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The Kapo rumour has been mention a few times in the papers before actually, so I don´t know if it was some kind of insider info...

coloccini is just quality and would be a fantastic purchase.

Wasn't their a quote the day before he joined Spurs by Bilic saying he felt we were the most likely to challenge the big four long-term ahead of Spurs?

 

i remember him saying that before he signed. Someone is full of s***. I hope Butt kicks f*** out the little c***

how much was he on 40-60k a week I would have thought  - great bit of business if we get 8m for him...

 

....p.s. who is doing these deals if KK is on holiday etc. and no jokes about phones etc.

is it not only Wise and Jimenez. Keegan is probably only involved in a transfer after we have agreed a fee for a player.

Harsh comment to mark regarding Diane. Solano cost roughly the same in 1998, just 10 years ago. Was quite cheap but was a quality player.

 

For every Solano there are 10 Bassedas'.

 

 

 

 

Faye > Bramble

Cacapa > Moore

Rozenhal > Onyewu

Enrique > Babayaro

Beye > Solano @ RB

Barton > Parker

Smith > (injury prone) Dyer

Geremi > Pattison

Viduka > Sibierski

Allardyce > Roeder

 

Improvements throughout, Europe here we come. What could possibly go wrong?

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1. Gomis

2. Owen

3. Taylor

4. LuaLua

5. Faye

6. 4-3-3 (or did a wrote 4-3-1-2 )

7. Smith

8. 8

He's s***, I've never seen him play but he must be s*** if he's going for £2.75 million.

 

 

spot on...

Sound a bit like Oba and all his fault he had in Inter and that he wasn´t good enough blaha blaha.

Good signing if he comes.

Why should he go there when he left santander due to lack of ability to take them any further. move down a division sounds...kind of strange.

*DISCLAIMER* I'm not saying Gomis is the player we should push the boat out for. But this summer, there are going to be times when we simply have to, or else everything NE5 has said about the new board is true!

 

 

well you can argue about that too. i´m confidence that the club will be in a much better position in five years then what fat fred ever should have been able to take it, in the coming five years.

 

I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about now, this summer, the situation we are in as we lead into the 2008/09 season, attempting to improve on 12th position.

 

You might notice I didn't mention NE5's views on the old board, but the new one.

 

And if you look really closely you'll see a safety wink.

 

well I knew you did and I just filled in with my thoughts

Choose Spurs at home if you're coming from abroad to watch us. Guaranteed 3 points.

the car was rather nice for some random person ? and it was a young lad sitting in it outside the tup tup palace

hmm. could´t you see who it was then

Probably zog

*DISCLAIMER* I'm not saying Gomis is the player we should push the boat out for. But this summer, there are going to be times when we simply have to, or else everything NE5 has said about the new board is true!

 

well you can argue about that too. i´m confidence that the club will be in a much better position in five years then what fat fred ever should have been able to take it, in the coming five years.

I am afraid that we think he is to expensive too. but hey he is 22 and still "growing", so I don't think Ashley needs to worry about the "sell on value" in the future. still I think he will be considered to expensive.

Seems to have that Speed/Shearer mentality about him, ie a truly dedicated professional, and hes very slim whilst still being athletic, so could be around for a long while yet. Dont think hes had any major injury problems either, which is one of the main factors in some players sliding badly one they near or go past the 30-32 mark.

(read Owen) 25-26

Wow MJ can we trade you? Seems to know a lot of insider stories

From the first time I have really feelt that he was something. Now will we never get him. Either he will choose a bigger club or he will be valued to high for us. again

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I'm assuming he would play quite a combative role if he came here, like in Barton's current position. Not the creative player everyone wants but still something we need.

seems to be exactly that kind of player. reminded  me of Barton. good box-to-box player.

if you youtube him you will get a quite good clip. and I can say that he is physical enough and seems to be a good passer of the ball. still a question mark of the technique. but if we buy him he should be good enough I think.

I don't know if EU free-movement-of-labour regulations would affect this, to be honest. Clubs could still employ whatever players they wanted; the FIFA rule would only affect who they could play in any given match.

fair enough if that is possible

They will be granted an exemption for the good of the sport.

