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

The best thing about the fiat currency system is that eventually Caroll'll be inflated the fuck out of these lists.

I doubt Madrid's real offer will be as high as the sums mentioned in the papers and considering the inflationary effect a sale will have on the price of a potential replacement I am not at all sure Levy will sell this summer

Was the last /big/ swap deal Zlatan for Eto'o plus 40m cash? Cos that deal is still crazy

Seeing Andy Carroll down there at #28 still makes me smile.

I doubt Madrid's real offer will be as high as the sums mentioned in the papers and considering the inflationary effect a sale will have on the price of a potential replacement I am not at all sure Levy will sell this summer

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this essentially says 'sorry that's too much money, no deal', right?

the sums are probably true or truish but madrid might want to delay the payments over a number of years, and given that real madrid aren't go to be able to sell land to the the municipal govt for inflated prices any more, levy will be reluctant to accept it

I guess I'm assuming Levy buys a Lamela-type replacement if he sells Bale. In which case Madrid throwing more money at us is just throwing more money at Roma/whoever so it's kind of moot

levy

as middlemen in that situation go, he's probably a good one

isnt it the case they still owe large for modric

the reason i assume it is going ahead now is cuz it has developed a momentum of its own, with even the sublimely deadpan ancelotti suggesting it is underway, and perez would look like a fool if it weren't to happen

the modric deal was heavily staggered after the first €30m or so but levy was in a weaker bargaining position then, and the sums were far smaller

it was mainly to save face so that the headline fee did not look substantially smaller than the £40m he had rejected from chelsea the previous summer

I dunno with all these stories it still feels like Madrid are just waging an air war to encourage Bale to make public statements about wanting to leave or go on strike a la Berbatov because right now they can't afford an offer Levy truly couldn't refuse

optimistic I know, but if Bale starts openly pulling shenanigans I will admit defeat

fortuitous arse injury not obvious enough?

Guardian claims Liverpool have offered 25m Euro for Diego Costa.

lol

even in this window that is inflated

he is useful as a lump #9 who will irritate the opposition defence but 10 league goals last season was his highest total yet

atleti wouldnt want to sell because he was as useful foil to falcao and villa could benefit too if simeone uses 442 (which he employs more than any current manager at a major european team)

they obv know something about the euro that we dont

or rather, simeone wouldn't want to sell but if cerezo or atleti's creditors see that fee, then it could happen

Bony scored twice tonight. Looking forward to seeing him in the league.

Negredo scored a good goal tonight as well

lovely assists from routledge tonight. ought to be in the england squad imho

august 1st is early to be GETTING INVOLVED

good pre-season under your belt makes all the difference iirc

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DempseyWatch&src=hash&mode=realtime

lol

Dempsey to Seattle would be the best bc he'd end up in Chicago inside a year.

srsly that rumor is nowhere near as good as #joeybartontocf97

sounds like the romanian guy might still happen after steua play the second leg of their CL playoff.

Looks like this might be off permanently now.

Maybe we should just go the whole hog and entitle next season's EPL thread 'GET INVOLVED - will Man United win the Premiership 2013/14?'

it'd be a good way to mark ian wright joining 606. a golden age awaits.

Coventry City in liquidation
League One side Coventry City has gone into liquidation. The 1987 FA Cup winners face beginning tomorrow's season with a 15 point deduction after the stadium's owners refused to sign a deal that would have allowed the club to exit administration.

According to the Coventry Telegraph's Les Reid, Coventry City Football Club Ltd have been liquidated.

The decision was made at the Creditors meeting which lasted less than half an hour in London this morning.

MEP Nikki Sinclaire has tweeted that the Higgs Trust voted in favour of accepting the CVA as did SISU but the Council rejected it.

Mark Lawrenson is said to be furious at his axing as a 'Match of the Day' regular after the BBC began breaking up the team who have dominated its flagship football programme.

A friend of the veteran pundit branded the corporation's handling of his demotion as "absolutely pathetic," claiming the 56-year-old was the "fall guy" in its attempts to breathe new life into a show that boasts four million viewers.

With Alan Hansen having already decided to quit after next summer's World Cup, the announcement that Lawrenson would have a "reduced role" on 'Match of the Day' marked the beginning of the end for a double act that has been a key feature of British football coverage for 16 years.

It became a trio more recently when Alan Shearer took turns with them to sit on the sofa opposite presenter Gary Lineker and dissect Saturday's matches in a traditional manner that increasingly began to divide opinion.

Speculation was rife all three could be cast aside as the BBC looked to the success Sky Sports enjoyed in nurturing younger analysts, particularly Gary Neville.

But the corporation ultimately decided to retain Hansen and Shearer as lead pundits, while severely rationing the appearances of Lawrenson, who will now be part of a pool containing mainly younger names, including Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Les Ferdinand, Gus Poyet and Gianluca Vialli.

It is understood former Liverpool defender Lawrenson, criticised by some for his use of sarcasm during his analysis, was kept in the dark about his fate until the end of March, when his contract was winding down.

Lawrenson was unavailable for comment last night, but a friend said that the BBC tried to persuade him that he was not being ousted, despite informing him he would now appear mainly on 'Match of the Day 2' and Radio 5 Live as a pundit and co-commentator.

Pointing out that Lawrenson was likely to be on the main show on a handful of occasions at best, his associate said: "Typical BBC corporate speak. The way they've handled it has been absolutely pathetic.

tough to take, he always seemed like he was enjoying the work so much.

What's the Coventry news mean? I take it that's a holding company, and not the actual club?

claiming the 56-year-old was the "fall guy" in its attempts to breathe new life into a show that boasts four million viewers

The 'friend' says this like it's a deep, hidden subtext, only accessible to those in the know.

something like that xp. now football league approve transfer of shares and impose penalty

Wait xps, I've just noticed the 'Hansen out' bomb in the middle there.

Though quitting before the World Cup would be nice.

also, Owen is going to be on BBC and BT Sport? That's just cruel

This is meh. I liked Lawro.

Now that guy who can kick a ball into a skip ok will be all over it smdh

Lawro seemed to be trying a bit harder to look interested last season, maybe seeing the writing on the wall. Good gig while it lasted.

no doubt he'll be full of regret at not making the most of it as he sits in his living room clasping a cup of tea between both hands, listening to the slow tick of the clock.

Dempsey to Seattle would be the best bc he'd end up in Chicago inside a year.

Looks like he might have gone to Seattle to talk to Everton.

Emre Can's gone to Leverkusen. 4 year deal but with a buyback clause. Talk about an embarrassment of riches

wow, he's supposed to be really great.
newcastle have fee for gomis accepted.
bummer if the chiriches deal is off he sounds good.

Perhaps not quite yet in the Gica Popescu category of cultured defenders, Chiriches does however stand out with his mobility, pace, strong personality on the pitch and ability to take the ball out of defence. His assurance on the ball is possibly one explanation why Villas-Boas was seemingly happy to consider a 23-year-old Romanian in the place of a homegrown talent.

There's speculation (seemingly sourced from Twitter) that Spurs have agreed a fee of 30m Euro for Coentrao.