Waylander Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Surprised Pastore wasn't picked up by Chelsea or ManU. I think a few PL clubs came sniffing but were rebuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 This Oxlade-Chamberlain looks to me to be a Theo with some bulk. Another wide option for us over the next few years and again at £12m will be a bit of a gamble. It would be nice to get one or two "now" players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Word on twitter is Arsenal have verbally agreed £6m for Scott Dann. I'm undecided on this one. I would prefer Cahill, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Word on twitter is Arsenal have verbally agreed £6m for Scott Dann. I'm undecided on this one. I would prefer Cahill, I think. Where on twitter do you see that? Dann is a step in the right direction, a defender who enjoys defending. Only our injured Belgian friend is like that at the minute. --- - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 At last, silence is broken. Sneijder has announced he wants to join United and talks are underway. Thank feck. Lets just get it all wrapped up in a few days with any luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Where on twitter do you see that? "Scott Dann" was trending this morning. Do a search and all the chatter will pop up. Still could just be chatter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 "Scott Dann" was trending this morning. Do a search and all the chatter will pop up. Still could just be chatter though. Ah right, I'm still getting used to twitter. All my chat seems to be blocked up with topless models! God knows how that happened?? --- - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 At last, silence is broken. Sneijder has announced he wants to join United and talks are underway. Thank feck. Lets just get it all wrapped up in a few days with any luck. Unofficial talks had taken place recently. That's the exact words he used, so Utd have basically tapped him up. Maybe to save face if they can't meet his wage demands they won't look stupid because nothing was official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Unofficial talks had taken place recently. That's the exact words he used, so Utd have basically tapped him up. That's kinda how I read it, though I'm guessing they could have had a word with Inter first which would make it fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) Read it how you want, but I've just read this quote from Alan Hansen about the Charity Shield: United put down a real marker at Wembley, simply because they were up against one of their biggest rivals and they just walked straight over the top of them in the second half. Ouch. They haven't tapped him up. They made enquiries, informally. Edited August 11, 2011 by MrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzbitt Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Eto'o has agreed personal terms with Anzhi Makhachkala - and will become the highest-paid player in the world on wages of £300,000 a week. Really? Ive never even heard of the club before so how are the managing to offer such a wage? :s Inter Milan Samuel Eto'o set £300,000 per week move Anzhi Makhachkala making him worlds best paid player - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Charity They haven't tapped him up. They made enquiries, informally. Sneider told WW.nos.nl "yes there have been talks, but Utd haven't made an official approach yet" "there have been unofficial talks and there have been contact." Mrme as a successful business man you don't need me to tell you the difference between informal and unofficial. If Inter gave permission then the talks would be Official. It's a straight forward case of Utd playing by their own rules which they have done for the last 2 decades thinking normal rules don't apply to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 If we don't play by the rules, why have we never been prosecuted? Maybe all those 35 trophies under SAF were for breaking rules? There's a sobering thought for Blues...only 34 for you to get.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Ah shush, you know the rules are bent to breaking by the big nasty teams and FIFA won't bother doing anything about it. Look at Chelsea with Kakuta and this whole Cesc thing. There have been countless other times and I'm sure no team is squeaky clean, but it should be stamped out IMO. It's not punished, but you can't say it doesn't go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Really? Ive never even heard of the club before so how are the managing to offer such a wage? :sInter Milan Samuel Eto'o set £300,000 per week move Anzhi Makhachkala making him worlds best paid player - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk It's that Russian club that Yuri Zhirkov joined last week leaving Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 It's that Russian club that Yuri Zhirkov joined last week leaving Chelsea. I honestly can't believe how Chelsea managed to sell him for so much. The owner must be his mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I think it's down to him being popular in Russia having left for a major European team. Probably increase the fan base and earn lots from merchandise, ala Beckham. I would have thought Arsenal might be interested in offering them Arshavin to get back a lot of what they spent on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 The owner is a very rich billionaire (as opposed to a not very rich billionaire) 136 on the forbes most wealthy list and I think it's his hometown club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I think it's down to him being popular in Russia having left for a major European team. Probably increase the fan base and earn lots from merchandise, ala Beckham. I would have thought Arsenal might be interested in offering them Arshavin to get back a lot of what they spent on him. Yeah, but Arshavin is a good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 He is but how old is he now, 31?? If Arsene could get £18 mil for him then that is a big chunk of the Mata deal. Now is a great time for Arsenal to do a few deals with Cesc going. Dann looks like he may be signed soon but what about the midfield. Wenger could do worse than Barton or Parker imho. Barton on a free or Parker on Loan at least, would keep his spending down as he likes to watch the pennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Arshavin is 30 so two years left really. Stats-wise he had a great season and this pre-season looks to have lost a lot of weight We have a big enough kitty to go get Mata and a few others without losing yet more players of Arsh's calibre we'd need to replace. There's no getting around the fact that Wenger is just a tight-assed git. Parker would be a direct competitor to Wilshere, so wouldn't really fit unless he was happy bench-warming. We need a Cesc-like Playmaker to fill his shoes while Ramsey gets up to speed. Mata would slot in perfectly according to his stats last year. Same age as Fab too. A newspaper in Spain said we already have an agreement to get him as soon as the Cesc deal goes through, but those rags are usually full of horsesh1t. For once I'd like them to be right though. As far as Barton is concerned, I'll never forgive him for being the lowlife scum he has been. Granted, he has shown some great footballing talent sometimes and always plays with a lot of heart and has cleaned up his dirty tactics this past season, but deep down I know he's a c nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I like Andrei wotshisname, the diminutive little Russian - but he ain't as good as Hernandez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I like Andrei wotshisname, the diminutive little Russian - but he ain't as good as Hernandez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 We have a big trophy says so. I'm pissed right now though, so ignore at will. Bastards at the restaurant laced 3 Irish coffees with more alcohol than you'd find in your average Dublin bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 The clue's in the word Irish. Apparently United are adamant they're not buying Sneijder. Or to put it another way, no we didn't tap him up honest. Anyway, we can't afford his wages. Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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