JimmyF

I had a bad feeling about gillet from the get go, he's all mouth and the truth seems to be coming out. Moores is going to regret not going with DIC ............ Thats if he cares

Isnt it slightly wierd to just think all the business is done after July 1st, if so how come scum have done all their dealing right now? Rafa categorically stated we shouldnt wait, there was a reason for this .......... There do appear to be problems, this summer will prove if the yanks were all talk

I would take Henry over Owen 101 times out of a 100

Time to start a new thread

No worries, as long as you do

Ribery apparently close to joining Munich, I've always rated him far more highly then Malouda, surprised Rafa's not after him

Basically said plans finalised with the architects, wil be presented to the council on June 18th and the whole thing will be boss

I'm starting to really worry about this, these yanks are PR savvy and they'll talk a great game but I'm starting to question if they've got the $$$$ to back it up. These constant Bascombe snippets have to be coming from somewhere inside the club he isnt just shooting his mouth off willy nilly. I wonder whether we'll rue not going for DIC afterall, I doubt money would of been an issue with them at all. Time will tell I guess

I think its clear we need a top class striker, a playmaker and winger. Alves would be great but not as essential as compared to those 3 areas

?I?ve still work to do for Rafa before I leave and there are one or two exciting projects to complete for him before I go to Bolton,? said McParland. Projects, interesting?

Positive stuff?

No Bascombe column in the pink today?

The Liverpool, ready to everything by Samuel Eto'o Rafa Benítez, technician ?network?, gives its approval to offer by the Cameroun about 60 million euros Imanol Guillén LONDON 01/06/07 03:00 h. Rafa Benítez, trainer of the Liverpool, is arranged to throw the house by the window to file Samuel Eto'o. The Madrilenian technician has reached the conclusion that to its equipment a goleador needs to him of first level to be able to compete with Chelsea, Manchester and Arsenal and has paid attention to comoobjetivonúmerounocontratar to the Cameroun of the Barça. Benítez knows that to file to Eto'o it will have to put upon the table much money to convince to the Barça and has already asked the new owners of the Liverpool, George Gillett yTomHicks, that gives a check him in target. These have acceded to give much money him, one hundred million euros, and Rafa Benítez has predicted to destine 60 to the hiring of Samuel Eto'o, according to informed Com Ràdio yesterday. According to this same information, the march of Eto'o of the Barça would be conditional to the arrival of Thierry Henry to the azulgrana club. More than nothing because the French is of the few forwards who could replace with guarantees a predator of the area of the stature of the Cameroun. If the draftee of Henry complicase itself, the Barça would not know so clearly to come off itself Eto'o, ?nine? that guarantees many goals. On the other hand, another possibility pointed in Cóm Ràdio happens so that the Liverpool tries to lower the price of the purchase of Eto'o putting in her to Xabi Alonso. In this assumption, the supply of the club ?network? would be of about 40 million euros plus the Basque midfield player. In any case, the Barça appreciates to Xabi Alonso but it has put ahead in his order of preferences to other average more physicists like Italian Of Rossi and costamarfileño Yaya Touré. What is clear is that the continuity of Eto'o in the Barça noestá guaranteed. Enla meeting of the azulgrana meeting of the past Tuesday already approached the situation of the Cameroun forward and several directors were in favor of their crossing while another sector of the meeting defended that it follows. The last declarations of Eto'o to Mark in which derazones returned to reiterate its critics of hancargado Vilafranca alos technicians and directors who are in favor of their march. http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/20070601/NO...A303706524.html

