Talk Football Here... - Part 3

[andyman]

Bet a Man Utd fan did that to the dog.

[Novo]

Man city will have a hard time getting world class players

[Jayson]

I reckon arsenal should sign someone like him, just one HUGE signing to completely destroy everyone (Ibrahimovic)

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Liverpool have Torres.. Job done.


Apparently Man Utd are making an offer for him.

He wouldn't leave, unless it was stupid money like 70m

After he complained about the big money deals...

[andyman]

You two Arsenal fans! Can you please just talk about how great Torres is.. Thanks.

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
I reckon arsenal should sign someone like him, just one HUGE signing to completely destroy everyone (Ibrahimovic)


Can't afford a world class player really,

Other than already having them....

Arshavin could go for 30m +
Van PErsie 30m +

Fabregas has been offered 40m +
Nasri is worth like 25+
Adebayor 25+


We will make some decent signings, and develop our talent and potential.

We sign that midfielder, or Veloso.

Along with Thomas and maybe hangeland, then we have a full squad with back up for every position.

[HeatherTWx]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by andyman
Liverpool have Torres.. Job done.


Apparently Man Utd are making an offer for him.

He wouldn't leave, unless it was stupid money like 70m

After he complained about the big money deals...

My mate told me last night that Man Utd were going to offer 40 million. but the way that she said it sounded as if Torres was going i almost cried but then she said that they were going to offer him that. But nah he wont go he's settled at Liverpool

[andyman]

BBC3 showing the Brazil game.

Poor Egypt.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Showtyme
I reckon arsenal should sign someone like him, just one HUGE signing to completely destroy everyone (Ibrahimovic)


Can't afford a world class player really,

Other than already having them....

Arshavin could go for 30m +
Van PErsie 30m +

Fabregas has been offered 40m +
Nasri is worth like 25+
Adebayor 25+


We will make some decent signings, and develop our talent and potential.

We sign that midfielder, or Veloso.

Along with Thomas and maybe hangeland, then we have a full squad with back up for every position. I would say, sell Adebayor, Rosicky, Eduardo and Gallas, and use that money to buy some like Villa or Ibi, and that midfielder.

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
You two Arsenal fans! Can you please just talk about how great Torres is.. Thanks.

No ive had to put up with Liverpool rubbish for ages!!!!

Having discussion about Arsenal is amazing used to post stuff like all the time yet nobody cared.

Andy sometimes commented.

But unless its liverpool.
or a huge deal liverpool fans dont care.

[andyman]

Liverpool will not sell for £40m

He aint for sale and has signed a new 3 year deal.

[30stone]

Originally posted by lil_star11
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by andyman
Liverpool have Torres.. Job done.


Apparently Man Utd are making an offer for him.

He wouldn't leave, unless it was stupid money like 70m

After he complained about the big money deals...

My mate told me last night that Man Utd were going to offer 40 million. but the way that she said it sounded as if Torres was going i almost cried but then she said that they were going to offer him that. But nah he wont go he's settled at Liverpool

Yep and when he does leave liverpool

I guarantee he goes italy.

He said he wants to have played all the top leagues in the world by the end of his career..

hes done spain and doing premiership atm...

[andyman]

2nd half!

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
Liverpool will not sell for £40m

He aint for sale and has signed a new 3 year deal. Hes not gonna leave Liverpool for a couple more years, but eventually hell go somewhere like Real of Barca, back to his home country.

[Locke.]

He plays from the left
He does'nt wear tights
That boy Robinho makes Giggsy look shite

[Jayson]

Italy have so many old players, seriously whats their average age?

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Showtyme
I reckon arsenal should sign someone like him, just one HUGE signing to completely destroy everyone (Ibrahimovic)


Can't afford a world class player really,

Other than already having them....

Arshavin could go for 30m +
Van PErsie 30m +

Fabregas has been offered 40m +
Nasri is worth like 25+
Adebayor 25+


We will make some decent signings, and develop our talent and potential.

We sign that midfielder, or Veloso.

Along with Thomas and maybe hangeland, then we have a full squad with back up for every position. I would say, sell Adebayor, Rosicky, Eduardo and Gallas, and use that money to buy some like Villa or Ibi, and that midfielder.

Id sell Adebayor Gallas and Eboue and Possibly Eduardo..

Buy That Midfielder, David Silva/ Veloso and Hangeland/Lescott.

I want to give Rosicky a chance, at least until the January transfer market. He could still be amazing.

[andyman]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by andyman
Liverpool will not sell for £40m

He aint for sale and has signed a new 3 year deal. Hes not gonna leave Liverpool for a couple more years, but eventually hell go somewhere like Real of Barca, back to his home country. Liverpool might sell after 3 years, but too early to shout that.. Torres still young.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by andyman
Liverpool will not sell for £40m

He aint for sale and has signed a new 3 year deal. Hes not gonna leave Liverpool for a couple more years, but eventually hell go somewhere like Real of Barca, back to his home country. Liverpool might sell after 3 years, but too early to shout that.. Torres still young. Hell get bored, like Ronaldo did an Man U

[andyman]

Italy will now crush them.

[Jayson]

Im hoping we sign another big player, a bit like Henry, we haven't been the same since.
I reckon a good goalscorer should bring us back to our best.

[andyman]

Italy plans was to hold them, get a quick goal then defend.. Best in the world doing that.

Italy must get two goals for plan to work, and it will work.

[andyman]

Good play, plenty of movement.

[andyman]

USA wasted a good chance there.

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Im hoping we sign another big player, a bit like Henry, we haven't been the same since.
I reckon a good goalscorer should bring us back to our best.


Imo thats why they bought Arshavin..

He will be Arsenals top scorer next season i think.


I think we need to strengthen our Defence (central in particular)
A right defensive player if eboue leaves.


And 2 Midfielders, 1 big holding midfielder and another more attacking one.


Arshavin + Van Persie with Bendtnar and Vela on bench isn't bad Suppose we could use another.

Thats if Eduardo and Adbeyaor do leave.

[Jayson]

I reckon we could use this Jozy Altidore

[30stone]

Ohh and looks like Eduardo wont be leaving.
Suppose he can proove himself up until january.

And Im not sure about Adebayor leaving either now... Apparently Ac Milan havent made another offer.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Showtyme
Im hoping we sign another big player, a bit like Henry, we haven't been the same since.
I reckon a good goalscorer should bring us back to our best.


Imo thats why they bought Arshavin..

He will be Arsenals top scorer next season i think.


I think we need to strengthen our Defence (central in particular)
A right defensive player if eboue leaves.


And 2 Midfielders, 1 big holding midfielder and another more attacking one.


Arshavin + Van Persie with Bendtnar and Vela on bench isn't bad Suppose we could use another.

Thats if Eduardo and Adbeyaor do leave. Arshavin was playing in a more winger role last season so if we use him they're next year then we'll need another good goalscorer, a tall guy maybe, but not like Adebayor.

[andyman]

Italy make 2 subs.

Italy will get the next goal.

[Jayson]

GREAT GOAL! :hello:

[Shaun]

Niiiiice.

[andyman]

GOAL!!!!!! EEEEE-TAL-YA!

[Novo]

United should get Rossi back

[Shaun]

Sorry I didn't answer Showtyme, I'll probably start it in July yeah.

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Showtyme
Im hoping we sign another big player, a bit like Henry, we haven't been the same since.
I reckon a good goalscorer should bring us back to our best.


Imo thats why they bought Arshavin..

He will be Arsenals top scorer next season i think.


I think we need to strengthen our Defence (central in particular)
A right defensive player if eboue leaves.


And 2 Midfielders, 1 big holding midfielder and another more attacking one.


Arshavin + Van Persie with Bendtnar and Vela on bench isn't bad Suppose we could use another.

Thats if Eduardo and Adbeyaor do leave. Arshavin was playing in a more winger role last season so if we use him they're next year then we'll need another good goalscorer, a tall guy maybe, but not like Adebayor.


Hes a striker though.

He said "im not happy playing as a winger"
"arsenal don't have a reserve so im filling in for now"

He wants to play as a striker, we can keep Rosicky until January.

[30stone]

Originally posted by .Andy.
United should get Rossi back


Danielle De Rossi?

I bought him on Fifa he was good.

[andyman]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by .Andy.
United should get Rossi back


Danielle De Rossi?

I bought him on Fifa he was good. You bought him on fifa? Fifa09? You can buy players?

[Novo]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by .Andy.
United should get Rossi back


Danielle De Rossi?

I bought him on Fifa he was good.

Giuseppe Rossi

[andyman]

USA make sub.

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by .Andy.
United should get Rossi back


Danielle De Rossi?

I bought him on Fifa he was good. You bought him on fifa? Fifa09? You can buy players?

In manager mode.

