FFC Summer 2009 Transfer Thread

Looks like Zamora is staying:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 56,00.html

I'm a doubter and I hope he proves me wrong. But he has until January to do it.

 

Today's Interesting Gossip from the British Trash sorry Newspapers...

Fulham are watching Kalmar FF midfielder Rasmus Elm and are preparing a £2.5m bid.
Full story: The Times
But Everton are also keen on the Swedish international midfielder and may outbid Fulham with £3m. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham have inquired about Sampdoria midfielder Daniele Dessena.
Full story: The Sun

 

During this silly season, I have self-diagnosed a case of H. Redknapp-Face-Fatigue. Every damn time I open up a footie website, his fat face is staring back at me along with some ludicrous rumor linking him with any one of a dozen players. Luckily, we don't have much exposure to J. Redknapp here in the U.S. b/c I've heard the combined effects of J. and H. Redknapp-Face-Fatique is instantaneous death.

Oh the humanity, why won't it stop!?! Why doesn't it stop?!?!?

 

Dare I ask what ever did happen to Jamie?

 

He does TV work for Sky now, which would explain the possibility of combined Redknapp-Face-Fatigue in the UK.

 

After two jiggers of whisky to muster the courage to again peruse the transfer rumors (and prevent swine flu: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... les-whisky ) I read that Kamara is being shopped around France? WTF?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... ester-city

Paper talk nonsense? At least I hope so...maybe Seol can play up top this year? :twisted:

 

If you look at a picture of droopy dog a few times a day, you can build up an immunity to J and H Redknapp Face Fatigue

http://img526.imageshack.us/i/droopydog3.jpg/

(tried to post the picture but for the life of me I cant figure out how to do it, I did actually post a pic once but I must have been so drunk that I wasnt using logic)

 

Naw, I don't see it, the only thing I've seen that reminds me of 'Arry is what my dog left on the grass today.

 

More banter about Hull and Fulham going after Jozy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... idore.html

 

I know we tried hard during the January transfer market for him, but Aston Villa is getting Fabian Delph for £8m.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... eds-united

 

Signing Jozy would make me forget about missing out on Crouch. Jozy would get more playing time with Hull, could even start. With Fulham he would come off the bench more, but Roy is a maestro when it comes to molding raw talent. Jozy is built for the Premiership. Hopefully Fulham can outbid Hull and make this happen. Jozy would be a great investment, no doubt about it.

 

WTH makes Hull think they canuse Fulham as a scouting/talent pool?

Lessee.. "Fulham or Hull, Hull or Fulham... who do I wanna play for?"

Like Rocket Science, I'm tellin' ya!

 

Hypothetically, if Fulham were to sign Jozy, Roy could then sell Zamora to Hull, and Jozy could get more playing time.

To me, Hull's interest in Jozy smacks of "we thought we had a deal in place for Zamora, and then that didn't get finalized, so now we're going to screw with your ability to get the guy you want".

 

I cant see us paying that much for Josy and I dont see villereal letting such young prospect go when they've only had 'im for a year.

Now a loan would be nice

 

Villarreal were stupid to buy him to begin with. They really had no intentions on playing him at all last season, they were more or less forced to. He won't figure into their plans this year or anytime in the near future. Its almost as if Villarreal wanted a "buy low/sell high" deal with Jozy.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing it. He already rides the bench so it's not like it could get much worse for him at the club level. Either desitnation would be nice to see.

If he ends up here, fantastic! I think he could be dangerous up top with Johnson.

If he ends up at Hull then hopefully he gets a lot of playing time. I still can't believe he's only 19.

Let's not eff this one up and make sure he continues to develop for club and country. The best way to do that, consistent playing time for ANY club at this point. And yes, I said ANY. Please see Charlie Davies for a great example of this.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/s ... index.html

 

Shades of Emile Heskey, with a bigger up side.

 

Jozy's twitter says he's headed to England tomorrow morning, i'm hoping for good news soon.

 

http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mod ... nt&id=4984

Such a tease. I have the uneasy feeling we, or at least I, will be dissapointed yet again. Waht a great way to get these two on the same page for South Africa....too good to be true.