*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[Craig]

He's probably a bit too old. Still class though. Owen's easier to get though since he's pretty much surplus to requirements at Real Madrid.

I never said he was a long term option though.

The one suggestion I have read on the bbc forums is that they swap Saha for Essien.
IMO they are better off trying to sign him instead of Owen.

 

[roseboy64]

Don't think Lyon would be jumping at the chance to get an injury prone striker for someone like Essien. True he's needed more than Owen but if you can get Owen go for it.

 

[Craig]

Lyon have told Chelsea they want a player in return.

Apart from say Geremi - I can't think of who.

 

[sledger]

tiago perhaps.

 

[sledger]

Like Sven Goran Eriksson?

If Man Utd want a new striker how about Roy Makaay? He started off well last night (I saw his goals and they weren't tap in's either) and is in fact a proven goal scorer who gets them from inside and outside the box and can hurle some stunning freekicks like I remember him doing for Bayern last season.

As far as I am concerned he is the most under-rated striker in the world (most certainly in Europe) when his job is too get the goals and that he does.

i wouldnt say hes underated at all tbh, i think its common knowledge that hes a damn good player, man utd want him, thats also a well known fact, but somehow i dont think they can afford him, and i dont suppose he would really want to join them with them in the state that they are in.

 

[sledger]

Looks like Wayne Rooney could be in trouble from now on. Foul language to an official can now result in a red card. I'm thinking Sir Alex needs to get him some anger management classes immediately.

thats been the rule for a very long time now, its just that the majority of referees are far to weak to enforce it.

 

[Langeveldt]

Good start, 2-1 away win at the Madejski against one of the stronger clubs for the Pilgrims!

 

[superkingdave]

also a good start for us, 2-0 at home to Yoevil with 2 debutants scoring and Wellens MOM.

 

[Neil Pickup]

We beat Cullompton 9-0...

 

[Langeveldt]

We beat Cullompton 9-0...

hah, where next, the mighty Tivvy Town?

 

[Pothas]

Good win for Brentford against S****horpe with former non league heroe dj campbell coming of the bench too make his debut with one assist and a penalty

 

[steds]

Yes, Kendall. Anybody who beats the Yorkies has my backing.

 

[Neil Pickup]

hah, where next, the mighty Tivvy Town?

They put up a bigger fight, taking the lead before going down 3-2.

 

[bugssy]

for those who would like to know about what players there teams bought and sold....so enjoy


Premiership pay-outs near $70m
From correspondents in London
August 06, 2005

ENGLISH Premiership clubs have paid out more than £30 million ($69.4 million) on players for the 2005-2006 season.

Chelsea are the big spenders once again, splashing out £21 million ($48.58 million) on Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips and £8 million ($18.5m) on Spain left-back Asier Del Horno from Athletic Bilbao.

Arsenal are involved in two big moves, selling Patrick Vieira to Juventus for £13 million ($30.07 million) and buying Belarussian Alexander Hleb for £10 million ($23.13 million) from Stuttgart.

But with the transfer market open to August 31 there could be more buying and selling as clubs look to strengthen for the 2005-2006 season.

Top Transfers:

1 Shaun Wright-Phillips £21 million (Man City - Chelsea)
2 Patrick Vieira £13.7m (Arsenal - Juventus)
3 Alexander Hleb £10m (Stuttgart - Arsenal)
3 Asier Del Horno £8m (Athletic Bilbao - Chelsea)
4 Aiyegbeni Yakubu £7.5m (Portsmouth - Middlesbrough)
5 Peter Crouch £7m (Southampton - Liverpool)
6 Scott Parker £6.5m (Chelsea - Newcastle)
7 Jose Reina £6m (Villareal - Liverpool)
8 Mateja Kezman £5.3m (Chelsea - Atletico Madrid)
9 Craig Bellamy £5m (Newcastle - Blackburn)
Per Kroldrup £5m (Udinese - Everton)
10 Park Ji-Sung £4m (PSV Eindhoven - Man United)
11 Emre £3.8m (Inter Milan - Newcastle)
12 Simon Davies £3.5m (Spurs - Everton)
13 Mikael Forssell £3m (Chelsea - Birmingham)
14 Yossi Benayoun £2.5m (Real Santander - West Ham)
Darren Bent £2.5m (Ipswich - Charlton)

