[Archived] Transfer Topic The Final Day

[hollowsr]

Slightly off topic I know Nicko but..

I've just seen Franny Jeffers on Sky Sports regarding his sending off. He was basically apologising and did actually sound quite sincere about how sorry he was and that he's been in the game long enough to not get involved in such things. Was this apology off his own back or was he put up to do this?

Just thinking that you would never see someone like Gerrard apologise live on TV.

[rog of the rovers]

Are 'The two arrivals' trialists or signings?

[DeadlyDirk]

Any player that makes the French squad for the defence cant be a bad player - see Givet!

Who will we have that is worth big money in the future? NZonzi, Hoilett, Samba, Kalinic - they are the next batch to make big money........

Not always, Jean-Alain Boumsong is terrible and has plenty of caps!!

[Ricky]

Are 'The two arrivals' trialists or signings?

So what part of 'No questions or PM's' didn't you understand then??

[nicko]

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ THIS...AN ANONYMOUS F***WIT365.COM **** WRITES IN THEIR NEWSPAPER REVIEW:

SHOCKING

If Sam Allardyce brought Pascal Chimbonda it would shock exactly nobody.

Still, that doesn't stop our old pal Alan Nixon writing in The Daily Mirror: 'Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock £1.5 million swoop for Tottenham's unhappy Pascal Chimbonda.'

Arse of a manager moves for arse of a player for arse of a football club.

Shocking.

[Torgeir]

Getting a bit worried about a meeting between Portsmouth and Spurs last night re that possible Chimbonda-James swap. Find out more later.

Got to say I don't share that opinion. Chimbonda goes to Pompey and Warnock stays unless we find a suitable replacement. Chimbonda is a good right back, a half-decent central defender, and an emergency left back. I say look elsewhere for a specialist LB, we have enough RB's and Zurab can fill in or Gunning can be recalled. Then splash our remaining wealth on a top midfielder who hasn't been injured for a few years.

[den]

Are 'The two arrivals' trialists or signings?

Too late for trials I suspect?

[beerwins]

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ THIS...AN ANONYMOUS F***WIT365.COM **** WRITES IN THEIR NEWSPAPER REVIEW:

SHOCKING

If Sam Allardyce brought Pascal Chimbonda it would shock exactly nobody.

Still, that doesn't stop our old pal Alan Nixon writing in The Daily Mirror: 'Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock £1.5 million swoop for Tottenham's unhappy Pascal Chimbonda.'

Arse of a manager moves for arse of a player for arse of a football club.

Shocking.

How this guy has a job writing this is beyond me, i cant help but think that chimbonda would be a good signing, a versatile prem proven defender who was once very good just needs a bit of man management too which sam excels, 1.5 mill is a snip and would be good business.

[thenodrog]

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ THIS...AN ANONYMOUS F***WIT365.COM **** WRITES IN THEIR NEWSPAPER REVIEW:

Arse of a manager moves for arse of a player for arse of a football club.

Shocking.

Hey must be a good signing........ we sound well suited.

[nicko]

Too late for trials I suspect?

Yes.

Medicals expected.

[G Somerset Rover]

Yes.

Medicals expected.

Not a clue who these could be other than that Ivory Coast chap and Chimbonda.

[67splitscreen]

Yes.

Medicals expected.

Medicals???? Chimbonda and...??????

Nice day for a jog up Pendal.

[nicko]

Medicals???? Chimbonda and...??????

Nice day for a jog up Pendal.

With a camera?

[rovertheworld]

nicko, so have fees been agreed with both the clusfor their players, and is the other player bamba or ghohuri

[herbergeehh]

Gouhouri is signing for Pompey, isn't he? Chimbonda at 1,5m is a snip, very highly rated by the Spurs fans I've talked too. And versatile, as mentioned.

[Billy Castell]

Got a feeling neither will address our crap midfield, nor our lack of a real LB if Warnock goes.

[den]

Got a feeling neither will address our crap midfield, nor our lack of a real LB if Warnock goes.

Surely, surely, surely there's enough cash left after the Warnock sale to bring in some midfield quality, especially if Nicko's right and these two are cheap options?

Sam has got all of the Warnock money to spend hasn't he Nicko?

[herbergeehh]

Both the positions you mention, Billy C, are covered. At least numbers wise, with Givet, Chimbonda, Olsson capable of playing left back (if we're signing a LB specialist, it should be a starter), and in midfield we've got plenty of bodies - though the best ones are recovering from injuries (Dunn, Emerton, Reid) and the ones available are either young or just not starting XI material (N'Zonzi, Andrews).

If a midfielder is brought in, surely someone needs to go?? Nicko, do you have a take on this, seeing as you've mentioned that a midfielder MIGHT become a possibility if the money's there.

8m Warnock - 1,5m Chimbonda (same wages?) plus a defender in the same price range 1m+ and wages (25k=1,3m) and mathematically we should be able to spend another 4m including wages. Not much, but enough to bring in a solid midfielder?

[joey_big_nose]

Chimbonda is a good centreback. I really like him there. He is also good at right back. So if he is cover for Nelsen thats great. However we will still need to sign a left back.

Re: Midfield. After last night I am not quite so worried. Our choices in the middle stand as NZonzi, Andrews, Dunn, Grella, Reid, Emerton, and, maybe (i guess it is likely as we will have so many right backs) Salgado.

Dunn and Grella impressed with a bit of creativity. Nzonzi is very capable as a destroyer. Reid I don't know (and injured again), but Emerton I am reasonably sure will give us something in the centre. Andrews does a job. Between them we should be decent enough.

One thing needs to be made clear - we should have 8 million burning a hole in Sam's pocket, and our entire focus in the run up to January should be trying to find a young, excellent techinically, creative, strong, box to box player who we can bring through alongside NZonzi. If we can find one it will make us a very strong outfit.

[nicko]

This really is the most annoying window ever.

As an example, in the last hour I have found three players who are all talking to more than one club...with managers changing their minds, players clowning around and agents not helping.

Joke.

[BRFCBOY]

This really is the most annoying window ever.

As an example, in the last hour I have found three players who are all talking to more than one club...with managers changing their minds, players clowning around and agents not helping.

Joke.

any of these involve rovers

[nicko]

any of these involve rovers

One.

The others are Sylvain Distin, who is being chased by roughly five clubs and James Collins at West Ham...not to mention David James.

[niggit]

Agreed a fee for Chimbonda, it's on SSN

[Billy Castell]

Sounds like a few 'Tommy Smith' situations will be happening then.

Re Herbergeeh: I know we have numbers, but they are always injured. I'd like to put one or two on the transfer list and get a player with creativity who doesn't have breadsticks for legs.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Who'd want David James?

As far as I can see it's between Spurs and er...

The Great British Circus Association.