RafaShanks

Watched that a million times as well.

Excellent work. Must have watched it a million times now. Love the foul on Downing. Lets hope he feckin signs, cause it's getting tedious now.

I dunno why, but I found that absolutely hilarious!!!

Are Feyenoord desperado for a goalkeeper and and right back?

Superb. We might be able to get him for under £10m.

Guesswork probably.

Relegation clause?

Reading between the lines, Prentice knows f*** all (as usual). Bascombe, hurry back please.

Of course we're still playing a game, but I think it's still a question of Alves or Pennant, not both mate.

Why don't we let Duff sign for Spurs and then swap him with Kewell.

We've got Speedy now. Lets move on people.

Don't forget that Rafa's had supposed talks with Trabelsi. Camorenesi could also be an option, with Daniel possibly covering Finnan for RB as well as playing on RW, which could be a reason why Rafa wants Alves so badly. Like you said, should be a very interesting week.

This has been my argument about Juve loaning out their older players. I personally think that their appeal will fall on deaf ears, as the prosecutors will not show any sympathy as they want to send out a clear, concise message to every single Italian team. They were lucky not be be relegated to Serie C in the first place.

Our scouts were reported to watch a whole host of Ajax players including Huntelaar.

It's called long term plan and Kuyt has been reported by Bascombe to have been at the top of Rafa's striker's list for a while. Trezeguet is on £68k a week at Juve and 3 years older (will be 29 in October). Also Rafa might think that Kuyt is more suitable to our set up in terms of what he can do for the team apart from score goals. Kromkamp may be used as a makeweight in the Kuyt deal, which could reduce the transfer fee.

Surprised if Parry's gonna sign the expenses form for that then.

I've always found the Times and other broadsheets pretty reliable.

Could be the end of the end.

Isn't Rafa supposed to be good mates with Del Nido?

We should have sent Pako.

Sky Sports news paper review of tomorrow claiming he's signing for them for £11m.

Stephen Warnock is expected to miss the reds' first few pre-season games and will undergo a minor operation in the next few days to remove some scar tissue. The combative left back, who has been re-assured by Rafa Benitez that he is still in his plans despite the arrival of Fabio Aurellio, has been suffering from stiffness after training sessions since reporting back for pre-season. The problem was diagnosed as scar tissue from a hernia operation he underwent a couple of years ago when he was on loan at Coventry, and he has targetted the club's trip to a Swiss training camp at the end of July for his return to action. TLW

I can't see Juve letting us have him on loan due to his age. Anyone know how much he's likely to cost? He's also on a reported £67k a week at Juve.

Linked with Guti........................again.