Folski Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Anyone see in the NOTW Mandanda was linked with a move to Man U? Am I right in thinking we had him on trial and sent him packing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 At the time they wanted 2million for an unproven GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carew_villa Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Yeah but he's better than £10 million for Carson that we had agreed to. Plus a £2 million year loan deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 We didn't buy Carson for £10 million though did we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Ledley, Zamora, Beckford... watch out Man City here we come :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Ledley, Zamora, Beckford... watch out Man City here we come :/ :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Ledley, Zamora, Beckford... watch out Man City here we come :/ Shit we've signed them? What have I missed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.Smalljob Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Ledley, Zamora, Beckford... watch out Man City here we come :/ It's going to be a long summer with these names in the air :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatestConfirmedIn Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Same shit, different year. People never seem to learn and get ridiculously wound up by something that is written in the Daily Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.Smalljob Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Same shit, different year. People never seem to learn and get ridiculously wound up by something that is written in the Daily Bastard. Just like they did with Heskey,Harewood etc? It's only when they write about real quality players they fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Ledley, Zamora, Beckford... watch out Man City here we come :/ Shit we've signed them? What have I missed... Heh, I know not to trust papers at all. However, how often have we signed players that we have not been linked to? I don't expect any of those three to join, but I'm surprised people seem to willing to discuss them as prospective realistic targets. Who we're linked to in the last couple of weeks of August will be more indicative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatestConfirmedIn Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Same shit, different year. People never seem to learn and get ridiculously wound up by something that is written in the Daily Bastard. Just like they did with Heskey,Harewood etc? It's only when they write about real quality players they fail Well as we get linked to every player under the sun, they are bound to get one right...if I was a journo, I would be embarrassed about how much I get wrong. I think the majority of people thought Heskey was going to be a good signing - that speculation lasted for weeks and weeks. Harewood - From what I recall, there was little written speculation up to that signing and came out of nowhere. I think its fair enough to get wound up when we officially bid for a player that you don't like, but until then just read it all in jest....because otherwise you are going to spend the whole Summer pissed off that we are signing Jermain Beckford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Same shit, different year. People never seem to learn and get ridiculously wound up by something that is written in the Daily Bastard. Just like they did with Heskey,Harewood etc? It's only when they write about real quality players they fail Well as we get linked to every player under the sun, they are bound to get one right...if I was a journo, I would be embarrassed about how much I get wrong. I think the majority of people thought Heskey was going to be a good signing - that speculation lasted for weeks and weeks. Harewood - From what I recall, there was little written speculation up to that signing and came out of nowhere. I think its fair enough to get wound up when we officially bid for a player that you don't like, but until then just read it all in jest....because otherwise you are going to spend the whole Summer pissed off that we are signing Jermain Beckford. Harewood was on his way to Wigan until Mon made an 11th hour bid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err1 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 definitely need a class striker, o'neill should not do "mon signing". i would like to see pavlyuchenko, berbatov or falcao. or someone from WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 just a gut feeling! I reckon we will go for Keane and also sign Kris Boyd on a free!! Keane and Boyd up front, Keane doing all the running and chasing and feeding ball to Boyd and Boyd not doing a lot else but hopefully sticking ball in net! ie a new type partnership to mix and match with the others !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 definitely need a class striker, o'neill should not do "mon signing". i would like to see pavlyuchenko, berbatov or falcao. or someone from WC. Good shout. Rafik Saifi, Algerian international striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 just a gut feeling! I reckon we will go for Keane and also sign Kris Boyd on a free!! Keane and Boyd up front, Keane doing all the running and chasing and feeding ball to Boyd and Boyd not doing a lot else but hopefully sticking ball in net! ie a new type partnership to mix and match with the others !!! Potentially not a bad bit of business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 16, 2010 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2010 While we definitely could and should have bought Keane a lot younger than this, he is still only 30 and he does have 2 or 3 good years left in him. I'd pay no more than £5m or £6m but I think at that price he might be a very astute bit of business. He is a proven goalscorer after all. Put it this way, if we could somehow sell Davies our 5th choice centreback and bring in Keane for a similar amount then surely that would be massive net gain for the squad. I think so anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-67 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 While we definitely could and should have bought Keane a lot younger than this, he is still only 30 and he does have 2 or 3 good years left in him. I'd pay no more than £5m or £6m but I think at that price he might be a very astute bit of business. He is a proven goalscorer after all. Put it this way, if we could somehow sell Davies our 5th choice centreback and bring in Keane for a similar amount then surely that would be massive net gain for the squad. I think so anyway. I agree with this Brian. Good goalscorer in the best league in the world. I think it would fill a gap for us. The priority as far as I'm concerned is the midfield. We need to keep the ball better and force the pace of the game a bit more. A quality ball winner is a must for me. Forwards are important sure, but I'd hope that the Fonz gets his chance next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I wouldn't mind Keane either for the right price. I'd like two strikers though, let Carew and Heskey go. We need strikers with quicker feet and mind, better movement which will allow us better football! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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