themanupstairs

If the window opens 1st January...it opens the 1st January. Regardless of bank holidays.

 

Nope they extend the transfer window if there is a weekend on the last two days of January or August. They don't work weekends or bank holidays.

Isn't the 1st of Jan ALWAYS a bank holiday?

it was too tough because they've all been great for us but I wanted to pick Yohan Cabaye. The world class midfielder who we have missed masivly during our slump and at 4 million we got away with daylight robbery to sign him. I think Cabaye is good enough to play for any top side and hopefully we still have another two seasons at least of his brilliance.

This.

His signing elevated us onto another level. I believed at the time, and still do, that we had signed a winner. A player destined to win things. On his day he is midfield supremacy at its finest. IMO it was this signing that brought everything together so well last season. Hoping for and expecting much bigger things to come.

This is obviously not to down play all the others on that list - I think we have made some incredible purchases and I can't really put much daylight between Cabaye, Coloccini, Ben Arfa and Krul who are all brilliant players, professionals and people.

Probably some futsal tourney or some such

Does anyone believe Chelsea wouldn't pay him enough btw? Because otherwise I'm wondering how talks would have broken down if he's a greedy c*** and all about the money.

This is what I was on about yesterday. Chelsea will probably know about the terms of his current deal, and may only look to improve it slightly, in the hope that he would have no other choice - having seemingly burned his bridges here. Other clubs will look at this and ask themselves if they can afford him when Chelsea can't?

Clever negotiations by Chelsea if this is the case.

His agent did kick up a fuss, probably to that contractual situation, but there's no two ways about it - when he played he did what he was paid to do which is score goals.

I was just about to go and have a transfer bath, then noticed the BA thread!!! 

 

Ill have a bath anyway.

 

Transfer bath.

 

Have a nice hot bath dreaming of the potential possibilities of having a decent RB.

 

Shhhhiiit. Thought you were crazy but unfortunately i know exactly what you are on about.   

 

 

Just to add I had a transfer s*** before. 

I've only just agreed terms with my bowels. Waiting for the transfer shit window to open. True story.

So it looks like his "throw-in" last night could be his last bit of action for us? Sums it up.

Jose out for a few weeks it looks.

Aaron Hughes is the definition of average. He might not even be that good.

No arguments there. He's a top professional though who is well loved at this club, and would do a job for the squad.

Thread title reads "realistic targets", so I couldn't think of anyone realistic enough to come.

Was going to say I could see Simpson going to Fulham. I reckon he would look quite solid their too, defenders often seem to settle there in the same way Liverpool ruin forwards.

Although unspectacular, I've been impressed with how Aaron Hughes has prolonged his top flight career at Fulham. Would love to have him back as a squad player.

I wonder if Chelsea will test his resolve by offering him the legendary "pay as you play" deal he is rumoured to be on here.

Would be gutting to see him go, but not catastrophic if we do business the right way and replace him properly, and in January. For whatever has been said in the papers and on twitter and all that, I can't find fault with his application and effort on the pitch. He's been a top class CF for us and will always be welcome back. As long as he doesn't end up at Liverpool.

I really do hope we can get Douglas from Twente.

Never Hurd of him

Huth.

 

1. Not happening

2. Not happening

3. Enormous c*** who deserves death

4. Not happening

Ok fair enough. Someone of that ilk though. Big thunderbastard of a center half. Uncompromising is the word I believe, but can trap and pass a ball.

Debuchy

Huth

Remy

will do nicely

Solomon Tchoyi

If this doesn't wake him up to smell the hummous, then nothing will.

We are in desperate need for a right back and a center back. No qualms about it, and there is nothing to discuss. Simpson should not be offered a new contract period. He shouldn't even be here. Not even as a squad player.

Get your wallet out fat boy and get this shit sorted out. NOW.

Now i've got to spend half an hour listening to that s**** Arsenal song.

THE worst football chant by a country mile. Far worse than the ridiculous Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea shit even.

Commentators are astonishing. Apparently we were 'lucky' to get our first goal, and Arsenal were 'on top' for the first half. Complete opposite of reality. And I love how even though it was an offside goal, they keep going on about what a wonderful goal it was, "super goal!"

Wasn't offside man. The replays and line graphics clearly showed he was on-side.

:'(

Come on you fucking baggies 

Feel genuinely sorry for brummie.

But Villa