And ahh right andy i havent heard of him.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Shaun
Sorry I didn't answer Showtyme, I'll probably start it in July yeah. Hoping im in it :thumbs2:

[andyman]

Italy nearly! Just so near.

[Novo]

Great goal by De Rossi

[Jayson]

My computer keeps fockin up

[andyman]

DE ROSSI!!!!

USA 1 - 2 Italy

[30stone]

Well Done Italy.

[andyman]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by andyman
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by .Andy.
United should get Rossi back


Danielle De Rossi?

I bought him on Fifa he was good. You bought him on fifa? Fifa09? You can buy players?

In manager mode.

And ahh right andy i havent heard of him. Player manager or manager only? That mode any good?

[30stone]

What do you mean?

If your in manager mode you choose your teams formation.
What they train most.

Transfers during transfer market.

I started as Arsenal.

[andyman]

Great movement!

[andyman]

I have fifa09, a game where you play football, and the pro mode.. So there is a manager mode where you only manage and dont control the player during the game?

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
What do you mean?

If your in manager mode you choose your teams formation.
What they train most.

Transfers during transfer market.

I started as Arsenal. I always start as a league 2 team and buy free agents and everything, I always end up in the prem with a complete dream team :dance:

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
I have fifa09, a game where you play football, and the pro mode.. So there is a manager mode where you only manage and dont control the player during the game? you can sim

[andyman]

USA played well, they had a bash but being a man down does not help, and against Italy the kings of the world.

[Jayson]

Ive always loved football manager, great simulator game

[Jayson]

How do I get an award?

[Jayson]

nice goal for rossi

[andyman]

So in manager mode you can see the players play but dont control them?

[30stone]

I love Football manager or fifa.

Both are great.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
So in manager mode you can see the players play but dont control them? You control them, its exactly the same as regular matches, but in a season

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
So in manager mode you can see the players play but dont control them?

Im not sure i have never simmed a game, it might just show you the score and man of the match.


Edit just got what you mean.


You play the games like normal.

or you sim the match.

[andyman]

ROSSI!!!

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Showtyme
How do I get an award?

[30stone]

You have to win a game, or post loads. lol.

[andyman]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by andyman
So in manager mode you can see the players play but dont control them? You control them, its exactly the same as regular matches, but in a season Does the game start again after one season or does it continue, like in real life?
I have fifa09 but not seen any manager mode so can buy and sell
Players.. I must look again.

[Torres9]

Originally posted by 30stone
You have to win a game, or post loads. lol. How come it says you are a woman 30 stone?

[Jayson]

So if I win Elimination will I get one?

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by andyman
So in manager mode you can see the players play but dont control them? You control them, its exactly the same as regular matches, but in a season Does the game start again after one season or does it continue, like in real life?
I have fifa09 but not seen any manager mode so can buy and sell
Players.. I must look again.

continues on...


My mates gerrard is 38 ! LOL

[30stone]

Originally posted by Torres9
Originally posted by 30stone
You have to win a game, or post loads. lol. How come it says you are a woman 30 stone?


Just random.

decided to put it there.

[Harry!]

Originally posted by Torres9
Originally posted by 30stone
You have to win a game, or post loads. lol. How come it says you are a woman 30 stone?

He said to me once that he likes to be different and he did not know it was the male and female signes [I swarre he said that in a U2U to me]

[Torres9]

Its weird

[Harry!]

How is the world of football today?

[andyman]

Just had a look at the fifa09 booklet and nothing about buying players.. :conf:

It does give info about custom team tactics which i always use.

[30stone]

Originally posted by Harry.
Originally posted by Torres9
Originally posted by 30stone
You have to win a game, or post loads. lol. How come it says you are a woman 30 stone?

He said to me once that he likes to be different and he did not know it was the male and female signes [I swarre he said that in a U2U to me]

Lol i didnt say i liekd to be different

I just said i had it because its different.

and i didnt know it was male and female signs?

I have known them since i was like 11.

[Torres9]

I thought USA should have won

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Just had a look at the fifa09 booklet and nothing about buying players.. :conf:

It does give info about custom team tactics which i always use.


Go on fifa right now go manager mode.

You have the normal transfer windows that the premiership has

You can buy players and people offer you for your players.

[Torres9]

Is there somewhere to discuss the live feed on here?

[Harry!]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Harry.
Originally posted by Torres9
Originally posted by 30stone
You have to win a game, or post loads. lol. How come it says you are a woman 30 stone?

He said to me once that he likes to be different and he did not know it was the male and female signes [I swarre he said that in a U2U to me]

Lol i didnt say i liekd to be different

I just said i had it because its different.

and i didnt know it was male and female signs?

I have known them since i was like 11.

I take your word for it but I sware I asked the same question before

[andyman]

Ahhh i see the manager mode! Woohoo! Fkin pukka!

[Harry!]

Originally posted by Torres9
Is there somewhere to discuss the live feed on here?

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=116432

[Torres9]

Originally posted by Harry.
Originally posted by Torres9
Is there somewhere to discuss the live feed on here?

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=116432 Thank you!

[Torres9]

I hope next seasons top 4 will be

1: Liverpool
2: Arsenal
3: Chelsea
4: Everton

20: Man U :P

[30stone]

Originally posted by Torres9
I hope next seasons top 4 will be

1: Liverpool
2: Arsenal
3: Chelsea
4: Everton

20: Man U :P


I want Arsenal to be top


But placing Arsenal second as a liverpool fan yourself.

You are my favourite Liverpool fan lol.

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Ahhh i see the manager mode! Woohoo! Fkin pukka!

Yes its great.


What have you been doing with it? lol.


Its great i bought Lescott, Danielle de Rossi and some right back rated 85.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Torres9
I hope next seasons top 4 will be

1: Liverpool
2: Arsenal
3: Chelsea
4: Everton

20: Man U :P


I want Arsenal to be top


But placing Arsenal second as a liverpool fan yourself.

You are my favourite Liverpool fan lol. Mine too :thumbs:

[Locke.]

Originally posted by Torres9
I hope next seasons top 4 will be

1: Liverpool
2: Arsenal
3: Chelsea
4: Everton

20: Man U :P

4. Man City.

That would be better

[Torres9]

Originally posted by David
Originally posted by Torres9
I hope next seasons top 4 will be

1: Liverpool
2: Arsenal
3: Chelsea
4: Everton

20: Man U :P

4. Man City.

That would be better No, my family support everton, im kinda hated by my brothers for being a red :)
I like everton

[30stone]

My perfect top Half

1 Arsenal
2 Chelsea
3 Man Utd
4 Liverpool
-----------
5 Fulham
6 Everton
7 Blackburn
-----------
8 Aston Villa
9 Tottenham
10 Wigan/ West Ham.

Maybe Man City in there...

[Harry!]

What team does Gerrard and Renardo play for?

[Novo]

Everton harry

[Torres9]

Although I am one, I sometimes cant stand Liverpool fans...
we all act like there's no other team than can touch us, I prefer fans from clubs like Newcastle, such a great bunch of loyal fans there.

[Jayson]

I like you Torres :thumbs:

[30stone]

Originally posted by Torres9
Although I am one, I sometimes cant stand Liverpool fans...
we all act like there's no other team than can touch us, I prefer fans from clubs like Newcastle, such a great bunch of loyal fans there.

Wow Thats the best liverpool fan right there!

And yes or portsmouth.

[Torres9]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Torres9
Although I am one, I sometimes cant stand Liverpool fans...
we all act like there's no other team than can touch us, I prefer fans from clubs like Newcastle, such a great bunch of loyal fans there.

Wow Thats the best liverpool fan right there!

And yes or portsmouth. Im speaking from the truth, as much as it hurts, our fans are painfully ignorant, and we all think that we are the number 1.
And yeah, I like Portsmouth fans too. :)

[30stone]

Wow your great new member hope you can talk some sence into the veteran liverpool fans of tibb lol.

Watching the under 21's now.

Hope Walcott and Gibbs play well.

[Torres9]

Originally posted by 30stone
Wow your great new member hope you can talk some sence into the veteran liverpool fans of tibb lol.

Watching the under 21's now.

Hope Walcott and Gibbs play well. I forgot about the U21's, Looking forward to seeing some future seniors.

[Torres9]

Ive GTG, my mums woken up cya

[30stone]

Yes.

Gibbs amazes me really, he filled in at Arsenal so well when clichy was injured.

Putting ronaldo on his ass to lol.

and scoring twice last week for u21's.

Looks promising.


Cyah.

[Jayson]

Cya Torres

[andyman]

Originally posted by Showtyme
I like you Torres :thumbs: And so you should, he is the best footballer in the world! £100m easy.

[andyman]

Originally posted by Torres9
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Torres9
Although I am one, I sometimes cant stand Liverpool fans...
we all act like there's no other team than can touch us, I prefer fans from clubs like Newcastle, such a great bunch of loyal fans there.

