Gary Cahill, Bad News...

[andre-BWFC]

This afternoon, I heard from a very reliable source at the club that the Manchester United have inquired about Gary Cahill and he is willing to hand in a transfer request for the deal to go through in January.

My source, who has a role at the club, (but can't mention) has informed me about several transfers over the last 2-3 seasons. Such as informing me about the M.Petrov signing before he arrived, M. Davies when he signed from Wolves, and the arrival of O. Coyle - days before the media pounced on the stories. Therefore, this could be worrying news.

Out of all the news the source has told me over the last 2-3 seasons, this has to be the most worrying - as I could see the club selling him in January - which would not be beneficial giving our success so far this season, as the quad would be disrupted. Plus I could see Gary wanting to move to United and challenge for the Premier league title/Champions League. If this deal goes through I would want a superb centre-back to come in to replace, such as C. Samba from Blackburn.

Hope my source is wrong, but don't be surprised if this hits the news next week.

[H. Pedersen]

I've never understood why people act like transfer requests have the force of law. For me they should be filed under "Wish in one hand, **** in the other and see which fills up first."

[tripod]

Good centre half? - Yeah, Pains me to say it but up to the the standards of the DMB's? - don't think so

[pilates56]

All the football reporters and columnists in The Times today were doing a review of the season so far. This included their selection of the team of the season. Of the 6 or so writers, 2 included Cahill in their teams. He is bound to be a target. Cash in and move on!

[Lord Kangana]

If he hands in a transfer request, doesn't that automatically mean they will have to meet the £17m release fee?

[Ianmooreslovechild]

If we got 17 million we'd be laughing,he's a good footballer but not an exceptional defender.Even with that kind of money we'd be daft to spend much of it in January.

[CAPSLOCK]

I can't take the OP seriously

Samba - superb?


Anyway, if United want Cahill, they get him

[William the White]

I can't take the OP seriously

Samba - superb?


Anyway, if United want Cahill, they get him

Correct. And it doesn't matter. You signed up to that deal when you chose the Whites...

[seanworth]

A year ago I would have been very concerned. Now I am more concerned with the price and what we can get for it. Not going to spoil my Christmas

[seanworth]

A year ago I would have been concerned. Now more concerned with how much we can get. Won't spoil my Christmas.

oops thought the first post was lost.

[hisroyalgingerness]

I think this one will have always been coming, wasn't it "going to happen" last summer only to be scuppered by his injury.

Out of the top 5-6 clubs Man Utd perhaps need an unproven English centre back the least. They've already got England's next big thing

And yeah, Samba couldn't be described as superb, but I think he could step into our defence

[Bijou Bob]

My reaction to this has changed markedly from what it would have been 12 months ago.

Now I can only manage an excited "Let the auction commence!".

[TANGODANCER]

If he goes, he goes. It's all happened before and we're still here. Good player but hasn't reached greatness yet by a way. Just hope he doesn't suffer from "I wish I'd never left Bolton"
syndrome. Tal Ben was going to set the world on fire at a "big-club" and where is he now? Bolton will march on ifit happens. It hasn't yet though.

[Worthy4England]

Hope my source is wrong, but don't be surprised if this hits the news next week.

Wouldn't be surprised, with or without any "sources" to be honest.

I'd almost be surprised if it didn't. It has previously, and one day - maybe this window - I'm sure he'll move on elsewhere. Had we kept 15 clean sheets all year, then I'd be maybe somewhat worried. As it happens, we haven't.

[a1]

hello,

i'm a new member and i has very baad newz.

we [boltons] are in det an needs to sells loasd of hour best plyers.

good news is we sign scunthorpes centreback ITK

also ching chong lee move to liverpool.

[seanworth]

A1 don't be so cynical it's Christmas. Actually hadn't even thought of that but then it is hardly distressing news.

[Wandering Willy]

hello,

i'm a new member and i has very baad newz.

we [boltons] are in det an needs to sells loasd of hour best plyers.

good news is we sign scunthorpes centreback ITK

also ching chong lee move to liverpool.

[Harry Genshaw]

hello,

i'm a new member and i has very baad newz.

we [boltons] are in det an needs to sells loasd of hour best plyers.

good news is we sign scunthorpes centreback ITK

also ching chong lee move to liverpool.

exactly!

When your relaible scource told you about Coyle, Davies & Petrov - why werent you on here then? Not going to happen.

[BWFC_Insane]

The situation with Cahill has been made very clear, that if a club in the chumps league makes an "offer too good to refuse" then he can go.

What isn't clear is what the "too good to refuse" part means. Coyle has talked about 30M but I think if you half that you're near to his release clause and the sort of offer that would in actual fact be "too good to refuse".

If a big club is desperate in January to pay over the odds then he will go and probably that will be the best result for everyone, we get top dollar albeit mid-season, but at a time when (touch wood) we're not in immediate danger of going down and we'd have a bit of money to spend in January.

Should it all drag on into the summer then Cahill's value goes down.

Personally I think we could have a better back four with a better partnership at centre back. Cahill and Knight, isn't and never will be "it" for me. But we'll only tell that when we see a replacement for Cahill. I'd really like a no nonsense, organiser at the back, certainly the talk of Curtis Davies does not fill me with delight. Good footballer, like Cahill, but I'd just love someone who made it their mission every game to stop the ball going in our net, like Robbo for example, but at centre back of course!

[a1]

not going to happen.

it might do.

but ,

the shitstirring / scaremongering just happens too much that in about four weeks time we'll have americans on here selling off golden holden to liverpool/manutd .

maybe if pisstakes were the first port of call for replies to this sort of thing we'd get less crap.