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Well it's about time! Good stuff. Looks like the FA have sorted things out regarding the loyalty payment.

Alex is good, but apparently Mourinho doesn't want him at the club, he was someone Arnesen insisted on bringing in. I'll tell you what would make sense ... a quick bid for Alex as soon as Ben Haim joins Chelsea. Chelsea signed Alex for £1 right? So a double your money offer of £2 should seal the deal imho. Now that would be one hell of a bargain!

Might be meeting Sam in London. Didn't Sam meet Viduka in London to sign him?

Very interesting idea. Would be dirt cheap as he fell out of the Barcelona rotation due to injuries and is unsettled, but when fit he is very similar to Campo. Big, physical DM with good ability on the ball and good use of the ball. Would be a typical Sam signing.

Don't worry you will be able to console yourself with Harry Kewell and Marlon Harewood. NAILED ON!!!

£60,000 is a lot but when you take into account the fact that we would be getting him on a free then maybe it's not too bad.

Glen Johnson really does seem to get a bad rap, but he does have potential. He is very good going forward but not the best defender. We probably need someone a bit more solid defensively considering the overall state of our defence.

I really like Flamini too. He is more of an energizer bunny type of defensive mid that harries the opposition all game. I see him as a bit of a Hargreaves clone, also just as versatile. I would love Flamini and he would be very affordable too. However, Allardyce does tend to prefer having his defensive midfielders big and strong so I'm not sure if he would consider someone like Flamini.

The boy is special. Allegedly available for £8 million too. I'm really still baffled about how Monaco managed to snag him for £3.5million last year.

Might very well be the best in the league. Not sure I can think of anyone who is better.

I'm happy someone else brought this up as I have been thinking the same thing. Nicky Butt was good for us last season but he really shouldn't be a first team choice next season I don't think. We need more power and presence in that position for sure. I'm hoping this is one of the areas Sam addresses after he has got the defence sorted. I dream of Yaya Toure ...

Wow ... can't believe you would turn down £11 million. Chelsea are obviously getting desperate and want a right-back they are sure will be effective in the premiership. They haven't really had a decent right back since Mourinho joined as Ferreira never really panned out. I cannot for the life of me understand what the hell the point of Arnesen is then. You mean to tell me that between Arnesen and Mourinho they cannot scout a decent right-back outside of the premiership who they know will be good enough in the English league? What the hell is the point of all their scouts then? All these guys are a bunch of phoneys! £11 million on a right back ... that's more than what Berbatov and Martins cost. Absolutely crazy.

What a surprise ... all the teams with Turkish players (Tuncay, Emre and Tugay) just happen to be after him. Yep, certainly looks like desperate agent talk to me.

If Bent doesn't end up at Tottenham after all of the ITK claims they have been making it would be unreal. They would officially rank as the most delusional fans ever!

So dissapointed in Ben Haim if true. He will never play at Chelsea. Mourinho never rotates his defenders unless they are injured. Good luck to him. It looks like it will come down to either Ben Haim or Rozenhal then.

If an excuse aint broken, don't fix it! I beg to differ. It is broken as it's been used so damn much. Please fix it!

Was gonna post more or less the exact same thing but didnt want to hijack the thread. Anyone who cant see that Jenas has improved as a player since joining us is massively deluded. still massively overrated though which i think is the problem ie. the constant England call ups despite him never concievably(sp?) going to play, etc. But other then Gerrard and Lamplard there's not really another English centre midfielder like him who is able to score goals and do hes fair share defensively. Name another midfielder who is energetic and scores a decent amount of goals? I love Gareth Barry in the centre of midfield. Not only do i prefer him to Jenas in this position, but I actually prefer him to Lampard!!! I'm a big Barry fan. I can't for the life of me understand who though the should be a left back with the skill set he has. I hope O'neill keeps him in midfield all of next season. Then I will be proved right!

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,2101018,00.html I have always had a major regard for Danny Murphy and cannot for the life of me understand why Spurs do not use him. Cos he's always injured? Plus, he's past it. I'd rather have Speed. That and: 1) He's s**** 2) Jenas, Zokora, Huddlestone, Tainio and possibly Ghaly >>>>>>>>> Murphy 3) He's s**** 4) He's s**** and finally.................. HE'S s**** No way will I accept that Murphy is s*** as you say. He is just one of those guys that has to know he is playing every week in order to be effective. If he comes off the bench or only gets the odd appearance here and there then yeah he does tend to look poor. You only have to look at the performances he put in at Charlton. People where calling for him to be back in the England squad! It's a shame this has all been forgotten because of what has happened at Spurs. Ok its very simple. If Allardyce is planning a 4-4-2 formation for the forthcomming season then Murphy is probably the worst signing you can make. 4-5-1 and you MAY have got yourself a useful player. I agree and I said this in my very first post. This is the key thing about Murphy I've always thought that in a 4-3-3 system playing as an attacking midfielder he is really productive and a very good player. He can create and score goals in this position. Some of the things he did at Charlton in the 4-3-3 were awesome. In a 4-2-2 without as much freedom he certainly isn't the same player. Murphy is so underrated it's untrue.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,2101018,00.html I have always had a major regard for Danny Murphy and cannot for the life of me understand why Spurs do not use him. Cos he's always injured? Plus, he's past it. I'd rather have Speed. That and: 1) He's s**** 2) Jenas, Zokora, Huddlestone, Tainio and possibly Ghaly >>>>>>>>> Murphy 3) He's s**** 4) He's s**** and finally.................. HE'S s**** No way will I accept that Murphy is shit as you say. He is just one of those guys that has to know he is playing every week in order to be effective. If he comes off the bench or only gets the odd appearance here and there then yeah he does tend to look poor. You only have to look at the performances he put in at Charlton. People where calling for him to be back in the England squad! It's a shame this has all been forgotten because of what has happened at Spurs.

harsh.

Whats that all about?.... I chose to ignore that ... hopefully it's some sort of inside joke that has nothing to do with his footballing abilities (gulp!)

I prefer my suggestion ... take him off their hands, along with £5 million annd give them Dyer.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,2101018,00.html I have always had a major regard for Danny Murphy and cannot for the life of me understand why Spurs do not use him. I absolutely love his vision and range of passing. I do think he is a lot more effective in a 4-3-3 as he was at Charlton with Curbs, and so I guess he doesn't really suit Tottenham's setup. This looks very much like an Allardyce signing and I wouldn't be surprised in the least as he would fit well into a 4-3-3 as mentioned. Just turned 30 so Sam will be thinking he could get a lot out of him still. If Barton is our Nolan then I guess Murphy would be our Speed? Murphy and £5 million for Kieron Dyer and everyone goes home happy.

Nah ... committed.

He's a defensive midfielder. Used to play for the Zagreb team which featured Zigic as well. Maybe he will be our Campo?