Wow Thats the best liverpool fan right there!

And yes or portsmouth. Im speaking from the truth, as much as it hurts, our fans are painfully ignorant, and we all think that we are the number 1.
And yeah, I like Portsmouth fans too. :) You aint no Liverpool fan.


:mad:

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Originally posted by Torres9
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Torres9
Although I am one, I sometimes cant stand Liverpool fans...
we all act like there's no other team than can touch us, I prefer fans from clubs like Newcastle, such a great bunch of loyal fans there.

Wow Thats the best liverpool fan right there!

And yes or portsmouth. Im speaking from the truth, as much as it hurts, our fans are painfully ignorant, and we all think that we are the number 1.
And yeah, I like Portsmouth fans too. :) You aint no Liverpool fan.


:mad:


Thats a proper liverpool fan right there.

ones like you andyman make me love to hate livepool.

[andyman]

Ha! Others just hate the glory of Liverpool..

Man Utd 1 - 4 Liverpool.
Liverpool 4 - 0 Real Madrid.

[30stone]

Couldn't put one over on Arsenal this year though could you.

[Novo]

Dan Gosling

[andyman]

Arsenal 4th, nothing to prove by beating them..

Arsenal need 4 new strong players.
Liverpool already have the perfect team and are ready for battle in the Premiership war of 2009/2010.

[andyman]

Dont worry Liverpool will cause maximum damage against Arsenal next season, Torres is on fire.

[Jayson]

Torres tells Rafa to get Villa

Reds striker wants international team-mate to join him at Anfield

Fernando Torres believes Liverpool should do all they can this summer to land Valencia frontman David Villa.

The Spanish star feels his international team-mate would be an ideal acquisition for the ambitious Reds.

The financial troubles which have hit the headlines of late could make a move impossible, with uncertainty surrounding how much funding will be made available to Rafa Benitez during the transfer window.

With Primera Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona also believed to be in the market for Villa, Liverpool would face a tough task to bring the highly-rated striker to England.

However, Torres refuses to accept that a deal would be impossible and has urged Benitez to snap up Villa should the opportunity present itself.

"Rafa Benitez makes the signings and I'm sure those who come will improve us," Torres said in the Daily Star.

"If it was me I would bring David Villa. But that may not be possible."
Partnership

Torres has struck up an almost telepathic understanding with Villa at international level, with the duo now considered by many to be the world's most lethal strike force.

That tag may be slightly exaggerated, but Torres admits the pair are among the best in the business.

"We play well together and link up so well," he added.

"It's a pleasure to play with him.

"I don't know if we are the best partnership in the world but we are European champions and that is almost the same."

[Jayson]

Pato staying with Milan

Brazilian youngster backtracks and insists he is going nowhere

Alexandre Pato has pledged his future to AC Milan just weeks after it looked possible that he could be joining former boss Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea.

The 19-year-old shocked Rossoneri officials when he stated last week that he would talk with Ancelotti before deciding whether to stay at San Siro next season.

With Milan determined not to lose another one of their stars, following Kaka's move to Real Madrid, it seems that Pato has been persuaded to stick it out in Serie A.

The Brazil international insists that he will now respect his contract and try and help Milan win some long awaited silverware.

"I am happy to stay at Milan," he said after he had come off the bench to help Brazil to a 4-3 win over Egypt in the Confederations Cup in South Africa on Monday.

"I do not care what they say and I have a contract with Milan that I will respect.

"I want to win everything with Milan."

[Jayson]

Mourinho - Ibra should stay

Jose wants to keep striker in Serie A

Inter coach Jose Mourinho says unsettled striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should stay at the San Siro.

The Sweden international has made no secret of his desire to leave the club and has hinted at a move to Spain.

Linked on numerous occasions with La Liga champions Barcelona, the 27-year-old claims he has achieved all he can with the Serie A giants.

Mourinho, though, believes there is no truth in the matter and that Ibrahimovic has no reason to feel unsettled.

"We haven't heard from each other. It's a personal conviction," he told Telelombardia.

"It seems to me that he has had a great season and has no reason to be unhappy with us."
Price tag

Inter president Massimo Moratti recently stated that any club interested in signing the highly-rated striker would have to cough up a minimum €90million.

Mourinho, though, expects a lively transfer market to calm down after an initial flurry of activity.

"After Real Madrid's huge transfer deals, I do not believe that there will be a crazy market," he said.

"No one will meet Ibra's true value on the market, no one will pay the same figure for Cristiano Ronaldo. But in football you never know.

"At the moment, if you want to make two teams with Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka and all the other champions it doesn't seem possible to me that you can do much more."

Desire

Ibrahimovic's desire to win the UEFA Champions League has been widely touted as the main reason for his desire to leave Inter.

Admitting similar ambition, Mourinho added: "I too want to win the Champions League, but four teams fight for the Scudetto, two for La Liga and three for the Premier League while in the Champions League 12 teams fight for it, and for this reason, it's not easy."

Asked about a mooted move for Chelsea duo Deco and Carvalho, he said: "They are Chelsea players and I do not like speaking about another team's players.

"They played under me and it would be a pleasure to have them again."

[Jayson]

10.50 Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna is 'not against' the idea of joining Real Madrid this summer.

10.46 Reported Stuttgart-target Demba Ba wants a switch away from Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim as quickly as possible.

10.33 According to reports from Spain, Barcelona have told Victor Valdes to make up his mind about a new contract at Camp Nou. Manchester United are thought to be monitoring the situation.

10.27 Inter coach Jose Mourinho says unsettled striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should stay at the San Siro.

10.23 Barcelona could turn their attention to prising Robinho away from Manchester City and activate a clause after the English club failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, according to a report.

10.06 Rumour of the transfer window so far: German newspaper Braunschweiger Zeitung reports Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch is a target for Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg after sources at the newspaper spotted the England international in the entourage of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen. You couldn't make it up...

10.00 South Africa's Teko Modise has issued a 'come and get me' call to English Premier League clubs. The 26-year-old Orlando Pirates creative midfielder is being linked to Wigan, Manchester City and Aston Villa.

09.51 Wolves have announced that new signing Nenad Milijas does not even qualify for a work permit. Chief executive Jez Moxey remains positive that the transfer will go through after the club put together an appeal.

9.40 Fernando Torres has urged Liverpool to sign David Villa and recreate the Spanish strike partnership at Anfield.

9.36 Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder has criticised the club for offering £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo.

9.26 Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has conceded his club's bid to sign Valencia striker David Villa looks doomed, while Bayern's asking price for Franck Ribery is proving prohibitive. In a typically candid interview he conceded Lyon striker Karim Benzema was another target, but that a move for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso is unlikely to be welcomed at Anfield.

09.06 Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has claimed Manchester United have joined the race to sign Franck Ribery.

08.54 Celtic have been linked with a move for Hermann Hreidarsson, despite it being widely believed he would be joining Rangers this summer.

08.40 One story that has caught our eye this morning is Glen Johnson's likely switch to Liverpool. That the in-form Pompey full-back is attracting attention is hardly surprising, but at £18.5million? Credit where credit is due for Harry Redknapp, that's another massive profit he's made for the club from his spell down on the South Coast.

08.24 Alexandre Pato has pledged his future to AC Milan just weeks after it looked possible that he could be joining former boss Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea. Could this revelation be linked with today's reports of a bid for Tevez?

08.10 David Bentley has admitted that he is in talks with Aston Villa as he looks to end his nightmare spell at Tottenham. A fee of £7million has been mooted, while another report suggests a swap deal could be on the cards with Jermaine Jenas and Bentley heading to Villa Park in exchange for Ashley Young.

07.59 The Daily Mail suggests Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz could be on his way to Roma. His agent has apparently claimed a summer deal could be in the offing.

07.51 Many of today's newspapers claim Chelsea have upped their pursuit of Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez. To catch up on all the latest rumours, check out our daily Paper Talk feature.

07.30 Ricardo Carvalho believes his Chelsea career has come to an end after he accused the club of neglecting him when he was out injured last season. The defender is a target of Inter Milan, who are also looking to land Deco from the Blues.

[Kore]

i hope:

1.Man U
2.Arsenal
3.Chelsea
4.Spurs

20.Liverpool
:bouncy:

[Jayson]

Im hoping for
1. Arsenal
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Burnley

20. Manchester Utd. :spin2:

[Novo]

Liverpool look to have won the race to sign England defender Glen Johnson after agreeing a fee in the region of £17m with Portsmouth.

Reds' boss Rafael Benitez is confident he has beaten off interest from Chelsea in the 24-year-old and expects to make him his first summer signing.

Manchester City had also registered an interest in Johnson, but it is believed Anfield is his preferred destination.