Principal club moves, with transfer fees where reported:

ARSENAL
IN: Alexander Hleb (Stuttgart) £10 million, Armand Traore (Monaco), Vito Mannone (Atalanta)
OUT: Stephen O'Donnell (Falkirk), Sebastian Svard (Vitoria Guimaraes), Patrick Vieira (Juventus) £13.7m, Graham Stack (Reading), Jeremie Aliadiere (Celtic), Edu (Valencia), Daniel Karbassiyoon (Burnley), Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa)

ASTON VILLA
IN: Kevin Phillips (Southampton) £1m, Stuart Taylor (Arsenal), Aaron Hughes (Newcastle United), Patrik Berger (Portsmouth)
OUT: Darius Vassell (Manchester City) £2m, Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart), Stefan Moore (Queens Park Rangers)

BIRMINGHAM CITY
IN: Mikael Forssell (Chelsea) £3m, Nicky Butt (Newcastle) loan, Mehdi Nafti (Racing Santander)
OUT: Robbie Blake (Leeds United), Darren Carter (West Bromwich Albion), Ian Bennett (Leeds United)

BLACKBURN ROVERS
IN: Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United) £5m, Shefki Kuqi (Ipswich Town)
OUT: Nils-Eric Johansson (Leicester City), John Fitzgerald (Bury), Gavin Peers (Mansfield Town), Craig Short (Sheffield United), Jon Stead (Sunderland)

BOLTON WANDERERS
IN: Jared Borgetti (Pachuca), El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool), Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye (Lens)
OUT: Jason Talbot (Mansfield Town), Vincent Candela (Udinese), Fernando Hierro (Out of Contract)

CHARLTON ATHLETIC
IN: Darren Bent (Ipswich Town) £2.5m, Alexei Smertin (Chelsea) loan, Gonzalo Sorondo (Inter Milan) loan, Chris Powell (West Ham United), Jonathan Spector (Manchester United), Darren Ambrose (Newcastle United), Kelly Youga (Lyon)
OUT: Paul Konchesky (West Ham United), Simon Royce (Queens Park Rangers)

CHELSEA
IN: Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City) £21m, Asier Del Horno (Athletic Bilbao) £8m, Lassana Diarra (Le Havre), Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers)
OUT: Scott Parker (Newcastle United) £6.5m, Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid) £5.3m, Alexei Smertin (Charlton Athletic) loan, Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City) £3m

EVERTON
IN: Per Kroldrup (Udinese) £5m, Simon Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) £3.5m, Phil Neville (Manchester United ) £3.5m, Mikel Arteta (Real Sociedad) £2m, John Ruddy (Cambridge United)
OUT: Eddy Bosnar (Dinamo Zagreb), Daniel Fox (Walsall)

FULHAM
IN: Heidar Helguson (Watford) £1.3m, Niclas Jensen (Borussia Dortmund), Jaroslav Drobny (Panionios), Ahmad Elrich (Busan I'Park)
OUT: Andy Cole (Manchester City), Alex Lawless (Torquay United), Edwin Van der Sar (Manchester United) £1m

LIVERPOOL
IN: Peter Crouch (Southampton) £7m, Jose Reina (Villarreal) £6m, Mohamed Sissoko (Valencia) £5m, Antonio Barragan (Sevilla), Mark Gonzalez (Albacete), Boudewijn Zenden (Middlesbrough)
OUT: Antonio Nunez (Celta Vigo), Mauricio Pellegrino (Alaves), Igor Biscan (Panathinaikos), Gregory Vignal (Portsmouth), Bruno Cheyrou (Bordeaux), Chris Kirkland (West Bromwich Albion), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton Wanderers), Vladimir Smicer (Bordeaux)

MANCHESTER CITY
IN: Darius Vassell (Aston Villa) £2m, Andy Cole (Fulham), Kizito Musampa (Atletico Madrid)
OUT: Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea) £21m, Mikkel Bischoff (Cardiff City), Christian Negouai (Standard Liege), Paul Bosvelt (Heerenveen), Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard (Hertha Berlin), Steve McManaman (Out of Contract)

MANCHESTER UNITED
IN: Park Ji-sung (PSV Eindhoven) £4m, Edwin Van der Sar (Fulham), Ben Foster (Stoke City)
OUT: Roy Carroll (West Ham United), Chris Eagles (Sheffield Wednesday), Jonathan Spector (Charlton Athletic)

