Originally Posted by GB.
The sad thing is Downing would probably be a better signing then anyone we are actually likely to sign.
The sad thing is Downing would probably be a better signing then anyone we are actually likely to sign.
Please do not refer the inferior Canadians as Americans!! America = 2nd greatest nation in the world.. Canada on the other hand =It was sarcasm
You've been living in America too long.
Not sure about the Yanks being 2nd tbh.Please do not refer the inferior Canadians as Americans!! America = 2nd greatest nation in the world.. Canada on the other hand =
Mmmm, that is why Canada is ranked No. 8 most peaceful country in the world and the U.S. is ranked 82!!!! http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scorPlease do not refer the inferior Canadians as Americans!! America = 2nd greatest nation in the world.. Canada on the other hand =
And Canada has three cities in the top 5 most liveable cities in the world for 2011, as ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit. http://www.suite101.com/content/the-...ounced-a350592
While all answers are responses, not all responses are answers.
I know this is GW, but this is too much of a tangent, so lets wheel it back to discussing all the transfers we aren't going to make.
http://www.football365.com/news/tran...3,8671,00.htmlhe Thursday May 26 Transfer Gossip
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FERGUSON TOLD TO SIGN 'THE BEST IN THE WORLD'
Sir Alex Ferguson has been given the green light to pursue 'big-name targets' this summer, according to The Guardian.
The paper claims that the Glazers are 'relaxed about the prospect of Ferguson breaking the bank to sign a marquee name' and the United boss 'has been given the green light to target the best players in the world'.
And no wonder: United are expected to have £160m in the bank by the end of this summer.
What's unclear is whether David de Gea counts as a marquee signing. At £17m, it's not as if he is particularly cheap. It's also unclear just when and if United will sign the Atletico Madrid keeper. In defiance of reports - based on quotes made by Sir Alex himself - that he is on the verge of moving to Old Trafford, the player has issued a statement denying he has entered into any such agreement.
COULD ANCELOTTI REPLACE WARNOCK AT RANGERS?
Seems as if we were a bit slow in reporting on the site that 'Neil Warnock's future could once again be up in the air after two of his chief allies on the QPR board left on Wednesday'.
The Daily Mirror have already jumped in to declare that Warnock is on his way out, with the paper reckoning 'Carlo Ancelotti is set to be offered an immediate Premier League return with QPR'.
Wowsers. Still, if he wants to stay in England, just where else could he go?
Meanwhile, Guus Hiddink has cooled talk of a return to Chelsea by claiming he is focusing only on his role with the Turkish national side.
Yes, that particular story is as dull as it sounds. Very.
FRIEDEL IN BIG DEMAND
West Brom are the latest club to be linked with Brad Friedel, but it looks to be a two-club fight between Liverpool and Spurs for the Villa keeper.
Such an intense level of interest in the 40-year-old is a little surprising given that his best days are - surely - behind him, but the Mail reckons that Liverpool have offered the American a two-year deal while 'Harry Redknapp wants Friedel to battle Carlo Cudicini and Heurelho Gomes'.
CITY MAKING PROGRESS FOR CAHILL SIGNING
We reckon it's only a week or so since the Daily Mirror reported that Gary Cahill had told his mates that he wanted a 'dream' move to Arsenal, but now the paper is saying that 'Manchester City are closing in on a deal for Bolton's England centre-half Gary Cahill in a hurry - with Nedum Onuoha a the key part of a £20million move'
Onuoha is being touted as a possible makeweight in the deal after spending last season on loan at Sunderland.
'Bolton chief Owen Coyle is keen to take the player plus cash in exchange for Cahill. If the clubs can sort out the numbers, Cahill may even be cleared to speak to City this week.'
MANAGERLESS CHELSEA SET FOR TWO BIG DEALS?
Also in the Mirror is the claim that 'Chelsea are closing in Belgium's two hottest properties as part of their summer re-fit'.
According to them, despite the club not possessing a manager at present, Chelsea 'expect to clinch the £22million signing of Anderlecht's Romalu Lukaku and Genk's £12m-rated Kevin De Bruyne within the next month.
'While Anderlecht have put a £26m valuation on Lukaku, that is seen as just an opening gambit with a reduced price deal likely.'
AND IN A NUTSHELL:
Paul Lambert insists leaving Norwich never crossed his mind and, with speculation over his future now put to bed, the Scottish manager can focus on a summer recruitment drive to help the Canaries stay in the Barclays Premier League.
Wolves will step up efforts to sign on-loan midfielder Jamie O'Hara on a permanent basis after manager Mick McCarthy confirmed he wants to keep the Tottenham player.
Joey Barton's agent claims he has already been contacted by managers interested in signing the Newcastle midfielder after he wasn't offered a new deal at St James'
Stewart Downing has confirmed he won't be signing a new Aston Villa contract "at the moment" - and feels his career is at a "major crossroads". The Daily Star claims that he is a target for Arsenal.
Whelp. You could buy 4 arsenal squads for 160mill
Meanwhile,
Does it get more official than SSN? (beyond Arsenal.com - not that you can get official from sports news outlets these days...)
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...53752,00.html?
Tottenham and Arsenal are reportedly willing to meet the £26million release clause in Porto striker Radamel Falcao's contract.
The Colombian is hot property after scoring 16 times in Porto's victorious league campaign, while also netting 17 goals in their successful Europa League adventure.
Porto are negotiating a new deal with the 25-year-old after admitting that the release clause in his current contract - 30 million euros (£25.9million) - could be met by one of Europe's biggest clubs.
Spurs and Arsenal are reportedly on the lookout for strikers this summer and Claudio Mossi, an agent from the Sivori & Asociados group that represents Falcao, claims the two north London sides are very keen on the frontman.
"Among the leading candidates are Arsenal and Tottenham. They are willing to hit the 30 million clause."
Claudio Mossi
Quotes of the week
"England are crazy about Falcao," Mossi told Maisfutebol.
"Among the leading candidates are Arsenal and Tottenham. They are willing to hit the 30 million clause.
Not extraordinary
"The figure is not an extraordinary value for them."
Falcao spoke of his intention to stay at the Estadio do Dragao after scoring the winner in last week's Europa League final win over Braga.
The former River Plate man said he wanted to remain with the Portuguese champions to play UEFA Champions League football under Andre Villas-Boas, and Mossi admitting that staying with Porto is an option.
"He is very happy at Porto," Mossi said.
"There he can play the Champions next year. The problem is that every day he is linked with other clubs.
"It is important that he is left alone for a time with his family now to decide."
So yeah, we where prepared to spunk 30mill on a player transfer fee at least... Maybe there's hope.
With reluctance, I will comply.
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I will change my name to fuckface for a week if we spend that much on Falcao. Or Benzema for that matter.
That's extremely mature of you. If it had been me I would have been going on about how America sucks the sweat of roadkill's mangled balls. Luckily it was you though so we don't have to put up with such juvenile and true statements.With reluctance, I will comply.
Also, if Utd really do have £160mill to spend and they apparently have much larger debts than we do, it sort of begs the question, how do they manage to compete at the very top while we are sniffing around the outer edges of CL qualification? We charge the biggest prices on the planet, get more than a fair share of TV revenue, apparently (it emerges) pay lower wage bills and yet we need to be a selling club just to hang on to Utd's coattails. So how does that work out then? What bit are we getting spectacularly wrong?
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