Village Idiot

Casuals always trot out this nonsense, the VDV you're thinking of was way back in 2006. He isn't same player anymore. The VDV I'm thinking was taking the field for Real Madrid last season, when he outplayed Kaká (granted, not such a paramount achievement anymore). Certainly he needs somebody else to do the grunt work, but he's a top quality AM.

VDV is top quality, happy to see him off Real Madrid since I always liked him as a footballer.

Surely no way he would even consider going there That's my take on it, but now I'll anxiously wait until the window slams shut down here.

Impressive frontline, nothing behind to support it.

Rumor spreading that Real Madrid are trying to sign Eto'o before the deadline closes.

Drenthe to Hércules on loan.

Transfer window still open in Spain, so you can still sell there.

"AS" just reporting that Van der Vaart is close to a loan to a PL club. EDIT: I hate you lot

And I have absolutely no proof of this but I'm sure he was fan of brown envelopes too, only reason I can explain transfers like the Keirrison or Henrique ones.

What's the Barca model? Creating debts and after that buying players for big money? There's this thing about our academy... But Txiki was a terrible DOF and one of the culprits for our debt given the shambolic transfers he presided over.

Mmmm... Balagué reporting that Chelsea will sign former Barça DOF Txiki Begiristain in January to replicate the Barça model there. Good luck, he's useless and has had nothing to do with our "model" (wasn't in charge of the academy).

That's the same line we are being peddled regarding Zlatan

They will keep him at least until Jan. With Kaká out they don't have that much cover in the AMC position and Canales is still pretty green.

Apparently either Drenthe or M. Diarra will be left out of the Madrid 25 man squad if they can't tie up a last ditch sale/loan.

Benfica loaned former Real Madrid youth product Rodrigo to Bolton just a mere month after buying him...

At some point he'll get fed up with the conditions he has to work with at Everton, surely. He deserves a shot at having an actual transfer budget (Villa seems to be tightening the purse strings, granted)

Morientes has retired from football. He still had offers from Dubai/Qatar and even Sporting CP but we'll become a pundit for the Spanish TV (joy).

Forlán had a blinder tonight, one of my favorite non-Barça players in La Liga

We have been linked with Adebayor too, but I wouldn't give it much credibility (Pep wanted to sign him during his first season, though).

They need a striker that actually strikes, and a fit defence. Dunno about signing all those central midfielders, though.

Wouldn't think so, Spurs are richer than Sevilla.

What "big names" have Spurs tried to get? Can't think of anything preposterous.

What Sam Allardyce would have done with 100m is something that deserved to be seen, imho.

Yes, but Brum came in and outbid them at the eleventh hour, according to these reports. A bidding war for one of our rejects, can't believe it.

Sevilla has extended Lus Fabiano's contract until 2013. Hleb was poor for us and Stuttgart, but he's just 29 and I guess he should be able to recapture his old form.