The Official Summer 2011 Silly Season Thread

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#Tottenham's Sandro out for three months with a knee injury (torn lateral meniscus) #spurs #thfc

regardless of what happens with Luka this likely means a lot of Jermaine Jenas to start the season..................

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The mayor of Arenys de Munt, Fabregas' hometown, has even waded in, accusing the Gunners of "kidnapping" the Spanish midfielder.

Politician Estanislao Fors said: "It is necessary to behave well and stop this. This is like a kidnapping and they must let him go.

getting even more ridiculous

[Locke]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

getting even more ridiculous

Where do these idiots come from? Do they not understand basic economics? Clearly not.

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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

#Tottenham's Sandro out for three months with a knee injury (torn lateral meniscus) #spurs #thfc

regardless of what happens with Luka this likely means a lot of Jermaine Jenas to start the season..................

I think I just threw up in my mouth a bit.

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Originally Posted by Locke

Where do these idiots come from? Do they not understand basic economics? Clearly not.

We should send them one of Cesc's fingers along with a note stating the ransom is £45m if they want to see the rest of him.

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Well, at least someone is calling them out.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has become the latest figure to question Manchester City's record £400 million sponsorship deal with Etihad Airlines.

As Etihad are an airline based in Abu Dhabi, home of Blues owner Sheikh Mansour, concerns have been aired that the deal has been artificially inflated to help City achieve UEFA's demand to live within their means as part of their financial fair play initiative.

"When I (Ayre) spoke at Soccerex earlier this year, I was on a panel about financial fair play. The guys from UEFA who are managing it said there would be a robust and proper process about related-party transactions.''

Of the stadium name change, he added: "It hasn't happened anywhere in Europe where a football club has renamed its existing stadium and it's had real value.

"It was called the City of Manchester Stadium or Eastlands for the last nine years and now it's going to be called something else - and someone has attached a huge amount of value to that.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...s-deal?cc=5901

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"I would prefer not to comment. You know what the situation is, it is public. At the moment we are scanning the market for everything and not just those two players."

He added: "[Modric plays in] one of the positions we are looking to strengthen.

"But again today you saw we adapted Yossi (Benayoun)'s position in the middle and also against Wycombe he was marvellous in the position.

"It is just a question of finding the solution.

"If it happens it happens, if it doesn't happen it doesn't happen."

When asked whether a deal for Modric was just a matter of time, he retorted: "No, it does not depend on us.

"Spurs have a right to defend their player and property. We just have to wait.

"We respect whatever position Tottenham takes and the prices we are talking about is an incredible amount of money."

from Villas-Boas, nice to see someone from Chelsea who doesn't think it's their divine right to take any player they want, I give it a few months before he takes up the attitude of the rest of the team

edit: the other player he is talking about is Parker

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Tevez to Corinthians?

Beat it, loser. Hope he never gets a chance in a top European club again.

philmcnulty Phil McNulty
Man City have done well to get £40m for Tevez. Now he must decide how much he really wants to play in Brazil. Next stop Sergio Aguero. #fb

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Corinthians say a deal isn't agreed to yet, City changed it after it was accepted

funny stuff going on

[Locke]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

Corinthians say a deal isn't agreed to yet, City changed it after it was accepted

funny stuff going on

Then theres this:

The 23-year-old is seen by Roberto Mancini as the perfect replacement for want-away City skipper Carlos Tevez.

Reports in the English press suggest that Aguero would be willing to take a pay cut from his extraordinary £240,000-per-week salary should he make the move to Manchester, but Reguera says that his client's motivation is that of a new career challenge, despite City being one of the wealthiest club's in the world.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...s-week?cc=5901

Hes going to take a pay cut to go to City? What? Why? You'd think City would pay him more, its City!

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Originally Posted by Locke

Then theres this:

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...s-week?cc=5901

Hes going to take a pay cut to go to City? What? Why? You'd think City would pay him more, its City!

the fact that he was making 240k a week is a joke in itself

I could see him not really adapting to the Premier League as well like Forlan a few years ago

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Tottenham's striker problems have been solved............... for the 2014 season

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...-agreed-180711

even though it doesn't help for this year, really excited about it, supposedly he is very much a drogba type striker. Big and strong but also very quick.

He choose Spurs over Real Madrid

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Shea Given gone to Aston Villa.

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great keeper, Spurs tried for him but Man City wouldn't sell to them (just like they wouldn't sell to Arsenal last year)

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Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola: "This year Arsenal have agreed to negotiate a deal on Cesc Fabregas and we are working on it."

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I dono EBJT's motives here, but he is up to something evil

Terry - Modric 'disrespectful'

Chelsea captain John Terry believes Luka Modric has been disrespectful to Tottenham for trying to engineer a move to Stamford Bridge.

The Croatia international confirmed his desire to join the Bluesearlier this summer despite only signing a new long-term deal with Spurs in May.

Chelsea have seen two bids for the talented playmaker rejected by the White Hart Lane side, who have gone on record by firmly stating Modric is not for sale.

Terry has praised the 25-year-old's ability and believes he would be a good addition to manager Andre Villas-Boas' squad, but feels he has gone about his business in the incorrect manner.

"He's a world class player who is very difficult to play against," he told Sky Sports News.

"I know there are problems. It's probably a little bit disrespectful towards Spurs. He has his own problems at the moment."

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Sanchez completes move to Barcelona now.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...054422,00.html

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Sanchez to Barca -> Bojan to Roma -> Vucinic to Spurs

hoping this sets that off

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some Italian outlets are reporting Roma accepted a 15m bid for Vucinic from Spurs

think that would be a good bit of business

also reports that Barca want to offload Affelay, who they only got in January, to help pay for Cesc