toontownman

Fact is, if we are going for a big name/statement signing it will have to be someone like Raul or Deco on the way down. Are we likely to attract a big name at the top of their game or on the way up? It kind of defeats the purpose of making a statement, as signing the latter is the only one that will turn the heads of the world. But I cant see that happening with the position we are in now.

Thought Scholes was only 28 when he quit. Shame for Carragher, but some players just arent cut out for International football in the way they are club football. Carragher has been immense for Liverpool for years, has always looked shaky for England and never completely impressed. Like wise Andy Cole and dare I say Frank Lampard. Good news for Taylor and up and coming younguns if true.

Looks like he's off to Juve.......doubt he will be able to displace Boum though Yeah big shame, especially at the price they are getting him for £6.7m apparently. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=475621&CPID=21&clid=128&lid=10&title=Juve+strike+Andrade+deal

Not good enough for where we want to be... Ok, kidding. Good news. Milner is a model pro in the Speed school of footballers. His versatility and hard work has made him a staple of our team. He has alot to learn, his crossing isnt as poor as people make out, but he has the determination and time on his side to do it. Will crave the competition Geremi brings, which gives us further options down the right for Home and Away.

Ranieri has the like-a-bility factor, but Sven has the better CV and rep as a manager surely. Always thought Sven is a far superior coach. Juve think differently mind.

We all hate dirty Leeds, but its a bit much now. Hope we are never put in the same position and they can get some stability back. Hope Forest tonk them in the league this year mind.

Must be a beach session coming up. Our start to the season just wouldnt be same without it. Or maybe thats the point.

Well at least they had all the bases covered..

Think it gives us the chance to put that pressure on now Mort has come out and said he will be backed. Quite plausible he was working on a tight budget whilst the takeover was going on. Im happy to work on the cheap to get the squad solid. But now we know the money is there, we should be buying quality to line that aswell. Im sure we will.

Think it will be four groupings for next season at least. top four, billionaires/takeover club, mid-lower table, sunderland

Pretty much waiting for any kind of slip up Id imagine. If he is two minutes late for the team bus they will publish it. Will probably die down after a short while though, and they will let him do his job.

Glad City might actually have a decent crack at closing the gap between them and Manure again. Dont particularly like Sven, he has a lot to prove though and should have that matched with money. He should at least (with money) turn city into a top 6 side. Although the billionaires will be jamming that area with their clubs.

Sky say its Cisse thats signing for West Ham, they are interested in Bellamy also.

Not bad news, albeit I wont see owt from over here, cant see any North American networks showing them.

Like Shak says wouldnt really be trusting someone that just registered. You never know i guess. But you need a bit of crazy mans hope to make the days pass! Gudjohnsen would filling a missing piece between midfield and attack. Seems content at Barca for the moment.

Tournament could have started better for the hosts like. OOPS. Was hoping to get over to Edmonton to see some games, looks unlikely though, cant be arsed for the drive.

they wont have Defoe in there by the start of the season. They wont need him, MJ has been given the nod they are deep in talks with Messi.

Think people are underating Liverpools attack. They have everything for me. Manure have the best Creativity, Spurs are very rounded as are Chelsea. Arsenal are probably the biggest unknown quantity. Add another top striker to our pool and we look completely different, like someone said, Shola really cheapens our attack. I dont think he is that bad, but he is the difference maker.

Im confident we will add another striker to our pool, be it Gudjohnsen, Diouf or Roy of the Rovers. Shola will more than likely sit fifth choice until January. Given Vidukas age and Owen/the clubs injury record another top striker is a must, especially one that can play elsewhere on the pitch. Very realistic signings I would have thought, although im not sure Anelka would move back to you guys from Bolton, the money does usually talk though. Yakubu will more than likely walk from Boro, infact he was last seen running down the M4 with Southgate and Gibson dragging at his ankles.

Shaping up for another great premiership, big money being thrown around in every corner of the premiership. We seem to say it every year, but is this the best year for strike forces in the premiership? Shevchenko, Pizarro, Drogba, Kalou Rooney, Tevez, Smith, Saha, Anderson Bent, Defoe, Berbatov, Keane Viduka, Owen, Martins, Shola Voronin, Kuyt, Torres, Crouch Adebayor, Van Persie, da silva, walcott, bendtner Expect the likes of Man City, West Ham and Pompey to spend big on strikers in the coming weeks too. Even the midtable sides have the odd striker that could slot into a top six side squad.

Manure have consistently produced young talent. That said I really doubt Ferguson is stupid enough to put all his eggs in one basket and rely completely on youth. For now he has a good mixture though. The likes of Evans and Pique will be blooded fully in the manure side this season, if they dont make the grade they will be soon shipped out.

We dont particularly need Quaresma. If we get a big money signing its likely to be a big name playmaker or Center half , imo

Just goes to show, even with the best investment and signings we have made in years, and we will still end up further behind the top four! Good to see Liverpool board are getting the cheque book out at last, if they want to challenge Chelsea and Manure they need to buy big, to top the solid squad they already have.

Why should anyone have to leave, Viduka wont play every game at his age and is missing the start of the season. Owen, if he stays injury free and plays well, will more than likely be off. Shola is Shola Gudjohnsen could fit into our team possibly best in Midfield. So I wouldnt say its a problem if we got him, he hardly seems interested though by all accounts.

Andrade would be around the top class tier of CB we could hope to attract. He is apparently available and has talked about wanting to come to the Premier league before. Ticks all the boxes skills, experience and ability wise. Think a Hyppia or Campbell is sorely needed though, we lack solid premiership experience. Even if we were to buy a big name, top draw CB, they would need time to bed into the premiership. Really hoping we are in for Beye though. If we have the money why not just try and buy Bridge and Baines. The latter still has alot to learn and Bridge is as consistent as injuring himself as he is playing well. They can also both cover the Wing if we are desperate.