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Downing is coming to the hammers for five million

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A good signing for your lads TD?.

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Man City site has the man city vs arsenal game on delayed broadcast at 5pm today

In case arsenal fans want to watch

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#Celtic team to face @LFC: Zaluska; Matthews, Lustig, Mouyokolo, Izaguirre; McGeouch, Kayal, Irvine, Stokes; Balde, Watt (LB) :shocked:

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I would think it depends on which downing turns up..at times he looks good, other times average

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Celtic Reserves 1 v Liverpool 0. Not bad for a wee diddy SPL team eh Arthur and Mark? :D

Den has already unfriended me :(

Maybe he'll change his mind after seeing these

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/08/33.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/08/32.jpg

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Celtic played well, especially as a lot of youngsters. But was a friendly, so counts for nothing

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Pretty much agree m8, but good to wind up a few Celtic haters on here eh? ;)

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Good end to our pre-season with the 3 - 1 win over City. Looks like we're in for Gustavo too but unsure if he would play right back or defensive midfield....

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I think you don't need any players...current ones will do you.

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Gustavo would be a excellent signing for you and even that old sourpuss would be happy with that one.

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How nice for a City fan to say that.;)

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Im happy with our 2-0 win and our first trophy in our new era

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Congratulations but the real war begins next week Mr Stokes.

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Well done Utd. Not sure Moyes is the right man though, it's City and Chelsea for me this season. Time will tell.

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I agree

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[QUOTE=Henkesghost;35608625it's City and Chelsea for me this season. Time will tell.[/QUOTE]

Sadly i have to agree. I think it will be Chelsea

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It is only a game Den...calm down :D

wait, you support Liverpool...ok..maybe it is, as war is hell :D

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It must be nice always being the second club in Manchester.:D

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Ronaldo was in Manchester today....


:)

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Yes he went shopping from what l hear.;)

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Downing to West Ham now a done deal. Thank God for that.

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+1

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-15 million :D

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I thought Liverpool didn't want to sell players to their rivals?

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I wouldn't sell Downing to my worst enemy

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Operative word, "player" :D

Just kidding Den, I know you like him

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You only sell the ones who you think are useless.

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l see your point.;)

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'caughtoffside'.. says it all really.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...tletico-madrid

looks like another target Liverpool are after isn't going to happen...



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10m pounds release clause for Ljajic ?

http://www.fanatix.com/news/fiorenti...ljajic/137312/

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Tim Vickery talks Suarez, Gustavo, Medel, Paulinho, Fernandinho and Pellegrini

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They haven't, we're on the up, they're in terminal decline

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for those of you that havent read this...

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Good news for Liverpool. Killer news for Arsenal..

This guy has got 1 or 2 things wrong but he's the guy Suarez always talks to.

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Liverpool shot themselves in the head when they offered Kenny Dalglish a job. After what he did to Newcastle you'd have to be mad. They learnt the hard way though and now they're making record losses on his bogus signings.

You think Newcastle fans hate Joe Kinnear lol. Stick Dalglish in charge and you'll find a whole other level of hate

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Arsenal won't get Suarez. We have the most incompetent transfer department in the business it seems, everyone from Wenger to Ivan seems utterly out of their depth when it comes to getting deals done. We simply seem unable to get a deal done if other teams are interested in the player and now that we've lost an edge in scouting (all teams do it all the time everywhere) we are rarely able to unearth a gem as we did often 10 years ago and thus ALWAYS face competition for the best players.

Gustavo has many teams after him including Juve and Napoli, does anyone really think that we'll beat them to him? Of course not. Arsenal may want him and he may want Arsenal but we won't close the deal. We'll play hardball on the salary when we don't have the position to argue from, we'll stall because Modric might leave Madrid, and Napoli will turn up and pay the cash.

