[Archived] Transfer Window Part 5

[frosty]

£8m for Dorrans??

[Pelio]

http://www.dailymail...t-Ewerthon.html

Blackburn to bid £8m for Graham Dorrans

Also, at the bottom of the same story it mentions;

Blackburn, meanwhile, have signed a pre-contract agreement with young Barcelona striker Ruben Rochina.

So he'd arrive in the summer!?

Also, update from Nicko on Formica;

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Blackburn-pushing-through-3m-swoop-for-Argentinian-forward-Mauro-Formica-despite-passport-snag-article683817.html

[dudedog]

35m according to ian prior on twitter

[michaelthomas]

do.not.want.

£8m seems an awful lot of money for him, and dare i say, it's an offer that could tempt bpool into selling adams i think.

[Mercer]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1351197/Blackburn-launch-8m-bid-Graham-Dorrans-West-Brom-look-free-agent-Ewerthon.html

Blackburn to bid £8m for Graham Dorrans

IMO, utter drivel.

If Rovers bid £8m for ANY player this window, there will be many bare arses on show on the steps of Blackburn Town Hall!

[AndyC]

I just had an odd conversation with EHD...

He wants to stay but is open to offers. He was also keen to tell me that Mame is better than he is...

did he come across as a decent guy? its sometimes hard to see past the newspaper descriptions of him!

[J*B]

I just had an odd conversation with EHD...

He wants to stay but is open to offers. He was also keen to tell me that Mame is better than he is...

Over the phone? Face to face? Twitter..?

[True Blue & White]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1351197/Blackburn-launch-8m-bid-Graham-Dorrans-West-Brom-look-free-agent-Ewerthon.html

Blackburn to bid £8m for Graham Dorrans

It says we've signed a "pre-contact" with Rochina,does that mean we won't have him til the summer?

Having said that, don't trust an article from any paper that is written "By Sportsmail Reporter", basically no journalist wants to put his name to it which normally means it's rubbish.

[67splitscreen]

A few 100 Euro will have his passport renewed tomorrow. IMO

[Antgrad]

Barcelona B forward Ruben Rochina (19) could join Blackburn for only a training compensation, with a buy-back option included. [md]

@Barcastuff on Twitter

[Esulx]

So Nicko mentions a bomb going off in the window then is silent again. That's a teaser to leave with us. Thanks Alan.

[Mercer]

I just had an odd conversation with EHD...

He wants to stay but is open to offers.

Not odd but what most footballers would say !!!

[Hughesy]

This guy has the right idea about the daily mail & its football stories!!

Daily Mail

[True Blue & White]

So Nicko mentions a bomb going off in the window then is silent again. That's a teaser to leave with us. Thanks Alan.

From the Mirror but has been pulled now...

Chelsea are attempting to stage a massive transfer coup with a dramatic £60million bid for Liverpool star Fernando Torres, it emerged last night

[Valois]

So Nicko mentions a bomb going off in the window then is silent again. That's a teaser to leave with us. Thanks Alan.

It must have been defused.

[philipl]

Chelsea were always going to go for a mega-signing of a forward during 2011.

Hopefully this is all too late in the window for Liverpool to go out and spend it other than on Adam and Suarez.

Glad it looks like a purchase of Formica.

Sensible to do Rochina on a pre-contract deal but that story is in the Mail.

Here's hoping/expecting the £8m for Dorrans is just another Daily Mail fantasy- they have got a terrible track record for getting Rovers stories wrong. Incidentally, which one was Dorrans on Sunday- anyone remember which number he was? Was he playing or was he out injured?

[Hughesy]

Formica is a 3 year deal according to that fella on twitter (waltersafarian)...permanent deal.

So £3m for the fee + 3 year contract at at least £20k a week....so thats over £3m in wages say + signing on fee & agent fees.....£5m is the budget though!

[Blackburn Ravers]

http://twitter.com/#!/barcastuff

edit - Just spotted post bit further up the page

[Valois]

Chelsea were always going to go for a mega-signing of a forward during 2011.

Hopefully this is all too late in the window for Liverpool to go out and spend it other than on Adam and Suarez.

Glad it looks like a purchase of Formica.

Sensible to do Rochina on a pre-contract deal but that story is in the Mail.

Here's hoping/expecting the £8m for Dorrans is just another Daily Mail fantasy- they have got a terrible track record for getting Rovers stories wrong. Incidentally, which one was Dorrans on Sunday- anyone remember which number he was? Was he playing or was he out injured?

He was injured Phil, and I think your right in regards to the Daily Mail transfer stories. Pinch of salt.

[Oklahoma]

If it's true that aston Villa still hasn't paid the transfer of Warnock, I wouldn't mind if we get him now. Left back is a weakness and it would be good to have another english footballer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/27/aston-villa-stephen-warnock-liverpool

[dan323007]

SSN 'Dorrans is a doubt to face Wigan on Tuesday due to an ankle problem' is this injury just a smokescreen???

[Esulx]

The back of tomorrow's Times says about Liverpool rejecting a £35m bid for Torres from Chelsea.

[nicko]

Chelsea are in for Torres...and I think it will happen. What it all means is anybody's guess. Like where Drogba fits into this. And how Liverpool spend the dough.

Sounds like Roman has got a taste for battle again which is not a bad thing.

Dorrans is just garbo.

[Sverre]

What does "training compensation" really mean? It might be late, but I didn't really get it :

"Barcelona B forward Ruben Rochina (19) could join Blackburn for only a training compensation, with a buy-back option included."

[True Blue & White]

So £3m for the fee + 3 year contract at at least £20k a week....so thats over £3m in wages say + signing on fee & agent fees.....£5m is the budget though!

Guys here's where the money topic ends.

Quite simple, if you don't get back on track you will have a brief rest from posting. You've been warned.

Bye bye Hughesy