toontownman

Thats possibly even better than the thumbs up pic of him, the hoff and Kit!

We are and have been talking to alot of different players so I wouldnt be suprised to see 2 or 3 maybe more in before pre season training resumes. On the flip side we can never be suprised if no-one comes in before then. Cant believe pre-season is less than two weeks away already, crazy! The annual training sessions on the beach and the new season will be on us in no time.

I dont know, quite like the idea of him turning to Barton after bringing someone down and saying "FINISH HIM!" Thats beside the point anyways, he is a very physical player, brutality is not out of place in that sentance, although its a mild exageration of his playing style.

Cant say id be unhappy at getting all of the players mentioned in the article. Personally i think we could do with two left backs coming in, Baines and Drenthe would be ideal, especially the latter for his vesatility. If we can get Rozehnal in he can cover CB and DM, Beye can cover RB and CB and hyppia would add great experience. I thought Sagna had turned us down in favour of Arsenal, time will tell. Diarra as mentioned in the DM thread would offer us height and brutality in the centre circle. Babel would be a luxury maybe, and Rigters would offer cover for Viduka and Carroll should he be on loan. (whilst both can play as forwards im not sure either is a target man though)

Mackems have gone too far this time... Get him back over here now! Damn dont know whether its better he plays in the African Nations just to sweeten these madmen or better he retires from international football for a bit.

different player tbh. isnt really a target man, certainly not a direct replacement for Viduka, but might link up ok with Yakubu if he stays.

Like it, wonder where they ripped the quotes from? must be in one of tmrws tabloids! http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/06/19/SOCCER_Shearer.html&TEAMHD=soccer Before anyone whinges.

The gladiator?

because hes worth it.

That Guy is an animal. Think id prefer Appiah over the Diarra linked though! Shant turn my nose up at either, but probably unlikely we will sign them. Like James mentions Rozehnal played DM for PSG for half of last season, so with Butt and he, we should be covered. Could do with maybe one more CM though with the amount Emre is out injured.

Linked to him in the independant today according to .cock If we bring in two Left backs (might be a bit much to ask) Drenthe would be a decent addition, will give some cover whilst duff is out aswell. Scousers certainly like the look of him. http://www.lfcreds.com/reds/index.php?topic=3022.msg38123;topicseen

I dont think anyone is expecting him to be world class. Like you say if he was something special we would know about him. That said, doesnt mean he isnt solid. Plenty of players out there that could do a solid job for us or any side without being world class. Strikes me as a squad booster, basically the signing Craig Moore was supposed to be.. but hopefully alot better and less injury prone. As for the PSG fans not knowing what his best position is, I wasnt aware he had played anywhere other than central defence and filling in as a defensive midfielder for the first half of this season. Seeing as we are short on CB's and only have Butt as a proper DM I dont think we could complain at getting the PSG and French Select team player of the year, not to mention his international experience. Sounds like good back up to me for little cost, and a step up from what we had (we hope).

Horizontal stripes maybe? would probably look like a faded Reading shirt though then.

Cant believe anyone is suprised.

bit black aint it?

And I thought the mystery of who was replacing Vince McMahon was the biggest boardroom shake up in the offing. I cant handle the suspense.

Liked pulling the Rick Parry card yesterday. Cant see Sheffield United getting anything but compensation, I doubt they think otherwise either, but they can use the money at least.

The Tribal Football speciality is to take a rumour from somewhere and reword it to look like new information that fans want to hear. for instance tabloids = we are interested in Leighton Baines Tribal = we are in negotiations and talking to Leighton Baines, who interests Sam Allardyce a great deal. Dont know how they get away with some of the bilge they post up there.

At worst might see West Ham get a points deduction for next season and Sheffield United get compensation. Cant see them relegating the Spammers now, if they did no doubt (like the italians last year) west ham will appeal and get themselves reinstated.

classy player but do we need another midget?

Geez you guys, fair enough I havent seen him at Rennes, but he was truly shocking at Birmingham and Chelsea were more than happy to offload him. One of the few occasions I might say this, would rather have Carr.

Rozehnal played half the season in DM didnt he? always good to have a bit of versatility!

Throw in the fact: -Carroll looks to be (should be) getting loaned out. -who knows where Owen will be, if he doesnt go this summer, more than likely will in January. -we wont really want Viduka starting every game at his age. -and shola is shola. -Injuries (Sam and his team should get this sorted, but this is Newcastle United) an extra utility player might well be usefull. Depending on all those situations, I wouldnt be suprised to see an extra body in upfront, (loan or permanent) ONCE we have sorted the defence.

Well if he wants to move on from Bolton and step up he wont find it much different at any other club much bigger than bolton. A move might be in the offing but not until the defence is sorted, like I said earlier it wouldnt suprise me to see us get someone like Diouf/Giuly that can cover Duff/Viduka for the start of the season. Will we not be missing Martins for after xmas for the african nations?

I've never seen him play. But I'd definitely question how a defender that makes lots of defensive mistakes could possibly be voted player of the season.. If the rest of the team is a mixture of Ramage and Pattison? Is the french league made up of Ramages and Pattisons then because he made that team of the season aswell. Ive never seen him, dont get the chance to watch any of the french league either. I wasnt saying they do have a team of Ramages or Pattisons either, even Sunderland arent that blessed.