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Although I agree the rest are incompetent, Wenger is a massive problem

hes become an extremist trying to drive down the market inflation. hes a hypocrite too willing to take cash off everyone. he inflates his own wage bill high enough so we can't sign players. he even tried to get the ****ing January window closed, the very window that has saved us from falling out the CL (signing Arshavin). hes totally lost in his way. i dont know anymore, if we sign players brilliant. if not then let Wenger see out his contract and our new manager can have 150m to spend next summer and a wage bill thats been pretty much cleared of crap.

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Yes l have to agree with a lot of what you have said because here we are on August the 14th and Arsenal have not signed anybody apart from a young player and although we have not got a lot to shout about at Anfield the thing is if l was a supporter supporting Arsenal l would be extremely unhappy with what has transpired in the last couple of years.

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Wenger is rationally right to resist the insane direction football is moving. The problem is it doesn't appear to be getting less rational any time soon, football has gone too far beyond that and won't come back. Clubs will American owners that have stupid ideas of football clubs needing to turn a profit will be shunted aside in favour of those using football as a branding exercise or hobby.

So increasingly Wenger seems isolated and alone and Arsenal lost alongside him as the world moves on. I really hope this isn't the case but it appears increasingly likely that it is. I think Wenger and Arsenal were banking on FFP and this summer, with it meant to come into effect, was when Arsenal's new stadium and prudence would pay off. We would have entered with the money to spend just as everyone had to cut back. That did not happen and instead players were going for more money than ever before, I mean £80 million for Gareth Bale? So their plans fell though.....

But every football fan should agree with Wenger just like they should agree with Liverpool sticking up to Suarez and United sticking up to Rooney. We should want that to be how it works. We're just pragmatic so we want those players and we want Wenger to buy.

Wenger is a football romantic and we're cynical realists. :(

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it has been inflated but you just cant keep blaming Chelsea, City, PSG, Monaco etc. etc. there is a middle ground but its not been taken. Why didn't Wenger sign an extra head in 07/08? what was stopping him but himself? have you seen our forecasts, thats without potential secondary boosts etc. Stan has already made a minimum 400m on his investment. there is scope for business/profit and it isn't just a hobby playground. these extreme far left/right views are stupid. can we not have middle ground? its right there, its always been there.

all the FFP and not being able to spend is ********. how in the hell can clubs not spend. Arsenals incompetent officials have sold this ******** view of everyone is out of their depths and we're not. well thats not true. even if you take City, Chelsea, PSG, Monaco out the picture there are clubs run well which have money. boo hoo other clubs spend big money. how many players have Arsenal missed out on differing? and then they moan theres no quality? it just doesnt add up! in a game where theres more money than talent Arsenals officials should know not to differ. all the journos worth listening to say Arsenal are too slow wrapping up deals.

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My post made a more complicated point than blaming City etc. I agree there is a middle ground but Wenger thinks the prices are inflated in the first place and it simply isn't sensible. He is right but it's not realistic, we need to buy some players.

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You should say "Chelsea etc". But you say "City". Freudian slip :D

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every football fan shouldn't agree with Wenger. he's going to extremes. the game in growing financially. its massive. have you seen the forecasts for Arsenal even with the devalued Emirates deal, no decent secondary sponsors. how much do clubs want to bank? 1/4 of a billion?

Liverpool and Suarez have both dug themselves a grave. Rooney needs to play.

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how much does he see inflation by? a few million? in a game thats turning over billions.

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Again stop getting angry at a point I didn't make. I have said we need to sign players. £80 million for Bale? £32 million for Higuan. This isn't a 'few million' in inflation and when most clubs do not turn a profit chucking around millions as if it were nothing is part of the problem. Listen to ourselves. The game is turning over billions but most clubs aren't. Spending is out of touch with football income and is mostly driven by outside income.

Now again. Arsenal are one of the few clubs that can spend safely so we should. However Wenger is right, if not realistic, in that football has gone mad.

