From now on the best squads will be placed on the best squads page
Has there been an news on Celtic buying lately.
Rangers seem to be buying early fs.
hopefully few big names come to parlhead this year
Liverpool will not sign Nasri or Van Der Vaart. that is stupid. Rafa will spend how ever much Villa quote for barry. Gerrard only wants to play with barry, they play so well in the England set up. barry is a more holding midfielder, like Mascherano. but Gerrard prefers playing with barry as they have an understanding. just see barrys through ball in Englands last match. barry –> Liverpool for £20 million. no more, probably not much less. Villa will have Liverpool ransom.
To the geordie fan that posted Newcastle are better then Everton because they dominate the north east, what kind of arguement is that, Liverpool compared to Sunderland and Middlesbrough mmmmmmmmm and do not forget that there is 2 Manchester teams that are not far away form Merseyside
For many years I have been a football fan. but I am always appalled at the amount of handling and grabbing of shirts etc. there is between players. Are they playing football? At times it seems more like wrestling. WHY should it be necessary to put your hands on an opposing player? WHY should you need to grab an opposing player's shirt and push or put your arms around him and restrict him? Surely all these things which have bee amply evident in the European Cup Matches are FAULS In my opinion putting your hands on the opposing player should merit a yellow card and shirt grabbing should merit a red card and sending off. I would be interested to know of other fans opinions on this.
You Liverpool supporters make me laugh, even if there is a first option on Nasri what makes you think the player would want to move to you. talk about arrogance.
Tricky Dicky
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been telling Cristiano Ronaldo to move to Real Madrid. Is this because he does not fancy playing against him in the Premier League?. I think so.
With the departure of Ronaldo looming, the same old saga of Beckham and Van Nistlerooy, it sounds all so familiar. Well as we have proved so many times Man United is not a one man show…… So what is next, who will we get and how much is he worth is on everyone minds.
On offer at Real Madrid, we have a bit of R' n R'. Ramos and Robinho. Ramos would be a real buy, a replacement for the wheelchair bound Neville, who has served United well, but time to move over and let the next generation to take over.
Robinho, as much as he had a good season, he last few have not been up to standard and for scoring the 25–40 goal gap left by Ronaldo, I doubt it ……. However if we were to get a forward to get the ball in the back of the next like Karim Benzema or Klaas Jan Huntelaar or if they can pull of the coup of the century, Sergio Aguero. It's time again for the Glazers to cough up again.
It seems that clubs outside the top four believe that they will be able to sign top players from abroad which seem totally ridiculous. To be honest I do not believe that teams like Newcastle, Everton would be able promise top players from abroad to sign for their club when realistically they will be unable to progress from last season to finish above the top 4 or win any trophys. So please leave some realistic propsals up otherwise there is not point of this site.
P. D. B
Will the deluded Geordie who saw Arteta hopping off a plane at Newcastle, visit a optician and then have a lie down. you are suffering from a condition called wishful thinking,If Arteta ever leaves Everton it will be to retun to Spain not to a place where time forgot to play for a manager who is well past his sell by date.
Newcastle Arteta, Arteta Newcastle,
Do not know anyone who works for Everton, or Jim the kit man, although did used to get taught P. E. by a certain Mr. Neil Dewsnip, now head of youth development at Everton, although he certainly will not know Jack, and even if he did it would be more than his job.
We perhaps only need a midfield general to replace Lee Carsley, however preferrably not too defense minded and two versatile creative midfielders who ideally be able to operate wide and centrally, to stop playing Neville in midfield, he can only pass sideways or back.
Everton Transfer rumours from various Everton supporter sites/Rumourspapers, I have put next to player what part they may play next season for us.
Joe Ledley – Squad player
Wayne Hennessey – Squad Player, cover for Howard
Lorik Cana – potentially Lee Carsleys replacement
Michael Bradley – not seen enough
Michael Johnson – cannot see City letting this guy go.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar – cannot see this one to be honest
James Milner – Newcastle do not want him apparently
Arda Turan – plays anywhere in midfield, even wide
Maik Taylor – squad palyer, cover for Howard
João Alves de Assis Silva – we cannot afford this guy
Alou Diarra – another Lee Carsley replacement
Zoltan Gera – squad player, to play after euro tie
Joaquín Sanchez Rodríguez – creative wide man
Mark Beevers – squad player
Modeste M'Bami – Lee Carsley replica apparently
obviously we would not be able to sign all of these palyers, however at this point I beleive it all to be press constructed rumours to create sales rather than expose true stories, apart from perhaps the Ramsey link which has been confirmed by several sources as bid tabled and accepted.
Everton will definitely buy this Summer however Moyes has had his hands burnt mentioning transfer targets in the past, I do not believe he would make the same mistake again. I hope we get our Lee Carsley grock sorted out, and then bulk up the midfield, with hard workers who can create and I will be more than happy.
Newcastle Arteta 10 million, you paid £5 million for Titus Bramble aged 20 in 2002. if we accepted a bid in the region of £10 million think how many teams would be put on alert. yeah bigger and better teams able to offer European football as opposed to hugs and kisses in the cold from old fat tatooed Curry stained Newcastle replica jersey wearing groin cakes.
– Leicester City – –
Former Walsall gaffer Richard Money will be appointed as manager by next week. He has already been lining up a swoop for Cardiff forward Robbie Fowler, apparently Fowler is very interested in signing for The Foxes but they are negotiating a pay deal similar to what he has at the moment.
Also Leicester are ready to release a new away strip for next season, it will be an all green strip, similar to the irish kit.
I know all this as my Uncle is a coach at Leicester.
Neil Stanley
GRETNA THE END
So the story ends,many people think it should never have began,the wee local English team playing in the SPL,WITH A FAN BASE OF 500. WHAT A JOKE,but not as bad as the BLAIZERS In HIGH OFFICE,that allowed them to represent Scottish football in the EUFA Cup,only to be thumped by another little team DERRY CITY.
All you trippers who think Ribery is leaving Munich are a bunch of crackpots.
He's just come off a stella season with the Bavarian giants and possibly will recieve the captaincy.
Luca Toni is not going no where the Champions League is too tantalising to give up and his partnership with Klose is the best in Europe. Dream on.
If anything Bayern will put a bid in for the unhappy Shevchenko but that seems too far fetched for now. Although Bayern have been eyeing him for two seasons now and need back up for Klose Toni and Podolski in the 4 cups they are trying to win.
German League
Champions League
German Cup
German Super Cup
See what happens.
Van Bommel is likely to come to the EPL or a move back home to the Dutch league.
EPL Clubs interested are Aston Villa
the Hammers
Newcastle
Tottenham
Lahm juust signed a massive deal with Bayern so will also not go anywhere. Bayern would be people to sell one of Europes top defenders who is reaching his peak for the circa £12 million you all are suggesting.
Besides Klinsmann loves his German national players.
Hence the purchase of Borowski.
Gattuso may come to Bayern if Klinsmann really wants him he would crush any poverty stricken Rangers bid.
Bayern player who ARE likely to come to the EPL include DemiChelsealis possibly Newcastle, Lucio maybe to Arsenal or FC Barcelona for approx £9 million. Sangol has a good chance of being picked up by Man United but also maybe Arsenal as Wenger loves him. Bayern are restructuring thier defense for the Champions league which makes sense if you loves to fricken Zenit in the UEFA Cup.
Podolski is rumored for a move back Cologne but this is highly unlikely. If he is going anywhere it's to Manchester City on loan but that is not going to eventuate either considering the Champions League German League German Cup etc. all Which Klinsmann wants. Toni and Klose cannot doit alone.
Bayern will spend money Klinsmann is no a tight arse and will want a top class team to take the Champions League.
Materrazi is an option but nothing serious yet.
Alex is likely.
But wait up everyone Big Transfers will happen AFTER the Euro.
NUfc do have money to spend and will spend big if they can get the right players in. (players that will improve the first team or sell shirt)
at the same time Ashley has ask that the wage budget be cut by £10 million a year to make way for these new player as he does not want to increase the wage budget too much more.
Newcastle have all ready cut £5 million off the budget by sell Emre (55,000pw) and releasing Carr (30,000pw) and ramage (15,000pw) = 5.2 million
other squad players in the list of who could be sold are Duff (77,000pw), Smith (65,000), Viduka (65,000), Rozehnal (35,000pw), Cacapa (39,000pw), faye (40,000) and Ameobi (40,000pw).
they only need to cut another 100 k per week to hit Ashley target and it's more than likley to be Rozehnal, Cacapa, Ameobi who will leave = £6 million more off the budget.
owen, Martins and Taylor will all sign new contacts this month.
For The Idiot who said hinkel is going to iverness
Be Seerious do you honistly think he would give up Celtic in a swap for ross tokely. and shuan maloney will not be going to Rangers for £4 million reason why becuase he's worth £2 million and he hates Rangers and loves Celtic. Lets All Hope Kenny Miller Signs For Rangers
MON AE HOOPS.
Everyone on here talk a load of crap. no one knows where players are going. only the people that work at football clubs.
Cannot believe someone suggested Man United getting £9 million for Saha
he has not played for two years and is more injury prone than RVP, + the fact he is 30.
oh dear
Why does everyone say that Adebayor is leaving Arsenal. he has already said that he wants to stay and prove mathieu Flamini wrong for leaving. JoshG Afc
Had to laugh that some had said Celtic were going to sign 40 million pound of players ha lucky if it will be £4. if Celtic sign these players Rangers are signing Ronaldo from Man United and Lampard. some folk live in a dream world
To the person that said it was "official" that Benzamine (who? ) would be a Man United player next season or words to that effect. listen mate, we'd all take your comments a bit more seriously if you could actually spell the players name correctly. it is Benzema. Karim Benzema. O.k?
To the chump that said Modric was going to Everton – he went to Tottenham about two weeks ago so. unlikely. And someone mentioned Van Der Vaart to Fulham – come on get real. No chance.
And someone else said they work in admin at Arsenal and Wenger had asked them to submit offers for players – you have no idea mate.
I have very reliable sources at West Bromwich football club and they are approaching a number of top profile players from the Premier League two of which being a return to the West Bromwich in Diomansy Kamara and a big money signing in jimmy bullard but the big money and name they are after is Antonio Cassano for £7 million pounds from Real Madrid. Cassano has just finished his loan at Sampdoria where he made 22 appearances with 10 gaols on his return to Madrid he was told by Bernd Schuster the real manager that he had no future and West Bromwich will be confirming this deal in the coming weeks for a fee around £7 million pounds.
Alex Ferguson admitted he has been a failure in the Champions league at his press conference on Monday. Perhaps this is because UEFA have not bowed to Man United's and Ferguson's hounding and bullying of officials unlike the English FA has. I wonder what Sir Alex's comments would have been if Man United had been denied a clear cut penalty then Wigan were awarded one for a dive while Wigan's playmaking midfielder was not sent off for two stonewall yellow card offences.
Well done to all the Rangers fans who paid their respects at Celtic park after the death of Tommy burns even though they had just returned from losing the UeFa Cup final. very much appreciated from all true Celtic supporters
Sucess or failure at Anfield? :
IF THE standards of most other clubs were applied to Liverpool over the last season they would currently be basking in the glow of a memorable campaign.
In the Premier League, the Reds improved their points tally by eight points and cut the deficit on the champions from 21 to a more manageable 11 and they also managed to secure Champions League qualification having met Steven Gerrard's "minimum acceptable requirement" of finishing fourth in the league.
While in Europe there was yet another wonderful run in the Champions League, featuring dramatic and memorable victories against Inter and Arsenal, which was only ended at the semi–final stage when Chelsea edged them out by the narrowest of margins.
Unfortunately for Rafa Benitez, his staff and the Liverpool players, Liverpool have always set their own exacting standards which are so high that any season which ends without a trophy has to be viewed as a disappointment, if not a failure.
"Liverpool Football Club exists to win trophies" has challenged "You'll Never Walk Alone" as the dominant Anfield mantra for the past four decades and when that raison d'etre is not maintained it is inevitable that criticism will come along.
