Weekend football thread

Post by **Dartfrog** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:35 am

It's always more fun when we give everyone a massive head start.

Post by **Randall** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:29 pm

as crazy as the statement sounds, isnt 35 million a bit cheap?

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:37 pm

Scandalously. Liverfool must feel daft paying that for Carroll now.

Post by **Randall** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:39 pm

given ronaldo was 80 mill i think 35 seems like horrible business.

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:47 pm

Cesc is nowhere near as good as ronnie though. Arsenals problem was there was only one team bidding & everyone knew that was where cesc wanted to go. Limits the flexibility of negotiations.

Post by **M H** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:49 pm

How long was left on his Arsenal contract?

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:50 pm

5 years I think. Maybe 4.

Post by **gazman** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:51 pm

Knots & crosses wrote:Scandalously. Liverfool must feel daft paying that for Carroll now.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I was coming home from work and heard it on the radio.

Post by **M H** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:51 pm

Blimey, that does make it good business for Barca

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:54 pm

M H wrote:Blimey, that does make it good business for Barca

If you want to think it's amazing business, consider that nasri will go to citeh for 25m with one year left on his deal.

Post by **M H** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:56 pm

I think it is good business Knots, it's not like Arsenal had to sell or get nothing in a years time as is the case with Nasri.

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:20 pm

And now wenger has 2 weeks to get the sweetie packet & the fixident out, & everyone knows he's desperate. Inflated prices......

Post by **Randall** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:24 pm

how much did they pay for fabregas?

Post by **hang the dj** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:34 pm

Let's see how Arsene spends the money, I expect him to bring in an unknown 17 year old French winger

Post by **Randall** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:35 pm

if he turned out henry theyd be ok.

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:13 pm

Paid 2.5m for cesc.

Ah, but Henry cost them a fortune. & was already an established player.

He needs Cahill defensively.

He has Ramsey & wilshere for the middle of the park, so creatively they shouldn't suffer going by his logic. They need a destroyer in there though. Oh, and a striker not made of glass.

Post by **M H** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:29 pm

Knots & crosses wrote:Paid 2.5m for cesc.

Ah, but Henry cost them a fortune. & was already an established player.

He needs Cahill defensively.

He has Ramsey & wilshere for the middle of the park, so creatively they shouldn't suffer going by his logic. They need a destroyer in there though. Oh, and a striker not made of glass.

Agree Knots. Arsenal for the last few years have heeded what Alf Ramsey used to call the spine of a team. Keeper, centre back, solid midfielder and centre forward. I don't think the game's changed that much since his time to make that theory redundant.

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:51 pm

Every successful team has that. Leadership.

Post by **Randall** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:44 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14525931.stm

heard a rumour he was coming to city, clearly not.

Post by **M H** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:44 pm

Mancini don't look happy at the moment!