KaKa
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Juan Marino? He was good in the NFL like.
(That was bad, wasn't it?)
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What could be more depressing than starting a brand new season having had so much optimism only to find Milner still out on the right?
No thanks.
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He wasn't even worth a starting place in their last game, was he?
Heres a tip ... why don't you sniff around a bit more.
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His agent has also said a top four club is in for him.
The thoughts are that Wenger is interested.
Guess we'll just have to settle for Nasri then.
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I've got a sneaky feeling that he will sign for us next week. This is not ITK or anything, just a gut-feeling I've got
Are you sure you don't just need to drop a deuce?
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Attributes people, attributes. That's what we should be looking at when we're looking at potential new players and not stats or experience or the name of a player. What can they give our team? What do they have in their locker we don't? What do they possess that we can harness and add to?
Our side badly lacks pace, stamina, strength and technique. If we can find a striker or midfielder with those kind of attributes, at a good age and a good price, I'm not too fussed what his record may or may not be in terms of goals scored, experience or name.
Speaking of which ... I find these reports that Fat Sam was looking to sell Martins rather startling, considering he didn't bring in anyone with any kind of attributes even closely resembling those which I have hilighted. So he was basically envisioning a strike force of Viduka and Owen with Duff and Geremi on the wings? Yikes.
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Adebayors goalscoring record at Monaco was pretty horrendous so it really depends on if you see something you like in the player rather than the stats I agree.
I'm just not sure he is someone we are genuinely interested in as it seems we have only been linked because we had people at the PSG vs St. Etienne game, where it is more likely we were monitoring Gomis who we have been linked with for a while now.
This poor guy's probably seen the report online from whichever silly newspaper printed it and is jizzing himself over a move to Newcastle the daft sod.
Then again I might be completely wrong.
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I wonder if Keegan's thinking about playing him in Geremi's position?
I'm really not sure we are after this guy.
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Might be a fall-back option if the more high-profile deals don't come off?
25 years old, from abroad, seems to fit the bill.
Club are very short of numbers up front assuming Shola goes.
You have to remember that the current fourth choice striker is Smith and you'd hope we got rid of him too.
Consider the players Keegan used to have up front (although the players are different in terms of attributes, they have vaguely) similar stature:
Shearer = Owen
Ferdinand = Viduka
Asprilla = Martins
Beardsley = ?
Kitson = ?
Huckerby = Carroll
Ginola = ?
Watson = Smith
Just read his mini-bio, damn you Shearer for getting old.
Shearer would be immense in our 4-3-3 system with Oba and Owen at his side.
Love this one:
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/19/19n_owen_wideweb__430x273.jpg
And when have we ever played a 4-3-3 with Owen and Oba on either side of anyone?
Owen wouldn't be able to play in that role. That's why Keegan plays that disjointed front 3. To play on the right or left of a front three which I consider to be a wing forward you need the ability to beat a man which Owen doesn't really have. If he could have, Allardyce would never have went 442 to accomodate him.
Yeah agreed, you should explain this to Pullman.
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Zarate in talks with 2 EPL sides
Hope one of them is us
At a guess I would say one side is definitely Everton.
They love to play an attacking midfielder just behind Yakubu and usually have Cahill there but he is always injured.
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Might be a fall-back option if the more high-profile deals don't come off?
25 years old, from abroad, seems to fit the bill.
Club are very short of numbers up front assuming Shola goes.
You have to remember that the current fourth choice striker is Smith and you'd hope we got rid of him too.
Consider the players Keegan used to have up front (although the players are different in terms of attributes, they have vaguely) similar stature:
Shearer = Owen
Ferdinand = Viduka
Asprilla = Martins
Beardsley = ?
Kitson = ?
Huckerby = Carroll
Ginola = ?
Watson = Smith
Just read his mini-bio, damn you Shearer for getting old.
Shearer would be immense in our 4-3-3 system with Oba and Owen at his side.
Love this one:
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/19/19n_owen_wideweb__430x273.jpg
And when have we ever played a 4-3-3 with Owen and Oba on either side of anyone?
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typical skysports.com article.. they often link us to these no-names who are made available for transfer.. it's like reading Willie McKay's blog
Precisely.
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Well, at least he's eager to join this club
I think the word you are looking for is desperate.
He is basically clutching at straws.
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No way we are in for this guy. At most an alright player but is already 25 and really isn't anything special. We were clearly having a look at Gomis and not this bloke.
I did watch PSG live at the Emirates tournament last summer and they did feature some very impressive youngsters but they were much younger and probably haven't been as involved with the first team in Ligue 1 this year.
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It's going to be depressing watching Arshavin who should add another couple of million to his price tag today and encourage a lot of other teams to take notice no doubt.
I wonder if he is even on our list of targets anymore ... or if he ever was in the first place.
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I'm quoting a lad based in Portugal, who says no reports, he says its highly unlikeyl Veloso would join us, but Moutinho would but he considers him to be gash.
Look my friend if you've got nothing good to say then shut it
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Aren't there a bunch of England friendlies over the summer?
