The 2012 Summer Transfer Window thread

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

So it looks like fighting for fourth is our best chance again next season.

[brenchill]

Who's currently on Man Utd's radar? They are going to have to invest heavily in their midfield at this rate. They could do with another striker as well.

Could be an even closer run in for the title this year if United spend big.

[stokeriño]

I've not noticed any rumours beyond Kagawa that had any immense traction to them.

[Lineker]

Kagawa and Nick Powell.

[stokeriño]

Oh yeah. I noticed Powell but dismissed him as insignificant.

[Colly]

Nick Powell?

[brenchill]

The guy from Crewe, I think?

[METALMAN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjzdeXOQD9Y&feature=related

[Jimmy]

Fucking hell that Chelsea up front is frightening. It's great to have these players in the Premier League but the whole investment in transfers is getting pretty stupid. Think how important that Champions League win has turned out to be, because without it Hazard or Hulk definitely wouldn't have signed. AVB must be crying over the thought of the team he could have had.

[Baddar]

Awesome additions for Chelsea.

I can definitely see a City, Chelsea, Utd top 3. Not necessarily in that order, but there's a good chance of it happening.

Oh, and Spurs will finish 6th, because Arsenal and Liverpool are 4th and 5th. Sorry Lineker, Hammy etc.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Liverpool higher than 10th? that's crazy talk!

We all know that the second that Liverpool lose their first match everyone will be ready to pounce on Rodgers for not being experienced enough when they could have got Jose Mourinho :/

[Kaney]

Unless we get Guardiola trying to force us to play tiki-taka like some godawful Barca-lite (see: Arsenal).

The same godawful Barca lite that finished higher than Chelsea in the league?

Jokes aside, that Chelsea team is more than a bit worrying. Its a shame too, Arsenal made it to third relying almost entirely on RVP, imagine what we could do if we had managed to sign the likes of Hazard as well. Chelsea will be one to watch next season for sure.

[ravenjuice]

So...Hulk, Hazard, Torres, Mata, Marin, Ramires, Sturridge, Lukaku, wow.

Chelsea SHOULD be right up there with City next season, honestly can't see United competing with those two without big signings, which I don't expect. I know United arguably should have won the league last season, but with any other manager they wouldn't have done anywhere near as well, and Fergie cant realistically have too many seasons left.

[Dingle]

So...Hulk, Hazard, Torres, Mata, Marin, Ramires, Sturridge, Lukaku, wow.

Chelsea SHOULD be right up there with City next season, honestly can't see United competing with those two without big signings, which I don't expect. I know United arguably should have won the league last season, but with any other manager they wouldn't have done anywhere near as well, and Fergie cant realistically have too many seasons left.

No. United shouldn't have arguably won the league last season.

[brenchill]

Yeah, they were useless towards the end of the season.

Why should they have won it?

[Baddar]

Utd were 8 points clear before the Wigan and Everton fuck ups. Without them, they would've won the league. There's the argument.

[Matt]

Those bastard referees didn't give them enough penalties for nothing, if they'd done their job properly they would have won the league.

[Matt]

Utd were 8 points clear before the Wigan and Everton fuck ups. Without them, they would've won the league. There's the argument.

That's not an argument. If Wolves would've won the matches they fucked up, they'd have won the league.

[Dingle]

Both United and Everton had spells that weren't up to their usual standard, but at the end of the day, the team that wins is the team that deserves it in the premiership. Even if it comes down to goal difference.

Edited June 1, 2012 by Devil In Jouzy City

[Colly]

Utd were 8 points clear before the Wigan and Everton fuck ups. Without them, they would've won the league. There's the argument.

That's not an argument. If Wolves would've won the matches they fucked up, they'd have won the league.

Agreed. There's no such thing as 'arguably should've won the league', unless you count 'no, you had less points than the winner' as an argument.