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Transfer Business at Other Clubs (aka the other Wish List)

Nela

Just saw this.

Owen Hargreaves shows the world he's capable of training for 40 seconds straight.

http://www.youtube.com/user/owenhargreavescb#p/u/0/PvDbMTsrGJA

He really likes those white spandex.

Captain

Poor bloke.

est

Hargreaves makes Rosicky and Van Persie look indestructible.

Timbob

I saw Fabio Coentrao live for Benfica right the start of last season. He was brilliant on the day, and I think he's absolutely top class.

Claudius

This summer is so depressing. We will never sign another top player. We are also-rans in the market for the world's 20 or 30 best established players.

Captain

Same every summer for the last 20 odd years or so.

Claudius

Difference is back in the day we paid big enough wages that we could sneak in a Sol Campbell. Maybe that was a real outlier.

A lot of the papers are reporting that we have a £90,000 per week wage cup. I always thought Fabregas was on more than that. If the wage cap is true, we will never be able to retain the majority of our best players or attract stars. Our model is out of touch with the modern world (not just football).

Klaus

We paid so low wages back then that Ashley Cole almost swerved his car off the road when he heard what we offered him.

Rohit

Caligula wrote:
Our model is out of touch with the modern world (not just football).

I am not quite sure what our model is when is comes to player wages but the only world it isn't aligned with is the world of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester city, Chelsea and a few other clubs. Sadly with the way football is going and growing globally, this small pool of clubs and the way they function constitutes the world of football that forms the consciousness of most football fans (I know you didn't want to limit your assertion to only football, but i disagree).

Captain

Charlie Adam on his way to Liverpool.

Will be shocked if they achieve anything next season; top six at best.

Clrnc

I think Adam will be top class for them

Captain

They aren't building a top class team though, too many players who are just 'good'. Not being in europe will help them but they won't challenge as they lack top quality all over.

Mirth

They might snap at our heels but I can't see Liverpool finishing higher than fifth. They're making the same mistake Rafa made in trying to sign average players for a fair chunk of money.

Xcdude24

Agreed; Spurs have a better squad from top to bottom, and will finish above Liverpool provided they can hang onto their best players. The scousers rode a confidence wave after Dalglish got appointed, and I think they'll be seriously tested a few months into the season.

Tam

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14059071.stm

Not that I think there was ever any truth in this rumour on our part, but that fuck for this news story.

Claudius

Bruce really loves Ferguson hand-me-downs

Biggus

Captain wrote:
Same every summer for the last 20 odd years or so.

Not true.
What about Wright, Bergy, Suker, Overmars, Wiltord........

Qwiss

O'Shea is a great signing for them, Brown not so much.

Captain

Biggus wrote:
Captain wrote:
Same every summer for the last 20 odd years or so.

Not true.
What about Wright, Bergy, Suker, Overmars, Wiltord........

None of them were amongst "the world's 20-30 best established players" at the point that we signed them.

Yes, even Bergkamp...

Claudius

I would say Bergkamp was top 30 and had lost his way a little. The quality was there. it would be like signing someone in between Kaka and Benzema.

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