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Balague's suggestion that Rafa won't sign Valencia players out of respect is utter cobblers, I have to say. Not only has it been several years now, Valencia have refreshed their squad and the vast majority of Rafa's key men have left the club. And on top of that, they've transfer listed their top players due to their financial situation and the problems with their stadium development. There's nothing underhand about it. If anything they'd rather sell their players to Rafa Benitez at this stage. It's a nonsense statement and that's not even taking into account the fact we've signed a few from Valencia since he left. Sometimes he talks garbage, Balague. Sometimes he's spot on, but sometimes he talks garbage.

LOL tremendous

reading into his posts for a while, you get the impression ShanksLegend seems to know someone in an official position whose eyes pass over documented decisions. for example, if someone has sent a scout out to look at Kompany (last Autumn), or if someone has prepared a tentative proposal to Valencia for Villa. He generally pre-dates the press with scoops on quite a regular basis. But like everyone else in his position, there are no guarantees. Balague's effectively in the same position.

Balague was pretty open about the Torres deal last year and knew the detail on Luis Garcia well in advance... that said, ShanksLegend is well connected within the club and most of his claims eventually wind up having substance in them, much like Elisha here. Balague's not the oracle, and neither is any Internet source, but they all make good calls from time to time (Balague said Barry and two others but he's vague - he did clearly say another striker).

he's always been bang on in my experience when he passes on info - his posts are here: http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index....89;sa=showPosts

Could this be Elisha's mystery veteran with the good CV? http://www.transfermarketweb.com/index.php...amp;idsel=17223

it was shankslegend on RAWK mate.

any chance you lot could start another thread and chat s***e about essien v gerrard v alien v predator in there? cheers

has the milner thing died a death?