"We've momentum and we can't afford to lose it tbh"- The '13-'14 summer transfer window thread for PL and beyond

Skrtel as one of the goblins

no but he can still see translucent trophies in the cabinet suppppppp chris

from a spurs fan... you haven't even won your precious league cup as many times as a shit team.

try to get past the terrifying Carragher, slow but inexorable

enter the dungeon of failed title dreams, if you listen softly you can still hear the wretches whispering "a real push next year"

behold the enchanted jigsaw of anfield, always one piece short of completion.

Dr Zaf Iqbal dispensing life force

the poet for Being:Liverpool as the ringmaster fellow

I was talking to CHRIS fyi

hnwa

This transfer window sucks

still plenty of time to offload Torres

West Ham have apparently had a £15m offer for Negrado turned down.

Stekelenburg is on his way to Fulham iirc

I know he hasn't always been first-choice for Roma recently but could he not be looking a little higher than Fulham?

That's what I thought, but his spell at Roma seems to really have put a dent in his confidence. He's not the first Dutch goalie by default any more (tough competition from Krul and Vorm), and generally just seems lost and depressed in Italy. He used to be great, but is nowhere near his old level. Maybe Big Martin Jol can bring that back.

You must be excited about Mourinho, paolo? Do you remember Mourinho?

Chris, any chance you could liveblog the tour?

Ha great idea! We're not allowed to take photos though. I'm guessing they might be quite strict with regards to having phones out too unfortunately.

How would you feel about wearing a wire?

Or a wig?

For some weird reason I just can't get excited about Jose. It's great that he's back and everything but I'm not feeling the sense of anticipation I used to get. This could be because I've been depressed recently (I feel better now)

Chronic New Chelsea Manager Fatigue Syndrome (CNMFS)

City close in on £22m Fernandinho as Brazilian arrives for Manchester medical

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho has arrived for a medical ahead of his proposed €29 million move to Manchester City, Goal understands.

BRAZIL midfielder Fernandinho has arrived for a medical at Manchester City after Shakhtar Donetsk accepted a £25million offer.

Manchester City close to signing £30m Fernandinho after player has medical

Sky sources understand that Manchester City have agreed a £34m deal for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho.

MANCHESTER CITY will issue another statement of intent in their quest to regain the Premier League title by completing the £40m transfer of Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk.

£40m?! That's almost two Fernandinhos.

doubt it's less than £30m, shakhtar don't need to sell

the relevance of which is either 'how much did a sovereign wealth just deposit to rinat akhmetov' or 'how good is fernandinho'

1 is of no matter 2 is worth asking and in the current market £25m+ seems right

How would you feel about wearing a wire?

Yeah I'd be up for that, I can pretend I'm McNulty.

In contrast, it seems City's offer for Navas, also 27, more than met Del Nido's expectations. "I think this is a great deal for both parties," he said. "The player had said personally to us and then publicly to the media that he wanted to leave. He believed his time in Sevilla was over having contributed all that he could.

"The price at which we have sold Jesús Navas is an amount much higher than we thought they were going to offer, especially as there was only one bidder."

Grosshund move imo, if you're a playa you don't piss about trying to save ten million here & there

Speaking of which, so many stupid figures in this Chelsea summer blueprint

Big Pun feat. Arsene Wenger - Still Not a Player

feels refreshingly recherche for city to be spending big money on 27/28 yos with fairly narrow remits

i mean obv they'll have more their lockers than lennon and carrick but ykwim

xp could be onto something there, he only needs the big jeans and timbs to go with the coat

i'm not a player i just qualify for the cl a lot

Terry's relationship with Mourinho has broken down
Duncan Castles
The Observer, Sunday 23 September 2007

The following statement was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday October 21 2007

In this article we did not intend to adopt any allegation that John Terry was a 'turncoat' or 'disloyal' or that he had played any intentional part in the departure of Jose Mourinho from Chelsea Football Club. We accept his assurance that he did not. We also accept that our original headline, 'Turncoat' Terry, might have caused confusion and apologise if any contrary impression was given.

Oho. I want him to be made to stick around now as Jose's plaything - not be punished by exile in Monte Carlo collecting a hundred and fifty large a week, net.

see if they'd've gone with Glassjawed Racist Cunt they'd've not needed to apologise

Terry abroad wd be like some bank robber trapped in the Costa del Sol tho, pining away for pwoper fish and chips and neighbours what talk facking English

The outstanding Marco Verratti evoked memories of Andrea Pirlo in Kiev last June, hypnotising those in white shirts with his use of the ball. He made 120 passes, 76 more than England’s best passer – Jordan Henderson – managed.

i watched a bit of that and england were trash

City's big signings suggest a big change of system next year but the looks of things. The writing's finally on the wall for Barry and Milner I'd guess.

What clown would take barry at his wages

Milner i rate

£34m for Fernandinho is quite a lot. Vastly better than Milner, though.

Not in all ten outfield positions

Yeah, i'd imagine they'd want to keep Milner as a utility bench player.

Masterful windup mail in f365 today from an 'everton supporter'

I've been taking a look at Martinez' record at Wigan, going by their position in the table at the end of each month (from September onwards).

2009/10: 10-12-14-16-14-16-16-16-16
2010/11: 18-17-18-16-18-20-20-18-16
2011/12: 15-20-19-18-20-20-19-16-15
2012/13: 16-15-15-16-18-17-17-18-18

The two 17ths last season were both on gd from Villa

so champions league it is

The writing's finally on the wall for Barry and Milner I'd guess.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 June 2013 11:42 (2 hours ago) Bookmark

on last season's evidence you'd probably be more entitled to think nasri and garcia were the ones at risk. (sinclair and rodwell go without saying)

agree with dmac on milner, he has his uses in a squad. iirc city have never used him the way villa did driving from the middle like a ham sandwich yaya toure

nb. idk what ham sandwich really means there but i'll give my brain the benefit of the doubt

i watched a bit of that and england were trash

― ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Thursday, 6 June 2013 00:13 (14 hours ago) Bookmark

according to someone i know who claims to be close to stuart pearce's family (yes i did just type that) hodgson seriously does not rate or even like him