Benitez is now likely to sell Andrea Dossena to help fund the deal.

Johnson, who joined Portsmouth from Chelsea in a £4m deal two years ago, emerged as Benitez's prime target after having an outstanding season at Fratton Park last season.

Benitez is working within financial restrictions in the transfer market this summer, but it is understood Liverpool are still owed money from the deal that took Peter Crouch to Portsmouth last summer.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by .Andy.
Liverpool look to have won the race to sign England defender Glen Johnson after agreeing a fee in the region of £17m with Portsmouth.

Reds' boss Rafael Benitez is confident he has beaten off interest from Chelsea in the 24-year-old and expects to make him his first summer signing.

Manchester City had also registered an interest in Johnson, but it is believed Anfield is his preferred destination.

Benitez is now likely to sell Andrea Dossena to help fund the deal.

Johnson, who joined Portsmouth from Chelsea in a £4m deal two years ago, emerged as Benitez's prime target after having an outstanding season at Fratton Park last season.

Benitez is working within financial restrictions in the transfer market this summer, but it is understood Liverpool are still owed money from the deal that took Peter Crouch to Portsmouth last summer. 17m a bit much surely

[Novo]

Yes showtyme it is

although he is a good player

No matches on today

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
10.50 Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna is 'not against' the idea of joining Real Madrid this summer.

10.46 Reported Stuttgart-target Demba Ba wants a switch away from Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim as quickly as possible.

10.33 According to reports from Spain, Barcelona have told Victor Valdes to make up his mind about a new contract at Camp Nou. Manchester United are thought to be monitoring the situation.

10.27 Inter coach Jose Mourinho says unsettled striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should stay at the San Siro.

10.23 Barcelona could turn their attention to prising Robinho away from Manchester City and activate a clause after the English club failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, according to a report.

10.06 Rumour of the transfer window so far: German newspaper Braunschweiger Zeitung reports Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch is a target for Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg after sources at the newspaper spotted the England international in the entourage of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen. You couldn't make it up...

10.00 South Africa's Teko Modise has issued a 'come and get me' call to English Premier League clubs. The 26-year-old Orlando Pirates creative midfielder is being linked to Wigan, Manchester City and Aston Villa.

09.51 Wolves have announced that new signing Nenad Milijas does not even qualify for a work permit. Chief executive Jez Moxey remains positive that the transfer will go through after the club put together an appeal.

9.40 Fernando Torres has urged Liverpool to sign David Villa and recreate the Spanish strike partnership at Anfield.

9.36 Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder has criticised the club for offering £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo.

9.26 Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has conceded his club's bid to sign Valencia striker David Villa looks doomed, while Bayern's asking price for Franck Ribery is proving prohibitive. In a typically candid interview he conceded Lyon striker Karim Benzema was another target, but that a move for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso is unlikely to be welcomed at Anfield.

09.06 Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has claimed Manchester United have joined the race to sign Franck Ribery.

08.54 Celtic have been linked with a move for Hermann Hreidarsson, despite it being widely believed he would be joining Rangers this summer.

08.40 One story that has caught our eye this morning is Glen Johnson's likely switch to Liverpool. That the in-form Pompey full-back is attracting attention is hardly surprising, but at £18.5million? Credit where credit is due for Harry Redknapp, that's another massive profit he's made for the club from his spell down on the South Coast.

08.24 Alexandre Pato has pledged his future to AC Milan just weeks after it looked possible that he could be joining former boss Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea. Could this revelation be linked with today's reports of a bid for Tevez?

08.10 David Bentley has admitted that he is in talks with Aston Villa as he looks to end his nightmare spell at Tottenham. A fee of £7million has been mooted, while another report suggests a swap deal could be on the cards with Jermaine Jenas and Bentley heading to Villa Park in exchange for Ashley Young.

07.59 The Daily Mail suggests Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz could be on his way to Roma. His agent has apparently claimed a summer deal could be in the offing.

07.51 Many of today's newspapers claim Chelsea have upped their pursuit of Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez. To catch up on all the latest rumours, check out our daily Paper Talk feature.

07.30 Ricardo Carvalho believes his Chelsea career has come to an end after he accused the club of neglecting him when he was out injured last season. The defender is a target of Inter Milan, who are also looking to land Deco from the Blues.


Hope Sagna stays, best right back i the premiership other than maybe bosingwa.

And Torres has wanted david villa in the liverpool squad for ages.

But Liverpool can't afford him at 35m +

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Im hoping for
1. Arsenal
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Burnley

20. Manchester Utd. :spin2:

Ew Liverpool Second.

Liverpool will be 3rd/4th.
Chelsea second.

Everton will take a top 4 spot.

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
10.50 Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna is 'not against' the idea of joining Real Madrid this summer.



Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna has distanced himself from reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid - and declared he is ''100% committed'' to the Gunners.

The defender was quoted in the French press as ''not against the idea'' of a switch to the Bernabeu as part of new president Florentino Perez's revolution.

However, the 26-year-old France international, who joined the Gunners in the summer of 2007, maintains he has no intentions of leaving the Emirates Stadium.

''I have seen the quotes attributed to me in the French media and I just want to put the record straight,'' Sagna said in a statement.

''These comments are not accurate and I am not aware of any speculation linking me to another club. I am 100% committed to Arsenal. This is a great club and I am proud to wear the shirt.

''I am looking forward to returning for pre-season training in July and preparing for the challenges that next season will bring.

''We have a great squad of players at the club and I know that we can achieve something together at Arsenal, my focus is nowhere else.''



He is staying.

[30stone]

Ligue 1 star seeking Arsenal transfer?
05:00 PM 16 June, 2009
Ireneusz Jelen admits he would love to sign for Arsenal Football Club.

The Polish international striker, 28-years-old, is currently plying his trade in France with Auxerre, but he admits he would head to England in a second if the Gunners showed an interest.

“I am not afraid of a challenge,” Jelen, who is being tracked by Paris St Germain and Borussia Dortmund, said. “All it would take would be a call from Arsenal and I would pack my bags.”

[andyman]

Footy tomorrow!

[30stone]

Castaignos agent insists Arsenal only serious offer
16.06.09 | tribalfootball.com

The agent of Feyenoord starlet Luc Castaignos insists Arsenal are the only serious suitor for the 17 year-old.

Arie Treffers has dismissed talk of a bid from Manchester United, insisting: "Specifically, in early July we spoke with Arsenal.

"There will be people who call me who say that they represent a club, but whether that is serious, I cannot check.

"Luc is only 17. We believe that he is too young in order to leave the Netherlands."

Treffers says any agreement with Arsenal - or anyother foreign club - must include a loan back option to Feyenoord.

[30stone]

Might get what you wanted andy!

Hulk in the premiership..


Top Story
Arsenal to SMASH their transfer record for £34million striker?
12:30 PM 16 June, 2009
Arsenal Football Club will have to smash their transfer record to sign Givanildo Vieira de Souza.

Arsene Wenger is said to be interested in signing the FC Porto striker, better known as Hulk, but the 22-year-old’s agent has warned the Frenchman that a deal won’t be cheap.

"Porto will only consider a bid of at least €40million (£34million),” said Teodoro Fonseca. “Big clubs from Europe are interested, but I do not believe Porto will accept a sale this summer."

If the Gunners do pursue their reported interest in the uncapped Brazilian they will certainly break their transfer record, which is still believed to be the £13million which Wenger paid Bordeaux for Sylvain Wiltord in 2000, although Andrei Arshavin signed in January for a similar, undisclosed, fee.

[andyman]

Yep, Glen is moving to Liverpool.

[Locke.]

Johnson will be a great signing for us.

Apparently we'll be selling Dossena to Juventus for 7 million, and Arbeloa to Real for 8 million. Johnson then takes Arbeloa's place and Degen (if we keep him) will take Dossena's place on the bench.

Reina
Aurelio - Agger/Skrtel - Carragher - Johnson

Excellent defence!

[30stone]

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard contemplates calling it quits after Anfield deal expires


Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed he is considering retiring at the end of his current contract.
Steven Gerrard

Thanks for the memories: Gerrard may quit in 2013

The 29-year-old England midfielder has a deal until 2013 with the Reds, but admits it could be his last in football.

'I'll be 33 at the end of my contract, and it's doubtful whether I'll carry on,' he said in an interview with France Football.

'If I decide to stop, I'll be proud of the fact I've spent my entire career with the same club.'

Gerrard also revealed he gave serious thought to leaving Anfield for Chelsea four years ago, but changed his mind late in the day.

'I've thought about leaving Liverpool twice during my career, especially in 2005 when Chelsea was a temptation,' he added.

'But I'm glad I never turned those thoughts into reality.'

You have like 4 - 5 seasons to find a new young midfield star i guess...

[Locke.]

