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

What percentage of £100m in transfer fees makes that a terrible career?

i went ahead and did this
Michael Laudrup hasn't done his homework Europa League 2013/14

iirc anelka has four brother who have all worked in representing him?

xps what part of guiding your prodigious future-CL-winning client to a mid-career hiatus under Sam Allerdyce makes it a good one?

the money

i'd walk you through that point again but tbh it seems to be fairly self-explanatory

The part where you rescue him from Allardyce and guide him to a league and cup double and a Champions League final with Chelsea and keep the big fat cheques coming in.

You guys, I'm disappointed in you

Kind of depressing that Willian as a squad player at chelsea softens the blow.

Bit of an interesting day all round what with that, Anelka, Sinclair and lol Flamini.

What's that about Willian?

Is Flamini any good anymore? I always rated him.

Chelsea have placed a bid for Willian right at the end of Fergie Time

last time avb missed out on willian, he bought mata instead.

i am kinda hoping chelsea succeed in this one tbh?

idk, spurs need a #10 and willian seems better suited to it than dembele, gylfi, or holtby (at least so far).

maybe now's the time to get that taxi fare back off emmanuel petit

lamela is more suited still to 10 surely

not really he is a 433 rw or lw

crudely more like c ronaldo to willian's robinho

i thought lamela was a pacy dribbling goal scorer. willian more of a creator. doesn't score very much but gets assists (has 3 in the 4 games of the russian season).

willian could be the primary playmaker while playing from the flank like robinho in dunga's 2010 side

bale's name was added to madrid's online store prematurely, I wonder how far the fallout will reach if willian falls through

Spurs should chuck in a bid for Mata

Somebody should, he's clearly going to be out-of-favour this year

he's just too nice for Mourinho's Chelsea

just right for Rodgers' Liverpool come to think

don't understand how selling mata is even a possibilty but i'm all for it.

there's no way mourinho will sanction the sale of mata, the only option he has in the crucial 'fuck around and alienate a universally respected star player' role vacated by iker casillas

Thought that was gonna be Oscar for sure

did he do that at inter or chelsea before? and why has ancelloti continued giving iker the cold shoulder?
xp

Phil McNulty ‏@philmcnulty 2h
So if Chelsea do snatch Willian that gives them Willian, Oscar, Mata, Hazard. If one thing is certain it means Victor Moses is struggling.

and now zinged by nult, what a day for the lad

if one thing is certainnnnnn

ROLLING MCNULTY THREAD

^^this and the next post were never footcelsiored iirc. will haunt me to the end

http://www.qpr.co.uk/cms_images/player/phillips-signs-61364-1010010_613x460.jpg

lol hi buddy

That's a great picture.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/23/tottenham-chelsea-willian

love this shit

if u watch mourinho's interview though the widely reported gloating thing is utter bs

If he didn't exist we would have to invent him.

Big step up for Spurs though, being worthy of needle.

Ive seen the interview and the gloating this is completely otm! Also brilliant.

Also not gutted by this.

He's the sweetest man when he's not drinking

nahh it's the same level of 'gloating' he applies to everything ever, don't flatter yourself thinking there was anything special in there for spurs. like:

The former Real Madrid manager was unable to resist one last dig at Tottenham. Asked whether he expected the deal to be completed without any complications, a mischievous grin spread across his face. "We have to do a medical," he said.

it were funny cos he was just beforehand talking about the importance of generally doing medicals in secret before transfers

from the BBC

Real Madrid have made two different offers for Gareth Bale and are waiting to see which one Tottenham Hotspur will accept for the Wales winger. The first offer is €100m (£86m) with structured payments over three to four years, which would surpass the world record fee Real paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m). The other is an up-front, one-off payment which will be closer to £70m. A player could also be thrown in as a makeweight in the second deal.

must be great to be told you're a makeweight

http://i.smimg.net/13/24/leandro-bacuna.jpg

how good even is this chap

Better than Karim El Ahmadi, I'll be bound

http://i.imgur.com/ngFXT6c.jpg

its not as bad as when they used to be full of vermin like reocoker but villa still need a really skilled fitba player in midfield, especially at home, and idk if bacuna is that sort of player

for the counterattack playing a couple of runners/hacks and a calmer player like westwood is fine

typical villa scene, luna pauses 10 yards into opposite half, looks infield, sees nothing, sprints all the way into the corner and gets nothing