Summer 09 transfers

[Night Stalker]

[tarantula]

^Dream on.
after all owen signed on a free transfer so there is no loss in this gamble, and who knows maybe this will turn out to be one ofthe best flips next season. + there is enough time left in the transfer season

[Night Stalker]

Chelsea sign Middlesbrough GoalKeeper Ross Turnbull.

[A-Cube]

Here's what the media had to say about this one:

[TranceFusion]

LOL AT MU!!!!!!! RM is kicking their asses in this transfer period!!

[samlbronkowitz]

RM will be garbage next year. there's no way that any coach can control all those egos. Ronaldo wants the ball 70% of the match< Kaka wants to roam free in midfield and upfront. Benzema will be overwhelmed by the size of the team and other egos on the field.

I'll take top dollar bets that they don't get past quarter finals of Champions league again. and if Barca keep their team intact, they wont' even win the Liga.

Who's betting? PAYPAL BITCHES!

[Genesis]

Kamil & Aziz, I don't know why are you riding your horses over this; over and over again Ferguson has proven that he doesn't need huge names to win. He's always fished out young talent that we've never heard of and turned them to mega-money transfer targets after their development.
Real Madrid will fall down flat on their faces; you can't put so much talent in the one team and expect it to gel together seamlessly. Too much is as good as too little. Here's the difference between Madrid and United: players don't make clubs, clubs are the ones that make the player. Madrid buys players that are in their prime, chew them for a few years, and spit them out as useless junk in 4-years-time.

I admire the financial power of Madrid especially in an economic climate like this but I pity them for being foolish to spend 200 Mill on 4 players when with a little intelligence and good vision from their manager, can fish out players technically for free and turn them into life-long loyals for the team (Raul, Morientes, & Cassilas being the absolute rare few).
The money they've spent have had FIFA and UEFA flipping in their grave and yet the grandpas in those institutions does nothing about it.

I'm glad Ronaldo left United: the kid's head has grown too large for the team and Ferguson has always done that; when you think you're bigger than the club, you're out (Beckham & van Nistilroy lead the pack). Modern day players have to understand; the club doesn't work for you, you work for the club! And above all, you're a member of a team that has helped you become the mega-star that you are by supporting you & giving you chances to score. I don't believe he scored 42 goals in the 07/08 campaign be getting the ball in his own 6 yard box and getting all the way across to score...

He's not Serge Blanco... ... And for that matter, nobody is

Barcelona will slaughter them, if and only if, they can fix their defense first.

[Genesis]

[A-Cube]

A lot of people bashed the Owen signing but if manages to stay healthy, he has the chance to jump start his career yet again. As long as MU's don't lose the vital elements of their midfield such as Carrick or Anderson, I believe they will be fine. Ronaldo will be missed, a lot but this team has unmatched depth in the EPL and there are quite a few youngsters who can step in and start filling the douche's shoes. MU has been linked with Huntelaar and Obertan (a French youngster with lightning pace and amazing dribble), so my guess is, this team will be fine, if not next year the one after.

As for RM, I believe they have a decent enough coach, but even at the peak of the RM glory, they weren't that stuffed with superstars. I'm talking about the team that won the CL in the early 2000's. They had the right team with the right players (especially that 2002 team with Zidane, Figo, Roberto Carlos, Raul and the coach Del Bosque). For the sake of the team, RM fans should hope Pellegrini manages to find the right balance with 2 ball hoggers named Kaka and Ronaldo. Again, the Benzema signing wasn't a very smart one, but who knows?? It may just work in a 4-1-3-2 formation even though I highly doubt Lass Diarra will be left to do all the defensive midfield work alone. All that's left for RM is to bring a decent left-back and my guess is, they will have a competitive enough squad.

Chelsea buys Zhirkov, a decent versatile left winger. Felipe Melo is still a very strange case with lots of give and takes. Lisandro Lopez and Lucho Gonzalez leave Porto for Lyon and Marseilles. Lots of activity these days.

[tarantula]

Please not agaiiiiin. There's a lebanese quotation that says "never throw stones one someone when your house is made up from glass" .
Kamil you don't stop posting useless things about UTD while your team didn't win any trophy since about 3-4 years (i'm not sure anymore), and all what they've done in this transfer season is recruiting just a young defender. So please for the sake of your football knowledge consider some real facts before posting.

About RM, i think everything is summed up by Genesis and A-cube, a star stuffed squad is useless most of the times and Madrid has the best experience concerning this issue

[Genesis]

Obertan had just completed his medical for United.

[Night Stalker]

Milan sign USA defender Onyewu on a 3 year deal.

on an important note:

Milan Ultras Launch Aggressive Protests At Milanello

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Rossoneri Ultras are causing havoc outside Milan's training complex with aggressive behaviour and flares being thrown at the ground and towards police...

Milan's first day back from the summer holidays has got off to the worst possible start as hundreds of angry Ultras caused trouble outside the club's training ground during today's lunch-hour.

Bottles, various objects and flares were hurled towards the club buildings as journalists from Sky Sport Italia ran for cover. Fans continued to launch heavy insults towards the club's directors, unhappy that the pre-season, which begins later today, kicks-off with no new striker or signings following the departure of Kaka to Real Madrid.

The Ultras aimed their anger towards the club's owner, Silvio Berlusconi, and vice-president Adriano Galliani. They are clearly angered by Berlusconi's comments in today's edition of La Gazzetta Dello Sport where the chief claims the club are stronger than Inter.

"Anyone who tries to stop us will end up in hospital," chanted the fans outside the club, according to Sky Sport Italia.

Police soon arrived at the scene and restored some order, but the Ultras are in no mood for conciliation. The protests have been toned down somewhat following the police presence, but the fans are demanding answers.

Leonardo and Galliani are expected to give a press conference later today.

I've been an inter fan since the german contingency days of Mathaus (can never spell his name lol), brehme etc... but i can't help but feel just a tad sorry to the horrible state of Milan lately and the whole Italian league in general.

[tarantula]

[Genesis]

^ In Fergie we trust

[tarantula]

100%
sometimes he makes u doubt a litte in lots of occasions, but always turnout to success especially with his sharp scouting eye

Edit: Check out Brian Mclair quoted, good talks http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2 ... an-mcclair