I would wait till they are all out of the way before giving him the new contract tbh.
If he isn't guaranteed to be fit for the start of the new season then forget about it.
USA and Trinidad & Tango first up.
Could you just imagine him getting a new deal prior to these games with Keegan waxing lyrical etc etc
Then Owen going down clutching his knee in one of these meaningless friendlies.
Would put a downer on the whole summer and we would once again be going into the season talking about missing Owen.
Are we sure we should be giving this guy a new deal? Not sure I could take that crap happening again.
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Fabio Rochemback is available on a free.
s***.
Better than half of what we've got. Can play a few different positions. Can take freekicks. Premiership and European experience. 26 years old. For free I'd take him even as a gamble.
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
The guy looks like he is heavily pregnant for goodness sake.
Aye, and Michael Owen is past it.
As a striker to get in behind the defence yes.
Tactical retreat. I like it.
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Aren't there a bunch of England friendlies over the summer?
I would wait till they are all out of the way before giving him the new contract tbh.
If he isn't guaranteed to be fit for the start of the new season then forget about it.
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Fabio Rochemback is available on a free.
s***.
Better than half of what we've got. Can play a few different positions. Can take freekicks. Premiership and European experience. 26 years old. For free I'd take him even as a gamble.
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
The guy looks like he is heavily pregnant for goodness sake.
Aye, and Michael Owen is past it.
As a striker to get in behind the defence yes.
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All bollocks nee reports.
I KILL YOU!!!
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Disheartened Crouch offered passage back to Portsmouth
Gary Jacob and Nick Szczepanik
Portsmouth were holding talks with Liverpool last night about re-signing Peter Crouch, the forward, who left Fratton Park six years ago. Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, has asked the board for funds to bring in several players in a determined attempt to build on this season's eighth-place finish in the Barclays Premier League and their appearance in the FA Cup Final, in which they will play Cardiff City tomorrow.
Redknapp wants a target man to partner Jermain Defoe next season and believes that Liverpool will sell Crouch this summer as he enters the final year of his contract. Liverpool's £15million valuation has been a stumbling block, with Portsmouth willing to pay about half that. Redknapp has also considered Dean Ashton, the West Ham United forward.
Crouch has frequently expressed his frustration at the rotation policy and his lack of opportunities at Anfield. Liverpool rejected an inquiry for him from Manchester City this season. The England forward left Portsmouth for Aston Villa for £5million in March 2002, two days after Redknapp took charge at Fratton Park for the first time. He scored 18 goals in 37 appearances in the league for Portsmouth, since when he has also played for Norwich City and Southampton. At 27, Crouch has played for seven clubs and has accrued transfer fees of £15.5million in his career.
Redknapp has concerns about his attacking line-up for next season. Kanu, the Nigeria and former Arsenal striker, will turn 32 in August, John Utaka, also of Nigeria, has been a disappointment after an encouraging start, David Nugent remains available for transfer, and Milan Baros, the Czech Republic and former Liverpool forward, is on loan from Lyons, although Portsmouth have the option to buy him for £5million this summer.
Meanwhile, Peter Storrie, the Portsmouth chief executive, denied that Redknapp is considering stepping down. “It's an unbelievable load of rubbish; complete and utter makebelieve,” Storrie said. “I can assure the fans that Harry is going absolutely nowhere. Harry is furious about this - we all are.”
Kanu is expected to play up front in the Cup Final against Cardiff tomorrow, when Portsmouth's defence will be important. Cardiff will attempt to do what only one man, Chris Clark, of Plymouth Argyle, has achieved in 2008: score against Portsmouth in an FA Cup tie. The bad news? Before they can even get David James in their sights, they have to find a way past Sol Campbell and Sylvain Distin.
The formidable central-defensive pairing came together last summer when Distin arrived at Fratton Park on a free transfer from Manchester City. The appearance in the final vindicates his decision to move from City to what might be regarded as a smaller club.
“I played for Newcastle and I didn't win anything, I played for City and I didn't win anything, either,” Distin said. “At Portsmouth, I'm going to play in a Cup Final for the first time in my career, so for me that's the most important thing. I remember when I signed here, some people didn't say too much, but I could see in their eyes, ‘Why Portsmouth?' They have the answer today.”
Distin won the French League Cup in 2000, in an upset that he hopes will not be repeated tomorrow. “It was with Gueugnon, a second division club at the time, against Paris SaintGermain, who were a top-four club. A bit like Cardiff against Portsmouth or Manchester United,” he said. “We had a bit of luck, we had good footballers. We believed. For me, Cardiff are not a small side and it's going to be a tough game until the last second.”
Campbell has also made a point to those who thought that his days of collecting trophies ended when he left Arsenal in 2006. “I hope I get a lot of respect for that,” he said. “I'm a fighter and I'll always keep fighting. I've won the Cup [in 2002, when Arsenal beat Chelsea], played all the games and then been in the stand for the final, been suspended - I've had it all.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3941851.ece