The Inevitable January Transfer Market Topic

[Pesci]

That's a bit harsh Pesci, i'd pay Fourteen quid for him.

Whoops

I wouldn't though

[Big Red Fury]

"We'll definitely pay him at least 500k a week. Without doubt. Because he's worth it to us."

- Mark Hughes, Manchester City manager.

Article and source please. Even better if you can give me an actual audio link. Besides that, Hughes will have had nothing to do with the negotiations. He was too busy bumping uglies with Bellamy.

[ONO]

I'm pretty sure that might be from BBC Sport.

[Clawson]

The Abu Dhabi owners have been privately stunned by some of the reactions to the audacious bid that they almost pulled off - and remember that not once had they publicly commented on a transaction that was leaked from Milan not Manchester or the Middle East.

...

Where was all this moralising and pontificating when Madrid were willing to pay £80m for Ronaldo who, whatever this year's poll may say, is an inferior all-rounder to Kaka who won that award himself in 2007.

Where is the rule that says only the English big four and Barcelona and Madrid can buy the best in the world?

Instead of carping and moaning about Sheikh Mansour and the use of his own private funds - there is no debt at City, unlike most of their gaping-mouthed rivals - perhaps all the naysayers should spend a moment or two thinking about the positives.

...

Talk of City driving up prices to silly levels and travelling the world cherry-picking who they want are pure fantasy.

They have already walked away from deals where they have been asked £80m for players they think are worth less than one-third of that amount.

...

City should sweat, work and build to win anything they say.

Well, what do they think the club has been doing for 32 years?

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/spo...ms_of_prejudice

I think a lot fo those points sum up this whole debacle despite the obvious pro-City bias.

[Timmoru Suzuki]

But still £14m too much.

Exactly. A reasonable fee for Bellamy would be to put a decimal point between the one and the four.

In random little bits, Pennant has joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season, and Palacios' £14M move to Tottenham will go through once work permit stuffs have been sorted out, shouldn't be a problem there.

[ONO]

The Abu Dhabi owners have been privately stunned by some of the reactions to the audacious bid that they almost pulled off - and remember that not once had they publicly commented on a transaction that was leaked from Milan not Manchester or the Middle East.

...

Where was all this moralising and pontificating when Madrid were willing to pay £80m for Ronaldo who, whatever this year's poll may say, is an inferior all-rounder to Kaka who won that award himself in 2007.

Where is the rule that says only the English big four and Barcelona and Madrid can buy the best in the world?

Instead of carping and moaning about Sheikh Mansour and the use of his own private funds - there is no debt at City, unlike most of their gaping-mouthed rivals - perhaps all the naysayers should spend a moment or two thinking about the positives.

...

Talk of City driving up prices to silly levels and travelling the world cherry-picking who they want are pure fantasy.

They have already walked away from deals where they have been asked £80m for players they think are worth less than one-third of that amount.

...

City should sweat, work and build to win anything they say.

Well, what do they think the club has been doing for 32 years?

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/spo...ms_of_prejudice

I think a lot fo those points sum up this whole debacle despite the obvious pro-City bias.

If you flaunt your cash in public then clubs will demand an excess amount.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Hull have agreed a fee for Jimmy Bullard according to sky news.

Should definitely please Kou

[Matt]

Hull have agreed a fee for Jimmy Bullard according to sky news.

Should definitely please Kou

What... the... fuck...

[-A-]

Surely he can find somewhere slightly better than Hull? Maybe it is just the media wanking themselves silly over him because he's a nice guy.

[Matt]

Yeah, I think the press are getting a bit over themselves, but for fuck's sake... HULL?

[Liam]

I love the guy, but yeah, he is mid-table team stalwart at best, really.

Anyways, I'm gutted if he goes, but Hodgson for the most part seems to know what he is doing.

[TheArsenal]

More shocking news from Sky Sports....

Arsenal have shunned an approach Atletico Madrid for Emmanuel Eboue.

We had a chance to get rid of him..... for money ..... and we said NO!????

Serious problems at Arsenal.

[HailtotheYo]

even worse, supposedly he's getting a new deal

[ONO]

Tomorrows newspapers stating Villa have won the race for Heskey.

[METALMAN]

Mansfield Town have signed Curtis Woodhouse.

I know it's hardly big news but the name stuck out at me a bit because he was awesome on Championship Manager 2000/2001. Funny that.

[King Ellis]

Curtis Woodhouse, is he the one that retires every 6 months to take up boxing?

Heskey off to Villa for 4m supposedly, so sayeth SSN anyhow.

Edited January 23, 2009 by Marlon King Ellis

[stokeriño]

And so Villa continues to be English Player Central.

Good deal though.

[Captain Kirk]

Thought they'd sell him after getting Mido(probably) and Roddallega(who is excellent)

[stokeriño]

And Villa's a better destination for Heskey than Liverpool anyway. I couldn't exactly see him displacing Torres/Keane/etc. on a regular basis.

[Captain Kirk]

Who will get dropped for him though? Possibly Carew moving to the bench?