Spanish paper round-up: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Sport cover > Barça Barça THE CAMEROUN IS THE HIGH-PRIORITY OBJECTIVE FOR GRANDES CLUBS OF EUROPE Eto' or will follow if it promises to behave well (photo: ) 1/6/2007 J.M. Bertran The Barça has put him the poster of intransferible to the African forward, but as long as it fulfills a condition to print to send forum to value to increase text to diminish text Samuel Eto' or is not for sale. The blaugrana club has had to place the poster of intrasferible to the Cameroun forward before the avalanche of clubs that is moving to file to `crack' African. Nevertheless, this poster has a small breach, since its continuity is conditional to its character outside game lands. The club wants to avoid more exits of tone of African and him pedira - a course change will demand. Not more random pompous nor controversial declarations. That yes, within the director nobody discusses its yield to him within the field until the point that some consider the most decisive player him of Barcelona. For that reason it is no wonder from Italy and England it does not spend the day that arrives the news from a possible supply for Eto' or. Yesterday without going more far it was the Inter of Milan, through newspaper `the Gazzetta dello Sport', that postulated its interest by Samuel, offering to the Brazilian Adriano like possible currency of exchange. In any case, the interista player is being offered to the best postor, not without great difficulties, since its fame of noctámbulo precedes to him. But the supply of the Inter seems faron, are other supplies that yes have a real foundation. Two excel to the rest. The one of the Liverpool de Rafa Benítez and the one of Milan de Car it Ancelotti. The Spanish trainer got nothing else to assure to lose the end of the Champions that if the Liverpool wanted to follow in the elite he had to throw the house by the window. The high-priority objective, according to announced the British tabloides the day after the words of Benítez, was Samuel Eto' or. The British club was arranged to pay to 40 million more Xabi Alonso or Sissoko to take to Liverpool to the blaugrana forward. The other club that has bet hard by Samuel is Milan, the flaming champion of the Champions. Ancelotti technician is sumáximo avalador over Ronaldinho, that is the man preferred by Silvio Berlusconi. The Italian newspapers announced a supply of 20 million euros more Gilardino. In any case, they have not been the only supplies. The club of the multimillionaire Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea, also has sent the network of timid form. The first approach would be of 50 million euros plus the Dutch end Arjen Robben. The Manchester United has put 40 million euros, and Arsenal and Juventus also are on the track. Nevertheless, that nobody is called to deceit: Samuel Eto' or will remain in Barcelona. The high-priority objective, happens what happens in Liga, of the four the blaugrana director is to maintain at all costs to cracks of Barcelona: Eto' or, Ronaldinho, Deco and Messi. It is certain that the temperamente irascible one of Samuel has turned to him some moments of the season in an controversial element within clothes, but also is truth that their own companions have known to him to lead back. His ignited declarations of Vilafranca they created a schism within the clothes that were stopped with sapiencia by the heavy weights of clothes. Rijkaard does not want to do without `crack' of similar level, but also it wants to count on calm and united clothes. The president and the technician value the high performance that has offered Eto' or to Barcelona and know very clearly that, taken well, there is nobody so no decisive in the field. THE ?FIANCÈES? WHOM SHE HAS Chelsea Fifty million euros more Robben to obtain the best advantage of the world: Eto' or and Drogba. Abramovich will remain with the desire. Liverpool Benítez wants yes or yes to Eto' or. Forty million euros more Xabi Alonso or Sissoko has been the first supply. Threat with the one second most substantial one. Manchester United The dollars of the owners of the United look for Eto' or like its better investment. Forty million euros like bait. The Barça is no `swallowed'. Milan Ancelotti has said to him to Berlusconi who forgets Ronaldinho and that she wants to Eto' or. The Italians have made a supply timid: 20 million more Gilardino. Inter The interista club tries to remove whatever the cost to Adriano and, like whom it does not want the thing, Eto' or more money proposes an exchange with. Of laughter! http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools First | Barcelona LIVERPOOL ALREADY OFFERS BY ETOO 60 MILLION EUROS Although the Arsenal wants to him by Henry and to him it likes more TRIED. Samuel Etoo is one of the soccer players whom more poster they have. (ENRIC FONTCUBERTA) 01.06.2007 MOISÉS LLORENS (BARCELONA) Samuel Etoo returns to be in mouth worldwide. Concentrated with its selection hoping to play a party Sunday, in Liberia, the African returns to take protagonism as future star in the market from summer. Only yesterday, a Catalan transmitter (COM Ràdio) assured that Rafa Benítez wants to him for its new project in Anfield (so and as AS weeks ago informed). It was spoken of the possibility that the English will offer 60 million euros by the African, amount that could diminish if Xabi Alonso entered the operation, reason why the cost would be reduced to 40 kilos. Whatsoever, nobody of the surroundings of the player wants to speak of the subject. They prefer to keep silence to see how the events in the next weeks follow one another. Before making any decision, they prefer to know what Gaucho will happen to Ronaldinho (Henry praised to Thierry and said yesterday that ?it would be a great joy that played in Barcelona?), tried by Milan and that seems that it plays the cat and the mouse with its club. Etoo, nevertheless, he walks calm with which happens. Any club with potential would open the doors to him, as it is the case of the Arsenal of Arsène Wenger, that is arranged to change it to it to the Barça by Henry. In addition, the London club is one of the clubs preferred of the African and perhaps to which it would more like to go away. The saying. It is question to hope. Palace could be culé in a month Pedro Pompilio, vice-president of Mouth, recognized in Mitre Radio that the contacts with the Barça by the crossing of the forward Rodrigo Palace very are advanced and confirmed that ?we have reached an agreement with the Barça?. The only problem is that Mouth only has 32.5% of the rights of the player, since the rest belongs to its clubs of origin, Huracán and Banfield and to its agent, Juan Paladino.

