FFC Summer 2009 Transfer Thread

In the back of my mind, I figured we were a long shot. But I did get my hopes up. Career-wise, I don't think it's a good move for him. He'd be a starter here and get European football, neither of which he'll get at Spurs. Ah well.

 

From what I've been reading Sunderland had to agree to a 12 million fee, and we were being charged that amount.

But Spurs only had to pay 10 million.

Bungs, anyone?

 

tim, are you going to be the Fulham correspondent on WSD? or was that some other tim.

 

Dean Ashton is apparently on Roy's radar at the tune of 5 million. Stoke and Hull are also snooping around.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... l?ITO=1490

 

That guy's had some awful injury issues, no? Only managed 4 league games last year, none at all in 2006-07. Not necessarily the risk we want to be taking if we're concerned about depth.

On the other hand, he's been effective when healthy (11 goals in 35 matches in all competitions for West Ham in 2007-08). He'd be an upgrade over Zamora if/when healthy, but I guess that's the issue. If I were Roy, I'd be careful not to pay too much for him unless I was sure he was healthy.

 

Crouch to Spurs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/footbal ... 169170.stm

Harry, Harry, Harry...
:roll:

 

Having Crouch on the Whites was a dream that did not come true :3d crying:

 

I'm not disappointed Fulham didnt buy Crouch but I am really pissed Zamora has'nt gone to Hull.

Crouch to me can only be a goal scorer with the right support neither Fulham nor Spurs can give him that support right now but we will see, Harry's a pretty shroud manager and I like him, great player too but not many on here would remember he's days at West Ham?

Zamora on the other hand is not a goal scorer has not proved to me he can score goals on a regular basis I think he's record speaks for that.

Roy needs to buy a Goal scorer and find a support player to bring the best out of Johnson, and I think we could have a great season, lets hope.

 

He scored 11 league goals in 38 matches last season for Portsmouth and had virtually no support -- he scored almost 30% of their goals for the season (38 ). He didn't exactly light it up, but it's respectable total considering the team, and it still is double our top scorer from last season.

Meanwhile, he scored just 22 goals in 3 years at Liverpool, where we know he had plenty of support.

To me, his production is all about consistent playing time, which he got at Portsmouth and didn't at Liverpool. He would have gotten that at Fulham, and we have good midfielders to deliver him the ball.

It's a major blow that we didn't get him.

 

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2 ... -exit-door

If Elano is on Inter's radar, he's probably not an option for FFC. But why not make a run at Benjani? That seems reasonable...

 

So with Crouch headed to Spurs, will Defoe or Bent or Pavlyuchenko be out the door? Not sure how Harry will find playing time for all of them (plus Keane, who presumably is not leaving since he's the captain and leaving didn't work out the first time for him).

 

I'm going to say either or Both Bent and Pavyuchenko make a move somewhere?

 

Bent to Sunderland. Pavyuchenko, haven't heard anything yet - he'll be tough to sell because the Spuds will want to get their money back they spent on him. Perhaps a loan move?

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... ty-medical

I don't see this as any kind of good news for the immediate future of FFC. I believe Wenger is bound to come sniffing 'round for Brede with serious cash now as he NEEDS another proven CB.

 

Sounds like we are closer to Kagisho Dikgacoi.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 03,00.html

 

That's, umm... good?

With all applicable caveats about how Roy has forgotten more about soccer than I will ever know, I'm a bit concerned at this point. I don't see how the signings we've seen so far have addressed the areas of need (other than depth and versatility) and if Wenger poached Hangeland things would be looking pretty bad.