January 2009 Transfer thread

Andreason's quote in the Sun:
'If a bomb was dropped on the dressing room and four players broke their legs, maybe i could look forward to some playing time.'

Well then....

 

Pretty funny from Leon. He also said that if the manager wanted to play other guys that was fair enough, but please not "ruin my career by keeping me here". I've liked what little I have seen from him, but now w/Ehutu ahead in the pecking order it's time to sell. Can't remember what the initial fee was (2.5?), but hopefully a few German clubs bid and we can break even or make a slight profit.

 

And don't forget Danijel Ljuboja!!

 

Yes, but look at what Hodgie has done with Chrissy Baird. Made him all halfway decent or something. Of course putting a player back in their accustomed position might do that, right.

 

Remember, it's the Sun. All the fiction that's fit to print.

Although I don't doubt that Leon is frustrated.

 

He's left-footed (which we're lacking, no offense to Julian Gray), would cost zero dollars (or pounds, if you prefer) from Roy's transfer budget, and scored 18 goals for Rangers in 2005-06. Then the summer of 2006 they bought Kris Boyd (who is the type of awesome poacher David Healy was supposed to be) and he lost his job.

Let's not forget, before we signed Murphy, Zamora, Paintsil, Konchesky and Davies, they were all not playing regularly for their previous clubs. That's how you get bargains in the transfer market.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, Lovenkrands is actually very fast. (At least, he is as quantified by video games, and if there's one thing I feel like you can trust them to get right, it's who's fast and who isn't.)

 

Now they're linking the same suspects of the Hyppia deal to Chinedum Onuoha of Citeh. Nice young RB/CB with pace. Wouldn't mind seeing that happen if true.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7817178.stm

 

Bouazza moves to Birmingham on loan.

 

Not FFC related, but an interesting nugget nonetheless. Villareal turn down Everton's bid for Mr. Altidore.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 19,00.html

 

Have there been any more rumors about the guy from Leeds we were reportedly bidding for, or the kid in our Academy who had supposedly caught the eye of Fergie and Wenger?

 

Lee Cook is permanently going to QPR.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/footba ... 768191.stm

He does exist:

 

Apparently the blue makes him visible, not so much the black or white.

 

Good one, The Steve.

 

Wonder how much money we lost on that one.

 

Bring Altidore to the EPL! That would be great - I would love to be able to watch him on a weekly basis, and with their striker shortage he may see time.

 

Seol to Saudi Arabia?

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=609439&sec=transfers&cc=9999

 

It's been pretty quiet in the rumor mill at the Cottage this January. It's nice to have a settled squad and not have another massive line up change in store. We've all seen the smoke around Bully and Hangeland, but we finally do have an offer in from Bolton for Jimmy - according to Skysports. I guess we'll see, if the bid is too good to pass up.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 60,00.html