The 2012 Summer Transfer Window thread

[Dan]

Surely this would be better in the PL thread? >_>

[Colly]

I'll go:

1. Man United

2. Man City

3. Arsenal

4. Chelsea

Backing Wenger to take Robbie D in a race for the last automatic CL spot because he's been there so often, and I really can't see Di Matteo lasting the whole season after that outlay. Man United to take the league because I prefer RVP/Rooney/Welbeck/Hernandez to Aguero/Tevez/Balotelli/Dzeko and they seem to have a better spread of creativity in Valencia, Kagawa, Young and Nani.

Are you referring to third as the last automatic CL spot there? In that scenario fourth would definitely go in as no one below fourth could win the CL since those are the four teams actually in it.

Edit: Nope, you're probably talking about the qualifying round. Meh, its all Champions League to me...

Edited August 18, 2012 by Colly

[Guest Owned by Quickquid]

City

United

Chelsea

Arsenal

Spurs

I get why people are sour on Arsenal this year, but it's pretty much impossible they'll start the year the same way they did last year. The new team will need time to gel, yeah, but it won't be that bad.

[Nerf]

Wrong

I didn't know you were from the future. Tell me more!

[Dingle]

Wrong

I didn't know you were from the future. Tell me more!

I want all Liverpool fans who predict a top four finish for themselves to put something on the line. Like, I dunno, you all get banned if you're wrong and we all get murdered if you're right. I'll be honest, a world in which Liverpool is fourth is a world I don't want to exist in.

[Nerf]

Boy, you must have had a really shitty life up until about three years ago.

[Lineker]

Portsmouth have signed keeper Mikkel Andersen, midfielder Conor Clifford and defenders Paul Connolly and Kevin Long on one-month loan deals from Reading, Chelsea, Leeds and Burnley. All four are eligible to play in Saturday's League One opener against Bournemouth at Fratton Park. They take the number of new faces to 14 after 10 players signed on Thursday.

[Hobo]

Wrong

I didn't know you were from the future. Tell me more!

I want all Liverpool fans who predict a top four finish for themselves to put something on the line. Like, I dunno, you all get banned if you're wrong and we all get murdered if you're right. I'll be honest, a world in which Liverpool is fourth is a world I don't want to exist in.

So this Ted guy and Nerf? Ok so

[Noah]

From footballing megastar Mark Bosnich

1st City

2nd United

3rd Chelsea

4th Arsenal

Link to source article below

Chelsea could pose biggest threat to Manchester clubs in EPL title race, says Fox Sports' Mark Bosnich

[Lineker]

Bournemouth have signed striker Lee Barnard on loan from Southampton until 1 January. Tremendous signing.

[Dingle]

Boy, you must have had a really shitty life up until about three years ago.

Nahh, I just didn't realise how deluded 'pool fans were until recently.

[Lineker]

Song to Barca should be confirmed either today or tomorrow. He isn't in today's squad to face Sunderland at all.

[Lineker]

Song to Barca should be confirmed either today or tomorrow. He isn't in today's squad to face Sunderland at all.

BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal have agreed a £15m fee with Barcelona for Alex Song.

[Pesci]

More evidence of Wenger's legendary youngster rearing ( ) abilities. I'd hope they sign a good, solid defensive mid now as a replacement. Good signing for Barca too, should fit in well with the way they play.

[Gazz]

PSV left back Erik Pieters was apparently at St. James' to watch the match today.

[Colly]

I really hope that's true, for all the talk of Debuchy etc it'd be great to shift Santon to his better side.

[Noah]

Random journalist EPL predicitions

(Sun-Herald Australia)

1. Man City

2. Man Utd

3. Chelsea

4. Arsenal

5. Spurs

6. Liverpool

7. Everton

8. Newcastle

9. Villa

10. Sunderland

11. Stoke

12. Fullham

13. QPR

14. Wigan

15. Norwich

16. Swansea

17. West Ham

18. West Brom

19. Southampton

20. Reading

EPL Predictions from the 'self-proclaimed sexiest man in Football' Robbie Slater

(Sunday Telegraph Australia)

Champions

-Man City(key signing-still shopping)

Top 4(in alphabetical order)

-Arsenal(key signing-Olivier Giroud)

-Chelsea(key signing-Eden Hazard)

-Man Utd(key signing-Robin Van Persie)

Europa Cup Battle(in alphabetical order)

-Liverpool(key signing-Brendan Rodgers)

-Newcastle(key signing-Vurnon Anita)

-Tottenham(key signing-Jan Vertonghen)

Mid Table(in alphabetical order)

-Aston Villa(key signing-Brett Holman)

-Everton(key signing-Steven Pienaar)

-Fullham(key signing-watch this space)

-QPR(key signing-Park Ji Sung)

-Stoke(key signing-Jamie Ness)

-Sunderland(key signing-Louis Saha)

-West Brom(key signing-Roman Lukaku)

Relegation Battle(in alphabetical order)

-Norwich(key signing-Chris Hughton)

-Reading(key signing-Pavel Pogrebnyak)

-Southampton(key signing-Steven Davis)

-Swansea(key signing-Michael Laudrup)

-West Ham(key signing-Jussi Jaaskelainen)

-Wigan(key signing-Ryo Miyaichi)

I was watching Escape to Victory and I thought, why not.

[Gazz]

Don't stick your neck out or anything Robbie...

[IAceI]

Seems like Everton have signed Kevin Mirallas from Olympiakos for £6m. Seems quite a hefty fee but hope he does well. Talented player and has a good record but not sure how he'll do in England.

[Starvinho]

Kaka to United is trending on Twitter. Not sure how much truth is in it but I'd love it if we could get him, even if it's just on loan.