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fbs
Profile Joined February 2003
United Kingdom2476 Posts
July 07 2012 21:43 GMT
#221
On July 07 2012 03:41 sharkie wrote:
I still cant believe Blatter spearheaded and succeeded in getting goal line technology...

I was like he will be forever against technology


that stupid old fool should of had it in years ago!
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
July 07 2012 21:59 GMT
#222
On July 08 2012 06:43 fbs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2012 03:41 sharkie wrote:
I still cant believe Blatter spearheaded and succeeded in getting goal line technology...

I was like he will be forever against technology


that stupid old fool should of had it in years ago!


Well its not just him, there was as much opposition to it among other higherups other than him, so it was easy to be lazy about the whole thing till people got stung over and over and over again. Better late than never.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18605 Posts
July 07 2012 22:59 GMT
#223
On July 08 2012 06:43 fbs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2012 03:41 sharkie wrote:
I still cant believe Blatter spearheaded and succeeded in getting goal line technology...

I was like he will be forever against technology


that stupid old fool should of had it in years ago!


people like the FA and plantini block/kept blocking it way longer than blatter
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 08 2012 00:02 GMT
#224
Footy season is hotting up!!
I will add in some more trasnfers to OP tomorrow.

ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
fbs
Profile Joined February 2003
United Kingdom2476 Posts
July 08 2012 00:36 GMT
#225
On July 08 2012 07:59 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 06:43 fbs wrote:
On July 07 2012 03:41 sharkie wrote:
I still cant believe Blatter spearheaded and succeeded in getting goal line technology...

I was like he will be forever against technology


that stupid old fool should of had it in years ago!


people like the FA and plantini block/kept blocking it way longer than blatter


what are you on about, the FA has been petitioning for it since before 2010 and Platini (the corrupt fool) is still against it
MorningMusume11
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3490 Posts
July 08 2012 03:17 GMT
#226
On July 07 2012 10:23 Telcontar wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18750029

QPR signs 31 year old Park Ji-sung from Man Utd for ~£5m. He had a year left in his contract. Not a bad deal for Utd, but I'm not sure how much QPR's going to get from him. Still, I live right next to Loftus Road, so I might actually go to one of their games next season, preferably before Barton comes back from suspension.


Heh it almost seems as if Fergie is helping out his old colleague by giving them Fabio and PJS
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51558 Posts
July 08 2012 05:47 GMT
#227
On July 08 2012 06:13 Rebs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 05:48 lafond1H wrote:
Seydou Keita leaves Barcelona, perhaps move to China.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/keita-announces-he-wont-be-at-barca-next-season


Keita.. so solid. Hes probably been the best bench player on that team in the Guardiola era. Barca have a distinct lack of "job doers" that are so very important in league play. Its rather worrying. I suppose well see.


Some point in time, Iniesta/Xavi/Messi HAVE to burn out.
It's just inevitable.
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Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
July 08 2012 12:10 GMT
#228
Transfer for Vertonghen from Ajax to Tottenham official. 9 million euro's with a maximum up till 12 with bonuses.

Sad day to see him leaving but at least he's going to a good club where he'll get lots of playtime.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 08 2012 14:14 GMT
#229
Updated Transfers & News
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
July 08 2012 14:23 GMT
#230
Feyenoord have signed Harmeet Singh from Valerenga Fotball.
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
July 08 2012 14:38 GMT
#231
Salomon Kalou signs four year contract with Lille. Happy for him. Feels like he was wasted the last years at Chelsea.

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Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
July 08 2012 14:52 GMT
#232
On July 08 2012 21:10 Twisted wrote:
Transfer for Vertonghen from Ajax to Tottenham official. 9 million euro's with a maximum up till 12 with bonuses.

Sad day to see him leaving but at least he's going to a good club where he'll get lots of playtime.


Damn, that's a good deal, Vertonghen is good. It's so hard to find good young defenders that are available for sale in this era.

Kalou was definitely winding up his usefulness to Chelsea, not a bad player under pressure but a pretty poor decision maker, not very fast any more and not particularly accurate. He'll do well playing against a lower level of competition.
DaMuffinman
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany1705 Posts
July 08 2012 15:37 GMT
#233
Seems like Eljero Elia is on the way to Werder Bremen from Juventus for ~6.5 mio €
But does it djent?
Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-08 16:34:13
July 08 2012 16:33 GMT
#234
On July 08 2012 23:52 sc4k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 21:10 Twisted wrote:
Transfer for Vertonghen from Ajax to Tottenham official. 9 million euro's with a maximum up till 12 with bonuses.

Sad day to see him leaving but at least he's going to a good club where he'll get lots of playtime.


Damn, that's a good deal, Vertonghen is good. It's so hard to find good young defenders that are available for sale in this era.

Kalou was definitely winding up his usefulness to Chelsea, not a bad player under pressure but a pretty poor decision maker, not very fast any more and not particularly accurate. He'll do well playing against a lower level of competition.


