January '08 Transfer Thread

[IAceI]

Neil Lennon signed for Wycombe. Ee-by-gum.

[Lineker]

Now we wait for the next half an hour to see what went through...

Chimbonda anyone? Going cheap before he goes down...

[Scott McFly]

Neil Lennon signed for Wycombe. Ee-by-gum.

Get out from under that rock. That was ages ago. >_>

[IAceI]

What I find weird is if the Benjani/City/Defoe/Pompey things been cut so close. Will there have been time for everyone to get it all finalized and signed before the deadline or whatever? Sure they had it all sorted fine, just seems a bit hard to figure out I guess.

And I'm surprised Benjani is leaving anyways. He's done so well at Portsmouth I assumed he'd be staying.

EDIT: Looks like it's going to be

Benjani to Man City from Portsmouth for £8mish

and that will mean Defoe is moving to Portsmouth now.

I'll still like Spurs, but colour me a partial Pompey fan now. I love me some Jermain.

RE-EDIT: Seems the first official post-Transfer Window tidbit is... Rudi Skacel has joined Hertha on loan till the end of the season from Southampton. Oh yes.

Edited February 1, 2008 by IAceI

[Gazz]

My cousin's sister's half-brother's girlfriend's former room mate works in the burger van outside Shearer's bar and has just seen the entire Brazil 1970 cup winning team sign their contracts over a round of Nukie Brown...

[IAceI]

More inevitably injure prone players for Newcastle then? Surprised.

[Gazz]

More inevitably injure prone players for Newcastle then? Surprised.

Oh, they've been genetically engineered back to their primes.

Jairzinho didn't like his pint though and ordered a Pina Colada instead.

[alldaws1]

£4m-odd deal sending Tainio from Spurs to Birmingham fell through with 5 minutes to go. Good, I like Tainio.

[IAceI]

Why are we travelling around the country on Sky Sports News to hear Newcastle haven't signed anyone and Birmingham decided not to sign Teemu Tainio. There has to be some more interesting news than that?

[IAceI]

Newcastle fans appear adamant that they're going to sign David Bentley. I can't see it happening as Blackburn have always been one of those sides that just sort of stick together through the season and make deals in the summer. I don't see them letting go of Bentley, and this guy claims Milner is going the other direction.

Really don't see it happening. Milner is possibly one of Newcastle's brightest and best players. So no.

[Lineker]

Glad to see Teemu staying.

0013: "To be announced in next five minutes, David Bentley has joined Newcastle for £5m with James Milner going the other way, heard it from a close source inside St James' Park."

taylor4452 on 606

Seems viable...

[Scott McFly]

Yeah, just read that on BBC Football too. I doubt it, but stranger things have happened.

[IAceI]

Well, it's been nearly 10 minutes and David Bentley is yet to don the Geordie shirt. Although why he'd do that at half past midnight I have no idea.

I like the absurd text's in, but some people seriously text in with the sort of - and I'll quote - "my mate was doing his paper round before and he was Peter Crouch walk into the Reebok Stadium." Clearly he didn't.

So.. yeah. Guess it makes for entertainment.

[alldaws1]

Silly rumours are what makes deadline day so good!

"0023: Our BBC source at Tottenham says the Jermain Defoe move to Portsmouth is now 99% a done deal, just waiting for the official confirmation now."

[9 to 5]

Our takeover plans include Bentley staying at the club. Why would we sell somone that means alot for the long term future of our club and wants to sign a new deal?

[IAceI]

But some of them aren't so much silly on their part, instead just absurd.

Ooh. Well done Wade, love that kid, beating Phil Taylor is a good achievement. Nothing better than a bit of Premier League darts.

Clearly nothings happening in the transfer window. I may turn in soon since I doubt we're going to unveil a Stephen Hunt signing. We'll be back in July >_<

[alldaws1]

Defoe's gone

[Lineker]

Yup, just read the Pompey statement.

Pretty gutted. Now Bent might play.

[Guest Ringmaster]

I too will miss Defoe

And Captain Marvel too .

Good riddance to all the other dead weight though

Also, I'm a bit iffy on Gilberto, but if he's just a back-up player that's fine. He's not too solid.

Also, I'm not too sure Afonso Alves is gonna be a great signing. I don't expect him to be as shit as Maccarone (though even he did have a great record in Serie A too). Alves seems to score bundles of goals against really, really shit teams and I don't see him banging in nearly as easily in the Premiership. That and he seems like a twat, so I hope he fails

[Summers]

Defoe and Spurs blow.

Pompy too.