James Milner

[Brownie]

West Ham are interested.

 

Link? Quotes?

[Catch22]

It certainly is correlated with finance I agree.

 

I just think to a slightly lesser extent (ie/ La Coruna winning in '00) mainly wrt a lack of a clear CL 'Big 4'- there seems to be more fluidity there.

 

You are definetely right though that Rafa was brought in because of his work in overcoming the bigger spenders.

[Catch22]

Sorry didnt see that CrazyHorse had already posted the big 4 point...

[Crazyhorse7778]

That probably weakens your argument. Atletico Madrid are in the CL now because they have gone and spent shitloads of cash, whereas the likes of Sevilla have been selling their best players.

 

It is affected by finance, but not, in my opinion, to the same extent as the premiership is.

[theghost]

Link? Quotes?

 

Two words: Alan Curbishley.

[StevieH]

Link? Quotes?

 

No link or quotes, just what I've been told by people at West Ham. If Curbishley keeps his job he will make an enquiry. Solano has moved on and there are question marks about Faubert's fitness.

[Moo]

It's not very logical though is it? We've had no interest for Pennant and there's been nothing mentioned about Voronin being sold.

 

Also, the lowest fee mentioned for Milner has been £7M. Anyway, if we sold Pennant and Voronin, why do we need Milner when we have Benayoun?

 

Yes it is. Plausible or realistic are however different matters hence why I specified 'at the right price'.

The costs of these transfers are down to pure speculation at the moment but I think we could just about get back what we paid on Pennant, and get £1-2m on Voronin.

Whatever Newcastle might be saying, I think a profit could be made.

 

Regarding Benayoun, I'd sell him too but that's by the by as even if he stays we still need other options on the bench. Remember we're talking here about selling two forward options, plus Crouch, they will somehow have to be replaced by at least one possibly two other players.

[Brownie]

No link or quotes, just what I've been told by people at West Ham. If Curbishley keeps his job he will make an enquiry. Solano has moved on and there are question marks about Faubert's fitness.

 

Who do you know at West Ham?

[Brownie]

Yes it is. Plausible or realistic are however different matters hence why I specified 'at the right price'.

The costs of these transfers are down to pure speculation at the moment but I think we could just about get back what we paid on Pennant, and get £1-2m on Voronin.

Whatever Newcastle might be saying, I think a profit could be made.

 

Regarding Benayoun, I'd sell him too but that's by the by as even if he stays we still need other options on the bench. Remember we're talking here about selling two forward options, plus Crouch, they will somehow have to be replaced by at least one possibly two other players.

 

I'd sell Pennant, Benayoun and Voronin as well. I wouldn't sell Crouch but he is going - to replace all of them i'd bring in Villa and an attacking midfielder, but we'd have the funds available to buy someone much better than Milner for that money.

[Cardie]

That probably weakens your argument. Atletico Madrid are in the CL now because they have gone and spent shitloads of cash, whereas the likes of Sevilla have been selling their best players.

 

Sevilla's success has come about because they sold their better players each year.

 

Puerta collapsing on the pitch and later dying then losing Ramos earlier than expected meaning they had to promote the manager they were nuturing earlier than expected are bigger factors in their poor performance.

[Brownie]

Sevilla's success has come about because they sold their better players each year.

 

Puerta collapsing on the pitch and later dying then losing Ramos earlier than expected meaning they had to promote the manager they were nuturing earlier than expected are bigger factors in their poor performance.

 

I don't really care about Sevilla to be honest Cardie, i'm just making the point that finance is just as much an issue in Spain as it is here. To suggest otherwise is just not true. Atletico were in the Segunda Division not long ago, and now they're in the CL - money is one of the reasons why.

 

I actually don't think that finance is the be all and end all - there's much more to football than just money but to suggest that it's less of an issue in Spain is just ridiculous and all it does it makes Rafa's record over here look better than it is.

[Catch22]

Interestingly the 1st season Atlectico were in Segunda they were bizarrely joined by Betis & Sevilla (1 of whom deliberately lost a game to put the other down if i remember right)

3 of the big 6 in Spain iout of the top flight & all of whom have been in the CL since.....

 

Little old Tenerife got promotion at AM's expense though.... & had Rafa to thank 4 it!

[Rashid]

The sad thing is that Voronin and Milner are on the same level! No irony, just fact.

[Thants]

Hehe just fact my arse. Maybe some of your 'facts' will ooze out while yogaing.

[cochcaer]

£1-2m for Voronin. You'll be lucky if you get a Mars Bar. He'll leave on a free - next summer.

[RedKnight]

He'd eat the Mars bar.

[Thants]

Catch22 has greyed me for suggesing Rashid speaks out of his arse from time to time. Grey indeed.

[Catch22]

Sorry, Thants- was trying to do a positive rep for you.

 

Don't know what 'greyed' means but sounds predictably like i screwed it up!

 

Internet baffles pissed old hack, etc

[Thants]

Sorry, Thants- was trying to do a positive rep for you.

 

Don't know what 'greyed' means but sounds predictably like i screwed it up!

 

Internet baffles pissed old hack, etc

 

So then, who feels more like a cunt than me then?! Eh? Cmon, stand in line. Anyone?

No.

 

On behalf of Thants Ltd maybe I publicly announce that I'm a big whoopsie.

 

Repped.

[RedinSweden]

I have nowt against Milner. he seems decent enough, but where the fuck did 9 million come from?

[StevieH]

Villa planning £6m raid on Newcastle for Milner | Mail Online

[Teigen]

Here we go.

[Stu Monty]

Just to re-iterate that I was right.

 

So right.

[Ted]

28 pages?

 

I was going to go through and look for my own contributions but fuck it.

[dave u]

A brief selection...

 

I'm gonna stick my Bellamy out here. Degen will be fucking awful.

 

He's fuckin crap. No way should he even be considered for us.

 

I hope you're reading this 'Milner.' If that is your real name. I want you to know that I hate you and your family.

 

I heard my head say "Terry, you really should tone down your ego. It's unjustified."

 

And yet here I am. Ruling totally at making judgements on players I've never seen. While all the time looking suave and dapper.

 

Monty is Tom Cruise and Milner is his Scientology.