't buy an Andy Carroll. :D


  • #4379
    Skippy44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭Skippy44


    Hi, first post in here so don't shred me please. Is nobody surprised, or amazed even, that Chelsea didn't sign a central midfielder? Somebody like a Mkhitaryan or Witsel. Frank and Mikel/meirelles are going to be seriously overrun by half decent teams imo.


  • #4380
    Cypher_sounds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,284 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    Skippy44 wrote: »
    Hi, first post in here so don't shred me please. Is nobody surprised, or amazed even, that Chelsea didn't sign a central midfielder? Somebody like a Mkhitaryan or Witsel. Frank and Mikel/meirelles are going to be seriously overrun by half decent teams imo.


    Your forgetting Ramires. They signed the young Brazilian Oscar but he is more of a attacking midfielder/winger, also dont forget Romeu who is a defensive midfielder usually, looks a bright prospect.


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  • #4381
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


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