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[ohjimmyjimmy]

Got to see Pratley today in the Champ playoffs. He's a bit laconic but he can play.

Will need to lift his workrate about 100 percent but he passes and moves (albeit strolling) and can dribble decently. He replaced the playmaker Dobbie so maybe the ambling into position late was part of the positional requirements???

Good height, but could do with 10kg in muscle. He looks like an anorexic Muamba with decent skills and more awareness.

You mean the Pratley who's signing for Newcastle..?

[mullayo]

You mean the Pratley who's signing for Newcastle..?

Don't know about that didn't they just sign French midfielder Yohann Cabaye from French champions Lille, same role as Pratley except probably better.
Anyway, someone ITK on this very site said it was a done deal for us!
We'll know as soon as he sobers up I suppose.

[Bruce Rioja]

The Mancunia News reckons that Emmanuel Adebayor, Craig Bellamy, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge, Patrick Vieira, Jo, Roque Santa Cruz, Nedum Onuoha and Felipe Caicedo are all expected to leave over the summer.


Any we'd like/could afford? I'd have a go for that Felipe Caicedo, missen.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

The Mancunia News reckons that Emmanuel Adebayor, Craig Bellamy, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge, Patrick Vieira, Jo, Roque Santa Cruz, Nedum Onuoha and Felipe Caicedo are all expected to leave over the summer.


Any we'd like/could afford? I'd have a go for that Felipe Caicedo, missen.

Adebayor - no chance
SWP - yes with the right package
Bellamy - dont think he'd fit in
Bridge - yes
Viera - Yes & thrice yes
Jo - No
Santa Cruz - no gracias
Onuoha - yes please
Caicedo - yes please

So really, Caicedo & Onuoha would be great, i'd have bridge and swp too but SWP may be a little bit too billy big bollocks to want to join us, and Bridge might want to stay down south to keep tapping that Frankie from The Saturdays and lets face it who can blame him.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Oh and Viera i expect will get something more glamorous than Bolton for a year.

[TANGODANCER]

Oh and Viera i expect will get something more glamorous than Bolton for a year.

It's likely, but I'd still love that year to be at the Reebok.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Me too!

[Lord Kangana]

Viera's legs aren't up to 4-4-2.

And Bridge is on about £80k/pw isn't he?

The Onouha/Boyota/Cahill deal looks the most tempting. Would take Adebayor, but theres more chance of Elmander re-signing for us.

[Harry Genshaw]

Caceido never did a great deal with Hull. Hows he been getting on in wherever it is in Europe this year?

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Hull? Was he ever at hull?
Are you not thinking of that american lad?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Caicedo's been scoring bags full for a middling Spanish side - Levante, I think. Speaking of Spain, last I heard Adebayor will be bought for Mourinho (while the board will no doubt also buy somebody shinier to please themselves). Vieira's lost the power he once used to dominate games; Bridge seems to have lost all ability; SWP is intriguing but presumably too well remunerated. Onouha is well regarded and I'd quite like to get a promising centre-back who might retain or increase his value, something that none of the other names there will do.

[Turkish Trotter]

Felipe Caicedo
Personal information
Full name Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
Date of birth 5 September 1988 (1988-09-05) (age 22)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club Levante
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2004 Barcelona SC
2004–2005 Rocafuerte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Basel 45 (11)
2008–2011 Manchester City 27 (5)
2009–2010 → Sporting CP (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Málaga (loan) 18 (4)
2010–2011 → Levante (loan) 27 (13)
2011- Levante
National team‡
2005– Ecuador 28 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2010


He's done ok at Levante, but not impressed with stats before that.

[officer_dibble]

Onouha would be the best one...reasonably experienced, can't fill the team with kids.

[hisroyalgingerness]

Caicedo's been scoring bags full for a middling Spanish side - Levante, I think. Speaking of Spain, last I heard Adebayor will be bought for Mourinho (while the board will no doubt also buy somebody shinier to please themselves). Vieira's lost the power he once used to dominate games; Bridge seems to have lost all ability; SWP is intriguing but presumably too well remunerated. Onouha is well regarded and I'd quite like to get a promising centre-back who might retain or increase his value, something that none of the other names there will do.

Lost?

[Prufrock]

Caicedo's been scoring bags full for a middling Spanish side - Levante, I think. Speaking of Spain, last I heard Adebayor will be bought for Mourinho (while the board will no doubt also buy somebody shinier to please themselves). Vieira's lost the power he once used to dominate games; Bridge seems to have lost all ability; SWP is intriguing but presumably too well remunerated. Onouha is well regarded and I'd quite like to get a promising centre-back who might retain or increase his value, something that none of the other names there will do.

Lost?

I swear he had about 5 good games for Saints when he was about 12, scored one important goal for Chelsea, and his built an entire career of bench warming on monumental wages on that. His career is 'first flagship signing for money bags new owners who want to blow cash but cant actually attract anyone good.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

For about a season under Mourinho, Bridge was brilliant, equally capable of playing left back or left wing or even central midfield.

But that's a long time ago, and he has indeed benchwarmed on bonuses ever since.

Hence "lost".

[Harry Genshaw]

Hull? Was he ever at hull?
Are you not thinking of that american lad?

Apologies. I was thinking of Manucho a lad on loan from Man Utd at Hull. Not sure what happened to him.

As you were..

[Lord Kangana]

Anyway, I'm sure I read on KUMB that he'd been shit for them this year.

Mind, he wasn't from their glorious academy, so he never really stood a chance.

[mrpiccollo]

ok well this is a bit of a , lets say outside chance as its likely down to a simple mistake by the teletext team at the bbc

ok so micheal owen to bolton

on teletext on bbc

Football> prem team news> bolton

the top story is as follows>>

OWEN EAGER TO EXTEND UNITED STAY

out-of-contract striker michael owen has reiterated his desire to stay at man utd.
the 31 year old helped the club to win a record 19th league title and was an unused substitute in the 3-1 champs league final deafet to barcelona.
"i have loved every minute" owen said during the clubs title winning parade in manchester on monday.
"we have great players, great staff, great manager and great fans. hopefully it can continue"

well what can we take from this?


clearly fck all but BUT heres hoping we get owen in on a free ^^

I feel a little ill now, felt dirty writing out all that about united must get clean brb gonna have a shower....

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Hull? Was he ever at hull?
Are you not thinking of that american lad?

Apologies. I was thinking of Manucho a lad on loan from Man Utd at Hull. Not sure what happened to him.

Ah yes i remember him, what DID happen to him?

Felipe Caicedo
Personal information
Full name Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
Date of birth 5 September 1988 (1988-09-05) (age 22)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club Levante
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2004 Barcelona SC
2004–2005 Rocafuerte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Basel 45 (11)
2008–2011 Manchester City 27 (5)
2009–2010 → Sporting CP (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Málaga (loan) 18 (4)
2010–2011 → Levante (loan) 27 (13)
2011- Levante
National team‡
2005– Ecuador 28 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2010


He's done ok at Levante, but not impressed with stats before that.

Would this not be what we call progress and improvement?