[Archived] Other Premier League Happenings

[imy9]

Is it just me or are some of the prices for players bordering on ridiculous!

Hoyte- 23 year who rarely gets a game for Arsenal- £3 million plus.

Young- journeymen right back- £4 million

Ince's signings look great in comparison...

[b12_simon]

Also, Ljungberg being let go at West Ham, on a free could he still offer something across the park?

Useless diving shyte - best left well alone IMO

[Billy Castell]

Ljungberg 5 years ago=yes

Ljungberg now=No way

He's been living off his reputation for a few seasons now, and isn't half as good as he was. Perhaps he should sign for a Swedish club, and then he'd be respected and a big fish there.

[ffan]

Stoke nearly have Zigic on loan

West Brom have bid rejected fr Alexander Madlung.

[Hughesy]

Is it just me or are some of the prices for players bordering on ridiculous!

Hoyte- 23 year who rarely gets a game for Arsenal- £3 million plus.

Young- journeymen right back- £4 million

Ince's signings look great in comparison...

Even worse now - Gibson at Boro has revealed that they actually received £6m for Young, hence why they sold after only paying £2.5m last summer.

[thenodrog]

Scan of the papers shows:

and this preview of Hull City is a cracker..

Could just be the kiss of death for us just second game up. Newly promoted clubs with low expectations tend to do best in the first few weeks of the new season through sheer exhuberance and nervous energy...... By November they are usually downhearted and dreading the next match.

[Zulu]

The pigs feet have signed Danny Shittu from Watford, the headline on Football 365 reads

S****y boss signs Shittu player for s****y club - couldn't have put it better myself!

Fancy, you admitting reading Football 365 Jethro.

[philipl]

'Arry's got the strop as Pompey bank the Muntari sale money.

[pksrover]

Hughes is a bit worried

I bet Mr. Hughes regrets his decision to leave for Citeh now! He forgot all about how much he appriciated the board and chairman at Rovers when the corrupt Thai flashed the cash, and now it has came back to bite his behind

Can't wait to finish above them this season

[SundayMondayHabibBeye]

This might be good news for Rovers fans (or not when you play us next season)

Someone posted on a forum that Mike Ashley would confirm the signing of Coloccini by going to the match with Colocinni on the back of his shirt. This happenned. The same poster also says that Newcastle are close to signing Taye Taiwo.

[Plastic Head]

Hughes is a bit worried

I bet Mr. Hughes regrets his decision to leave for Citeh now! He forgot all about how much he appriciated the board and chairman at Rovers when the corrupt Thai flashed the cash, and now it has came back to bite his behind

Can't wait to finish above them this season

If Hughes wants crisis talks with Thaksin he needs to book himself on a flight to Thailand, as he isn't allowed to leave the country at the moment.

Mind you, Thanksin may have more on his mind than selling dodgy full-backs to Spurs....

[1864roverite]

Agreed

Ireland turned up for the game late having been in talks with Sunderland then gets 15 or so minutes on the pitch !!

Add that to the 3 potential big injuries sustained, the look on Hitchcocks face said ot all.

Hughes does not have a happy lot and the grass is most defiantely not greener in coms

[philipl]

Paul Wilson argues in the Observer that the Premier League is boring. Dig at Lucash at the bottom as well whilst he also compares West Ham to Leeds= interesting.

[The Prof.]

'Arry's got the strop as Pompey bank the Muntari sale money.

Would feel much happier if Ince did the same at the moment.

[roverthemoon]

Tottenham beat Roma today 5-0

Bentley 2

Bent 2

Lennon

They are looking good.

[Bobby G]

Spurs have one of the best tacticians in Europe and will definitely be the most likely team to break into the top 4 although I feel its going to be a failed attempt for anyone to be successful in that quest.

[RibbleValleyRover]

City Confirm Corluka Stay

[neekoy]

Tottenham beat Roma today 5-0

Bentley 2

Bent 2

Lennon

They are looking good.

Pre seasons mean nothing

[philipl]

Spurs first 4 games are interesting-

Boro a, Sunderland h, Chelsea a, Villa h

So they play two clubs I anticipate being much stronger, Premiership contenders and at present, their number one competition as 4th place wannabes.

All the usual fun at Newcastle

Talking of Chelsea, their acquistion of Kaka for £78m seems to be getting nearer.