He only had a 1 year contract left. The transfer sum seems weird to me though. Earlier there were rumours of Tottenham offering 12 mio and Ajax not budging because they wanted 15, but apparently all those rumours were wrong. This transfer has taken a while though.
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Retric
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany284 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-08 17:26:52
July 08 2012 17:26 GMT
#235
Bayer 04 Leverkusen rejected a € 25 million bid for Andre Schürrle by Chelsea, according to leverkusen ceo.

should have sold him for 25 million imo.
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
July 08 2012 18:01 GMT
#236
God damn can someone please sell us a good striker!!! Really hoping that we get Falcao
Aeroplaneoverthesea
Profile Joined April 2012
United Kingdom1977 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-09 09:20:35
July 09 2012 09:18 GMT
#237
Vertonghen for that price is a good deal. You never know what you're getting with the Dutch league because anyone half decent looks amazing there but they're not risking much with that kind of money and he'll probably turn out at Dawson level at worst.

On July 08 2012 14:47 GTR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 06:13 Rebs wrote:
On July 08 2012 05:48 lafond1H wrote:
Seydou Keita leaves Barcelona, perhaps move to China.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/keita-announces-he-wont-be-at-barca-next-season


Keita.. so solid. Hes probably been the best bench player on that team in the Guardiola era. Barca have a distinct lack of "job doers" that are so very important in league play. Its rather worrying. I suppose well see.


Some point in time, Iniesta/Xavi/Messi HAVE to burn out.
It's just inevitable.


Which is why they have Thaigo, Fabregas, Pedro, Villa and Sanchez instead of needing water carriers like Keita.

Keita is a good player but he's the definition of surplus to requirements at Barcelona and both the club and him (unless he fucks of to China for a pay cheque) are better off without each other.
Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-09 09:38:49
July 09 2012 09:38 GMT
#238
On July 08 2012 14:47 GTR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 06:13 Rebs wrote:
On July 08 2012 05:48 lafond1H wrote:
Seydou Keita leaves Barcelona, perhaps move to China.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/keita-announces-he-wont-be-at-barca-next-season


Keita.. so solid. Hes probably been the best bench player on that team in the Guardiola era. Barca have a distinct lack of "job doers" that are so very important in league play. Its rather worrying. I suppose well see.


Some point in time, Iniesta/Xavi/Messi HAVE to burn out.
It's just inevitable.

i think they might be getting javi martinez, which i thought was just ridiculous at first, but now i understand. he'll eventually replace puyol and can still play the role that keita played for the last few years. i think with him, thiago and fabregas, iniesta and xavi will get plenty of rest.

for messi though, i still think they should buy someone like llorente that can bang goals in when the other team parks the bus. playing him so much especially in meaningless spanish cup and club world cup allowed him to get get a crap load of goals, but he didn't deliver in the three game stretch with chelsea, madrid, and chelsea. and it hurt not having villa to take the load off scoring. pedro also wasn't in form

barca will play a 0-10-0 formation lol. everyone on that team is sort of a midfielder. dat ball posession
Aeroplaneoverthesea
Profile Joined April 2012
United Kingdom1977 Posts
July 09 2012 09:49 GMT
#239
On July 09 2012 18:38 Tazza wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 14:47 GTR wrote:
On July 08 2012 06:13 Rebs wrote:
On July 08 2012 05:48 lafond1H wrote:
Seydou Keita leaves Barcelona, perhaps move to China.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/keita-announces-he-wont-be-at-barca-next-season


Keita.. so solid. Hes probably been the best bench player on that team in the Guardiola era. Barca have a distinct lack of "job doers" that are so very important in league play. Its rather worrying. I suppose well see.


Some point in time, Iniesta/Xavi/Messi HAVE to burn out.
It's just inevitable.

i think they might be getting javi martinez, which i thought was just ridiculous at first, but now i understand. he'll eventually replace puyol and can still play the role that keita played for the last few years. i think with him, thiago and fabregas, iniesta and xavi will get plenty of rest.

for messi though, i still think they should buy someone like llorente that can bang goals in when the other team parks the bus. playing him so much especially in meaningless spanish cup and club world cup allowed him to get get a crap load of goals, but he didn't deliver in the three game stretch with chelsea, madrid, and chelsea. and it hurt not having villa to take the load off scoring. pedro also wasn't in form

barca will play a 0-10-0 formation lol. everyone on that team is sort of a midfielder. dat ball posession


They tried that with Ibrahimovic (who's a hell of a lot better than Llorente) but it didn't work. The problem with any plan like that is it takes Messi out of the middle where he's most dangerous.
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
July 09 2012 10:05 GMT
#240
On July 09 2012 18:38 Tazza wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 14:47 GTR wrote:
On July 08 2012 06:13 Rebs wrote:
On July 08 2012 05:48 lafond1H wrote:
Seydou Keita leaves Barcelona, perhaps move to China.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/keita-announces-he-wont-be-at-barca-next-season


Keita.. so solid. Hes probably been the best bench player on that team in the Guardiola era. Barca have a distinct lack of "job doers" that are so very important in league play. Its rather worrying. I suppose well see.


Some point in time, Iniesta/Xavi/Messi HAVE to burn out.
It's just inevitable.

barca will play a 0-10-0 formation lol. everyone on that team is sort of a midfielder. dat ball posession


It has been done before with dutch total football.

But yeah 2 points here...

a) Iniesta is only 28, which is ridiculous. Messi only 25. Xavi 32 but he plays the same role as Scholes who is still going. Iniesta is similar to Giggs and will get a good tail-end to his career. I reckon that Iniesta Xavi and Messi can still be the fulcrum of Barça for a full 6 years.

b) No one in Barcelona is as good as any of the 3 aforementioned players.
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