The Transfer Thread

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

I dunno, but he's certainly nothing like Keane in his style. He's more of a playmaker with outstanding passing. From what I've seen, their midfield is kinda lightweight and they need a hard tackler which is what people think Hargreaves can do.

[Big Red Fury]

Well either way 20 million pounds still seems unreal for a player who prior to last year was almost universally thought of as waste.

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

Absolutely. I love Hargreaves, but he's just a little better than a Phil Neville or something like that. They'd be better off signing Scott Parker or something like that. In fact, if you'd have offered Bayern a third of the price in 2005, they'd have said yes. He was kept on the bench by the likes Ali Karimi, maybe United should sign him too >_>

[Farmer Reil]

Needs more Alou Diarra, clearly. He's my current answer to everything related to the midfield.

Or Andy Pirlo. If I could, I'd clone Andrea Pirlo three times and play him as Def Mid, Att Mid, and both wingers

Edited January 23, 2007 by Farmer Reil

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

Andy Pirlo's the most overlooked midfielder in the world. He's also said he'll leave Milan if they don't get CL football next season, so it looks likely he'll move.

[Lord Nibbler]

As for Riquelme, yeah, he's completely different from Hargreaves. Still at the prices quoted, it's beyond me why no one has gone in and bid for him.

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

As for Riquelme, yeah, he's completely different from Hargreaves. Still at the prices quoted, it's beyond me why no one has gone in and bid for him.

How much is he said to be available for?

I can understand why English clubs might not want him. He could easily turn out to be another Veron. Surely he'd get into the Real Madrid team?

[John Stones' Paint Trophy]

I'd bloody love us to go for Parker. The only thing I can think of that might make Fergie unsure about him is lack of Champions League/International experience.

Edited January 23, 2007 by Jordan Stiva

[Summers]

Ashley Young. Mmm.

John Carew. Mmm.

[figos]

So, anyone excited with Ricardo Rocha moving to Tottenham?

[fineintent]

So, anyone excited with Ricardo Rocha moving to Tottenham?

[Summers]

I love how the clip they showed of him on Sky Sports, was a stupid foul.

[Liam]

I'm not sure about Carew in the Premiership, as IIRC, he's a bit on the lazy side.

Still, he's better then Baros, so you can't argue with that.

[figos]

So, anyone excited with Ricardo Rocha moving to Tottenham?

[TMM]

Ray Parlour has just been released by Middlesbrough and is training with Arsenal to regain his fitness. I'd love it if we re-signed him, just for nostalgia reasons and because he could be a great experienced head in a young locker room.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Looks like Rocha's full of beans. Might get a few games and hopefully he won't do anything stupid.

We need some bigger players at Spurs - as they said on the radio today, last night was like "Tom Huddlestone and the seven dwarves".

[Guest RINGY SAID DANCE]

From what I remember from last year, Rocha has a bit of a hard man thing going, and he's gonna get sent off, a lot

He did mark Ronaldinho off the field in the first leg of Benfica against Barcelona last year though, so he's definitely got some potential.

[9 to 5]

Chris Samba has signed for us. 6'5, said to be pacey and a good defender. Have to see what he is like on the pitch but he sounds the business.

[Farmer Reil]

Claudio Reyna's gone to New York in the MLS.

Simon Davies has gone to Fulham, too. Probably a good signing.

Edited January 25, 2007 by Farmer Reil

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Claudio Reyna's gone to New York in the MLS.

Simon Davies has gone to Fulham, too. Probably a good signing.

He's gone to further his career....

Probably