[ffan]

from an alleged employee of MCFC -

"I'm sorry to say this, as a life long fan and - for the last few (for me at least) unforgettable months - employee, MCFC as we know it is finished. Here are the FACTS, for those who really want to know. Thaksin is, as of midlnight 10th August, 2008, an international fugitive.

He now has to be found guilty of corruption in Thailand in his absense, offering no defence. Extradition requests will surely follow. The PL will then have to find him short of the fit and proper ownership rules (and believe me, the pressure for that from fellow 'members' has been growing since June).

Thaksin is trying to palm off City onto whoever will now take it, an insolvent mess of a business, completely incapable of sustaining itself. The truth is that the only interested party (until recently) - Wardle - is not now able to bail City out now , he cant come close on his own and no partners have been found. The wage bioll and committments due on the last 2 years' transfers have spiralled out of control.

The Corluka affair is the last straw - I personally worked on the deal and can assure anyone interested that he has already been transferred to Spurs. Spurs have this evening started legal action, and he will be barred from playing for City following an injunction in the courts tomorrow.

Personally I expect Hughes to then resign on principal (he has no choice now, he is on record as saying that he will have final say on all transfers). Many wont believe any of this, but a few will.

I am very close to this situation (readers will never know who I am or how close - a few would know my name but it isnt appropriate to for me to come 'out') - trust me, I am close enough to know what has happeneded in the last fortnight, I am ###### off with it (as a fan, and as someone who has worked hard for the club durinig the ast 18 months or so) and it must be said, a little drunk.

I am posting this message on a few sites - apologies for those that keep reading it, but I want City fans to know what is happening. The sad truth is we are finished, and that as a result, the PL will be facing its biggest challenge since inception within 2 weeks of now."

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

from an alleged employee of MCFC -

"I'm sorry to say this, as a life long fan and - for the last few (for me at least) unforgettable months - employee, MCFC as we know it is finished. Here are the FACTS, for those who really want to know. Thaksin is, as of midlnight 10th August, 2008, an international fugitive.

He now has to be found guilty of corruption in Thailand in his absense, offering no defence. Extradition requests will surely follow. The PL will then have to find him short of the fit and proper ownership rules (and believe me, the pressure for that from fellow 'members' has been growing since June).

Thaksin is trying to palm off City onto whoever will now take it, an insolvent mess of a business, completely incapable of sustaining itself. The truth is that the only interested party (until recently) - Wardle - is not now able to bail City out now , he cant come close on his own and no partners have been found. The wage bioll and committments due on the last 2 years' transfers have spiralled out of control.

The Corluka affair is the last straw - I personally worked on the deal and can assure anyone interested that he has already been transferred to Spurs. Spurs have this evening started legal action, and he will be barred from playing for City following an injunction in the courts tomorrow.

Personally I expect Hughes to then resign on principal (he has no choice now, he is on record as saying that he will have final say on all transfers). Many wont believe any of this, but a few will.

I am very close to this situation (readers will never know who I am or how close - a few would know my name but it isnt appropriate to for me to come 'out') - trust me, I am close enough to know what has happeneded in the last fortnight, I am ###### off with it (as a fan, and as someone who has worked hard for the club durinig the ast 18 months or so) and it must be said, a little drunk.

I am posting this message on a few sites - apologies for those that keep reading it, but I want City fans to know what is happening. The sad truth is we are finished, and that as a result, the PL will be facing its biggest challenge since inception within 2 weeks of now."

Brilliant.

I was thinking of songs that might be sung to Hughes but at this rate, the whole club might not be there.

[gillibrand]

I can't help thinking that Hughes will get a nice pay off, a bank full of money and ready for the next job offer, I don't think he cares what songs are sung about him, he had it covered all along.

[mjs]

I can't help thinking that Hughes will get a nice pay off,

With what?

[Hughesy]

Johnson has turned down City's offer of a new contract - Could maybe alert Liverpool/ Arsenal?!

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Interesting thing with City - is that they have enough saleable assets to get them out of immediate financial trouble. However, where that will leave them in terms of premiership survival is anyone's guess. Relegation from the Premiership would leave them in genuine trouble - unless somebody decides to bale them out.

Good lesson here for all those people wanting Rovers to be sold to the first person that promises money for transfers.