Rich Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Very short-term thinking there, because you cannot buy being a part of the PL, on a regular basis, if you get my meaning. It's like the promised land. They're doing what they need to in order to try and stay afloat and rid the club of the "yo-yo" image of recent years. Obviously if they go down after spending that much then it is an unmitigated disaster for all concerned down there, but if they do stay up and become a regular big club in the PL - like ourselves *smug* - then it'll have been worth it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'd be surprised if Ferdinand left London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'd be surprised if Ferdinand left London. Oddly, it would do him the world of good to join sunderland. Still think he will make a good centre back in a couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Needs to play with someone quality. I know he was young himself but I think being with Woody at Leeds brought Rio's game on no end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Mackems after Silvestre for £750k according the BBC gossip/Mail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Mackems after Silvestre for £750k according the BBC gossip/Mail 750K? He's a touch dodgy at times but wtf? He wouldn't come to us last year as he's friends with Dabo due to Barton trying to nick his eye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 No thanks to Silvestre, now that is a top 4 reject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 £70million on THAT. :lol: They might make mid-table this year. Might. 12th maybe. £70,000,000. Fuck me Keano and Hairy Quinn will have to tarmac loads of fucking drives to balance that out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/aug/20/arsenal.manchesterunited Silvestre set for shock move to Arsenal Mikael Silvestre would be the first Manchester United player to move to Arsenal since Brian Kidd in 1974. Photograph: Themba Hadebe/AP Mikaël Silvestre, the long-serving Manchester United defender, is on the verge of foregoing a testimonial season at Old Trafford to become the club's first player to be sold to Arsenal for 34 years. Arsène Wenger instigated the move yesterday after learning that the former France international had been holding talks with Manchester City and Sunderland. Silvestre had provisionally agreed a move to City before contacting the club yesterday to apologise and say he could not resist the opportunity to work for Wenger, to live in London and be involved in the Champions League. Paris St Germain had also offered the 31-year-old a contract but Silvestre informed Wenger last night that Arsenal were his first choice and, if everything goes according to plan, the deal will be concluded in time for him to make his debut at Fulham on Saturday. The move is expected to cost Arsenal in the region of £750,000 and will represent one of the biggest transfer shocks of the summer given United's usual reluctance to do business with any of their major rivals and the fact Ferguson has never allowed a player of his to defect to Wenger's side. Brian Kidd was the last United player to go in the same direction, in 1974, and Silvestre would have been entitled to a testimonial had he stayed at Old Trafford one more season. Another surprise for Arsenal's fans is that Wenger does not regard the former Internazionale defender merely as a squad player, or as a back-up for Gaël Clichy at left-back, but as a first-choice centre-half alongside William Gallas, primarily as a replacement for Philippe Senderos. City had been the first club to approach Silvestre and their failure to pull it off represents a major disappointment for Mark Hughes after his difficult start to life as Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor. City's problems were compounded yesterday when it emerged they were the subject of a possible Fifa inquiry into claims that they had failed to pay some of the money they allegedly owe in the £8m signing of the Brazilian international midfielder Elano Blumer from Shakhtar Donetsk. I would kill myself! Toure>Silvestre Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ash is toure not better than gallas as well? Everytime I've seen gallas he's made a few errors and always arguing with other teammates. Is toure injured? I don't see why anyone would want to replace him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Very short-term thinking there, because you cannot buy being a part of the PL, on a regular basis, if you get my meaning. It's like the promised land. They're doing what they need to in order to try and stay afloat and rid the club of the "yo-yo" image of recent years. Obviously if they go down after spending that much then it is an unmitigated disaster for all concerned down there, but if they do stay up and become a regular big club in the PL - like ourselves *smug* - then it'll have been worth it. See your point Rich, but i just disagree. For seventy million pounds, i know i'd expect a little more than 'Premiership stability'. A lot of teams have survived without spending anywhere near that amount of dosh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 So theyve spent 20m this summer and aren't finished. What did the first 50 go on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ash is toure not better than gallas as well? Everytime I've seen gallas he's made a few errors and always arguing with other teammates. Is toure injured? I don't see why anyone would want to replace him. Exactly Toure>Gallas>Shit>Silvestre Toure is awesome, greatest centre back in the league! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Toure most likely moving into centre midfield as your defensive midfielder if the Silvestre story is true. Toure would be a beast there for you i.e. CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Toure most likely moving into centre midfield as your defensive midfielder if the Silvestre story is true. Toure would be a beast there for you i.e. CM. I would rather Silvestre at Centre Mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Toure most likely moving into centre midfield as your defensive midfielder if the Silvestre story is true. Toure would be a beast there for you i.e. CM. His shooting power is unrealistic...but I have a few arsenal mates and I've always said to them that they've missed a 'presence' to play in the middle with fabregas, toure could well be that person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Toure most likely moving into centre midfield as your defensive midfielder if the Silvestre story is true. Toure would be a beast there for you i.e. CM. I would rather Silvestre at Centre Mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Toure is too good to be played out of position. I wouldnt mind Djourou-Gallas Toure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnnyappleseed Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 "first-choice centre-half alongside William Gallas, primarily as a replacement for Philippe Senderos" since when is senderos first choice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 i think bouba diop been overrated too much by redknapp. diop has nothing more than cannon ball shot ability Diop is average. He's always been average. The only reason anyone even knows his name is because he scored that goal against Man Utd and that total blert off Fanzone started screaming about "the Wardrobe" Charlie was quality. Sky should never have got rid of that Fanzone panel thing. Fanzone back this season isnt it? Online anyway The fanzone commentary is still on, but the Fanzone panel isn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 "first-choice centre-half alongside William Gallas, primarily as a replacement for Philippe Senderos" since when is senderos first choice? Hopefully its a clueless lazy journo who saw toure playing rb for the end of last season and thinks thats how we will stick. But i dont believe arsenal need any defenders, just a strong centre mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 "first-choice centre-half alongside William Gallas, primarily as a replacement for Philippe Senderos" since when is senderos first choice? Hopefully its a clueless lazy journo who saw toure playing rb for the end of last season and thinks thats how we will stick. But i dont believe arsenal need any defenders, just a strong centre mid Naive if you want to win the league, Gallas and Toure is strong but the depth simply isn't good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Everytime I've seen gallas he's made a few errors and always arguing with other teammates. Same here......Gallas and Silvestre would be a bit of a dodgy centre back pairing IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quklaani Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Silvestre is a great left back, one of the best around on his day. But good God is he an awful Centre-Back. He's good for at least one enormous cock up per game, he's basically exactly what people sometimes claim Rio Ferdinand is. Immensely talented, usually away with the fairies. Not sure how I'd feel about him being sold to a title rival, good for Evans and Fabio Da Silva I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Last nights Belfast Telegraph has David Healy going to Sunderland in a swap deal with Dickson Etuhu. It is also mentioned that he was close to going to Ipswich before the opted for Ameobi, so I guess that could be back on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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