Guest neesy111 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I still can't believe we paid Swansea one million to have a cup of tea and a chat with Neil Taylor. Did we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flip Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I still can't believe we paid Swansea one million to have a cup of tea and a chat with Neil Taylor. That definitely didn't happen. We made an offer, but we didn't actually pay them did we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 We didn't pay them £1m, we offered them it which allowed us to talk to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Portsmouth will receive up to £1m if Liverpool win the Prem League because of a clause in Glen Johnson's contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/revealed-the-chelsea-players-set-to-leave-the-club-in-mass-summer-clearout-9225743.html Revealed: The Chelsea players set to leave the club in mass summer clear-out Simon Johnson Published: 31 March 2014 Updated: 08:57, 01 April 2014 Chelsea are planning a mass clear-out of more than 10 players in the summer, with Fernando Torres, Ashley Cole and John Obi Mikel all set to leave. Manager Jose Mourinho admitted after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace that changes had to be made in order to improve the squad for next season. While the Portuguese again revealed his frustration over his underperforming strikers, a number of players in different positions are on their way out. The senior members of the squad who are vulnerable include Torres, Demba Ba, Samuel Eto’o, David Luiz, Mikel, Cole and back-up goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer and Hilario. Anxious to adapt to Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules, the club want to bring down the wage bill, which means they will let Luiz leave for £30million and are prepared to sell some of the 28 players currently loaned out including Romelu Lukaku, Marko Marin, Victor Moses, Ryan Bertrand, Gael Kakuta and Josh McEachran. Mourinho is determined to make some high-profile signings, including Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa, to improve their ability to challenge on all fronts and is aware he has to raise funds to bring in the quality he wants. The club have run out of patience with Torres, who has two years left on his £175,000-a-week contract. He has scored just four League goals this season and if a permanent move cannot be secured, a loan one is a possibility. Ba has confirmed he will be leaving Stamford Bridge after failing to make an impact since joining from Newcastle 15 months ago. Eto’o has been Chelsea’s best forward with 11 goals and the club have an option to keep him for another season when his contract runs out in May but no decision has been made on that. Cole’s deal expires at the end of the season, too, and he is expected to leave having not started a League game for more than two months. Mikel has found himself frozen out since Nemanja Matic joined for £21m in January and Chelsea hope he can command a large fee because he has three years left on his contract. As Standard Sport revealed, the club are also prepared to cash in on Brazil international Luiz. Paris St-Germain and Barcelona are both interested in his services. Significantly, Mourinho substituted Luiz at half-time at Selhurst Park for “tactical reasons” and has rarely played him in his preferred central-defensive role this year. With the club looking to bring Thibaut Courtois back from his loan at Atletico Madrid to compete with No1 Petr Cech, veteran keepers Schwarzer and Hilario are likely to be released. Chelsea are also confident they can make a significant profit on their loan players. Lukaku has scored 13 goals at Everton but his relationship with Mourinho has soured and he has had a price tag of £20m-plus put on his head. Moses and Marin, at Liverpool and Sevilla respectively, cost £16m between them in 2012 and are not part of the Chelsea coach’s plans, so permanent moves will be sought. Chelsea are hoping to buy Luke Shaw to compete with Cesar Azpilicueta for the left-back slot next term, which means Bertrand is also surplus to requirements. Bertrand, 24, is at Aston Villa — his sixth club on loan — and wants to stay there. Youngsters Kakuta and McEachran have failed to fulfil the potential shown when they made the breakthrough under former boss Carlo Ancelotti and can go, too. Mourinho dropped a major hint over his intentions at Selhurst Park. “We want to improve the team and the players and make some surgical movements in the transfer window,” he said. “Normally at the end of the season, players that are not playing a lot or who are not happy and prefer a change, that is also part of the market.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ouch. Spanish champions Barcelona have been given a 14-month transfer ban by Fifa for breaking rules on signing international players under 18. The Catalan club cannot buy or sell players until the summer of 2015 after the world governing body imposed a transfer ban for the next two windows. They have also been fined 450,000 Swiss Francs (£305,000). The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been sanctioned by Fifa for the same breaches. The RFEF has been given a fine of 500,000 Swiss Francs (£340,000) and told to "regularise its regulatory framework and existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football" within a year. Fifa rules state that international transfers are only permitted for players over the age of 18 - unless the player in question meets one of three qualifying criteria. A Fifa investigation found that Barcelona and the RFEF were guilty of a "serious" infringement of the rules in relation to 10 players. The investigation centred on several players aged under 18 who were registered and played for the club between 2009 and 2013. Fifa's disciplinary committee said it sought to protect the best interests of young players, even if an international transfer might be beneficial to their football careers. "On the basis of this analysis, the committee concluded that 'the interest in protecting the appropriate and healthy development of a minor as a whole must prevail over purely sporting interests'," said a Fifa statement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26852466 