^^ Steven Gerrard will be our manager after Rafa.

[30stone]

Originally posted by David
Johnson will be a great signing for us.

Apparently we'll be selling Dossena to Juventus for 7 million, and Arbeloa to Real for 8 million. Johnson then takes Arbeloa's place and Degen (if we keep him) will take Dossena's place on the bench.

Reina
Aurelio - Agger/Skrtel - Carragher - Johnson

Excellent defence!


well you better hope agger stays fit as skrtel is poor.

[Novo]

Gerrard is sick off winning nothing

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by David
Johnson will be a great signing for us. I thought you said you didnt want him. Or am I confusing you with someone else?

[30stone]

Johnson at 17 - 18.5m is very over priced, should have been no more than 14m.

[GiRTh]

18 mill is way too much - just for the fact that I dont think full backs shold cost 18 mill - but after a couple of good England games a players value goes through the roof.

[30stone]

United and Chelsea now in for Ribery.

And Villa.

[Locke.]

Originally posted by GiRTh
Originally posted by David
Johnson will be a great signing for us. I thought you said you didnt want him. Or am I confusing you with someone else?

I changed my mind after watching his last 2 England games. He was probably the best player in both games

[30stone]

Originally posted by David
Originally posted by GiRTh
Originally posted by David
Johnson will be a great signing for us. I thought you said you didnt want him. Or am I confusing you with someone else?

I changed my mind after watching his last 2 England games. He was probably the best player in both games

What?

He was best in the second game.

But the First? he was one of the worst on the pitch.
He kept making mistakes.

Best hope he is consistant at liverpool.

[GiRTh]

He'd be a good singing for who ever gets him.

[Locke.]

According to a report in the British broadsheet The Guardian, Spanish giants Real Madrid have offered the services of nine players to clubs in the Premier League.

Los Blancos have already spent big signing Kaka from Milan and are poised to splash out even more cash on Cristiano Ronaldo, who appears set to complete a record breaking move from Manchester United. The combined total of these transactions will come to more than €165 million.

It is thought that Los Merengues are keen to add a striker to their squad, with Valencia's David Villa their preferred choice and Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan earmarked as a back-up. Meanwhile, the possibility of moving for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery still remains.

However, it is believed that funds are tighter now at the Santiago Bernabeu and a whole host of players will be shipped out in order to raise more money.

Argentine duo Gabriel Heinze and Javier Saviola, Mali international midfielder Mahamadou Diarra and the Dutch contingent of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Royston Drenthe have been made available to purchase.

It has been reported that Juventus are keen to snap-up Diarra, although those claims have recently been quashed.

Meanwhile, The Daily Mirror has linked Tottenham Hotspur with Van Nistelrooy and Sneijder, although The Sun writes that the former's wage demands could scupper any potential deal.

Apparently, Los Merengues are hoping to bring in around €100m (£84.5m) from sales.

[Locke.]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by David
Originally posted by GiRTh
Originally posted by David
Johnson will be a great signing for us. I thought you said you didnt want him. Or am I confusing you with someone else?

I changed my mind after watching his last 2 England games. He was probably the best player in both games

What?

He was best in the second game.

But the First? he was one of the worst on the pitch.
He kept making mistakes.

Best hope he is consistant at liverpool.

He was class, his long balls were too good for England's strikers, Torres will hook right up with them and smash 30+ goals in next season.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by DavidArgentine duo Gabriel Heinze and Javier Saviola, Mali international midfielder Mahamadou Diarra and the Dutch contingent of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Royston Drenthe have been made available to purchase.
Huh!?!?!?

What the hell is going on at Real? There are some very good players in that list. I'd want Van Nistelrooy, heinze, Sneider and Robben for Arsenal.

[30stone]

Huntleaar and Van Der vert would be good in prmeiership.

[30stone]

Originally posted by David
Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by David
Originally posted by GiRTh
Originally posted by David
Johnson will be a great signing for us. I thought you said you didnt want him. Or am I confusing you with someone else?

I changed my mind after watching his last 2 England games. He was probably the best player in both games

What?

He was best in the second game.

But the First? he was one of the worst on the pitch.
He kept making mistakes.

Best hope he is consistant at liverpool.

He was class, his long balls were too good for England's strikers, Torres will hook right up with them and smash 30+ goals in next season.


He was poor against kazakstan, kept hitting it to far infront of him, making little mistakes that made them apply pressure that we didnt need.

[30stone]

Originally posted by GiRTh
^Huh!?!?!?

What the hell is going on at Real?

They have said they want their team to be

the new revelution of football or somthing.

Basically they are going to be replacing half their players with big star.


Just like back when they had roberto carlos, luis figo, zidane, raul etc...

All the best in the world, though imo they dont always seem to gel very well because they know they are amazing and usually have big ego's

[andyman]

We need Glen at the back, i am happy if he is the only signing.. The Liverpool team will cause maximum damage to any team.

[Locke.]

Fulham have completed the signing of Birmingham City's Stephen Kelly.

Everton have seemingly begun their summer recruitment drive in earnest today, with reports indicating that they a sizeable bid for Sheffield United's Kyle Naughton has been tabled.

Arsenal are reportedly keen on signing Stuttgart's Thomas Hitzlsperger

Tottenham Hotspur are ready to turn their attentions to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who could be leaving Real Madrid

Dirk Kuyt has hinted that he may return to Feyenoord later in his career

Emmanuel Eboue has admitted that leaving Arsenal is a possibility.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Showtyme
10.50 Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna is 'not against' the idea of joining Real Madrid this summer.



Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna has distanced himself from reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid - and declared he is ''100% committed'' to the Gunners.

The defender was quoted in the French press as ''not against the idea'' of a switch to the Bernabeu as part of new president Florentino Perez's revolution.

However, the 26-year-old France international, who joined the Gunners in the summer of 2007, maintains he has no intentions of leaving the Emirates Stadium.

''I have seen the quotes attributed to me in the French media and I just want to put the record straight,'' Sagna said in a statement.

''These comments are not accurate and I am not aware of any speculation linking me to another club. I am 100% committed to Arsenal. This is a great club and I am proud to wear the shirt.

''I am looking forward to returning for pre-season training in July and preparing for the challenges that next season will bring.

''We have a great squad of players at the club and I know that we can achieve something together at Arsenal, my focus is nowhere else.''



He is staying. Yesss!

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Showtyme
Im hoping for
1. Arsenal
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Burnley

20. Manchester Utd. :spin2:

Ew Liverpool Second.Nah, I dont like Chelsea

[30stone]

Originally posted by David

Arsenal are reportedly keen on signing Stuttgart's Thomas Hitzlsperger

Tottenham Hotspur are ready to turn their attentions to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who could be leaving Real Madrid


Emmanuel Eboue has admitted that leaving Arsenal is a possibility.



Arsenal are reportedly keen on signing Stuttgart's Thomas Hitzlsperger - Apparently around 5m for him, Wengar looking at experience as he is 28

Tottenham Hotspur are ready to turn their attentions to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who could be leaving Real Madrid - he would be a great singing for any 6 - 9 placed team in the prmeiership


Emmanuel Eboue has admitted that leaving Arsenal is a possibility - He will go but Sanga is staying thats all we need, the money will help more, even if he is a good player.


And i think liverpool may struggle through injury next season if they only sign johnson, they could be selling up to 6 players!

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by 30stone
United and Chelsea now in for Ribery.

And Villa. LOl

Cuz Ribery's likely to go to the club that Gareth Barry turned his back on.

[Jayson]

I dont want Tottenham to sign Huntelaar, I want them to crash and burn.
I reckon we would do well with Huntelaar, hes quite young as well so would go with our young team.

[30stone]

Originally posted by GiRTh
Originally posted by 30stone
United and Chelsea now in for Ribery.

And Villa. LOl

Cuz Ribery's likely to go to the club that Gareth Barry turned his back on.

Barry turned his back becaue he wanted money.

Ribery wants money and champions league football, which is what he will get at cheslea or utd.

Aldo Real and barca want him.

[Jayson]

Toure staying put with Barca

Coveted midfielder set to remain at Camp Nou

Yaya Toure is about to end several English clubs' hopes of signing him by putting pen to paper on a new deal at Barcelona, his agent has revealed.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City have all been linked with a move for the Ivory Coast midfielder, but he is keen to stay with Catalan Treble winners.

Cesc Fabregas stated this week that Toure, who is the brother of Arsenal defender Kolo, would be the ideal signing for the Gunners to bring stability and strength to their midfield, but Arsene Wenger is going to have to look elsewhere.

"He is very happy at Barca and in the city," Toure's representative Dmitri Seluk is quoted as saying by Sport.

Excellent

"The atmosphere within the club is excellent and the team is marvellous and for those reasons he wants to stay and we should have a deal done this week."

