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

Toby Fair ‏@TopTopPundit 2 Sep

If QPR sign Niko Kranjčar and Redknapp remembers to get his Niko Kranjčar card stamped, he qualifies for a free Niko Kranjčar.

BBC's coverage of the Johnson's Paint Trophy is shameful tbh

never close this thread, i just don't want to end the traaaaansfer break yall

~ transfer break forever ~
― So hot in Herrenvolk (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Tuesday, September 3, 2013 4:32 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

respec knuckz

and there we go, thrashed Walsall on penalties, the cup dream is alive

LOCK THREAD

we had momentum

what part of 'and beyond' do you not understand swygart

nilmar otm tbh, i'm ~feeling~ this thread still

how bout we abandon the epl thread and just leave it for weekly partisan liveblog chuntering and motd haws

Aye, we should keep this for the ILF cognoscenti and let the part-timers have the ILX thread.

http://www.fenerbahce.org/pic_lib/2007-11-01_g14.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2410348/Arsenal-fuming-Chelsea-block-Demba-Ba-move.html

so to answer the 'why would chelsea enter negotiations to loan a good player to a direct rival' questions upthread: so they can fuck them off at the last minute leaving arsenal dependent on nicklas bendtner

can imagine fuckboy had a role in that given his loathing of wenger

more stretches there than at ryan giggs' yoga warmup

the ba link is well attested elswhere, nor is disputed that wenger wanted a centre forward since he said in his press conference after tottenham that bendtner was not likely to stay unless they couldn't find someone else to replace him in the squad

given the very late emergence of the lukaku to everton/west brom story it's quite plausible that arsenal would have believed ba was entirely surplus

na na man the 'considering arsenal rivals' bit

yeah deems they have got fewer points over the last two seasons than arsenal, and that's before arsenal bought the greatest player in turkish german history

Mehmet Scholl deserves a mention here

Mahmut Aygün oh wait he said player

In May 2002 and October 2003, he released two successful mixtapes, featuring his favourite bands. The compilation's title "Mehmet Scholl kompiliert – Vor dem Spiel ist nach dem Spiel" is a reference to Sepp Herberger's famous expression "nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel" ("after the game is before the game"). In an interview, Scholl said he chose this title because he listens to this music before the game, after the game, in the car on the way to the stadium, and in the car when leaving the stadium. The first volume includes songs by The Beta Band, Sportfreunde Stiller, Jimmy Eat World, and The Notwist (complete tracklist) among others. The second volume includes songs by Oasis, Wir sind Helden, and The Flaming Lips (complete tracklist) to name a few. Once a month, he co-presents the feature Mehmets Schollplatten[11] in the program Nachtmix of the Bayern 2 radio station, which is the culturally oriented channel of the federal public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk.

As a young player, Scholl was quoted with the words "hängt die Grünen, solange es noch Bäume gibt" ("hang the Greens while there still are trees"), seemingly expressing his dislike for the German Green Party. He was widely criticized for this quote because most people did not understand his point which was to point that in near future there might be no trees left, thereby giving his statement an ironic touch. Even though he made further ironic remarks in this interview ("One thing you'd never do?" "I'd never put a blind man at an advertising pillar and tell him that this is the wall he needs to walk down to get home."), some people did not get the jokes. However, he was sued by a Green politician for instigation to murder and eventually he donated 15,000 DM to charity. Afterwards, Scholl was asked by a journalist which party he would vote for, but he answered: "Of course, green, because I cannot let them down", which is a better pun in German ("Grün natürlich, ich kann sie ja nicht hängenlassen"). Perhaps, rendering Scholl into English thus; 'green naturally – I cannot leave them hanging' conveys a little more of his wit.[12]

Yeah, was reading that. Got the feeling he's already too indie-mainstream for ILX, they probably have a shrine to him on WSC or w/e

Colback it is

that scholl stuff is old news.

old shoes

tbf it appears to be the first time he's ever been mentioned on ILX, that's a bit harsh

no way! it's definitely been discussed here.

weird - I just tried a comprehensive search for him and it made ilx's background turn into tiled union jacks

I got an early mention of Mehmet Mehmet, a Mehmet Aurelio meme, Billy Mehmet showing up like a supernova, and a couple of random mentions of 'Scholl' on footy threads. But no mixtapes, and no incitements to murder.

yeah the search doesn't work perfectly but i'm sure we discussed him, nevin, and mendieta as noted indie footballers who aren't total dicks like leighton baines.

scholl was wearing an animal collective t-shirt on some tv show also, i think. which makes him a paedophile as per ilx yesterday.

i mean, at the time baines hadn't emerged.

Not reading every thread finally pays off. I mean I love the Panda Bear track on the Daft Punk album, I dread to think what that means.

Those searches not my finest, most productive hour tbh; I'm not sinking so low as to hunt misspellings.

Didn't realise Mendieta had indie cred, though dimly aware of his nice bloke status.

footballers who aren't total dicks like leighton baines

Also how should I read this?

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

otm

good little mutinous edge to the madrid's lads comments on his departure

I can't get over this tbh:

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nor can any of us

but you should probably fill the rest of your world xi before it gets too late

and they're moaning about England not producing international class players??

ppl in the usa going slightly nuts now that this kid is with arsenal's first team

http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/07/who-is-gedion-zelalem

He's one of yours?

With Zelalem’s American ties, curiosity about possible U.S. eligibility is beginning to simmer. He carries a German passport and, from all indications, is not a U.S. citizen. While in high school, he lived here as a permanent resident. His father, a medical technician during his time here, is also a green card holder. It’s unclear whether his mother, also of Ethiopian descent, is a naturalized citizen.

Gedion’s best bet is the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, which clears the way for a foreign-born minor to naturalize as soon as a parent becomes a citizen.

he could be (article mentions him possibly applying for a passport) which is all it takes in the era of afro-germaricans to get the national team nerds talking

xpost

he's played for Germany youth teams
xp

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/sep/premier-league-squad-lists-201314/

namessssssssss

Gerrard MBE, Steven George (Yes)

Clement-Peter, Shawnikki Tau Kamaius Kwakou

gonna be c&ping if that's ok

Okore, Tetchi Jores Charlemagne U

we could do a poll but this'd just win

swap those names around and you get Tetchy Charlemagne Encourages You

didn't know Gylfi's middle name was Thor. Cool.

Mirallas Y Castillo, Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain

Van Ginkel, Wulfert Cornelius