Silly Season January 2014

[toffeejack]

I've been speculating mate based on media reports and stuff from genuine ITKs in the hope of building some sort of false belief that I have half an actual f*cking clue on who is signing for us and not.

So far I've done well.

this is why the only thing i trust that you write is the preview.

i only know that this is really you doing them instead of ripping them off, because of how tosh they are.

 

[davek]

If we're waiting on the practically unused Heitinga to be bought to sign a new player.

Does that suggest we have money to spend this window as has been suggested?

 

[Skeleton Crew]

Thanks mate.

Stop wasting time on transfer conjecture and go write a history lesson for us concerning tomorrow. Some of us still have things to learn..

kinnell

 

[Toffeelover]

this is why the only thing i trust that you write is the preview.

That is it, Chico where is the derby preview?

 

[Netromelo]

Heitinga to Galatasaray, Gueye to Olympiakos.

 

[toffeejack]

The Arteta money went to the bank, fair enough. We took around £13m for Rodwell and spent close to £7m on Mirallas, around £4.5m on Pienaar, about £3m on Oviedo and roughly the same on Stones (total £17.5m).

Say that our debt was £35m and the tv money this year is £40m. We're £18m up on trading so, without taking into consideration loan fees, improved contracts etc we could be debt free and have £23m to spend on Lukaku in the summer. IF that is the case, why dip into the pot now if we can at all help it?

Martinez has said that the situation is different at the club now than it was under Moyes and that we don't need to sell players to pay down debt. I'm sure that the tv money has a lot to do with that. How much are our loanees worth? Lukaku £23m? Deulofeu £30m? Traore £15m? If teams want to trust us with £68m worth of talent why wouldn't we take advantage?

I believe that we're working strategically. Say that the plan is to buy Lukaku in the summer, if possible, sign Barry for free and take Deulofeu on loan for another year. Who wouldn't be happy with that?

there's no way delafeou is worth £30m atm, same to lukaku, that would be the max price of them buying potential. traore just went for £7m-£8m, so not sure if his fee can double within a couple of days. apologies if that wasn't the fee.

 

[jrj]

If we're waiting on the practically unused Heitinga to be bought to sign a new player.

Does that suggest we have money to spend this window as has been suggested?

Maybe we're waiting til deadline day?

 

[davek]

Maybe we're waiting til deadline day?

...or to get more out the door and the wages with them http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.co...kos-make-enquiry-over-frenchman-magaye-gueye/

Martinez is practically being asked to throw players over the side of the ship to get a body back in.

 

[jonah999]

Heitinga to Galatasaray, Gueye to Olympiakos.

Reports in Turkey say manchini has pulled the plug on heitinga. Transfer window over

 

[Toffeelover]

Ah, but Dave there is bodies and then there is bodies not just about numbers.

 

[mythbuster]

Reports in Turkey say manchini has pulled the plug on heitinga. Transfer window over

Don't you know mate, Martinez is a liar. He said we had money, we don't. I think it's all part of a cunning master plan to get clubs to quote us higher prices for anybody we might enquire about.

 

[Toffeelover]

Reports in Turkey say manchini has pulled the plug on heitinga. Transfer window over

Oh fook, bet wanted to big a wage packet. Stuck with the buggar. Waiting for a free and then get a big sirning on fee.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Reports in Turkey say manchini has pulled the plug on heitinga. Transfer window over

Wouldn't be too sure on that just yet.

 

[Nastalt]

Siem de Jong please or Defour, the rest are turbo gash.

Grenier would be perfect

 

[hudd101]

Grenier would be perfect

He's not very fast on FIFA though mate.