Aiming high, Brendan. ](*,)

It's caughtoffside ffs.

Malaga and Galatasaray in race to sign Arsenal striker Bendtner

Napoli preparing Premier League double swoop as Italian side trail Skrtel and Meireles

Everton boss Moyes eyes swoop for former Wigan star Rodallega

Zola is now the new coach of Watford: OFFICIAL

This :lol: Why on earth would anyone believe a thing that site posts.

My best mate is a Swansea fan, he'd be pissed as :lol:

Edited by MVFCSouthEnder: 4/7/2012 09:52:43 PM

Naismith to Everton



http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7865915/Everton-seal-Naismith-deal

Miguel Veloso signs 4-year deal with Dynamo Kiev

Lucio signs 2-year deal with Juventus

Veloso's career has just been going backwards since he left Sporting.

Yeah, disappointing tbh. Seems as though Portuguese players either end up at Real, or dud clubs like Dynamo, Zenit and Besiktas :lol:

I remember when we were being linked to him, I was very keen tbh, it's a shame his career has been so underwhelming since leaving Sporting

Simao and Maniche both played at Atletico and were average.
Quaresma played at Inter and was poor.
Meireles did quite well at Liverpool.
Postiga flopped at spurs.

rumors Chelsea are making a 10mil offer to Wigan for Victor Moses

Tottenham have stolen 19yr left back Zeki Fryers from Man Utd thats the second united youth player to leave with Pogba leaving for Juventus

Second this window, third if we count Morrison, that was such a promising youth squad too. At least we still have Tunnicliffe and the Keane boys though.

big loss if you ask me you still have players like Davide Petrucci but may this is a shout out to fergie to put more trust in their youngster? just a thought

Don't think you can question Fergie's trust in young players :lol:

haha it was just a thought maybe Pogba wanted a shot but fergie gave scholes another go and he left for that reason and this kid left because of the baines rumours im not one to question him look what his done it was just a thought that came to mind

Sooner or later you've got to give the younger lads a chance and can't keep relying on Scholes to be there.

But looking at Pogba, his attitude wasn't that great anyway.

So many players have been given a chance at a young age in this team. Rooney, Welbeck, Evans, Giggs, Scholes, Fletcher, Rafael, De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Cleverley, probably more and that's just from the current squad, I would say all of them made the debuts as teenagers, Smalling maybe aside?

I know what you mean and agree fully but the time needs to be right and looking at that list, he isn't afraid to throw them in. If one or two like Pogba don't get their chance and move on, so be it, he more than makes up with for it with other players.

None of them were rivalling Scholes for a position though. Cleverley made his 'breakthrough' at another club. As did Jones, Smalling, De Gea, Rooney, Welbeck and Evans.

In fact, the only players on that list that Fergie gave a chance to were Rafael, Giggs, Scholes and Fletcher...and Rafael was only out of necessity.

So out of all that, Fergie hasn't developed a young up-and-comer himself since Darren Fletcher...and he made his debut 10 years ago. Think about that shit.

When is it just about putting them in and that's it. Fergie isn't looking for a quick fix, developing a player can sometimes take years. Sending players out on loan like he did with Evans, Cleverley and Welbeck is a part of that.

Sir Alex stated that if Pogba was to agree a deal he would be sent out on loan at some stage throughout this season.

Again, I know what you mean but when one or two young players leave, it is natural for a fan to question and ask is he looking to the future but as history shows, Sir Alex does give young players a fair go. It's just a shame that we have lost enormous quality in Pogba and many believe he should have done more to keep him, that's the managers decision.

We're on a fast slide to Mediocrity with signings like these

I see your point, but Fryers had been rumoured to be leaving for longer than we have been rumoured to be after Baines. It's more a refelction of the current generation imo, money talks, a few of these players have demanded high wages without earning them and Fergie has rightly refused it. Just contrast the mentality here with the class of 92...Giggs, Scholes, The Nevs, Becks etc, it's sad really.

Kewell and Schwarzer made a good point about this in the latest FFT mag, the younger generation tend to make career decisions around money and not football, and as a result they can develop egos and hinder their development by thinking they've made it as a footballer just because their bank accounts are healthy.

Thats true alot of people are money driven its rare to see a player these days stick to one club

Diego Forlan signs two year deal with International

Reports that Modric has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid and all that's left is to agree a price with Sp*rs

Newcastle are set to sign Coventry’s 18-year-old midfielder Gael Bigirimana – Full story: Independent

Brighton want to take Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge on loan next season. The 31-year-old spent the end of last season on loan at Sunderland. – Full story: Daily Mail

Juventus are the new favourites to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, 28, after they moved ahead of both Manchester United and City – Full story: Daily Mirror

Theo Walcott is also considering his future with Arsenal, as he enters the final year of his current deal – Full story: the Sun

Chelsea are hoping to finalise a £10m move for Wigan striker Victor Moses – Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal are considering a move for Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote, but will refuse to pay the £20m asking price – Full story: talkSPORT

And it appears the Gunners are not the only Premier League clubs monitoring Rennes midfielder Tongo Doumbia, with the player himself saying his agent was currently dealing with offers – Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United have made a bid in the region of £20m for Portugal midfielder Joao Moutinho – Full story: Times (subscription required)

Tottenham are ready to listen to offers for Rafael van der Vaart, 29. A fee of £10m-plus is likely to be enough to capture the Dutch international attacking midfielder – Full story: Daily Mail

Spurs are also contemplating bringing former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra, 27, back to the Premier League, after he was told he could leave Real Madrid – Full story: Metro


Tottenham’s new boss Andre Villas-Boas is heading for a war with Sir Alex Ferguson over Manchester United defender Ezekiel Fryers, 19, who is set to sign for Spurs – Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa could make a move for Sheffield United right-back Matthew Lowton – Full story: Daily Express

Queen’s Park Rangers are preparing an £8m bid for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng – Full story: Daily Mail

Rangers manager Ally McCoist wants to sign former Celtic striker Craig Beattie as the Ibrox club prepare for life in the Scottish Football League – Full story: Daily Record

Ever since Wayne Bridge left Chelsea he's been the world's best downhill skier

Because they need a central midfielder right now...

Where does that leave Alonso?

Sky Sports News; Jonathan Woodgate is set to sign for Middlesbrough. "I'm honoured to work with a player like Jonathan." said the Boro physio.

Done deal now that one. Kuszczak, Bruno and now Bridge. 3 very good signings. This Brighton squad is shaping up incredibly.