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/revealed-the-chelsea-players-set-to-leave-the-club-in-mass-summer-clearout-9225743.html Revealed: The Chelsea players set to leave the club in mass summer clear-out Simon Johnson Published: 31 March 2014 Updated: 08:57, 01 April 2014 Chelsea are planning a mass clear-out of more than 10 players in the summer, with Fernando Torres, Ashley Cole and John Obi Mikel all set to leave. Manager Jose Mourinho admitted after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace that changes had to be made in order to improve the squad for next season. While the Portuguese again revealed his frustration over his underperforming strikers, a number of players in different positions are on their way out. The senior members of the squad who are vulnerable include Torres, Demba Ba, Samuel Eto’o, David Luiz, Mikel, Cole and back-up goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer and Hilario. Anxious to adapt to Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules, the club want to bring down the wage bill, which means they will let Luiz leave for £30million and are prepared to sell some of the 28 players currently loaned out including Romelu Lukaku, Marko Marin, Victor Moses, Ryan Bertrand, Gael Kakuta and Josh McEachran. Mourinho is determined to make some high-profile signings, including Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa, to improve their ability to challenge on all fronts and is aware he has to raise funds to bring in the quality he wants. The club have run out of patience with Torres, who has two years left on his £175,000-a-week contract. He has scored just four League goals this season and if a permanent move cannot be secured, a loan one is a possibility. Ba has confirmed he will be leaving Stamford Bridge after failing to make an impact since joining from Newcastle 15 months ago. Eto’o has been Chelsea’s best forward with 11 goals and the club have an option to keep him for another season when his contract runs out in May but no decision has been made on that. Cole’s deal expires at the end of the season, too, and he is expected to leave having not started a League game for more than two months. Mikel has found himself frozen out since Nemanja Matic joined for £21m in January and Chelsea hope he can command a large fee because he has three years left on his contract. As Standard Sport revealed, the club are also prepared to cash in on Brazil international Luiz. Paris St-Germain and Barcelona are both interested in his services. Significantly, Mourinho substituted Luiz at half-time at Selhurst Park for “tactical reasons” and has rarely played him in his preferred central-defensive role this year. With the club looking to bring Thibaut Courtois back from his loan at Atletico Madrid to compete with No1 Petr Cech, veteran keepers Schwarzer and Hilario are likely to be released. Chelsea are also confident they can make a significant profit on their loan players. Lukaku has scored 13 goals at Everton but his relationship with Mourinho has soured and he has had a price tag of £20m-plus put on his head. Moses and Marin, at Liverpool and Sevilla respectively, cost £16m between them in 2012 and are not part of the Chelsea coach’s plans, so permanent moves will be sought. Chelsea are hoping to buy Luke Shaw to compete with Cesar Azpilicueta for the left-back slot next term, which means Bertrand is also surplus to requirements. Bertrand, 24, is at Aston Villa — his sixth club on loan — and wants to stay there. Youngsters Kakuta and McEachran have failed to fulfil the potential shown when they made the breakthrough under former boss Carlo Ancelotti and can go, too. Mourinho dropped a major hint over his intentions at Selhurst Park. “We want to improve the team and the players and make some surgical movements in the transfer window,” he said. “Normally at the end of the season, players that are not playing a lot or who are not happy and prefer a change, that is also part of the market.” Demba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ouch. Spanish champions Barcelona have been given a 14-month transfer ban by Fifa for breaking rules on signing international players under 18. The Catalan club cannot buy or sell players until the summer of 2015 after the world governing body imposed a transfer ban for the next two windows. They have also been fined 450,000 Swiss Francs (£305,000). The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been sanctioned by Fifa for the same breaches. The RFEF has been given a fine of 500,000 Swiss Francs (£340,000) and told to "regularise its regulatory framework and existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football" within a year. Fifa rules state that international transfers are only permitted for players over the age of 18 - unless the player in question meets one of three qualifying criteria. A Fifa investigation found that Barcelona and the RFEF were guilty of a "serious" infringement of the rules in relation to 10 players. The investigation centred on several players aged under 18 who were registered and played for the club between 2009 and 2013. Fifa's disciplinary committee said it sought to protect the best interests of young players, even if an international transfer might be beneficial to their football careers. "On the basis of this analysis, the committee concluded that 'the interest in protecting the appropriate and healthy development of a minor as a whole must prevail over purely sporting interests'," said a Fifa statement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26852466 They try to cheat their way through everything. It's sad, because they just don't need to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Has Ter Stegen already been signed? The one summer they might finally sign defenders..