MIDDLESBROUGH
IN: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Portsmouth) £7.5m, Emanuel Pogatetz (Bayer Leverkusen) £1.8m
OUT: Andrew Taylor (Bradford City), Andrew Davies (Derby County), Mark Wilson (FC Dallas), Boudewijn Zenden (Out of Contract, Liverpool)

NEWCASTLE UNITED
IN: Scott Parker (Chelsea) £6.5m, Belozoglu Emre (Inter Milan) £3.8m, Craig Moore (Out of Contract, Borussia Monchengladbach), Tim Krul (ADO Den Haag)
OUT: Craig Bellamy (Blackburn Rovers) £5m, Darren Ambrose (Charlton Athletic), Laurent Robert (Portsmouth) loan, Andy O'Brien (Portsmouth), Patrick Kluivert (Valencia), Aaron Hughes (Aston Villa)

PORTSMOUTH
IN: Azar Karadas (Benfica), Sander Westerveld (Real Mallorca), Collins Mbesuma (Kaiser Chiefs), Gregory Vignal (Liverpool), John Viafara (Once Caldas), Laurent Robert (Newcastle United) loan, Andy O'Brien (Newcastle United)
OUT: Ricardo Fuller (Southampton), Diomansy Kamara (West Bromwich Albion) £1.5m, Rowan Vine (Luton Town), Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Middlesbrough) £7.5m, Steve Stone (Leeds United), Patrik Berger (Aston Villa)

SUNDERLAND
Alan Stubbs (Out of Contract, Everton), Martin Woods (Leeds United), Tommy Miller (Ipswich Town), Kelvin Davis (Ipswich Town), Jon Stead (Blackburn Rovers), Nyron Nosworthy (Gillingham), Daryl Murphy (Waterford)
OUT: Michael Bridges (Bristol City), Thomas Myhre (Fredrikstad), Sean Thornton (Doncaster Rovers), Michael Ingham (Wrexham), Jeff Whitley (Cardiff City)

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
IN: Edgar Davids (Inter Milan), Aaron Lennon (Leeds United), Wayne Routledge (Crystal Palace), Paul Stalteri (Werder Bremen), Teemu Tainio (Auxerre), Tom Huddlestone (Derby County)
OUT: Dean Marney (Norwich City), Thimothee Atouba (Hamburg), Simon Davies (Everton) £3.5m

WEST BROMWICH ALBION
IN: Diomansy Kamara (Portsmouth) £1.5m, Darren Carter (Birmingham City) £1.5m, Chris Kirkland (Liverpool)
OUT: Darren Purse (Cardiff City), Jason Koumas (Cardiff City), Rob Hulse (Leeds United)

WEST HAM UNITED
IN: Yossi Benayoun (Racing Santander) £2.5m, Shaka Hislop (Out of Contract, Portsmouth), James Collins (Cardiff City), Daniel Gabbidon (Cardiff City), Paul Konchesky (Charlton Athletic), Roy Carroll (Manchester United)
OUT: Chris Powell (Charlton Athletic), Sergei Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev)

WIGAN ATHLETIC
IN: Stephane Henchoz (Out of Contract, Celtic), Ryan Taylor (Tranmere Rovers) £750,000, Pascal Chimbonda (Bastia), Michael Pollitt (Rotherham United)
OUT: Gareth Whalley (Swindon Town), Magno Vieira (Out of Contract), Ian Breckin (Nottingham Forest), Nicky Eaden (Nottingham Forest), Jason Jarrett (Norwich City)

 

[aussie]

God i hope Owen comes here , Btw Chelsea off to great start this season winning the communtity shield, Arsenal have some thinking to do...

 

[sledger]

its not like the result of this match means anything, good run out for most of the players on both sides, thats about all that can be taken from that match.

 

[aussie]

yea thats true but its still a good positive start for the season for the Blues....

 

[sledger]

perhaps, but realise that nobody in the last 8 years has won the charity shield and gone on to win the premiership.

 

[aussie]

hmmm interesting that, well thats good news for United i guess

 

[Craig]

We beat Cullompton 9-0...

And what was your reaction when your team lost 7-0 last week or so?