TKIZ's impossibly brilliant all new Transfer Rumours thread

[ohjimmyjimmy]

is $40,000 per year a lot of money for Bulgarian footballers or something?

[Lofthouse Lower]

In the MLS?

Common knowledge

In 2006, he was sued by a former American University college student whose leg he broke in a violent tackle during a match against D.C. United in 2003. The case was settled out of court in 2007 for undisclosed financial terms. The student's coach called Stoichkov's challenge "criminal". Ray Hudson, who coached D.C. United for whom Stoichkov played at the time, called it a "rash tackle". Following an investigation by MLS, Stoichkov was suspended two games and fined $2,000.

[adamworthy2002]

Not really the place but speaking of transfer speculation past, check out the last par on this fella's club career - news to me... is it made up? or was I asleep? Either is possible...

I don't remember that, plus thats like £25k a year... I doubt that's right.

[Lofthouse Lower]

Oh I see it now.

News to me - maybe they wanted him as manager

[TKIZ!]

http://www.teamtalk.com/bolton-wanderer ... or-Potenza" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?

[Hoboh]

Seems Coyle knows where the problems are knob head liked fullbacks but bought not very good ones

[Prufrock]

Massive generalisation but Italian defenders in the Prem have all, to a man, been wank.

FACT.

[officer_dibble]

If we can't have sturridge, and mebbes even if we can....we should have a go for Kalou. The man scores goals when he's picked and surely must be f*cked off there.

[Wandering Willy]

Or Mr N. Anelka who looks like he may be dropping out of the pecking order.

[TKIZ!]

Kalou fits Coyle 'young, hungry for football criteria'. The Elk would be good to get back but he'll still want massive wages

We've been linked with him before but I think Nolan Roux would be a good purchase

[truewhite15]

There are very few Chelsea players who are rumoured to be up for grabs this summer that I wouldn't take for the right wage/price, if any at all. Anelka/Sturridge would fit the goal-poacher deluxe we need; Kalou would/should fix the left-wing dilemma. McEachran on loan to bolster the midfield, would learn a lot from Holden/Muamba/Sparky/Gardner/Davis/Pratley/Thiago ( ) and if they've got any defenders going cheap, we'll have them as well.

[thebish]

So LL doesn't think any of our defence are any good.

yeah - but to put it into context, LL said that Upson and Woodgate could be the two centre-backs in a decent team...

[Worthy4England]

Marc Iles reports in today's BN that Pratley has already signed.

Worst-kept secret in football, or another Rivaldo? I need the PSG before I'll believe...

Darren Pratley another Rivaldo? Crivens!!!!

I don't believe they're nac mac feegles...

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Ooh look, another left-back. Why bother with Bertrand if it would scupper any chance of re-borrowing Sturridge?

Chelsea have valued their England Under-21 defender Ryan Bertrand at £5m. However, he may be allowed to go out on loan for a season, with West Brom, Wolves, Bolton, Fulham and Nottingham Forest all interested.
Full story: the Sun

[Worthy4England]

Ooh look, another left-back. Why bother with Bertrand if it would scupper any chance of re-borrowing Sturridge?

Chelsea have valued their England Under-21 defender Ryan Bertrand at £5m. However, he may be allowed to go out on loan for a season, with West Brom, Wolves, Bolton, Fulham and Nottingham Forest all interested.
Full story: the Sun

I guess we're worried about cover. Robinson will get a points suspension at some time during the season, then we'd have to raise the bail for Alonso...

[BWFC_Insane]

Ooh look, another left-back. Why bother with Bertrand if it would scupper any chance of re-borrowing Sturridge?

Chelsea have valued their England Under-21 defender Ryan Bertrand at £5m. However, he may be allowed to go out on loan for a season, with West Brom, Wolves, Bolton, Fulham and Nottingham Forest all interested.
Full story: the Sun

I guess we're worried about cover. Robinson will get a points suspension at some time during the season, then we'd have to raise the bail for Alonso...

I'm assuming that given we are signing Pratley (and trying for Thiago) and hoping that Sean Davis, Holden and Mark Davies remain fit, that Gardner is being kept on primarily to provide left back cover?

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Tis a little bit worrying, i know its still only June etc etc but this close season is different in that previously it felt like we were just adding to what we had, whereas this time round we're not only needing to buy half a team just to make up numbers, but to do it with players better than the ones we've let go AND to wait for the £20m from two player sales that we need in order to buy the players (although admittedly maybe not all of that would go straight back into player investment).

Anyway, im cool , im relaxed, it's all going to be fine

[Lofthouse Lower]

Ooh look, another left-back. Why bother with Bertrand if it would scupper any chance of re-borrowing Sturridge?

Chelsea have valued their England Under-21 defender Ryan Bertrand at £5m. However, he may be allowed to go out on loan for a season, with West Brom, Wolves, Bolton, Fulham and Nottingham Forest all interested.
Full story: the Sun

Wasn't too impressed with him in the recent U21 dealings

[BWFC_Insane]

Tis a little bit worrying, i know its still only June etc etc but this close season is different in that previously it felt like we were just adding to what we had, whereas this time round we're not only needing to buy half a team just to make up numbers, but to do it with players better than the ones we've let go AND to wait for the £20m from two player sales that we need in order to buy the players (although admittedly maybe not all of that would go straight back into player investment).

Anyway, im cool , im relaxed, it's all going to be fine

I think the difference this time is that for the last three seasons we've finished 13th, 14th and 14th in other words we've been pretty static.

The hope has always been that once some players went creating space that Coyle could stamp his own identity on the squad and improve it. This is alongside one or two of our absolute shoe-in first choicers getting on a little bit.

The worry is that we've already lost/let go, Elmander, Cohen, Samuel, JOB, AOB, (for now at least) Sturrige and Rodrigo.

So we've done the trimming. But the signs suggest that we can't bring in significantly until we trim even more in the form of Cahill and Habsi.

So I'd say right its easier to make a case that we'll be weaker than we have been for the previous 3 seasons than it will be to suggest we're going to make progress.

On the flip side each and every summer we start panicking about the lack of activity but usually by the end of it things resolve themselves. I think its right to be concerned but probably a bit too early for outright panic.

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