Spanish paper round up http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Luis Garci'a guarantees the draftee of Xabi Alonso Companion in the Liverpool, thinks that ?he is compatible with which there is in the Barça? Roger Torelló/BARCELONA 31/05/07 03:00 h.One of the names that the Barça must in mind to reinforce the position of mediocentro is the one of the player of the Liverpool Xabi Alonso. Yesterday, one of its companions in the equipment ?network?, Luis Garci'a, spoke of donostiarra during an act of Umbro that was celebrated in Barcelona and guaranteed its draftee by the Barça. ?I believe that Xabi would fit well anywhere. He is a very complete player. In addition, after three seasons in England now it has the aggressiveness of there. For me, he is compatible with anyone of the midfield players of the Barça?, argued the ex- azulgrana forward. It is so the confidence that has in Xabi Alonso, who even before a hypothetical change by Samuel Eto'o - a player who interests much to the Liverpool-, Luis Garci'a would not be in favor. ?I would not change to Eto'o by Xabi Alonso. Eto'o is one of the best forwards of Europe, but Xabi also is it in its position?, said, although it added that ?it would enchant to me to have to both in my equipment?. There is Henry for short while Another one of the players who interest to Barça, and to that also it knows well because one has faced him in the Premier, is the forward of the Arsenal Henry. ?I still see three or four years him of soccer. Still he must give much?, explained Luis Garci'a. That yes, in this case did not want to venture itself to speak of a possible change of Henry by Eto'o. ?That is very complicated. Both they are great forwards?, said. Finally, and although make clear that to him him throw the Barça, not want wet by a champion since ?the Madrid have advantage? http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Rafa Benítez already formulates plans without the Basoue XABI ALONSO F.A. /BARCELONA 31/05/07 03:00 h.The Liverpool is making an authentic revolution facing the season that comes. Rafa Benítez wants to reinforce to ?reds?. Its fundamental objective is ?nine? of category, in the style of Samuel Eto'o or David Villa. The Madrilenian technician, however, already has communicated to his leaders and collaborator who can do without Xabi Alonso, since the arrival of Javier Mascherano and the continuity of Steven Gerrard guarantee the competividad to him in that zone. Rafa thinks that with the money that it obtains from the FC Barcelona by the Basque midfield player it can increase the money to carry out draftees. In case Xabi followed, the sacrificed one would be Momo Sissoko, to which it tries the Juve. Txiki Begiristain maintains the communication channel with Periko open Alonso, the father of Xabi, and the only problem is in which the Liverpool wants to remove slice by the crossing and the Barça is not idiot. It is not going to itch. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools ALVES, A CHECK THAT IT WOULD MAKE POSSIBLE TO FILE EXPENSIVE The English metropolitan newspapers return to locate it in the orbit of the Liverpool A LUXURY. The high performance that has offered Daniel Alves has placed to the Brazilian in the agendas of the greatest equipment. (MORENATTI) 30.05.2007 INTERESTS TO YOU? VICTOR FERNANDEZ Minute zero of new culebrón of the summer with he himself protagonist: Daniel Alves. The European paralyzation of the liguera competition and more important fact that Ligas is planning of the next season in the heat of, have shot the lateral rumorología about the future of the Brazilian. Of the Nest it has left it well clear: ?Here there is nobody essential one?. It is evident that Alves means very many for this Seville, but the club would not resign to a crazy supply. Happen what happens, the president thinks that the club always will leave winning. Like test, several bellboys: Kings, Sergio Ramos, Baptist. If it continued, the equipment would thank for it. If it is transferred, would leave by galactic amounts that would allow to still more reinforce the group with powerful investments. At the moment, the English metropolitan newspapers already have been in charge to place, again, to Alves in the orbit of the Liverpool. Rafa Benítez, nothing else to lose the end of the Champions, demanded to shouts to the new owners of the club important draftees that it allows to give another jump them of quality: ?The objective is not simply to gain the Champions. One is to do more competitive forts to us and for the Premier?. Apparently, the tycoons Tom Hicks and George Gillet Jr have promised that they will deliver a great attack economic to guarantee quality draftees. The list of Benítez is ample. The Times spoke yesterday of players like Malouda, Gabi Milito, Owen, he himself Etoo and? Daniel Alves. The hiring of the lateral sevillista is an old desire of the Spanish trainer, who got to offer 15 million euros the last summer. Milan and Chelsea take following the player long time and also they have slid the interest to take control of its draftee. The summer will be long and the supplies will arrive, surely. But? how much is worth now Daniel Alves? Its clause ascends to 60 million euros and is one of the players rather paid of Seville, with a card to the height of the great ones. As it says Of the Nest, the one that wants it will have to close a bank. The rumorología on its future already has gone off. Without a doubt, Seville has in the hand a check in target.