The tone is different from the one used by Seluk when he launched a scathing attack on the Blaugrana recently, accusing them of reneging on agreement to help Toure more.

Seluk accused Barca of not looking after Toure properly, while he also accused president Joan Laporta of praising every other player bar his client.


Looks like we wont get Yaya :(

[30stone]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Toure staying put with Barca

Coveted midfielder set to remain at Camp Nou

Yaya Toure is about to end several English clubs' hopes of signing him by putting pen to paper on a new deal at Barcelona, his agent has revealed.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City have all been linked with a move for the Ivory Coast midfielder, but he is keen to stay with Catalan Treble winners.

Cesc Fabregas stated this week that Toure, who is the brother of Arsenal defender Kolo, would be the ideal signing for the Gunners to bring stability and strength to their midfield, but Arsene Wenger is going to have to look elsewhere.

"He is very happy at Barca and in the city," Toure's representative Dmitri Seluk is quoted as saying by Sport.

Excellent

"The atmosphere within the club is excellent and the team is marvellous and for those reasons he wants to stay and we should have a deal done this week."

The tone is different from the one used by Seluk when he launched a scathing attack on the Blaugrana recently, accusing them of reneging on agreement to help Toure more.

Seluk accused Barca of not looking after Toure properly, while he also accused president Joan Laporta of praising every other player bar his client.


Looks like we wont get Yaya :(


Darn.

He would be great to have in the team.

[Jayson]

Roma eye Boro skipper
Italians consider Pogatetz move

Emanuel Pogatetz's agent claims that Italian giants Roma are keen to sign the Middlesbrough captain.

The Austria international has already stated that he would be willing to stay on at the Riverside to help the club back to the top flight.

But with just one year left on his current deal, a move could be on the cards this summer.

Jurgen Werner has now claimed that he has met with Roma, who are keen on the 26-year-old.

"We had talks with a Roma delegation last week in Karnten," his agent told Kronen Zeitung.

But a deal is not imminent as Pogatetz is getting over a knee operation, although he will be fit for the start of the new season.

"Roma want to wait for him to recover," he added.

"It is understandable that they don't want to buy an injured player."
Bates hope

Meanwhile, Boro boss Gareth Southgate remains hopeful that he can persuade Matthew Bates to remain with the club.

West Ham have already made Bates, who is out of contract in the summer, an offer to leave, while Wigan, Everton and Sunderland are also keeping tabs on the 22-year-old.

But Southgate is still hopeful, saying: "One of my priorities is trying to get Matthew to re-sign for the club.

"In fact, if we can convince him to stay, I would see him as a key signing.

"He has got the right drive, mentality and attitude, the sort of qualities that I want my players to have, plus the football he played for us during the final weeks of the season was enough to make me feel he can have a real impact for us next season.

"He overcame some serious injuries and the time he has spent out of the game seems to have made him hungry to make up for lost time and do well.

"I've been impressed with him and I'd like him to stay here.

"I've had some good discussions with Matthew and with his agent and I think he would like to stay if everything felt right.

"I know he wants to be a leader wherever he plays his football and I think he can fulfil that desire with us. He certainly has excellent leadership qualities.

"Of course he'd like to play Premier League football - and rightly so - but he would also like to help us get back to the Premier League.

"I think ideally he'd like to stay, but I'm not taking anything for granted at this stage."

[andyman]

Fantastic footy news! Great read.:thumbs:

[30stone]

wonder if Merida will get a couple of games next year, show off some potential..

[andyman]

Nah.. It's all about Torres. :thumbs2:

[andyman]

Tevez will be on fire for Man City if he joins them.

[30stone]

Do you only talk about liverpool torres and football that is on.


lol. broaden.


Fran Merida has potential should be a good player in future..



Who of the Arsenal squad do you rate most andyman?

[andyman]

... Erm.. Ian Wright was a good Arsenal player.

[30stone]

Depth of Arsenal knowledge is minimal andyman im very dissapointed.

[30stone]

Out of current team.

Who would you rate most then andyman?

[Cwm44]

cannot believe martinez has left the swans

[Ninastar]

The one good thing about arsenal is that guy who scored the 4 goals against someone a while back.... He is sexy. I love him <3

[30stone]

Originally posted by Ninastar
The one good thing about arsenal is that guy who scored the 4 goals against someone a while back.... He is sexy. I love him <3


One good thing?

You not like young Fabregas ? )=


But Yes Arshavin was amazing against iverpool that night, saying that he has been amazing every game he has played for Arsenal so far.

[Ninastar]

Originally posted by 30stone
Originally posted by Ninastar
The one good thing about arsenal is that guy who scored the 4 goals against someone a while back.... He is sexy. I love him <3


One good thing?

You not like young Fabregas ? )=


But Yes Arshavin was amazing against iverpool that night, saying that he has been amazing every game he has played for Arsenal so far.

*Looks up picture....*

Ok. He is nice too :lovedup:

[andyman]

Arsenal are in North London..

[Harry!]

I wish I knew more about football but I don't like it!

[andyman]

Harry you will enjoy the World Cup next year..

[Jayson]

No United bid for Valdes

Keeper continues talks with Barcelona

Victor Valdes' agent has denied claims that Manchester United have made an approach for the Spanish international.

The Barcelona goalkeeper is currently locked in talks with the European champions over a new contract, with just 12 months remaining on his current deal.

Recent reports had suggested that United had made a move for Valdes - but agent Gines Carvajal has stressed that his charge is committed to Barca.

"We don't have any offers and nor are we going to listen to any, wherever they come from, because Victor has a year left on his contract and he owes it to Barcelona," he told Catalan radio station RAC 1.

"We don't want to listen to anything which will distract us from the idea of renewing at Barcelona.

"Our desire is that the situation sorts itself out. As we still have a lot of time, that's where we are."

Carvajal did admit that the two parties were still struggling to agree terms.

"It's complicated, there are differences, because if there weren't then we would have already renewed," he continued.

"Our desire is to continue negotiating. On our part, we are not breaking up any talks and Barca have not told me that they are either."

[Jayson]

Secrets of the fixture computer

Ever wondered why you have had to travel the length of the country on a wet Tuesday night to watch your team in action?

Or you haven't played at home on Boxing Day for the last three years?

Like me, you've probably just blamed the fixture computer, that mythical piece of technology that determines where you will be and when throughout the football season.

I have always imagined it to be some great beast of a machine like bertha, firing out tickertape full of fixtures while some overworked scientist desperately tries to make sense of the information spewing forth.

The fixtures for the 2009-2010 season are released at 1000 BST on Wednesday and last week I spoke to some of the key people involved in the formation of the schedule.

I wanted to find out exactly how the fixture list is put together and just how difficult a job it is. Needless to say, I spent a large chunk of last weekend in a dark and cool room as my brain tried to come to terms with its most serious case of information overload since I asked my wife to point out my most obvious flaws.

Putting the fixture list together is incredibly complex - with a whole series of factors ensuring it is an increasingly difficult task.

Just to give you one example; every club is paired with another in regard to when they play their home and away fixtures. This is done for a number of reasons, one being so that clubs like Everton and Liverpool do not play at home on the same weekend.

West Ham, it turns out, are paired with Dagenham and Redbridge. But for reasons of revenue Southend request they do not play at home on the same day as the Hammers as they believe it impacts upon their attendance.Football League fixtures officer Paul Snellgrove, Glenn Thompson of Atos Origin and FSF president Ian Todd with the actual fixtures computer

Southend, though, are in Essex, as are Colchester, so they cannot play together on the same weekend. Colchester share stewards with Ipswich so those two clubs also request they do not play home games on the same weekend. Transport links dictate Ipswich and Norwich do not play together on the same weekend either. In other words, when West Ham play at home can have an impact on when a club as far away as Norwich (108.8 miles) play their home fixtures. And there are 12 other professional clubs in London....

Confused? Read on and I guarantee you will be.

The compilation of the fixture list is done jointly between the Premier League and the Football League. The whole process starts upwards of a year in advance when Fifa and Uefa release their match calendars but work starts in earnest in the final months of the previous season.

The Football League, for example, sends out a questionnaire to all their clubs in March. This is a club's opportunity to request specific dates they would like to avoid and what other team they would like to be paired with. The questionnaire is jointly signed off by the police and also reflects their concerns - issues such as ensuring high-profile matches do not clash with big events in a city.

During this time the main man in the process - Glenn Thompson of Atos Origin, an international IT services company, - starts the process he describes as sequencing.

For most of the year Glenn works as an IT professional in Scotland but he has been compiling the fixtures since the 1993-94 season and describes the task both as an enormous puzzle and his summer job. He is the man who owns the laptop that is the fixture computer.

Sequencing involves mapping out on what days all the fixtures will take place and the pattern of home and away games that a team will play.

