January Transfer Window - Rumours, Links, B*llsh*t and Made-Up Nonsense

[Concrete John]

I would look elsewhere now as it's pretty clear Liverpool are the team he wants to sell to to save face after saying last week no way will he sell to Aston villa.

I'd say that's all the more reason to keep after him as it would add excellent comedy value if we did get him after all the shit Holloway has come out with.

Blackpool accept a bid from us and he resigns in protest = dream scenario.

And that's from someone not overly bothered about him as a player! 

[SoccerHQ]

I still like Holloway but he does seem to be falling into the perma tan Phil Brown trick of trying to be on the tele every five minutes making stupid comments.

Adam will go to Liverpool though I think so I really can't see us signing him now.

[gervilla]

Big story in the Irish version of the Mail on Sunday that Mancini had blocked the Given- Brad swap deal due to Joe Harts dip in form.

Not suprised he should have pushed Ashley's shot away from the goal/out for a corner or caught it and he has made a couple of other mistakes recently.....Given may be back in the team for the next game

That's a bit harsh, I thought he did well to get anything on Young's shot. A lot of keepers it would have gone straight in.

Not in my opinion im afraid mate the shot was taken from a fair way out, no deflections, no one in his line of sight, it wasnt hit that hard and at a good height for him......

He should have done alot better with Ashs' shot to be fair. Thankfully he didn't though.
The article did mention Brads financial predicament in the U.S. and that he could be banking on some of that oil money to bail him out.

[TimTheVillain]

You do wonder if Brad's financial position might drive him toward one last move?

I read that Article, if it only costs 20k a year to run, what's the problem if he is on 40k a week?

I think it said it cost £20k or $20k to get a kid in the college for a year ?

[Chris Smith]

Hart was at full stretch fior Ash's shot, he just about got his finger tips to it so had no real control over where it went - it was just a really well placed effort.

[Concrete John]

Hart was at full stretch fior Ash's shot, he just about got his finger tips to it so had no real control over where it went - it was just a really well placed effort.

Yeah - no real blame attached to Hart IMO.

[PeterWithe]

You do wonder if Brad's financial position might drive him toward one last move?

I read that Article, if it only costs 20k a year to run, what's the problem if he is on 40k a week?

I think it said it cost £20k or $20k to get a kid in the college for a year ?

I think the article said he was into the bank he got the start up capital from for about £6m

[ozzjim]

Hart was at fault badly I thought for the goal. Might have been stretched a little, but I would expect a stronger hand.

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

As a keeper myself i thought Hart was poor for the goal

It wasn't a powerful shot and he got enough on it for him to be able to parry it out of danger, i.e towards the corner flag direction

[ozzjim]

Back to transfers, we were tenuously linked with Honda from Japan a few pages back. Financially it must make sense at some point to look at the commercial gains of such a signing, especially at the right age and profile in their native countries.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

I have mentioned this recently. Honda is a very good player. He is not even going to be an expensive purchase. He would attract a massive eastern audience , which would mean a very obvious financial input to our club. I am sure Lerner with a team of experienced market "players" can see this as a win , win situation ?

[VillaZogmariner]

Not sure how they work it out, but Transfer Market says his market value is £8.8m (they say that Salifou is worth £500k, make of that what you will).

[VillaZogmariner]

Maybe even a South Korean to join our multi cultural squad

잉글랜드 프리미어리그 아스톤빌라가 이용래(25·수원)에게 관심을 보이고 있다.

A매치에 4경기밖에 뛰지 않았지만 조광래 팀에 없어서는 안 될 선수로 빠르게 자리잡고 있다. 이용래는 23일 열린 아시안컵 이란과 8강에 양 팀 최다인 14.685km를 뛰며 경기 MVP에 뽑혔다. 잉글랜드 프리미어리그도 이용래의 헌신적인 플레이를 주목하고 있다.

아시안컵이 열리는 카타르 도하에 머물고 있는 한 에이전트는 23일(한국시간) "축구 대표팀 숙소인 도하 메리어트호텔에서 아스톤 빌라 스카우트를 만났다. 나이·소속 구단 등 이용래에 대해 이것 저것 물어보더라"고 말했다. 이란전을 마친 뒤 이용래도 "아스톤빌라 스카우터가 나에게 관심을 보인다는 얘기는 들었다"고 확인했다.

스카우트의 관심을 보이는 건 이적의 첫 번째 단계다. 구단에 정식 보고하면 세세한 검토를 거쳐 영입 여부를 결정한다. 이용래는 “큰 기대는 안하고 있다. 나에게 관심을 보인 프리미어리그 스카우트가 있다는 것만으로도 일단 만족한다”고 했다.


이용래는 유성생명과학고 시절 축구협회 해외유학 프로그램에 선발돼 프랑스 FC메츠로 유학을 다녀왔다. 청소년대표 시절에는 한 살 위 형들을 따돌리고 주전으로 뛰었다. 하지만 고려대에 진학 후 잇단 부상으로 침체의 늪에 빠졌다. 2009년 K-리그 신인드래프트에서 연봉 1200만원을 받는 번외 지명 선수로 경남의 지목을 받았다. 이용래는 미드필더 출신 조광래 감독 아래에서 옛 기량을 되찾았다. 지난달 수원으로 이적하며 프로 생활 2년 만에 억대 연봉자의 반열에 올랐다.

이용래는 자존심도 세고 욕심도 많은 선수다. 그는 이란전 MVP로 뽑혔지만 "난 아직 부활하지 않았다"고 말했다. 그는 "잃었던 자존심을 되찾으려면 아직 멀었다. 아직까지 갖고 있는 기량을 다 보여주지 못했다"며 일본과 4강전에서 또 한번 맹활약을 다짐했다.

What do you mean you don't understand Korean? Ok then - for the uneducated members of the forum -

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[Monty]

I think I understand the Korean symbols better than the English 'translation'.

[VillaZogmariner]

Oh yeah, the player is Lee Yong-Rae.

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