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Walter Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Has Ter Stegen already been signed? No, agreed, but not signed. Will probably be blocked now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 We should defiantly be in for Ba and Lukaku, though we probably have no chance of getting either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 We should defiantly be in for Ba and Lukaku, though we probably have no chance of getting either. yes, defiantly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Has Ter Stegen already been signed? No, agreed, but not signed. Will probably be blocked now. Doubt it, appeal the ban and they'll have time until the appeal is judged. During that time they'll still be able to buy players so if it doesn't get overturn watch this become a thing enforced only from January 2015 windows and Summer 2015 window. I'd expect at least, didn't the same happen to Chelsea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 We should defiantly be in for Ba and Lukaku, though we probably have no chance of getting either. yes, defiantly! Every transfer we make is defiant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/revealed-the-chelsea-players-set-to-leave-the-club-in-mass-summer-clearout-9225743.html Revealed: The Chelsea players set to leave the club in mass summer clear-out Simon Johnson Published: 31 March 2014 Updated: 08:57, 01 April 2014 Chelsea are planning a mass clear-out of more than 10 players in the summer, with Fernando Torres, Ashley Cole and John Obi Mikel all set to leave. Manager Jose Mourinho admitted after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace that changes had to be made in order to improve the squad for next season. While the Portuguese again revealed his frustration over his underperforming strikers, a number of players in different positions are on their way out. The senior members of the squad who are vulnerable include Torres, Demba Ba, Samuel Eto’o, David Luiz, Mikel, Cole and back-up goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer and Hilario. Anxious to adapt to Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules, the club want to bring down the wage bill, which means they will let Luiz leave for £30million and are prepared to sell some of the 28 players currently loaned out including Romelu Lukaku, Marko Marin, Victor Moses, Ryan Bertrand, Gael Kakuta and Josh McEachran. Mourinho is determined to make some high-profile signings, including Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa, to improve their ability to challenge on all fronts and is aware he has to raise funds to bring in the quality he wants. The club have run out of patience with Torres, who has two years left on his £175,000-a-week contract. He has scored just four League goals this season and if a permanent move cannot be secured, a loan one is a possibility. Ba has confirmed he will be leaving Stamford Bridge after failing to make an impact since joining from Newcastle 15 months ago. Eto’o has been Chelsea’s best forward with 11 goals and the club have an option to keep him for another season when his contract runs out in May but no decision has been made on that. Cole’s deal expires at the end of the season, too, and he is expected to leave having not started a League game for more than two months. Mikel has found himself frozen out since Nemanja Matic joined for £21m in January and Chelsea hope he can command a large fee because he has three years left on his contract. As Standard Sport revealed, the club are also prepared to cash in on Brazil international Luiz. Paris St-Germain and Barcelona are both interested in his services. Significantly, Mourinho substituted Luiz at half-time at Selhurst Park for “tactical reasons” and has rarely played him in his preferred central-defensive role this year. With the club looking to bring Thibaut Courtois back from his loan at Atletico Madrid to compete with No1 Petr Cech, veteran keepers Schwarzer and Hilario are likely to be released. Chelsea are also confident they can make a significant profit on their loan players. Lukaku has scored 13 goals at Everton but his relationship with Mourinho has soured and he has had a price tag of £20m-plus put on his head. Moses and Marin, at Liverpool and Sevilla respectively, cost £16m between them in 2012 and are not part of the Chelsea coach’s plans, so permanent moves will be sought. Chelsea are hoping to buy Luke Shaw to compete with Cesar Azpilicueta for the left-back slot next term, which means Bertrand is also surplus to requirements. Bertrand, 24, is at Aston Villa — his sixth club on loan — and wants to stay there. Youngsters Kakuta and McEachran have failed to fulfil the potential shown when they made the breakthrough under former boss Carlo Ancelotti and can go, too. Mourinho dropped a major hint over his intentions at Selhurst Park. “We want to improve the team and the players and make some surgical movements in the transfer window,” he said. “Normally at the end of the season, players that are not playing a lot or who are not happy and prefer a change, that is also part of the market.” Demba. Torres Skrtel has scored more than him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Anelka's joined Atletico Mineiro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Eh. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Predictable transfer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Saying goodbye to this thread until summer 2015. Have fun you lot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Ashley will say we've had a £200m offer made for Messi but it was scupperered by the embargo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 has anyone seen a comparison of AvB's start to the season with spurs and sherwoods since taking over? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 has anyone seen a comparison of AvB's start to the season with spurs and sherwoods since taking over? Just did a quick add-up - in the league I think AVB was W8D3L5, Sherwood is W10D2L5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 should have kept him tbh, unless there were behind the scenes things that demanded his immediate removal...i think they'd have improved as he went on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 should have kept him tbh, unless there were behind the scenes things that demanded his immediate removal...i think they'd have improved as he went on I think it's pretty clear that things were not hunky dory behind scenes, for some reason. He was certainly making some strange decisions. It's certainly true that ditching him before we'd even got to Christmas was effectively writing off the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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