I noticed the same thing, but it would just look stupid to reply in another thread. #-o

Yeah, he has a mountain of pressure on him though at the moment. He has great potential and I hope he isnt being damaged by the pressure

Rafa's said he wants to hang on to Agger.

Wheater and Taylor aren't bad. The other names you listed I wouldnt' label "quality". We should raid Fulham for Hangeland. That would be a quality signing. Excellent replacement for Hyypia.

This mornings defeat showed that we still need 2-3 decent players...

Silva, Villa and either Aguero or Raul Albiol per chance?

Fulham will continue their quest to sign Spurs duo Gareth Bale and Tom Huddlestone at the end of the season

Chelsea are also keen on Tottenham forward Roman Pavlyuchenko, with manager Gus Hiddink criticising Spurs boss Harry Redknapp's treatment of the player


Manchester City have set their sights on cash-strapped Atletico Madrid's Argentine striker Sergio Aguero


After missing out on Kaka, Manchester City are eyeing up another big-money transfer with Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o top of their list


Tottenham and Newcastle are lining up a bid for Wigan striker Amr Zaki, who missed the defeat by Everton at the weekend after failing to return from international duty with Egypt


Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has cast doubt on his future with the Gunners by refusing to rule out a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid


Manchester United are set to beat Barcelona to the services of French midfielder Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich this summer if Ronaldo moves to Madrid

Not really. The players are there, they just played like absolute rubbish.

All of which would be too expensive.

Would it kill you to source those rumours jim??

^ I know that afro I was saying that those were the names Jim would want.

I would love Ribery but I reckon we should try and keep Ronaldo over Ribery at the moment, if we sell him than we should definately go for Ribery and then sign Tevez

Everyone wants Ribery at the moment.

Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink is hoping to secure a new contract with Celtic. (Independent)

Ferguson has also hinted he wouldn't mind Jose Mourinho taking over at Old Trafford when he retires. (Daily Star)

Didnt see that one coming

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1169319/Rafa-taunts-Fergie-I-understand-word-says.html

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Why would you bother Rafa, Fergie has you covered in this area and these are the childish insults that you have been reduced too.
Does anyone else see Rafa and immediately think of fast food joints? Its weird but I can seriously picture him alot fatter wolfing them down.
Did anyone catch lucas' comments about Rafa? They are hillarious he calls him a bad manager and wonders how he coaches at the level that he does, it is made funnier because ALOT more people would find it stranger that lucas is playing at the level he is. He also says that if rafa hadnt of taken him off against chelsea they would have won and he calls Lippi a bad coach as well for doing the same thing to Pirlo and includes Lippi in his how do they coach at the level they are comments. Dont know if its true or not but it is hillarious. What do Liverpool fans think?

Fulham are lining up a double summer bid for Tottenham pair Tom Huddlestone and Gareth Bale. (Daily Express)

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is chasing Athletic Bilbao's Spanish under-21 midfielder Javi Martinez. (Daily Mirror)

Hull manager Phil Brown is hopeful of signing Angola striker Manucho, currently on loan from Manchester United, in a permanent deal for £750,000. (Daily Mail)

Barcelona are in pole position to sign Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery this summer, though Bayern are demanding a world record fee. (The Guardian)

Sunderland are ready to ask Alan Curbishley to become their emergency new manager - once he settles his dispute with West Ham this week. (Daily Mirror)

Robin van Persie is ready to sign a new contract at Arsenal despite turning down a £65,000 deal in March. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic are set to be priced out of a move for Rayo Vallecano's defensive midfielder Mohamed Diame. (Scottish Daily Mail)

Oldham Athletic's mascot, Chaddy the Owl, had to be carried from the pitch after falling off a BMX bike during the pre-match entertainment at Carlisle. (Daily Telegraph)

Awesome, Is the Daily Mirror a reputable source though?

Youre the sports writer ^

Javi Martinez is worth 10mil and he has one of the biggest pin-wheels on my FM game save even though hes only 19 in it. He must be brilliant. /jimsmithesque

In all seriousness hes gotta be better than Lucas. Wiki says hes 190cm so hes a big lad. I dont know much about him but from the little ive read I reckon we should take a punt.

Like Afro said, it kinda alludes to the fact that Alonso might be going.

Alonso cannot leave. :cry: Hes practically my fave player. Javi would need to be super-awesome from the get-go. Gareth Barry would go alright.

If this guy could slot into Alonsos position from the outset it would be pretty cool. He must be better than Lucas.

He plays almost exactly the same game as Alonso, but he's 8 years younger. That just screams "XABI'S LEAVING" at me, which makes me sad, but Martinez is quite the prospect. That said, perhaps it's because rafa's given up on Lucas and we're replacing him. Now there's a wet dream waiting to happen...

Oh yeah. Masch, Alonso and Martinez. Finally, a decent injury replacement :lol:

That would be without a doubt the best midfield in the prem. Would now be the wrong time to mention I'd rather have Veloso than Martinez?? 8-[:P

AC Milan forward Kaka wants the Italian club to sign Steven Gerrard, despite the England midfielder recently agreeing a new contract with Liverpool. (Daily Mail)

Cristiano Ronaldo's future has been plunged into fresh doubt after Ramón Calderón, the former Real Madrid president claimed the Spanish champions have a formal agreement to sign "one of the best players in the world" in the summer. (The Times)

Liverpool forward Ryan Babel is expected to lead a summer exodus from Liverpool after voicing his frustration at his minor role in Rafael Benítez's squad this season. (The Times)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will not pay over the odds for Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour this summer. Liege want £15m for the Belgian but O'Neill values the 22-year-old at £7m. (Daily Star)

Arsenal are considering a bid to bring West Ham defender Matthew Upson back to the club, although it may depend on whether the Hammers get into Europe. (Daily Mirror)

100m pounds + Pato and Gourcuff = Sold.

I feel sick for putting a value on him. I think I undervalued him too.

I would never sell him. Ever. I dont care what you offer. Not even a lifetime pass to free Nandos.

I'm not even a Liverpool fan, and I don't think I'd sell him either. Just does too much.

He's 28. For my evaluation you'd have to accept. He'd probably tell the board to accept cause he loves the club so much. We'd make him sign a 2 year deal worth not much a week. Buy out his contract and then sign him up. That would be the shiftiest dealing ever but we'd end up with everything.

I wouldnt ever EVER sell him in the first place. I would get rid of Torres first... Oh shit. Maybe not.

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