TKIZ's impossibly brilliant all new Transfer Rumours thread

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I see from that Twitter that Nixon is saying that Phillips is basically a dead deal - too expensive.

Wonder if OC told him to say that?

[ohjimmyjimmy]

OC's interview on SSN today would suggest we are still in for SWP one way or another. And Ngog.

[BWFC_Insane]

I see from that Twitter that Nixon is saying that Phillips is basically a dead deal - too expensive.

Wonder if OC told him to say that?

He hasn't actually said that. Just said we are SWP's preference but at the moment miles apart on wages. Which we already knew. At no point does he say "dead deal".

Its unlikely right now but things change as the window ticks ever nearer I guess.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Window's here, dude. Tis the transfer deadline that's ticking ever nearer, like death itself.

[Worthy4England]

I agree with most of that, Jimbo.

I'm not sure we would spring for all those at once but we've definitely been in the market.

And while SWP will have to find a place on the money/football sliding scale, I wouldn't blame him if (if) we're only offering 25kpw to someone on 80kpw. Wigan's alleged 40kpw - presumably they're throwing money at him in a loss-making attempt to replace Nzogbia - is enough of a drop; "an extra 15k" is per week, over the course of say a two-year contract, actually £1.5m difference. Moreover, if (if) those figures are right we'd be offering £2.6m wages rather than £4.1m - it's a fair old slice less. That said, I would expect us to up our offer a bit over the next fortnight, especially if we end up signing a striker who doesn't take up most of the remaining headroom on the wage bill.

If we sell Cahill I would hope for us to sign a decent centre-back, and preferably a ball-playing one rather than a Wheater/Knight type. Onuoha? ("Too expensive! Waste of money!") Rhys Williams? ("Who's he?!" "Championship player!")

From the fans forum, the issue with SWP seems to be that his agent is doing all the talking and Coyle hasn't been given the chance to speak to SWP face to face "about football". I'm only reading between the lines from that night but I read it that Coyle would prefer to do that, and that he wasn't entirely impressed with how SWP was going about things. Could be wrong like.

According to earlier Nixon tweets, and indeed some of the stuff in the BN, offers on the table are 50Kpw from Wigan, 40Kpw from Stoke and for us (roughly half Wigans) so25Kpw from us, they are of course approximations. I suspect ours is near enough 30Kpw but still the fact remains that Wigan are going all out financially, Stoke are offering more and have the lure of European football.

Tough choice for SWP. But given the choice has been on the table for over a week now, isn't it odd that he's still bumming around with City's reserves?

And if we sell Cahill it has been said we will try and get Onouha which would be a very good deal if it happens.

OC should just ask Zat for SWP's phone number and give him a bell.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Just send him a feckin tweet or something, free country innit

[Bruce Rioja]

Window's here, dude. Tis the transfer deadline that's ticking ever nearer, like death itself.

Not forgetting that when it does come to an end it apparently 'slams shut'.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Thats illegal that is, at midnight, if you slam something shut.
No wonder there's riots & what-not going on.

[Annoyed Grunt]

Window's here, dude. Tis the transfer deadline that's ticking ever nearer, like death itself.

Not forgetting that when it does come to an end it apparently 'slams shut'.

Wish they'd slam it on Jim White's head.

[hi there, i'm chris]

The website says we've bid for Raul -

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/s ... le2131075/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

However Sky Sports News have said it's Blackburn that have made an offer for him.

[Lofthouse Lower]

Same difference

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Naaa sounds more like a blackburny thing.

[jimbo_bwfc]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/s ... le2131075/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Surely that's bollocks?

Kind of think it's more likely that said website has us mixed up with the Dingles.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

No way Coyle would pay the kind of money it would take to get Raul here.

[Tals-biggest-fan]

Serious if there was any truth to it and we got Raul then words wouldn't explain how exited I'd be for the season!

[Lofthouse Lower]

Nixon just twittered that he'll have some news to impart at 11pm.

Hopefully it's that he's retiring.

[wanderers_on_tour]

The guys on about £100,000 a week and apparantly won't take too much of a wage cut as he comes to the end of his career. Plus the move goes against every philosophy Coyle's ever had in the transfer market (players with re-sale value, want to be at the club, prepared to cut their wages to do so etc.)

There's transfer rumours then there's just absolute nonsense, this falls into the second category.

[wanderers_on_tour]

From Nixon in regards to whether or not some transfer target to Blackburn was young Nedum;

reluctantnicko Alan Nixon
@robfranlong No. Somebody new. Onuoha may be going elsewhere shortly

Would make sense if Cahill is to leave for Arsenal.

[Lofthouse Lower]

Rob Franlong?

That's got to be a pseudonym.....

[seanworth]

globe and nail is a canadian paper. how would they get a scoop? better to just ignore.