[Archived] Transfer Window Part 2

[rog of the rovers]

If Samba goes to Villa, then I really do hope they go down.

Any move outside Man U, Man C, Arsenal, Spurs or Chelsea is a side step or backwards step.

[nicko]

any news on adam,has the ball started rolling yet?? or is it more hot air

The ball has started moving.

Just not in the expected direction.

There will be an 11 o'clocker.

[bellamy11]

That happens with every player its part of the parcel.

The fans have always shown Samba loyalty regardless of what mistakes he has made on the pitch.

IMO Samba owes us, not just the fans but the club and I don't think him putting his aspirations to one side for 5 months to help us out and through this tricky time is too big an ask given all that the club has done for Samba.

That's rubbish. We pay Samba a salary and he works for that salary. Nobody owes anybody anything. If I didn't work for my company I'd be unemployed but I don't owe them anything.

It puzzles me that people talk about "rescuing" players from doldrums, like it's some sort of charity of favour. We signed him because we thought he might be good at football and help our team and thankfully that has turned out to be the case!

[Bobby G]

Samba out huh?

[SergioPeter89]

The ball has started moving.

Just not in the expected direction.

There will be an 11 o'clocker.

As in another club has moved in for him? That wouldnt surprise me. He is such a quality player.

[davulsukur]

The ball has started moving.

Just not in the expected direction.

There will be an 11 o'clocker.

That mean someone else has moved for him instead? I would be a bit gutted if we miss out on Adam. I rate him.

[Bobby G]

By direction, I would assume nicko means Rovers but outgoing...

[Oklahoma]

If Venky's want to be big in brazil, they don't necesserily have to buy players there. There are plenty of brazilian players in Europe. And most of the players that play in Brazil wouldn't enter in an english team.

[modes98]

The ball has started moving.

Just not in the expected direction.

There will be an 11 o'clocker.

Real Madrid have offered us £25m for Keith Andrews, which we have naturally turned down!

[Oklahoma]

Don't tell that Chimbonda, Grella and Andrews are leaving?

[Iceman]

we are swapping Andrews for Ronaldinho? ...

[67splitscreen]

By direction, I would assume nicko means Rovers but outgoing...

I assume the opposite as his latest news is on Samba leaving, or the Arsenal link has substance.

[Craigman]

Either that or we have agreed a fee for Charlie Adam or possibly Damien Duff ?

[Bobby G]

I think he meant while we thought there would be inward activity soon, its gone the other way! I hope Im wrong.

[mark1875]

i presume nicko is referring to charlie adam in that post. as someone said "has the ball started rolling on adam yet?" and nicko replied, "the ball's started rolling, but not in the expected direction" suggests adam to me

[Taggart]

I think he meant while we thought there would be inward activity soon, its gone the other way! I hope Im wrong.

Or, maybe we expected Blackpool to make things difficult to purchase Charlie, but they have rolled over and accepted our bid.............................................

[nicko]

My fault if the message was picked up the wrong way earlier.

There is news on Charlie Adam. Slightly surprising. But possibly good in the end.

Full tale at normal time.

[HemelRover]

There is news on Charlie Adam. Slightly surprising. But possibly good in the end.

Nothing simple or straightforward aye?

[Bobby G]

Maybe he has come out to say he will stay or there is a summer clause allowing him to leave in June? Or someone else is in for him but we got a better player lined up?

[Pete1981]

Maybe its a swap for Andrews

[modes98]

My fault if the message was picked up the wrong way earlier.

There is news on Charlie Adam. Slightly surprising. But possibly good in the end.

Full tale at normal time.

11pm dutch time

Adam has done a Samba and told them he wants to move because Venky's have offered him Ronaldinho's money.

At least there is some positive news on Adam. That for me is the key transfer, we lack creativity in CM so badly.

[nicko]

Nothing simple or straightforward aye?

Nothing good ever was.

[Bobby G]

Nicko said not in the expected direction so I dont see how that is positive.

[roverlution]

Blackpool have offered him to us?

[m0r94n]

Swap deal does seem a possibility. Possibly another midfielder such as Emerton, Andrews or Grella?