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Aye, it'd be a bit crap if he was turboshit like. Or like Viana as i said previously, as there will be a hell of a lot of pressure for him to perform straight away unless we use the Arsenal method of gradually exposing him to games a la Eduardo

Still going to be in the play-offs so never say never.

Prefer to have one thread per player than one massive rumours thread as it can be hard to keep up with whats going on, be that in here or a transfer forum i'm not arsed

Eee them scousers, what lovable rogues they all are

Although he has had a very good season for his first season he has faded badly since Nov/Dec.

If it come's anywhere near Leeds I'd be potentially interested.

A source close to Henry has stated: 'Although he claims to be an Arsenal man, the lure of ham & pease pudding stotties and the opportunity to go down Bigg Market on a Saturday night for a Woo Woo may be to much to turn down'

Not sure Superman could play left back, lost quite a lot of his pace when he fell off that horse. Lost quite a lot more when he died. :lol: fantastic comment

Agree 100%

Apparently its the fee, not the wage. I'm not sure that we'd provide all the hospitality, then offer £6m less than the apparent January asking price. It is just one paper after all. All of the talk is coming from his club, not NUFC. Bidding war, nothing more. Coming from Telegraph, .com, and the Chronicle as well remember. When has Oliver ever taken a story off a foreign newspaper? Sorry, but trying to convince me that Oliver talks anything other than bollocks is a bit of a waste of time. Our media are reporting it because they've picked up on the story in Croatia. (IMO) Whoosh!

Definitely a positive sign even being linked so heavily/meeting with a player such as Modric as shows that the club seems to identifying the right kind of player: good on the ball, flexible, decent turn of pace and strengthening in areas where we need strengthening while at the same time sending out a message to our rivals that we mean business next season. Doing it before the Euros as well (if it goes through) will send out a message to those playing in the Euros that we are looking to go places next season and may well get us a chance at getting players we otherwise wouldn't have been able to.

not very

That Schalke lad played well when they played Chelsea in the CL this season

Srna the RB, altho RB isn't a priority, and the lad who scored the third past England who's name escapes me (Petric?) are both decent.

link just goes to homepage mate

Wouldn't be averse to us buying him.

Get in Big Slav. Reading those last few lines made my day. I officially love Slaven Bilic now . Yep! same here haha, slaven bilic appreciation thread in order, no? Most definitely, top manager as well as a top man

Just remember before we all get carried away...Hugo Viana. That is all.

Seems to be able to play in a variety of positions from what i've seen/read about him which could indicate he could play wide or central in a 3 or 4 man midfield. Which is good as flexibility is the name of the game going forward these days (see Man U and Arsenal for example - aside from the sitter(s) in midfield everyone rotates) Still don't think we'll sign him though.

Interesting...

First team football at Liverpool would be a step up for him. Unlikely to reach Champs League with Villa unless they have an audacious spending spree in the summer

Seems a strange move to me, unless Gerrard actually does go to Chelsea. Barry will be to add depth/replace Alonso if he leaves

Lampard's had a pretty poor season tbh, and I'm his biggest fan 10goals and 8 assists this season says otherwise in my eyes. Think Ferdinand has had a better season than Vidic...just. I know his stats don't show it, but by his standards, he's not been great. I agree, hasn't been as effective as past two seasons but still had a very good one, only other decent CM's i could think of were Carrick and Barry neither of whom have been overly outstanding for the full duration of the season and Gerrard who has only been good since christmas.

Lampard's had a pretty poor season tbh, and I'm his biggest fan 10goals and 8 assists this season says otherwise in my eyes. Think Ferdinand has had a better season than Vidic...just.

James Sagna Ferdinand Lescott Evra Ronaldo Lampard Fabregas A.Young Torres Santa Cruz Subs: Vidic, Adebayor, Hleb, Van Der Sar, Carrick