*Official* English Football Season 2008-2009

[Matteh]

0034: ENORMOUS BREAKING TRANSFER NEWS
The Spurs website says they have agreed to sell Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United for £30.75m, with Fraizer Campbell going to Spurs on a season-long loan. Did you get all that?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

SWP must be happy we just spent 40m on a right winger. Suppose he'll play up front with Jo.

 

[roseboy64]

Spurs drop their complaint as well.

 

[Agent TBY]

Oh man, wtf. Neither player's worth 30mil+, but it's ridiculous Berbatov's transfer fee's only 2mil off Robinho's.

 

[roseboy64]

Apparently Berbatov was going to come to Man Utd for 25m but then Man City made their bid.

 

[Craig]

di Canio

Seems there have been no major moves while I've been away from my desk. Greenacre is still a white it seems, my facebook status will be adjusted tonight accordingly (Y)

Greenacre

And I was hanging on the edge of my bed to see or not if he would make an 11th hour transfer to Real Madrid or Barcelona. Their loss IMO, don't know what they are missing out on.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Surprised there's not been much of Brumby in the thread today, either. Though I guess the Arse have been quiet.

You answered your own question tbh. Would've desperately liked a quality holding midfielder, but once the Barry to Scousers deal was queered we were never going to get Alonso. Just hope we've invested in a big bag of cotton wool to wrap Cesc in, because if he gets crocked we're seriously buggered.

 

[Johnners]

Apparently there was some talk about Arsenal being interested in Veloso. Obviously nothing seems to have come of it though.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Apparently there was some talk about Arsenal being interested in Veloso. Obviously nothing seems to have come of it though.

Hopefully one of Diaby or Denilson will be able to step up like Flamini (Judas **** that he is) did last year. Wholly dependent on Fabregas not getting injured tho.

Trust Arsene wholeheartedly, but given the board said he has £30m available I think it's sometimes not so much that we can't afford to compete with yer ManUres or your Chavs (or yer Citehs too now, I suppose), it's that he considers it all a bit vulgar and prefers to grow his own, as it were.

 

[Craig]

Chievo Verona signed Kerlon BTW.

Yeah I wasn't expecting that. It will be interesting to see how well he has made his comeback from injury.

Berbatov signed for 30.75 million. Campbell on season long loan to Spurs.

What is the opinion of Campbell by MU fans?

Crazy day of transfers.

 

[GIMH]

Well, that's that over. Never known the footy thread to be so active. Looking forwards to january already...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Well, that's that over. Never known the footy thread to be so active. Looking forwards to january already...

Haha the way that last day went, January could get ugly.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Robinho > Berbatov

suck it United

Nah, Berbatov is one of the best players in europe. 15 goals and 11 assists as opposed to Robinho's 11 goals and 14 assists (both in the league last season), and Berbatov was getting service from Jermaine Jenas. I certianly don't think Robinho's worth more than £25m, but we certainly did fleece United on the Berbatov sale.

Hopefully with the disruptive influence gone we can get our season back on track.

 

[Craig]

Hopefully one of Diaby or Denilson will be able to step up like Flamini (Judas **** that he is) did last year. Wholly dependent on Fabregas not getting injured tho.

Trust Arsene wholeheartedly, but given the board said he has £30m available I think it's sometimes not so much that we can't afford to compete with yer ManUres or your Chavs (or yer Citehs too now, I suppose), it's that he considers it all a bit vulgar and prefers to grow his own, as it were.

England has been taken over by France?

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Location: Leeds.

Too predictable....

I moved to Leeds last year, and that's highly irrelevant.

I'm glad we got Berbatov . Lol at City getting Robinho, they were just after players who top clubs were after lol.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Where abouts in Leeds you from BTW?

 

[Craig]

How random was the loan move of Derby's Tyrone Mears to Marseille? That has had to have been on the most remarkbale transfer deadline days ever.

 

[Agent TBY]

2006's was pretty ridiculous, tbh. Granted, the Robinho deal's way bigger, but two players rated that highly arriving at the same mid-table club was awesome.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_4085465,00.html

Could be interesting. Hardly surprising though, the guy's a nutjob imo. Brilliant at times, but crazy all the same.

 

[Craig]

I'm just gutted for not buying the Chelsea shirts with 'Robinho' on the back they were selling on their website before they had even bought him, or were trying to do so anyway.