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

He can't go back on that now

*hollow laugh*

window is getting really dull with all this suarez/rooney/higuain drivel.

Routledge strikes on Bony Swans bow

lovely headline.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/15/article-2363900-1AD158E2000005DC-898_634x359.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/15/article-2363900-1AD1516C000005DC-614_634x467.jpg

The first one is beautiful - the colours, the composition, everything.

http://i.imgur.com/BV1aFRx.jpg

Also there's a new life ambition, to have a portrait of oneself brandished thusly.

in all your mildly peeved glory as well

plus some devil horns, why not

“We are excited to become the Official Pizza Partner of The Football League,” said John Schnatter, Papa John’s Founder, Chairman and CEO. “Papa John’s is known around the world for quality, which extends from our pizza to our partners. Much like the NFL in the US, the Football League is a premier brand in the UK, and we are delighted to be associated with the league and its passionate fans.”

The Football League’s Chief Commercial Officer, Richard Heaselgrave, said: “This is a partnership that will be really popular with fans. Like our clubs, Papa John’s are located in towns and cities across the country and they will reach out to supporters with a range of promotions and tailor made offers."

Andrew Gallagher, Papa John’s marketing director said: “We are absolutely delighted to become the Official Pizza Partner of the Championship, League 1 and League 2. The Football League is the world’s original league football competition and in its 125th Anniversary Year there couldn’t be a better time for us to join forces. The new season will soon be upon us and we have some exciting plans for the big kick off.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to share our passion with those football fans that may not be familiar with Papa John’s Pizza. It comes at a very successful time for us as a business, as we continue to expand throughout the country and drive awareness of the fantastic brand that is Papa John’s.”

make it stop

really awful pizza. don't ever try it if you haven't.

dammit I'm starting to get hungry anyway

and not for a fresh thin number either, I'm fancying the greasy deep-pan works

at least we shdn't be short of titles for the next non-Prem thread

the Football League is a premier brand

thinking of something involving "doughy", "cheesy" and "part-baked"

passionate fans

"passionate" is like owned entirely by ceo types now.

prawns in a losing game

holty must have had a tip off

in its 125th Anniversary Year there couldn’t be a better time for us to join forces

Why say something like this? There are silicon-based lifeforms in undersea volcanic vents who know these words are meaningless.

actually the fl are giving the 125th anniv the full meat feast stuffed crust, all the founder olde timey clubs are being made to play each other at early ko's first day

we've won the race for richard dunne you'll all be pleased to hear

I liked that xp, thought it was a rare classy touch.

I hope they all wear olde colours and hipster facial hair

i hear we'll be playing in black and white and comically sped up

ie Newcastle United under Kinnear.

Utd in for Fabregas, £26m

Don't Arsenal still get first choice or whatever if he goes anywhere? Not that I'd actually want him to come back, getting an old player from when they didn't win anything back wouldn't exactly represent supposedly exciting new winning things Arsenal

Although maybe it's better than pretending the Higuain deal is done, honest, for 6 weeks and then continually making fake bids for Suarez, idk

He'd be really good at Utd, but it will lead to be just pretending they're basically Arsenal anyway

Utd in for Fabregas, £26m

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 15 July 2013 13:36 (19 minutes ago)

and iniesta is going to anzhi for £17m, arsenal are lining up busquets for £8m and barcelona are going to throw in sergi roberto for free, while xavi is taking advantage of the webster ruling to buy out his contract and move to everton to link up with deulofeu

Sick of all these shitty pointless bids, unless it leads to an actual exciting deadline day

probably end up getting Alex Song

I am excited to see what's next in the career of Alex Song, can he follow in the footsteps of Hleb and Flamini? Only time will tell

there's no way they will let go of a first class central defender after all that

ah i'd forgotten about the webster ruling. was intrigued by "law 78" the other day

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2360058/Arsenal-Everton-hoping-snap-Belgian-ace-Junior-Malanda-free-transfer.html

starting to get a bit peeved with suarez's grubby media campaign. hand in a transfer request or shut up.

"On top of that, the English media do not understand me. The controversies with (Patrice) Evra and (Branislav) Ivanovic were decisive. There are always extra questions when people analyse me.

"After the Evra incident, it was very difficult to convince people about the 'real' Luis Suarez. Things had improved but then the incident involving Ivanovic was another blow.

"Had that not happened, perhaps I would have been regarded as the best Premier League player last season."

unfortunate that these things happened. bad luck just follows him around.

"...but you fuck one sheep..."

suarez did rather more than one, or more than once, or in more than one orifice

you bite just one player and then the next time you bite a player people get the wrong idea

And sure these are only the ones we know of

let he who has never bitten or racially abused anyone else in anger cast the first stone.

Suarez is a symbol of the triumph of passion and basic instincts over the nullifying influence of decorum and suffocating social pressures.

Not saying it'd be a good thing if the country turned feral overnight, but I feel the urge to bite someone on the arm at least 3 times on any given week day, and I can only admire the cojones of yer man who will spit in the face of convention and then complain about people getting up in his personal gobbing space.

Would have him at villa park in a heartbeat tbh, especially if bentekw's off. he'd be most welcome to chow down on Darren bent. Two birds one stone and so forth

There is a word that David Moyes conjures with that is pure Glaswegian: gallus. It relays a mix of cheek, front, a bit of chutzpah and belief.

The new Manchester United manager uses it in answering a question about Jose Mourinho’s return to the Premier League with Chelsea and whether he is prepared for any sparring. But Moyes is talking about himself. And how he is big enough; big enough for United.

“When you are a boy from Glasgow, you are quite gallus,” Moyes explains at the start of United’s extensive three-week pre-season tour, starting in Thailand.
“It means you have been through a lot in your time.”

*three birds actually now I think on

He is standing trial at North Surrey Magistrates' Court in Staines-upon-Thames, where he denies drink-driving.

Pc Skidmore was heard quizzing Wilkins about his broadcasting job while he was in custody. But the officer appeared unaware he was dealing with a former England player.

In CCTV footage shown to the court, he was heard to say: 'I'm not really into football myself ... are you into it in a big way?'

Wilkins answered: 'I have been for many years, yeah.'

The Swedish international forward is close to Ancelotti and spoke of his disappointment the Italian left the Parc des Princes after leading the club to the French title last season. Ibrahimovic's agent, Mino Raiola, and PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi have both recently stated last season's Ligue 1 leading scorer would not be leaving, but De Laurentiis believes otherwise.

"He won't play with Cavani," the Napoli president said before officially presenting his club's new coach, Rafael Benitez, to the media. "He's already been promised to other horizons."

everything will be ruined for everyone if Raiola has anything to do with it