Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by thebish » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:46 pm

Wandering Willy wrote:Indeed. £30m for a player who played part of a relegation season, had a good season in the Championship, has had 1/2 a good season in the PL and has been crocked for 4 weeks. The mind boggles. Potential to be the whipping boy at Liverpool.

and is he still not on bail for some thuggery charges??

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Puskas » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:50 pm

thebish wrote:
Wandering Willy wrote:Indeed. £30m for a player who played part of a relegation season, had a good season in the Championship, has had 1/2 a good season in the PL and has been crocked for 4 weeks. The mind boggles. Potential to be the whipping boy at Liverpool.

and is he still not on bail for some thuggery charges??
Indeed. In fact, I received a text this morning speculating that if he were to move to Liverpool he'd have to live with Kevin Nolan's mum...
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by seanworth » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:51 pm

thebish wrote:
Wandering Willy wrote:Indeed. £30m for a player who played part of a relegation season, had a good season in the Championship, has had 1/2 a good season in the PL and has been crocked for 4 weeks. The mind boggles. Potential to be the whipping boy at Liverpool.

and is he still not on bail for some thuggery charges??
Perfect fit then.

Should be able to snatch him around 35-40m

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Prufrock » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:53 pm

Best thing for his defence surely? Big money move to Anfield of all places. They'll never convict. It was probably self defence. Like when he glassed that bloke by accident.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Puskas » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:01 pm

And Liverpool have, allegedly, agreed a £35million fee for Andy Carroll.

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:04 pm

:lol: :lmfao:

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:08 pm

3.07pm: It would also make Andy Carroll the eighth most expensive player of all time. He is quite good. But.. You know.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Puskas » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:09 pm

Laughter is all very well, but surely shock and amazement are more appropriate.

WTF are they doing? What? Why?

They'll get £40million-ish for Torres. Blowing almost all on Carroll is absurd. He's not even that good.

Assuming, of course, it's true.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:10 pm

3.05pm: Geh. Amazing isn't it. Does anybody - anybody? - think that's an appropriate transfer fee? That's a Bent and a half.
3.03pm: It's fairly amazing stuff too. According to our correspondent, the excellent Andy Hunter, Liverpool have bid £35m for Andy Carroll and it has been accepted. [Gasps... Takes deep breath. Imagines what £35m looks like. Fails narrowly to conjure picture of Andy Carroll]
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:11 pm

One fat playmaker in to replace another?
1505: DONE DEAL: Sunderland midfielder Andy Reid has joined Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Puskas » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:11 pm

To use the same source as Lofthouse Lower:
3.10pm: OK here's the thing: Liverpool could have bought Blackburn Rovers for £35m.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Prufrock » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:14 pm

£35 million pounds?! Jaaaaaysus. He is quite good. I'd have him here. THIRTY. FIVE. MILLION. Wow.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:15 pm

Half that amount and most would say he was overpriced.

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Post by David Lee's Hair » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:15 pm

Did someone say panic buy?
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by CrazyHorse » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:17 pm

What would us mere mortals know about it? If King Kenny thinks Andy Carroll is worth £35mil then he clearly is.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:17 pm

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Wandering Willy » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:19 pm

Fat Mike's going to have one hell of a hangover tomorrow.

Strikers are expensive but he's getting the price of a proven PL player with a 3 or 4 years goalscoring at the top level for a work in progress player.

If the Torres deal doesn't come off Liverpool have just spent a lot of cash on 2 players Net spend that is.
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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:54 pm

3.50pm: Karl writes: "Stephen Ireland has failed his medical at Newcastle so the deal's off. Bizarre considering he thought he was fully fit going into it." Oh dear. This is presumably the same stringent medical that Sol "Enormous Shorts" Campbell successfully passed.

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:33 pm

4.29pm: Blimey. sky are now saying that Liverpool will pay "more than £35m for Carroll". That is the rumour from "reliable sources". A deal has apparently now been struck.

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Re: Summer non-Bolton Transfer Gossip Thread

Post by Puskas » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:46 pm

4.41pm: OK: some new news on Carroll. Sky are reporting that the second, improved, bid for Carroll has been rejected. The man from the cut-price sports shop: he says no. What does this mean? Are they holding out for more? Is the Torres move now stymied? It's implausibly tangled.
WTF? It's £35million. Possibly more. For Andy Carroll. Andy Fcukin Carroll.

How could anyone turn that down?
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