 

Looks like they're beginning to panic at the sight of rich English clubs winning the CL every year.

 

I doubt it very much and if they are then that exemption will be challenged and will be overturned, you can't have it co-existing alongside the free  movement of people in other industries. the PFAs and footballers themselves and even the PL clubs are not short of a penny to  challenge it thorugh the courts.

 

I just feel the game is going to the dogs...why stop hear..next it will be against EU laws for Celtic & Rangers and Milan etc to be restriceted to trade only in their own countires. Let them join the PL. That is were the money is at. Why bother with Hull Stoke WBA..in fact lets just scrap relegation...

 

When you look at the stats what is the point in the EPL.. or some of the other top leagues?

 

Surely the idea was we have some sort of affinity with our clubs and the countries they are based in?

 

Maybe I'm a dreamer but a 3 way split of a team to HAVE to include local/same nationality/foreign would be the soultion. Touches all bases. Makes it more interesting. Bigger connection. And more importantly takes money slightly more out of the equation...which long term is what football needs to be doing.

 

1st thing I would change/trial for a ten year spell. Reverse prize money. EPL winners get nothing...zilch...just the trophy and the trappings that come with it. 2nd get the next least amount of money and so on. Leaves the relagated teams with less chance of finacial ruin/freefall which is happening more and more to the the last few EPL clubs.

 

There seems to be a rather fundamental flaw in that plan.

 

Lol yes, could you imagine, the number of own goals scored on the last day of the season. Why finish 12th when we could finish 13th if we lost today

 

Nothing is perfect..but lets face it...in over 25yrs of follwing NUFC I can count on 1 hand the importance of last games of the season...and that is when money is up for grabs for improved postion..so it works both way....

 

What I am trying to get at is that money should be the last factor when competing in sport...not the biggest...and the only way I can see that happening is to balance out finances as evenly as possibly and help teams at the lower end catch up.

 

The EPL is a stome throwaway from the SPL I'm affraid.

 

How about no pize money...? I don't know.....I'm just fed up of all the repetiton of it all...and I have a feeling KK is not the only thinking this.

 

The only way to remove money from the equation is to make it an amateur sport, do you really want that?

 

Mmm.. interesting...Quick question....what would be the downside?

 

I'm just thinking of a few plus point alound while you do...

 

Less cheating

Less corruption

Cheaper ST's

Less Hype

Less overpayed diss-loyal s**ts who want to walk out on 4yr contracts within 6month etc

Almost no need for agents

Greed

Money for failure

Southern/North West media spin (debatable)

 

Mmm.. you could be on to something here.

 

But to answer your question... I'm not sure.. would it be such a bad thing..?  I suppose all the s**** I've mentioned above makes it what it is... I just feel when your team is a million miles from the peak of it or live in the North East of England... all that s**** can leave a very bitter taste.

 

Why don't you go and watch your local amateur team?

 

I'm guessing it's because they're s****.

 

There's your answer.

don´t think it would be funny to remove all the money and get some kind of amateur league. agree go and watch the local team . but do you really need to earn £50k/week? a get around £1k month and I live...

Didn't SWP say a week ago that he'd definitely be at Chelsea next season?

can´t believe that he wants to stay...Chelsea must really be something special for him...

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Those were the days

shame you could´t see it outside UK

Young player rules need changing in my opinion.

 

Under 18s playing in a FIFA accredited academy cannot be bought, sold, paid more than a certain amount, be forced to stay somewhere against their will. They are only allowed to join an academy from their country, or otherwise somewhere they have lived for two years (exceptions given to players never at an academy).

 

All clubs qualifying for a continental tournament must have a FIFA accredited academy, and must donate a percentage of their prize money to a FIFA Youth Initiative that sets up and runs independent academies in Africa and other poorer nations.

 

Furthermore, all players under-25 have their salaries capped, meaning football becomes more important than money as players develop.

sounds like a interesting idea. though again. why is going to make it happened? and how are we going to get an agreement? but hey we can do like the environment. fuck with that. lets see how long we can go