[Archived] Nicko's January Rumour Mill

[Hughesy]

A player from hull (maybe that defender), who need the money for bent, who need to bid for Roque??

[roversinmyblood]

Got to watch out for the Topic Police...but here is some interesting news...no idea what the repercussions are for Rovers but it could have a knock-on effect on the whole market.

A top move is in jeopardy because a leading player has failed a medical. Arteta?

The buying club don't know whether to press on or drop the idea.- Arsenal?

The selling club need to sell to get money for a striker. - Everton?

The striker they want is at a club who need to sell him...to bid for a Rovers player. - Striker Bent/Jo?

That is how stupid the market is at this time.

I won't name the player...it's possible the move will happen on a 'staged payments' tomorrow.

But by then it could be too late for the rest of us.

[Hughesy]

Jo is going Everton on loan, so that rules him out.

[allrovertheworld]

forgive my ignorance but could someone fill me in on this 'stroke boy' phenomenon

Stroke boy is a chap who appears on SSN as the transfer clock counts down. He gets his name from the expression on his face evrytime a transfer is suggested or BREAKING NEWS comes in. He looks like he is going to have a stroke at the slightest suggestion of a move in the transfer market. Best bit about him though was his apparent endless supply of mobile phones which he would have buzzing and beeping with insider information on the lastest tranny news.

Hope they have him on this time although this scottish chap looks like he is here to stay.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Given failed or having problems passing the medical?

[rovers1995]

I'm worried i don't think the rovers player is Santa Cruz as nicko hasn't mentioned a name.

[herbergeehh]

The money isn't really the issue anymore though, is it? Because Rovers won't sell until Crouch is signed, which he won't do as it is at the moment.

[VillaSimon]

Wasnt Shay Given having a medical today? Newcastle may need a striker? owen injured again? maybe they want bent? Spurs want money for cruz? oh I give up Nicko give us another clue

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

That occurred to me as well, but who else do we have who would require a club spending substantial cash on? If they need to sell before they can buy, it's not going to be under 5m. I don't know who we have who is over 5m really.

Benni? Pedersen? Emerton? Dunn? Samba? Nelsen? Warnock? Grella? Roberts?

Now I've typed that there could be several...

Samba or Warnock would be my guesses.

[niklasnorman]

Given failed his medical at Man city.

Newcastle needs to sell him before they can buy Darren Bent.

Tottenham needs to sell Bent before they can buy Santa Cruz.

Maybe

[Presty On Tour]

Robbie keane perhaps?

[budha]

Given failed his medical at Man city.

Or N'Zogbia at Wigan. Maybe.

[mclove]

Nicko thanks for the most vague report ever!!

I can see Stroke Boy having a coronary trying to figure that one out

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Given failed his medical at Man city.

Newcastle needs to sell him before they can buy Darren Bent.

Tottenham needs to sell Bent before they can buy Santa Cruz.

Maybe

That was my train of thought as well, but Nicko has said in the past Spurs "have the money". So they wouldn't need to sell if this is the case.

EDIT: By the way Nicko, putting it in such complex format is a brilliant way of tricking Stroke boy. He'll be getting wheeled off for a post mortem as we speak after trying to decipher that.

[herbergeehh]

City does need to sell, if the reports are accurate - because after signing Given, they've spent 90m of the 100m available, apparently?

[RibbleValleyRover]

Samba or Warnock would be my guesses.

Mine as well, Newcastle have been sniffing around them for some time.

No chance though after 5 clean sheets in 7 games will Sam make any changes to our defensive line, especially Samba who has been our rock.

[Hughesy]

Given failed his medical at Man city.

Newcastle needs to sell him before they can buy Darren Bent.

Tottenham needs to sell Bent before they can buy Santa Cruz.

Maybe

Looks likely. Just been on bluemoon site and its Given who failed, so newcastle want Bent? Tottenham want Roque!

[VillaSimon]

Stroke boy is a chap who appears on SSN as the transfer clock counts down. He gets his name from the expression on his face evrytime a transfer is suggested or BREAKING NEWS comes in. He looks like he is going to have a stroke at the slightest suggestion of a move in the transfer market. Best bit about him though was his apparent endless supply of mobile phones which he would have buzzing and beeping with insider information on the lastest tranny news.

Hope they have him on this time although this scottish chap looks like he is here to stay.

HAHA I always wondered who you guys were talking about, I remember on the last day of the summer window he was in the studio with about 6 mobiles on the desk and his hand down his trousers*

*I made that bit up

[Tim Southampton Rover]

HAHA I always wondered who you guys were talking about, I remember on the last day of the summer window he was in the studio with about 6 mobiles on the desk and his hand down his trousers*

*I made that bit up

Yeah we knew you made that bit up....cos he had them down the presenters!*

*this is 100% not true

[Sandiway Blue]

HAHA I always wondered who you guys were talking about, I remember on the last day of the summer window he was in the studio with about 6 mobiles on the desk and his hand down his trousers*

*I made that bit up

Now that you mention it i didn`t see his hands above the table...

:lol:

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

He's the chap who sounds like he has an extra mobile with a hotline to Fergie up his rectum.

And he constantly refers to his "mates", Arry, Philly, Marky and That Fat Lad Rafa.

[alexanders]

16.15 Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear says Shay Given's move to Manchester City is still some way from going through due to unresolved 'haggling' between the two clubs.

[BRFC1995]

man city are the only team that would'nt outrighht scrap a deal because a medical failed. sincerely hope dennis wise buys more garbage tomorrow, zero risk of warnock or samba being interested in newcastle either. find it hard to believe kinnear was thick enugh to even ask about hyppia jumping ship for that black and white shambles.

[RevidgeBlue]

Got to watch out for the Topic Police...but here is some interesting news...no idea what the repercussions are for Rovers but it could have a knock-on effect on the whole market.

A top move is in jeopardy because a leading player has failed a medical.

The buying club don't know whether to press on or drop the idea.

The selling club need to sell to get money for a striker.

The striker they want is at a club who need to sell him...to bid for a Rovers player.

That is how stupid the market is at this time.

I won't name the player...it's possible the move will happen on a 'staged payments' tomorrow.

But by then it could be too late for the rest of us.

Professor Plum in the library with the candlestick...................

Ok then we now know Given's move to Citeh has stalled.

The obvious scenario is Newcastle are after Bent and Spuds need the money to bid 20m plus for Roque.

But perhaps the barcodes are after Crouch and Portsmouth are after someone like McCarthy/Samba?

I seriously hope it's all completely irrelevant and that we wouldn't even entertain any offers for our better players at this stage.

[nicko]

Terrific working out in some quarters...top stuff...best bit of the day so far.

I am just waiting to see how long it is until Gilbert and Sullivan Boy comes on to the strains of 'ta-run-ta-run-ta-run' to break into song and tell us about it.