The Summer Transfer Window Thread 2014/15

[Gorka]

Leon Knight went to Greece.

[Colly]

Peter Beardsley and Emile Heskey. Chris Waddle.

There are players, but its a short list compared to other rich leagues, barring maybe Italy. If you can make your money at home, why bother travelling? I'd imagine that's pretty much the mindset.

[Rich]

Spain and Germany have essentially been the same too

[Colly]

I wouldn't say so, even with the Barca/Real bias there's still half a dozen or so dotted about, moreso as the old boys start to move on. Even then you had the likes of Fabregas and Alonso who'd done a good few years elsewhere.

Germany are more German based than previously, but loads of their squad aren't. We've got Fraser Forster.

[Rich]

until the past couple of years the majority of the Spain squad was Spain based, with the exception of Torres, historically Germany have always had a lot of the team based at home, when people talk about English players going abroad its clutching at straws, our players are either not good enough, don;t have the correct mentality, or both...

[brenchill]

The fact that Jake Livermore has cost Hull £8m is just really sad. Even our bang average players cost a fortune.

[Colly]

Clutching at straws about what, it improving them? All I said was we don't do it, I wasn't debating the logic of doing so.

[Gorka]

And an above average player like Luke Shaw is going for £27m to £34m. He's only had two good seasons.

Why is Ben Davies never talked about as a good British defender?

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Isn't Anton Ferdinand heading off to Thailand too? Seems all the current abroad Englishmen are terrible.

But yeah, Livermore for £8m when people like Lampard are leaving on frees is stupid.

[brenchill]

And an above average player like Luke Shaw is going for £27m to £34m. He's only had two good seasons.

Why is Ben Davies never talked about as a good British defender?

Shaw costing anything above £15m is just a disgrace. 18 years of age, completely unproven.

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Matt Derbyshire in Greece!

[Colly]

And an above average player like Luke Shaw is going for £27m to £34m. He's only had two good seasons.

Why is Ben Davies never talked about as a good British defender?

Because he's a smelly Welshman.

[Loz]

Don't forget this guy, taking the Australian A-League by storm!!

:

[Colly]

I didn't. :/

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

[Lineker]

Jay Simpson.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Gary Lineker played for the mighty Nagoya Grampus Eight!

(and Barcelona)

[brenchill]

Was actually fucking awesome abroad.

[Sam]

Have we mentioned Gazza yet?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Lineker at Barca...52 goals in 138 games at Barcelona. Not bad at all.

Have we mentioned Gazza yet?

The divine(ish) ponytail?