There are rules governing sequencing - for example clubs will play no more than two home games consecutively and, with one eye on the financial situation at lower league clubs, the games either side of an FA Cup fixture should not both be away from home.

But slotting all the fixtures into the calendar is becoming more and more difficult.

Paul Snellgrove is the Football League fixtures officer. I get the impression he is a very amiable man but mention the fixture calendar and it quickly becomes obvious this is a complicating factor in his life.

The increase in European club competition fixtures - with the inaugural Europa League next season - is eating into the available space; as are international friendlies and World Cup qualifiers. Next season is followed by the World Cup so the campaign ends early. The Champions League final next season takes place on a Saturday, eating into another weekend when Premier League fixtures cannot be played.

Out of necessity, next season's play-off finals are split across two weekends, with the Championship finale taking place on the same day as the Champions League final.

There are 10 rounds of midweek Championship fixtures to squeeze in, six for League One and League Two and four in the Premier League. Then you have the FA Cup, the Carling Cup and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The process of sequencing took Thompson 10 days this year - and once the season finished he plotted his pairings into a grid and started wading through the lists of requests from the clubs and the police. Snellgrove estimated there were about 90 this year from the Premier and Football League clubs, while on average Thompson reckons about 80% of the home and away requests are accommodated.

He also manually creates the fixtures for Boxing Day and 28 December to try to minimise the travelling distance for fans. As Thompson readily admits, the computer has no concept of the distance between grounds.

Once the sequencing and plotting was finished - are you still with me here? - Thompson fed all the information into the programme on his laptop. The methodology was created in 1982 and was updated a decade ago. Way back when the computer was a desktop based in Wilmslow and compiling a division's fixtures was an overnight job. These days it can knock out a division in 5-10 minutes.

Five days after the Championship play-off final Thompson produced his first draft of the fixtures. From that moment onwards it was all a case of refinement, refinement, refinement, with Thompson returning to his computer 30-40 times to try to improve his list.

These might include issues such as potentially sensitive fixtures being played on the opening or final weekends of the season and derby fixtures taking place in midweek.

As Snellgrove puts it: "There is a huge amount of information crunched - by the time the fixtures actually come out the original list has been changed goodness knows how many times."

At this stage only Thompson sees the list, as he adjusts and tweaks it until he comes up with a calendar that he is happy to take to the Premier League and the Football League.

Last Wednesday, Thompson headed to Preston where he met with both the governing bodies - and a further process of refinement took place over the following days.

Thompson reckons he does the job because he enjoys it and derives great satisfaction from producing a body of work that has a very tangible end product. But it must be an agonising, head-scratching process that slowly strips you of the will to live.

For instance, every time a fixture is changed it affects at least seven other fixtures and can easily impact on as many as 48.manutdnew595.jpg

Ian Todd is the president of the Football Supporters' Federation and sits on the fixtures working party that meets to discuss Thompson's list. One year he objected to Morecambe playing at Dagenham and Redbridge in midweek. They tried to alter the fixture but found out that it would negatively impact on so many other games that what Todd calls "the least worst option" was to maintain the status quo.

The fixtures working party met last Saturday to discuss this year's calendar. In addition to Todd, Thompson and Snellgrove, the Premier League and Football Association are represented as well as people from the top flight, Championship, League One and League Two clubs.

Todd estimates he has between 30-45 minutes to scan the fixtures and point out any concerns that might impact negatively on supporters.

Monday involves a meeting with various police chiefs and the British Transport Police. Again, there are potential issues here that had never crossed my mind. They look at potential logistical problems such as whether there will be too many fans from different clubs all heading to one train station in London for a particular set of fixtures on any given weekend.

On Tuesday the list will be signed off and on Wednesday morning we will all see the fruits of a lot of hard work.

Not everyone will be happy but Snellgrove is confident that if certain clubs' requests have not been accommodated then at least he will be able to explain why.

Thompson sometimes has nightmares about the job but always hopes to produce a list that is balanced and neutral. He reckons this year's list will not be the best they have produced but will be far from the worst.

The story doesn't end there.

Over the following week Snellgrove will deal with requests by clubs to switch days. Clubs cannot move a game away from an allocated weekend but they can switch the day of the match. Cheltenham, for example, often play a home game on a Friday when there is a clash with the horse racing festival.

Thompson will start dealing with reserve fixtures, academy games and feeder leagues to the Blue Square Premier.

This year when I see some ridiculous fixtures my club have been asked to play I hope I show a little bit more understanding. Though I seriously doubt it.




You deserve a medal if you read all that, Lol

[Ninastar]

Weee.
So is there any good matches on this week???

[andyman]

Yeah! The live footy is back on BBC3 tomorrow..

Ahhh yeah Jayson! 10am new fixtures! Woohoo! Sky sports news.

[30stone]

Originally posted by andyman
Arsenal are in North London..

lol.


Whos your favourite player from the squad?

[Harry!]

Originally posted by andyman
Harry you will enjoy the World Cup next year..

Somehow that is the only thing I like about fottball.

[Jayson]

Anyone been watching the U21's?
Ive completeley forgotten every match so far.

[30stone]

Watching italy now, recorded it.


I only enjoy watching england u21's because i know them


and if merida was in u21's for spain id watch.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Watching italy now, recorded it.


I only enjoy watching england u21's because i know them


and if merida was in u21's for spain id watch. Yeah. I might record the England ones, but I dont normally record live footie.

[Torres9]

Hi everyone :)

[Jayson]

Hey Torres, been watching U21? ive forgot to every time :rolleyes:

[Torres9]

Nah, I dont like U21's, I watch a couple of School boy matches on Setanta now and again, they're brilliant on there :D

[Jayson]

Yeah, I watch some of the Brazil school boy matches, amazing :laugh:

[Torres9]

I love Brazil altogether. Theyre incredible :).

[Jayson]

Im Brazillian :blush2:

And im incredible :bouncy:

[Torres9]

Serious?
Are you any good at football?

[Jayson]

Nah, I was born and raised in England, so im technically English.
My mum's Brazillian and my Dad's Jamaican :)
Ive visited Brazil to see my mum and dad about 10 times and everytime I go I spend my time playing footie with my 3 little brothers who live out there. They're pretty incredible :laugh:

[Torres9]

Lol, I went to Brazil once, are your parents from Rio?

[Jayson]

Nah, My mum was from Sao Paulo, but now they live in Brasilia, the capital city BTW

[Torres9]

Oh, kool.
Ive gtg, my mum is shouting at me, cya.

[Jayson]

Cya :xyxwave:

[Shaun]

Something for everyone...who'd be in your all-time fantasy dream team?

[Iceman]

How many matches on tomorrow? 2?

[Locke.]

Originally posted by Shaun
Something for everyone...who'd be in your all-time fantasy dream team?

Buffon

Roberto Carlos - Thuram - Maldini - Cafu

Nedved - Zidane - Gerrard - Figo

Ronaldo - Torres


Subs:
Kahn
Zambrotta
Recoba
Kaka
Henry

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Shaun
Something for everyone...who'd be in your all-time fantasy dream team?

GK. Casillas

RB. Sergio Ramos CB. Terry CB. Adams LB. Carlos

RM. Kaka CM. Gerrard CM. Vieira LM. Pires

CF. Cantona CF. Ibrahimovic

[andyman]

Woohoo!

10am, Sky Sports News, fixtures for next season are out!
And live footy back on BBC3..

[Iceman]

Originally posted by andyman
Woohoo!

10am, Sky Sports News, fixtures for next season are out!
And live footy back on BBC3..

What times the match?

[Jayson]

HOLY SHITT, A GUY ON POKERSTARS JUST WON 14 MILLION QUID!!! FROM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

[30stone]

Originally posted by 30stone
Arshavin

Shots : 4

On Target : 4

Goals : 4

Can you get better?


I love arshavin...

[andyman]

14m! Fek... Thats him sorted for life then.


Iceman! I think the first game is at 3pm, second game at 7pm.

[andyman]

Torres is playing later today! :thumbs:

[Jayson]

We are so sad for being up this late

Since first coming on TiBB ive skived off uni so many times.

Damn internet addictions.

[Mark]

Originally posted by Showtyme
HOLY SHITT, A GUY ON POKERSTARS JUST WON 14 MILLION QUID!!! FROM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Do you play on Pokerstars?

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Mark
Originally posted by Showtyme
HOLY SHITT, A GUY ON POKERSTARS JUST WON 14 MILLION QUID!!! FROM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Do you play on Pokerstars? Yeah I do, not as often as I used to, only once a month. I never win anything. :bawling:
I cant believe how some people make their living off of it.

[Mark]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by Mark
Originally posted by Showtyme
HOLY SHITT, A GUY ON POKERSTARS JUST WON 14 MILLION QUID!!! FROM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Do you play on Pokerstars? Yeah I do, not as often as I used to, only once a month. I never win anything. :bawling:
I cant believe how some people make their living off of it.