The magic spell Arsene Wenger has cast over sections of the media which seems to preclude him or his club from criticism when they fail to deliver on the trophy front does not apply to Liverpool and Benitez.
And anyone thinking that Liverpool, like other clubs, can point to a good cup run and an improved showing in the league as a sign of achievement is almost as misguided as John Arne Riise's shooting has been all season.
But that does not mean Liverpool have not made progress since the season kicked off last August, and there is more than enough statistical and anecdotal evidence to suggest that giant strides have been made in the last nine months.
Perhaps most importantly, Benitez finally managed to find the last piece of the jigsaw which every Reds boss since 1990 has tried and failed to track down.
Fernando Torres is that final piece – a goalscorer extraordinaire who has the talent to turn a good team into title challengers and who has even managed to make his £20 million fee look a bargain – the only problem is, there are several more basic pieces which have gone astray.
The centre of Benitez's jigsaw puzzle is now pretty much complete with Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger (when fit), Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard and the superlative Torres representing a spine as formidable as any other in the Premier League.
But the flanks remain threadbare with both the full back and wide midfield positions being occupied by players who are not equipped to be part of a title challenging team.
Alvaro Arbeloa, Fabio Aurelio and Yossi Benayoun are squad players but no more than that. Ryan Babel has huge potential but is still working out how to make the most of his clear talent and would probably be more effective used in a more central position anyway.
Riise and Jermaine Pennant have failed to deliver on far too many occasions and will be pushed through the Anfield exit door this Summer.
Only Dirk Kuyt has excelled in a wide position and that was as an auxiliary right sided midfielder who provided perspiration far more often than he provided inspiration.
The good thing is, rarely has it been so clear where a team needs to improve. Quality additions in the wide areas would transform this Liverpool side and if the right players are recruited this Summer then the title challenge which was expected, and pretty much demanded, last time around could be delivered in the forthcoming campaign.
For that to happen, Benitez might have to make slight alterations to his own Philosophies, though.
Rotation is not the busted flush which some commentators would have us believe, and it has certainly served Sir Alex Ferguson well in a championship winning campaign in which he chopped and changed players more often than any other manager.
But unless Benitez has a squad at his disposal which is the equal of his counterpart's at the other end of the M62, rotation is unlikely to be as effective at Anfield as it is at Old Trafford.
Having said that, Liverpool again ended the season looking fresher than most of their opponents and the fact that they picked up more points in the last three months of the campaign than any other team in the league tells it's own story.
But even within that run there were indicators to where Liverpool's problems lie as they failed to beat Arsenal, Chelsea and United yet again.
The league results at Stamford Bridge and the Emirates were creditable and Liverpool could quite easily have won both of these games but the 3–0 reversal at Old Trafford was a low which could not be explained away by Mascherano's first half dismissal.
There is a gap which still needs to be bridged. In points terms, the gap between United and Liverpool is identical to the one which separates the Reds from Mersey rivals Everton.
A succession of disappointing draws during the winter months and home and away defeats to United are the reason for this gap and it will only be closed next time around if Benitez is given the necessary financial backing to build a squad to compete with Ferguson's, and if the current inferiority complex which bedevils Liverpool whenever they face United is eradicated.
Having lost fewer league games than United last season, they have no reason to feel inferior to them, but what they do have to do is add that ruthless winning edge which their North West rivals are able to call upon seemingly at will.
The statistics do not lie. Zero trophies won means 2007/08 was not a great season for Liverpool.
But having scored more goals than any other English team, kept more clean sheets and almost halved the deficit on the champions there is much to suggest it was far from being a bad one.
Significantly, it was also a campaign which showed that, at the very least, Liverpool retain the potential to go on and challenge for the title. Now they just have to prove it.
"V1", there is no way Liverpool with give Carson, Riise and £8 million for Barry.
Carson and Riise will probably sell for about £6 million each, making Barry worth £20 million. Sorry, but Barry is not a £20 million player. I think Barry is a good player, but he's worth £12 million–£15 million tops.
Liverpool paid £21 million for a world class forward in Torres. There is only one other player in LFC worth over £20 million and that is Gerrard, and Barry is no Stevie G. Not by a long way.
