[Archived] Nickos Thread

[nicko]

Looks like there is trouble at boro as well : http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,1...3099800,00.html

This has been a messy tranfer window !!

I think they may have a case...

[nicko]

It just gets better...

Aston Villa could not sign Pascal Chimbonda on loan - because they found out they already had TWO players on loan and can't have a third.

Turns out Curtis Davies is only officially on loan from West Brom!

Villa didn't want to buy - so much for Randy Lerner's money, by the way - and poor old Pascal got jilted.

Somebody could have had a good player on loan there...

[Fife Rover]

Who is Benjani's agent?

The player should NEVER have been left on his own. Having seen the lengths agents go to in the music industry to make sure their precious artists turn up, I cannot believe the agent in this case did not look after Benjani. I suspect there is more to this than meets the eye.

My hunch is the Thaksin spending machine has stopped and the best way of saving face is yesterday's little farce.

As for jim getting stuck on stickiness...

Ok Phil, but how does that make Benjani arrive so late? The only way as I see it would be for City and Benjani to have a prior "arrangement" involving him getting lost for a few hours. I think that is both very risky, and unlikely to work if attempted. It would also only work if Benjani was fully in agreement and did not want to go to City anyway.

[Hughesy]

An arrogant player too! If they want Carson & Davies then its going to cost them almost £20 million ha ha!!

[cn_barlow]

apologies if i've missed it, but any chance you can reveal who this 'injured' player we might be getting now that the window has closed Nicko?

[Exiled_Rover]

It just gets better...

Aston Villa could not sign Pascal Chimbonda on loan - because they found out they already had TWO players on loan and can't have a third.

Turns out Curtis Davies is only officially on loan from West Brom!

Villa didn't want to buy - so much for Randy Lerner's money, by the way - and poor old Pascal got jilted.

Somebody could have had a good player on loan there...

The Davies deal is a loan with an option to buy. That's not groundbreaking news.

[nicko]

The Davies deal is a loan with an option to buy. That's not groundbreaking news.

But it was overlooked until very late last night...and that's why Chimbonda's deal to Villa collapsed and why he was offered around elsewhere at the death.

[Exiled_Rover]

But it was overlooked until very late last night...and that's why Chimbonda's deal to Villa collapsed and why he was offered around elsewhere at the death.

Who exactly is running Villa if they're not aware of the rules?

[nicko]

Who exactly is running Villa if they're not aware of the rules?

I think there has been an oversight because Davies was on loan from a Championship side...but frankly I don't know for sure.

West Brom wanted the money delayed to help their accounting. Seemingly they make so much money they did not want to lose the Davies sale as taxable 'profit' in this financial year.

Funny old game.

[Mozzer]

bolton had a 7million bid for leroy lita rejected-how much do they really want for him...

i hope we try for him in the summer-not at 7million tho, his contract runs out in the summer of 2009 so his price will be knocked down..

hopefully there will be a takeover so we can compete with teams like man city, portsmouth, aston villa, everton and west ham on buying players..

[nicko]

bolton had a 7million bid for leroy lita rejected-how much do they really want for him...

That story is just wrong. Checked it yesterday and it is categorically the wrong name.

Bolton tried to buy a striker, I have had it confirmed from both ends and I will do it tomorrow or Sunday. It could happen in the summer.

[philipl]

Ok Phil, but how does that make Benjani arrive so late? The only way as I see it would be for City and Benjani to have a prior "arrangement" involving him getting lost for a few hours. I think that is both very risky, and unlikely to work if attempted. It would also only work if Benjani was fully in agreement and did not want to go to City anyway.

I am suggesting sticking the blame on Benjani missing planes was a handy smokescreen which today's news rather suggests was the case. City wanted out of the deal because they didn't want to /couldn't pay.

Lots of shovelling away the bullshit today.

So that's Man City and Aston Villa added to the "got no money" camp. At least we were honest and decent about it.

Going back to mental images, I am just thinking of some stoned latter day Serge Gainsbourg-type propping up a bar in Paris burbling away to Eddie whilst his £900K is going walkies.