some bloke on raotl started this stuff earlier

Baines a target? http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcast...-name_page.html

It actually says a lot about him that his advisors are touting him to the likea of that scum as it appears he would be happy to play for them

Reds confirm Simao interest By Francisco Acedo - Created on 29 May 2007 Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has confirmed Benfica winger Simao Sabrosa is a summer transfer target for Rafa Benitez. Speaking to Portuguese daily A Bola, Parry revealed Simao's is a name that appears on the Spaniard's shopping list. But Parry denied that his club had already held talks with Benfica regarding a transfer. Liverpool are expected to spend heavily this summer, but a deal for Simao may involve a swap for out-of-favour Djibril Cisse, the France international who spent last season on loan at Marseille. Parry confirmed: "There are players we are interested in and Simao is one. But we have made no contact with Benfica. A swap with Cisse could be a possibility." Cisse's agent, Ranko Stojic, refused to rule out the switch but revealed the player's preference would be for a move to either Spain or England. "Anything is possible but Djibril's priority is to move to a club in either England or Spain who are in the Champions League," Stojic told A Bola. "Liverpool will not be able to decide Cisse's future without the authorisation of the player." Stojic's claim puts a question mark against Marseille's bid to finalise a fresh deal for Cisse. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?HLID=4...rss&clid=14

How much did he play that year is Spain?

Nonsense is spening £10M on a player who has had a cruciate knee injury in which the damage was so severe he had to have 2 operations on it, serious hamstring injuries and has started but only a handful of games in 3 years. it would be a massive risk Buying Owen is nothing but a sentimentel notion from fans who just refuse to acknowledge these facts and also turn a blind eye at the way he handled himself when he wormed his way out of here in the first place. Signing Owen is nothing more then of a roll of dice

Wouldnt touch him with a barge pole .................. Only for footballing reasons, who wants to spend £9M on a player no one can disagree is not as good and never will be as good as he once was Lest we forget he is also a caniving little so and so

On the ITV CL preview show last week Hicks said they were planning for a capacity in the 'high 70's', now if that is going to be from the get go or down the line who knows

I'd say for me its Eto'o #1 and Torres #1a. I'd take Torres happily, he has the youth, physique and skill to flourish in this league

Is he saying this on the la liga sky games today, why was he talking so much about us and our transfer targets?