Summer 2010 Transfer Thread: B*llsh*t, Rumours & Wishes

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't believe the above story for one nano second.

It's true, Fletch.
What the article fails to mention is that Mbark is only 12 years old. One for the future, me thinks.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I don't believe the above story for one nano second.

It's true, Fletch.
What the article fails to mention is that Mbark is only 12 years old. One for the future, me thinks.

I don't want any player that has a name that sounds like the noise a gay dog would make.

[peter w]

is it groundhog day or are they just recycling last year's stories

That's the point. usually there's feck-all but other than the World Cup and the odd breaking big story what have the papers got to put into print?

[eamonn]

From the Express & Star

Boussoufa spent three years at Chelsea as a teenager between 2001 to 2004, something which could increase his appeal to O’Neill who traditionally tends to prefer buying players with experience of British football.

Christ on a bike. The one apparent pre-requisite for an O'Neill signing has clearly given the press ample opportunity to spout any old bollocks in relation to summer signings at VP.
Watch out for links to any old two-bit foreigner who has had a two week trial with an English club.
Gonna be a long 3 months...

[Greg N'Ash]

heh, i like the way they mention his time in england as a major attraction to MON

ISM: Gaffer, we've found this top player called Mbark Boussoufa

MON: Pfft..foreign muck

ISM: But he plays for anderlect, belgium player of the year he was, golden boot winner 'n all.....

MON: *yawns*

ISM: Oh and he spent a few years playing for chelsea's youth team

MON: *Sits up* What?? Get me the cheque book now

[MoetVillan]

Did MON sign Petrov to Celtic?

[hilts_coolerking]

Did MON sign Petrov to Celtic?

No, he was one of John Barnes' buys.

[Ads]

No, your argument was that he’d replaced Johnny Foreigner with Jon Bull, who weren’t as good because O’Neill will only buy red, white and blue, which is patent nonsense.

right...so you think Davies and knight were as good as olof and laursen in ability and value for money? we'll have to agree to disagree ads

If my argument was that Knight and Davies were better than Olof or Laursen, then you’d have a point, as that’s not what I’ve argued, you don’t.

[MoetVillan]

Thanks Hilts, just intrigued as if he had signed him, why he hadnt ventured overseas more often.

[eamonn]

Did MON sign Petrov to Celtic?

No, he was one of John Barnes' buys.

Really? I thought he just bought any old scheidt like Rafael.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Villa set to bid for Frey

Mirror Football

Good keeper, didnt realise he was 31, remember when he played for inter milan years ago, cant see him coming here, he'll probably end up at arsenal

There are a few after him, will we enter a bidding war?
The heat is on.

[hilts_coolerking]

Villa set to bid for Frey

Mirror Football

Good keeper, didnt realise he was 31, remember when he played for inter milan years ago, cant see him coming here, he'll probably end up at arsenal

There are a few after him, will we enter a bidding war?
The heat is on.

He might turn out to be a good signing in the long run.

[Percy McCarthy]

As Paulie says though, it's not just the ISM article that bears this out.

It's our buying policy pretty much since 2006 that provides the most evidence.

The writer of the article might just have been relaying what ISM said and for the sake of repetition didn't duplicate.  

But Storey-Moore admitted Villa boss Martin O'Neill would only be interested in men with Premier League experience "Martin will only be interested in players with Premier League experience," he said.

Looks pretty weird, no?

I'd say the lack of specific quote marks on that particular point might be more open to question if it was alleging that ISM announced something quite outlandish, a break with recent policy for example.  But seeing as it is effectively telling us what we already know, it would be very hard to argue that the point has been misconstrued.

It would be a break with recent policy for him not to be intrerested in players with no Premier League experience. What I already know is that he signed Carew, Petrov, Cuellar, Maloney, Delph, Salifou, and Guzan, none of whom had PL experience. What is it that you already know?

[hilts_coolerking]

It would be a break with recent policy for him not to be intrerested in players with no Premier League experience. What I already know is that he signed Carew, Petrov, Cuellar, Maloney, Delph, Salifou, and Guzan, none of whom had PL experience. What is it that you already know?

Without wishing to go over old ground, what this 'policy' means in practice is that Martin seems disinclined to buy players based outside the UK.

In the 4 seasons he has been with us, Martin has deviated from this policy 3 times, as far as I'm aware: Carew, Guzan and Salifou.

I'm still waiting for someone to come up with a plausible reason why operating in this way is to the club's advantage.  Limiting the pool of players from which you can choose seems to me to be a counter-intuitive way to conduct transfers.

[KevinGage]

As Paulie says though, it's not just the ISM article that bears this out.

It's our buying policy pretty much since 2006 that provides the most evidence.

The writer of the article might just have been relaying what ISM said and for the sake of repetition didn't duplicate.  

But Storey-Moore admitted Villa boss Martin O'Neill would only be interested in men with Premier League experience "Martin will only be interested in players with Premier League experience," he said.

Looks pretty weird, no?

I'd say the lack of specific quote marks on that particular point might be more open to question if it was alleging that ISM announced something quite outlandish, a break with recent policy for example.  But seeing as it is effectively telling us what we already know, it would be very hard to argue that the point has been misconstrued.

It would be a break with recent policy for him not to be intrerested in players with no Premier League experience. What I already know is that he signed Carew, Petrov, Cuellar, Maloney, Delph, Salifou, and Guzan, none of whom had PL experience. What is it that you already know?

Clarified earlier.