FrenchWilliam

It's obviously not, because the system has been bent to allow a transfer to go through. Christ, get a life man. It's making a mockery of the transfer window. Honestly what's the point of the rules being there if they aren't going to stick to it? Might as well get rid of the offside rule too. Oh, and the tapping up thing - let's take Robbie Keane out for dinner tomorrow and get him to sign for us. I won't 'get a life' because this is just ridiculous. Whenever we step out of line, they slam the rule book shut on us straight away, but when a 'bigger' London club does it, they're fucking laying down the red carpet and practically driving to White Hart Lane to pick up the paperwork for them. What is the point of rules if people aren't going to stick to them? Do you even know what happened to hold the deal?

That's what I was thinking. Wasn't the polo shirt one just released about two minutes ago?

The Journal just reads as thought it's some 16 year old's GCSE English Language course work. It's just mostly clichéd dross, uninformative filler, and an absolute dearth of journalism.

Is it not just a case of registering for the reserve team, so can play for them as/when needed due to injuries or whatever?

Van Der Vaart trasnfer just smacks of 'well may as well get someone'. They don''t really need him do they?

To be fair, it's hardly a panic buy, they've been tracking him all summer and the price has always been quoted as 10m-15m. Still don't think it's worth it though but.

Opposed to? Transfer deadline day 'rumoured to be' dead?

Deadline Day from a player's perspective: http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/the-secret-diary-of-a-footballer/ Fairly interesting.

Maybe 'Arry's favourite agents haven't got the players on offer this summer. Or he has to be a bit more careful with backhanders now the tax man's sniffing round.

Adebayor to spurs?

So HBA turned down Madird to come here, Assulin turned down Barca to come here, obviously Neymar's due at the Nuffiled Monday morning.

From twitter: DuckerTheTimes Tom Cleverley, the United midfielder, will now join Wigan on Monday on loan until january.He could be on the bench v west ham 2moz tho#MUFC

Not heard him sign. Bit out of it. Hope he's blue.

Never heard of him before we were linked but if he does sign we will finish top 10. Think you're forgetting: French player not many have seen play + 6-0 drubbing of villa = win the league. Top ten. Pah

Also: That differs with "For all the Tweeters worried about Ben Arfa, the finishing post is definitely in sight. Expect announcement over weekend." tho, which suggests not actually finalised.

Is the echo credible? I don't know, I've never read it. I know the journal's not exactly the gospel.

Nah.

Nope. Darn

WHAT YOU've ALL BEEN WAITING FOR...... New Dassier quotes: http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2010/20100827_201923_la-balle-dans-le-camp-de-ben-arfa.html

http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2009-2010/ben-arfa-un-bon-gamin_sto2444549/flashnews.shtml Quotes from Deschamps:

What don't you understand? HBA is going to hell. Should be there soon.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070814102413AASoSBx

That's how I'd say it.

Link? http://www.foot01.com/equipe/marseille/le-conseiller-de-ben-arfa-s-attaque-a-deschamps,58513 Pretty much sums it up.