[Hughesy]

Best bit about Villa is that just too keep there current team it will cost them £20 million to sign Davies and Carson, and then another regular is off to Juventus!!

[Eddie]

Bit much to say that they don't have any money. They did actually spend money in this window, unlike us.

[nicko]

I am suggesting sticking the blame on Benjani missing planes was a handy smokescreen which today's news rather suggests was the case. City wanted out of the deal because they didn't want to /couldn't pay.

That would suggest Man City were in some sort of plot to stop him coming too...eh?

City wanted the player, found out about a medical problem, wanted to change the terms of the deal and found out it was too late.

Crazy to suggest City would deliberately weaken themselves and miss out on a striker who could shoot them to Europe.

[nicko]

Told you it was wrong...wrong name, no bid...

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8...3100121,00.html

[philipl]

That would suggest Man City were in some sort of plot to stop him coming too...eh?

City wanted the player, found out about a medical problem, wanted to change the terms of the deal and found out it was too late.

Crazy to suggest City would deliberately weaken themselves and miss out on a striker who could shoot them to Europe.

Well which airport terminal is Benjani wandering round at the moment?

Seriously, City have deliberately weakened themselves by missing out on a striker who could shoot them into Europe. How much difference does the medical condition make? A few £000k, a repayment clause or a multi-million deal killer? Obviously something is a deal killer otherwise they would have signed.

Whatever it is, at 5 minutes to midnight, somebody decided it was more important than City's European aspirations.

[nicko]

Well which airport terminal is Benjani wandering round at the moment?

Seriously, City have deliberately weakened themselves by missing out on a striker who could shoot them into Europe. How much difference does the medical condition make? A few £000k, a repayment clause or a multi-million deal killer? Obviously something is a deal killer otherwise they would have signed.

Man City wanted the player, they didn't deliberately mess it up. They tried to change the terms AFTER the medical.

You can't sign anyone subject to medical any more. They had to sign him BEFORE the deadline and then have a good look at the medical results before trying to haggle.

[Atomicrover]

At the end of the day, whether Portsmouth "overspent" by not selling Benjani, if the pair of them fire them into a CL place, £9m might not seem like too much anyway

[1864roverite]

It appears the an unnamed club made two bids for Roberts and Mccarthy yesterday beleived to be BOLTON. Any truth Alan ?

[nicko]

It appears the an unnamed club made two bids for Roberts and Mccarthy yesterday beleived to be BOLTON. Any truth Alan ?

Bolton inquired about Roberts a couple of weeks ago, but it was a very wishy-washy thing - and Gary Megson isn't even a fan.

So it wasn't them and they didn't go near McCarthy.

Where is this from? Is it 'we didn't buy anyone but we didn't sell anyone' propaganda by any chance?

[nicko]

Bolton's signing of Rasiak has gone down well.

http://www.thisisbolton.co.uk/display.var.2010967.0..php

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

One deal I meant to mention that slipped through, W.B.A. signed Ismael Miller from 'City on a permanent deal for £900,000. That's a good gamble in my book, he'd show more pace and threat down that left hand side than a certain Norwegian.

Having said that would 'City have sold him to a rival ?

[philipl]

I am really worried.

I always said Blackburn folk were olympic gold medallists at moaning but 411 yelps and climbing! Notlob have us licked.

[RevidgeBlue]

I am suggesting sticking the blame on Benjani missing planes was a handy smokescreen which today's news rather suggests was the case. City wanted out of the deal because they didn't want to /couldn't pay.

Lots of shovelling away the bullshit today.

So that's Man City and Aston Villa added to the "got no money" camp. At least we were honest and decent about it.

That's surely rubbish. I know you like ridiculing every other Premiership Club in comparison to the state of perfection you think exists at Ewood but the fact Benjani missed two planes seems to suggest that the player simply didn't fancy a move up North and the blame lies entirely with him.

Citeh must know if they originally had the money in place to pay for him or not and can't be blamed for quibbling if a problem subsequently arose with the medical.