I've lived off it since I graduated Uni 2 years ago :wink:

[Iceman]

Originally posted by andyman
14m! Fek... Thats him sorted for life then.


Iceman! I think the first game is at 3pm, second game at 7pm.

Yeah first one is Spain v Iraq @ 3

Then second is New Zealand v South Africa @ 7.30

If you can't find it on TV, RTE.ie has a stream for all matches, you may need a proxy site though if your not in Ireland!

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Mark
Originally posted by Showtyme
Originally posted by Mark
Originally posted by Showtyme
HOLY SHITT, A GUY ON POKERSTARS JUST WON 14 MILLION QUID!!! FROM ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Do you play on Pokerstars? Yeah I do, not as often as I used to, only once a month. I never win anything. :bawling:
I cant believe how some people make their living off of it.

I've lived off it since I graduated Uni 2 years ago :wink: I cant afford it anymore, so many russians playing 24/7 winning endless tournaments.
I used to play alot with a small group every sunday, most I ever won was a grand. most I ever lost was about £500

[andyman]

Made £1000, lost £500?? Mad, MAD!! :shocked:




Iceman, it's on BBC3 over here.

[Iceman]

Originally posted by andyman
Made £1000, lost £500?? Mad, MAD!! :shocked:




Iceman, it's on BBC3 over here.

Okay cool, well if they don't show any matches, that site does!:thumbs:

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
Made £1000, lost £500?? Mad, MAD!! :shocked:




Iceman, it's on BBC3 over here. It takes about 5 matches to win that much, you end up loosing it all the next night anyway. Pokerstars is great though. Better than all the other shid you get on the internet.

[andyman]

I play on them 2p machines.. I can play snap.


:bawling:

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
I play on them 2p machines.. I can play snap.


:bawling: lmao
ive watched some matches where people have won thousands on pkrstars, i got pretty far in a tournament once, the winner got about 50k.
The bloke who won 14m has been working years for that, winning tournaments and high money games for ages, he always said he would stop at 1m but he got there in about 6 months and carried on, hes spent hes been on the 20 hours a day at least. Hes retiring soon.

[Jayson]

I prefer real life poker, When I went to Vegas on my 19th I played a game of poker in a vip room, won about 5k. Some people in Vegas play for hundreds of thousands, but my dad only gave me 10k to go with :spin2:
he, unfortunately, made me pay him back when he realised i made money in Vegas, i was probs the first person to come back from there a winner :hugesmile:

[andyman]

Thats mad! Huge money :shocked:

Yeah that guy who won 14m should just enjoy spending, bit of investing.. Make porno! :dazzler:

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman
Thats mad! Huge money :shocked:Its a thrill you will never get anywhere else, you'll never be more frightened when you have a flush, and theres that much cash for the taking, and your trying to read their pokerface, then you decide to go all in and you win 5 grand, i nearly kissed the guy sitting next to me. :bigsmile:

[Jayson]

I wanna be on elimination so much, apparently they've already decided who's on it, I want the award... I also wanna be a mod. Im a mod on like 4 video game sites and always love the power. :dance:
Anyways, if im on the maybe list that Shaun's posting soon then vote for me to go in :thumbs:

[andyman]

First Fixtures Aug 15 2009..

Aston Villa v Wigan
Blackburn v Man City
Bolton v Sunderland
Chelsea v Hull
Everton v Arsenal
Man Utd v Birmingham
Portsmouth v Fulham
Stoke v Burnley
Tottenham v Liverpool
Wolves v West Ham

[andyman]

Aston Villa 3 - 1 Wigan
Blackburn 1 - 1 Man City
Bolton 0 - 0 Sunderland
Chelsea 3 - 1 Hull
Everton 1 - 1 Arsenal
Man Utd 3 - 0 Birmingham
Portsmouth 1 - 1 Fulham
Stoke 2 - 1 Burnley
Tottenham 1 - 3 Liverpool
Wolves 2 - 2 West Ham.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Showtyme
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Wigan
Blackburn 0 - 3 Man City
Bolton 2 - 1 Sunderland
Chelsea 3 - 0 Hull
Everton 3 - 5 Arsenal
Man Utd 5 - 2 Birmingham
Portsmouth 1 - 1 Fulham
Stoke 2 - 0 Burnley
Tottenham 0 - 3 Liverpool
Wolves 1 - 3 West Ham.

[arsenalforever]

Bloody everton away:shocked:

Thats a tough one

Arsenal need to kick the season off in good form

[Jayson]

Spain v Iraq is on :dance:

[Torres9]

Im watching the Iraq game. Hopefully Torres plays well :D

[Jayson]

Im predicting 4-0 Spain on this one

Villa (2)
Torres (1)
Alonso (1)

[Lauren]

Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan
Blackburn 0 - 2 Man City
Bolton 1 - 2 Sunderland
Chelsea 3 - 0 Hull
Everton 1 - 2 Arsenal
Man Utd 4 - 0 Birmingham
Portsmouth 0 - 0 Fulham
Stoke 1 - 0 Burnley
Tottenham 0 - 2 Liverpool
Wolves 0 - 0 West Ham

My predictions :thumbs:

[Novo]

Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan
Blackburn 0 - 1 Man City
Bolton 1 - 0 Sunderland
Chelsea 2 - 0 Hull
Everton 2 - 1 Arsenal
Man Utd 2 - 0 Birmingham
Portsmouth 2 - 1 Fulham
Stoke 2 - 0 Burnley
Tottenham 1 - 0 Liverpool
Wolves 1 - 1 West Ham

[Jayson]

Wahoo!
30 Karma :dance:

[Novo]

Spain 4 - 0 Iraq

[Novo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReYgTCBTS5M

[andyman]

C'mon Torres!

[Novo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSC_kw_-SGA&feature=related

[Iceman]

Thought Spain would of scored by now...

[andyman]

Originally posted by .Andy.
Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan
Blackburn 0 - 1 Man City
Bolton 1 - 0 Sunderland
Chelsea 2 - 0 Hull
Everton 2 - 1 Arsenal
Man Utd 2 - 0 Birmingham
Portsmouth 2 - 1 Fulham
Stoke 2 - 0 Burnley
Tottenham 1 - 0 Liverpool
Wolves 1 - 1 West Ham
:laugh3::laugh3:

[andyman]

Spain must be taking it easy just to give Iraq a chance, of course we all know that Torres can crush them easy..

Spain just giving a helping hand to poor Iraq, but rich in history.

[Novo]

Okay andyman maybe i was being a little harsh on tottenham

i'll change it to 3-0 :thumbs:

[ange7]

Originally posted by Iceman
Thought Spain would of scored by now...
still 0-0
Iraq topped the Asian group... beat teams like Japan, S.Korea, Australia...... so Iraq won't be a walk over.
I watched the NZ Spain game too... jeez poor kiwis.

[andyman]

Ok Andy, you can put that score in the main game when BigSister makes the new thread... Less points for you.:xyxwave:

[andyman]

Dirty cheating Iraqi goalkeeper.. The strikers foot was nowhere near his head!

[Iceman]

0-0 half time

[andyman]

Italian skipper should be ok for the Brazil game. :bouncy:

[Iceman]

1-0 Spain

[Jayson]

Who scored the spain goal?

[30stone]

Is spain playing or is it U21's?

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Is spain playing or is it U21's? Spain v Iraq, confederations, it ended though, 1-0

[30stone]

Ohh boring.

Should have been 3 - 0.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Ohh boring.

Should have been 3 - 0. Yeah, hopefully the match later will be a bit better, doubt it though. Im looking forward to Brazil vs. Italy a lot.

Does anyone reckon I should get a name change to Jayson?

[30stone]

Is Italy Brazil tonight?


Im not really a fan of Italy but i want them to win because i always feel brazil have got very lucky in the past.

[Jayson]

Originally posted by 30stone
Is Italy Brazil tonight?


Im not really a fan of Italy but i want them to win because i always feel brazil have got very lucky in the past. No, tommorow I think, and obviously I want Brazil to win

[Jayson]

http://g.imagehost.org/t/0168/BigBrotherShowtyme.jpg (http://g.imagehost.org/download/0168/BigBrotherShowtyme)

Just randomly made an eye

BigBrotherShowtyme.bmp (956 KB) (http://g.imagehost.org/download/0168/BigBrotherShowtyme) < Bigger size

[Novo]

That will be the big brother 11 eye

Ratings will be higher then ever

[Jayson]

Lol

[andyman]

Latest!
South Africa 0 v 0 New Zealand

South Africa need to win this game.

[Jayson]

Anyone watching SA vs NZ?

[Jayson]

Not much action in this thread today :sleep: