"The Championship is not an option" - I Love Football off-season and transfer speculation thread 2012

I love the yearly predictions of Utd's demise. Bring it on

Yeah, I'm gonna give this up. I'm still staggered that they amassed 89 points last season. My anticipation of their demise will go no farther than predicting that they get 6 pts fewer next season.

I think their squad looks weak at the back (fitness, age, availabilty) and at the front, Rooney aside (Owen and Berbz being replaced by people who get games and score goals might help - or getting more out of Wee Pea).

Don't really see us getting a striker what with Berbatov barely getting a game this season. I can see Will Keane being promoted from the reserves, if only for Carling Cup games and the like. Kagawa coming in (Guardian reporting that a fee has been agreed) mixes things up at the front too. I'm happy enough with the defence although a left-back is needed for sure

SEVEN MILLION!!

SEVEN!!

i did like the look of rodriguez but that's twice what he's worth at most

fockin loco mayne

it does seem a bit steep, but it sounds like there were a couple of bigger clubs sniffing around him too so perhaps that pushed our offer up. he's a good signing anyway and we will definitely have the best strikeforce in the championship 2013-14 season.

does anyone know shit about him?

guessing he is one of those fairly quick champo winger/forwards who dribbles by kicking the ball about 10 yards ahead and runs after it

Odds slashed on Rodgers for LFC now, he's meeting the Swansea chairman for talks this afternoon apparently.

He could have at least brought Sigurdsson with him!

Yes, they were awesome. The way Adam has turned into the most likeable character is pretty amazing

― Number None, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 13:59 (6 minutes ago) Permalink

couldnae resist :(

bit of a stretch

sigurdsson will be good or shit next year, do we think?

nice epitaph for dalglish's liverpool imo

sigurdsson clearly has talent, good sense and a peerless work ethic

hoffenheim selling him for 7m is kinda like ba on a free

sigurdsson will be good or shit next year, do we think?

― pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 15:11 (3 minutes ago)

if rogers is manager or they get a manager who plays similar tactics, he'll be really good imo.

if rogers goes and they get a steady defending-is-all-important type, i think he'll get lost in the shuffle.

ohh, rodgers is new lfc manager. or he's been given permisison to talk to them. depending on who you believe. hi brendan.

Certainly would please me more than Martinez.

i'm torn. i've spent the last few days gazing at pics of bobby and watching interviews, so sure was i that it would be him. he's just so lovely isn't he.

definitely more keen on rodgers.

brendan does have an excellent selection of checked shirts. it's a tough one for sure.

Rodgers is better imo. I'm really uneasy, but then I criticise big clubs for not looking downwards when appointing, so I'll bury it for now.

Is it van Gaal-Rodgers, or just Rodgers?

very interesting appointment, i wish all parties well

u&k q re dof tho

i'n't language wonderful?

no idea if it's van gaal or txiki begiristain.

pep segura from the academy supposedly having more of a say in 1st tema matters too, but no-one seems to know for sure. could still be bobby. who knows? dave whelan probably knows.

any sign of hiddink?

can't see him cause the money in the way

i'm torn. i've spent the last few days gazing at pics of bobby and watching interviews, so sure was i that it would be him. he's just so lovely isn't he.

― Chris, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 15:23 (21 minutes ago) Bookmark

austerity measures biting hard, time was when people would wash your brain for you

bobby to villa then? oh oh oh, or..., bobby to swansea? hmm, i wonder.

villa shurely

hughton to wba

dimatteo to swansea

good managerial possibiities next year imo, so long monkey heid

not ruling out lambo to villa just yet

a lot depends on dimatteo i spose, if he leaves chelsea he'll start august an epl manager tho

rangnick to west brom is the latest rumour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qOeuzeNfQ8

fyi while the 1327th go-around on rvi and rafa was happening, reading have seemingly got a lot lot richer today with their own crazy russian tycoon becoming an official 'fit and propa' owner.

I really liked the look of Rodriguez when I saw us play Burnley last year - very solid all-round striker, proper line-leading type. Old-head-on-young-shoulders sort of player. I'd reckon he's ready for the step up and would be a very good addition to our bunch.

That said... £7million for a guy with no top-flight experience is perhaps a sign to selling clubs that we might perhaps be there for the taking. Summer's gonna be interesting.

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interesting, but what does dave whelan think?

potential goal-scorers cost silly money shocker, gambling on paying over the odds for a possible 15-20 a season striker = hell go for it

whoops, I was battered last night and misposted.

Dave whelen strikes me as more xbox kinda guy.

Ledley King becomes a free agent next month but is set to be offered a new 12-month contract at Tottenham when he sits down for crunch talks this week.

Read that at "crutch talks" the first time.

20k per match imo

No wonder Ian Harte's so fucking slow!

It is uncertain, though, that they endured the agonies to which Harte subjects himself, wearing size six-and-a-half boots on his feet which are two sizes bigger. "I know I'll have problems when I'm older – and I am getting on before anybody says it," he said. "But it has always worked with tight boots to get the ball up and down and try and trouble 'keepers."

I'm surprised he can even jog!

iirc ronaldo is a size 9 and wears size 7 boots, which would explain his almost ian harte level free kick taking skills

So if he wore the right size boots he'd be even faster!?

he does have a weirdly ballerina-like running technique i guess

maybe if he wears proper shoes he'll turn into maurice greene with the technique of andy carroll