#283255 - Tue Sep 02 2008 04:19 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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On 5live the Abu Dabi fella kept saying "we have very deep pockets". Off air he supposedly said "they are deeper than Abramovitch".
Apparently they looked at the Arse and the Toon before buying Citeh.
What might have been!
In other news, 8 goals in his last 11 Prem games and Capello drops Owen. For Theo freakin Walcott. It makes no sense. I read a report that said they have over 800 billion pounds!! That'd really allow Man City to do a Chelsea
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#283259 - Tue Sep 02 2008 04:51 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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I need to sit down.
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#283267 - Tue Sep 02 2008 05:40 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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its bad...very very bad...
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#283268 - Tue Sep 02 2008 05:43 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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No mention of Wigan, Mr Wiggles? I reckon Bill Gates or Someone Else With Even More Money will come in and get Wigan, and make it the Biggest Team In The World. Just need that last push..... 
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#283274 - Tue Sep 02 2008 05:50 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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I hate it when teams come in flexing the $$$ muscle. Football shouldn't be about that.  Lets just hope that City remain Totally Shit, so players with real ambition won't be tempted tooo much. Al Fahim also said Barcelona's Thierry Henry is in their sights and said: 'These are the kind of players we are looking for. The money is not a worry.' Boaster.
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#283275 - Tue Sep 02 2008 05:51 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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Chelsea would never dream of doing that, would they 2pints.
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#283276 - Tue Sep 02 2008 05:52 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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They certainly would not, my friend.
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#283283 - Tue Sep 02 2008 07:37 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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Manchester City. Top club. It just doesn't sound right.
I hope they fail.
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#283285 - Tue Sep 02 2008 07:49 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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Newcastle look like they were getting jealous of the turnover of Japanese PMs.
Here we go again
"Bookies across Britain have withdrawn their 'next manager to go' markets after rumours spread that Kevin Keegan has quit the club after showdown talks with directors yesterday. Some are already running markets on the next boss, with Dennis Wise the current favourite."
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#283292 - Tue Sep 02 2008 09:59 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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Aye Citeh had a good go and grabbed the headlines for a day, but Newcastle have come back strong and really showed em how its done!
We are the champions!
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#283304 - Wed Sep 03 2008 09:09 AM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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Whoah After stunning the football world with their British record £32.5 million acquisition of Robinho from Real Madrid, Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, who has fronted the takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group, said the club wanted to bring in a “minimum” of 18 players.
“Ronaldo has said he wants to play for the biggest club in the world, so we will see in January if he is serious,” Al Fahim said. “Real Madrid were estimating his value at $160 million [£90 million] but for a player like that, to actually get him, will cost a lot more, I would think $240 million [£135 million].
“But why not? We are going to be the biggest club in the world, bigger than both Real Madrid and Manchester United." Who's going to tell these dudes that there's only 11 in a first team?
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#283308 - Wed Sep 03 2008 09:51 AM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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Any Citeh fans on here? Wonder how they are all reacting.
A spectacular fail would be good. I'm sure this being Citeh they will find a way to screw it up.
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#283309 - Wed Sep 03 2008 10:02 AM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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"But why not? We are going to be the biggest club in the world, bigger than Manchester United."
You can't buy class.
I wonder why they went for Manchester City??
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#283319 - Wed Sep 03 2008 10:57 AM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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[quote=rachYou can't buy class.
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Alex Ferguson disagrees with you.
£30.75m Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham to Man Utd)
£29.3m Rio Ferdinand (Leeds to Man Utd)
£28m Juan Sebastián Verón (Lazio to Man Utd)
£27m Wayne Rooney (Everton to Man Utd)
There's Ronaldo, Carrick, Hargreaves, Tevez, Nani, Anderson all comfortably over 10m as well. That's well over 200 million in total.
Arsene Wenger's net spend = 29 million profit.
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#283320 - Wed Sep 03 2008 11:07 AM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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I meant as a club/concept/history etc rather than individual players. With the players above, you are talking a period dating back 7-8 years there, not 1 season. Veron was not much class. $10 doesn't buy much these days. I think few would argue that Sir Alex knows a fair bit about the game, rather than just pulling straws. When United want a player, the selling team add 5 million because it is United. One of the realities that face United. Fergie is just going for the players he wants. Can't think of any other comments offhand. 
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#283345 - Wed Sep 03 2008 12:46 PM
Re: The FOOTBALL Thread (2008-2009)
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I reckon these clowns are going to be the ones who force FIFA/UEFA to put implement some sort of salary/transfer cap. It's just ridiculous what they are proposing.
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