Author Topic: Summer 2010 Transfer Thread: Bllsht, Rumours & Wishes (Read 1120115 times)

atomicjam · « **Reply #7755 on:** July 30, 2010, 03:50:02 PM »

Quote from: "Monty"

Quote from: "atomicjam"
I know not a lot about twitter stuff but is it 100% Irelands twitter page? I would have thought he would have more than 4000 followers, Guzan has 7000, Ryan Babel has 49,000 and Jozy Altidore has 242,000!

Well Jozy Altidore has the American fanbase, there are a few soccerball fans in America and they're all nuts enough about the game to follow players on Twitter.

However, you've given me renewed hope AJ. We may get Ireland after all.

I might be in a minority but I have never been convinced we were in for Ireland in the first place, I just wondered if those twitter pages are all legit.

richard moore · « **Reply #7756 on:** July 30, 2010, 03:51:08 PM »

Quote from: "LeeB"

You'd pay £4m for Alan Hutton?

Spurs would have to give us £4m for me to want him at Villa Park. Actually make that £6m...

shirley_villan · « **Reply #7757 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:07:33 PM »

Quote from: "atomicjam"

I know not a lot about twitter stuff but is it 100% Irelands twitter page? I would have thought he would have more than 4000 followers, Guzan has 7000, Ryan Babel has 49,000 and Jozy Altidore has 242,000!

Doesn't look very realistic me. I'd have thought he'd update it more than that compared to other Footballers, and look at his comment about Dunne going to Sunderland last year.

Ads · « **Reply #7758 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:24:46 PM »

Sam Alladyce's twitter is illuminating

TheSandman · « **Reply #7759 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:31:08 PM »

Great stuff.

Not a big fan of Twitter I genuinely only think it's only worth doing if you're taking the piss.

I'm not the type to do all this 'John is going to post on H&V', 'John is going to go out for a run' and 'John is pissed off with greenfly'

Either I'm a deeply boring person or maybe one who lacks self-obsession.

Monty · « **Reply #7760 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:33:04 PM »

Quote from: "TheSandman"

Great stuff.

Not a big fan of Twitter I genuinely only think it's only worth doing if you're taking the piss.

I'm not the type to do all this 'John is going to post on H&V', 'John is going to go out for a run' and 'John is pissed off with greenfly'

Either I'm a deeply boring person or maybe one who lacks self-obsession.

With you on this, John. I find it a bit typical of a culture where everything is bite-size, without depth, trivial. It's also, as you say, a bit self-obsessed.

Ads · « **Reply #7761 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:35:43 PM »

Are you trying to tell me that this is not really Sam Alladyce saying;

Gave the wife a good ol' tea bagging as she slept there. She woke up all startled with a mouth full of balls. Classic Big Sam

???

atomicjam · « **Reply #7762 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:36:27 PM »

Quote from: "Ads"

Sam Alladyce's twitter is illuminating

I guess that answers my twitter question!

Concrete John · « **Reply #7763 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:38:54 PM »

Quote from: "Merv"

I'll play, and I'd do this:

Out
Heskey £2m
Beye £1m
Shorey £2m
Sidwell £3m
Davies £6m
Luke Young £2.5m

Total: £16.5m

In
Hleb (Barcelona) £3m
Flamini (Milan) £5m
Behrami (West Ham) £3m
Matthews (Cardiff) £3m

Total: £14m

In terms of fees it looks fine, but with the money Hleb and Flamini are likely to be on I'm not sure it would do anything to solve our wagebill isse.

spangley1812 · « **Reply #7764 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:47:35 PM »

Lennon confirms a bid for McGeady.............

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8871266.stm

TheSandman · « **Reply #7765 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:53:02 PM »

Quote from: "spangley1812"

Lennon confirms a bid for McGeady.............

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8871266.stm

What I've heard is that it is most likely from Spartak Moscow (as implied in the article) as they are really, really keen to sign him. If they feel that strongly about it then we should let them get what they want if you ask me.

We probably won't sign him if we don't sell Milner anyway. Interest from other clubs than Spartak hasn't materialised.

Merv · « **Reply #7766 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:53:32 PM »

I don't know. That's six players I've targeted there to 'sell' and we've already released Bouma and Harewood, who would have been on decent wages; Marshall and O'Halloran too but they won't have been on anything substantial.

So eight senior players out on high wages, four coming in - one of whom is 18 years old and from Cardiff so I doubt would command anything extortionate. It could be manageable.

But as ever, wages are always a bit of guesswork. I always question the accuracy of what gets reported in the media.

Olneythelonely · « **Reply #7767 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:54:15 PM »

Quote from: "spangley1812"

Lennon confirms a bid for McGeady.............

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8871266.stm

Please be Spartak Moscow, please be Spartak Moscow.

Concrete John · « **Reply #7768 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:58:52 PM »

So, how soon does McGeady go from being an example of MON's tunnel vision of not looking abroad to being another playing we missed out on because of his slowness in the transfer market?

TheSandman · « **Reply #7769 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:02:13 PM »

As soon as he enters talks with the club.

I won't be saying that anyway. I'll be too busy cracking open the Champagne.

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