Summer 2013 Transfer Window DISCUSSION Thread

[Tucker]

http://thinkfootball.co.uk/archives/9172

I understand that the stats aren't complete because the article was written in April, but still pretty telling. The passing statistic helps that Benteke will help with build up play much more than Ade and Defoe were doing. And this last stat is pretty ridiculous...
Ariel Duels per game:
Benteke - 8.4
Defoe - .2
Ade - 1.6
Biter - .4

Ariel duels? Are these fighter pilots?

This could be more to do with Villa having to hoof it clear more often than us.

 

[Éperons]

Basically all this Bernard talk has made me more excited about the Confederations Cup than, basically, ever. Though I also want to see if Brazil will be an unmitigated catastrophe, so I can set my expectations correctly for next year.

 

[GlosYid]

It would probably be best for us that he plays as little as possible in the confederations cup.

 

[traillaitor]

You watch, he'll have the tournament of his life and Chelsea will bid £20m for him.. :avbfacepalm:

 

[pdxspur]

You watch, he'll have the tournament of his life and Chelsea will bid £20m for him.. :avbfacepalm:

Chelsea hasn't bought an attacking midfielder in over 12 hours, they are going to be itching for another soon.

 

[traillaitor]

Aston Villa have announced the signing of Jores Okore and Leandro












Bacuna

 

[ArtyB]

Is anyone else sick of the team prepared/ready/willing to offer/bid such and such a price for player/manager headlines?

 

[Hotspur]

Reports in France linking us with Rod Fanni.

:walker:

 

[traillaitor]

Reports in France linking us with Rod Fanni.

:walker:

 

[traillaitor]

Good old Tancredi is back telling us we are close to a deal with Corinthians holding midfielder Paulinho...

I'm sure that comes from a reliable source as always with Palmeri.

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(edit: turns out it auto embeds, I'm saved.)

 

[paddyspurs]

Basically all this Bernard talk has made me more excited about the Confederations Cup than, basically, ever. Though I also want to see if Brazil will be an unmitigated catastrophe, so I can set my expectations correctly for next year.

Do you happen to know the schedule for it? (I'm lazy)

 

[Norwegian Jim]

Good old Tancredi is back telling us we are close to a deal with Corinthians holding midfielder Paulinho...

I'm sure that comes from a reliable source as always with Palmeri.

Paulinho has been mentioned by other itk's so that one might true..ish.

 

[Éperons]

Do you happen to know the schedule for it? (I'm lazy)

It would take me as long to google it as you. I know it starts on Saturday, I think, with Brazil v. Japan.

 

[paddyspurs]

http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/index.html Most are 8pm kick offs, London time. Nice

 

[traillaitor]

Paulinho has been mentioned by other itk's so that one might true..ish.

He would be a good player, he's been linked to many other 'big clubs' in the past so I would be surprised if we did get him. But hey who knows! All these Brazilians we are being linked with we surely have to sign one of them!

 

[ArtyB]

Paulinho has been mentioned by other itk's so that one might true..ish.

Or maybe it was just mentioned by one and all the others jumped in...just in case he might be right.

 

[traillaitor]

Or maybe it was just mentioned by one and all the others jumped in...just in case he might be right.

I have it on relatively good authority that the source of the Paulinho news is trust worthy. Don't worry I'm not going all ITK on you though...

 

[Spurs Attack]

according to the goat from SC we got Baldini

 

[Norwegian Jim]

Or maybe it was just mentioned by one and all the others jumped in...just in case he might be right.

The itk (The goat at SC) was dated June 3rd, so that's an eleven-day gap between the two. Not trying to defend all the wums out there, but sometimes these names are actual targets for us.

 

[penpen]

Well surely Baldini didn't quit Roma to do fuck all.