Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[olaftab]

Brolin was dire in the PL . Voted by The Times as the second worse player ever in the Premiership. Now looks like a Telly tubby.

Who was the first? Must be a close choice between Djemba-Djemba and Bosko Balaban?

[silhillvilla]

Tomas Brolin
Football player
Weight: 74 kg


That can't be correct

[supertom]

No. They were sailors from Sunderland who landed some cargo in Bilbao and played football whist the cargo was being unloaded. They sent shirts and stuff over after getting a few local types involved in a game on the docks. Similar story with Juve and Notts County. Athletik (in Basque) have always played the most 'englsh' game in La Liga as they constantly refer back to their roots. Wingers and a big man up front are an almost constant feature of thier teams.

Although they don't have any links to clubs or colours, Shaktar Donetsk have roots as a team founded by British miners who worked and settled in the area.  I seem to recall that their name has a reference to miners in it. 

Speaking of roots of clubs, I believe Birmingham City's roots stem from two manure merchants, a ouija board and mistakenly summoning the anti-christ.

[supertom]

Tomas Brolin
Football player
Weight: 74 kg


That can't be correct

Which leg?

[KevinGage]

No. They were sailors from Sunderland who landed some cargo in Bilbao and played football whist the cargo was being unloaded. They sent shirts and stuff over after getting a few local types involved in a game on the docks. Similar story with Juve and Notts County. Athletik (in Basque) have always played the most 'englsh' game in La Liga as they constantly refer back to their roots. Wingers and a big man up front are an almost constant feature of thier teams.

Although they don't have any links to clubs or colours, Shaktar Donetsk have roots as a team founded by British miners who worked and settled in the area.  I seem to recall that their name has a reference to miners in it. 

Not sure about the team, but the actual city was founded by a Welshman.

T'was called Hughesgrad, or summat similar in its early years.

[Gareth]

Tomas Brolin
Football player
Weight: 74 kg


That can't be correct

Obviously discounted his ego....either that or he was really 3ft 3in tall

[curiousorange]

No. They were sailors from Sunderland who landed some cargo in Bilbao and played football whist the cargo was being unloaded. They sent shirts and stuff over after getting a few local types involved in a game on the docks. Similar story with Juve and Notts County. Athletik (in Basque) have always played the most 'englsh' game in La Liga as they constantly refer back to their roots. Wingers and a big man up front are an almost constant feature of thier teams.

Although they don't have any links to clubs or colours, Shaktar Donetsk have roots as a team founded by British miners who worked and settled in the area.  I seem to recall that their name has a reference to miners in it. 

Not sure about the team, but the actual city was founded by a Welshman.

T'was called Hughesgrad, or summat similar in its early years.

Hugheskova. The Manics have a song on their new album named after it. Shaktar means miner.

[Matt C]

Tomas Brolin
Football player
Weight: 274 kg


That can't be correct

Fixed

[KevinGage]

No. They were sailors from Sunderland who landed some cargo in Bilbao and played football whist the cargo was being unloaded. They sent shirts and stuff over after getting a few local types involved in a game on the docks. Similar story with Juve and Notts County. Athletik (in Basque) have always played the most 'englsh' game in La Liga as they constantly refer back to their roots. Wingers and a big man up front are an almost constant feature of thier teams.

Although they don't have any links to clubs or colours, Shaktar Donetsk have roots as a team founded by British miners who worked and settled in the area.  I seem to recall that their name has a reference to miners in it. 

Not sure about the team, but the actual city was founded by a Welshman.

T'was called Hughesgrad, or summat similar in its early years.

Hugheskova. The Manics have a song on their new album named after it. Shaktar means miner.

That's the chap.

A number of Jocks were pivotal in the creation of St Petersburg, and the first Russian Naval fleet, but those type of connections seem to get airbrushed from Russian history for some weird reason.

[Matt Collins]

Ki not a lost cause then  ( lost Ki ?...never mind ! ) , according to the Telegraph article on Hutton :

By John Percy

6:48PM BST 15 Jul 2014
Villa are pressing ahead with their bid to sign Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng and would ideally like to agree a deal before the weekend.

Ki has one year left on his contract at Swansea and Lambert wants to make the South Korea international his fourth signing of the summer.

I do wonder about this. Percy was the one journalist reporting that the takeover was a done deal until recently and has had to eat his words somewhat

[Matt Collins]

I think Roma are having a new stadium built. I may be wrong though.

Yep, they are.

Vlaar would be mad not to go there if they came in for him, really think they're on the verge of achieving something great with Garcia. Probably just made up rumours though as they'll need a CB when they sell Benatia.

He certainly would. All the above plus you get to live in Rome.

I just think we need to be unreasonable and not let him leave. I really think we're down if he leaves

[Matt Collins]

I know it's 'only paper talk' but according to the Daily Mail the Ki deal is 'on the verge of being done'.
[Daily Mail

It also says £6m which undermines the credibility a bit

[Brian Taylor]

Wayne Rooney and Coleen staying here for a while.. Roman's little gaff. yhihf.

http://www.bornrich.com/mardan-palace-europe-s-most-expensive-hotel-where-champagne-costs-25-a-glass.html

[boboonthecorner]

Todays press linking Benteke with Newcastle and Vlaar moving to QPR for £4m??

[Monty]

Todays press linking Benteke with Newcastle and Vlaar moving to QPR for £4m??

We should remind them that we haven't actually been relegated.