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Gustavo signed for Wolfsburg apparently :(

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im looking at the point. im not saying your promoting it. RM have cash reserves, they turn over a fair amount. the Spanish press were all saying 35m for Higuain when the season was ending. reports then said 25m cash. there was no bid from Arsenal and instead RM wanted a manager in place first. now Ornstien says Arsenal put Higuain on hold while looking at Suarez. for 25m we should have made a bid straight away for Higuain and then gone for Suarez as well. the money is there and the investments are wise. Wenger, the incompetnece are all differing constatnly.

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speculation

http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bu...Wolfsburg.html

yesterday the same paper said Wolfsburg wasnt in the running

http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bu...l-spielen.html

we'll find out tomorrow when Gustavo makes his statement

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Hope so

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Hull to sign Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23699608

Two nice signings for those up there in Humberside.

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Humberside? East Riding of Yorkshire, thank you very much :D

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l do apoligise Sir.:D

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Not getting lumped in with that lot north of the river, thank you very much!

Not that I care - I'm from Birmingham ;)

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Rickie! :D

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Hello Colin and Chad are you there.:cleader::cleader:

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Really chuffed that Lambert scored, pity he doesn't have a left foot or he could have had a hat trick at the end.

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We've done you a massive favour tonight. We've shown that Hart shouldn't be your number 1 :p:

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I guessed 2-1..it was 3-2.

That was a poor performance by England, remembering how bad Scotland is.

If you think it was good, happy for you. Equally happy for me that England's standards has dropped so low :D

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Well who do you suggest Alan?.;)

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l guess you remind of a typical modern day manager in that there's a excuse at every turn.;):D

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I've said it so many times, people think Joe Hart is one of the best keepers in the world but he isn't even close. Last season he made so many mistakes but didn't get much criticism because he is English. Last nights was shockingly bad goalkeeping, unfortunately he's probably still England's best keeper.

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Tottenham complete France midfielder signing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23620554

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Not good news for Adz. Fulham though are rebuilding well.

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15m pounds ?

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/08/23.jpg


:)

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I agree. Same re form last year, it was poor.

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:nono:

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There are more signings to come according AVB and ITK on the Spurs community site. If Bale stays Spurs will have some squad.:D

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Yes they would have some squad but the latest l hear is Bale will go before the end of the transfer window.

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Most Spurs fans are resigned to it. But if so £100 million will keep them sweet I think Spurs will have replacements Erik Lamella from Roma, Willan from Anzi and Erikson from Ajax have all been mentioned in ITK.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23710359

Ha, now you know how the newly promoted teams feel when they manage to draw the top 6 teams in the first 6 games. I didn't hear any of them complain either.

As for random draws well... Sky have a bigger say in it than the computer.

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It was a stupid statement by him...:)

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I can see why they chose him, he sounds just like Sir Alex, he'll be criticizing not getting Howard Webb in the summer window soon.

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I didn't know Howard swung that way, now i know what "linesman" means :D

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new signing at Utd? or is Fabregas still happening? Ozil may be? Modric will be on a similar level ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJX01W2Ip_o

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Heres Italian reports of Roma accepting an €18m offer from Southampton for Pablo Daniel Osvaldo.

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/cal...per+18+milioni

http://www.football-italia.net/38378...o-fee%E2%80%99

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ESPN lol

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Jay Spearing's dad? thought he'd retired

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Loic Remy is crocked. So we're back to the Michael Owen days of signing crocked crap. Newcastle will start the season with an unchanged team that needed a lot of investment. If it isn't enough he's in the physio room, he also happens to be in court soon on a rape charge. Why didn't we just sign Joey Barton and as Newcastle put it...Pa**** Cisse staying is like a new signing. Some great transfer business really when you think about it. We haven't lost a player so in Joe Kinnear world we have 11 new signings!

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If anyone wants to play predictor, using talksport
https://predictor.talksport.com/landing.htm

The mini-league code is
FBF61-PDL

I think only two others tried it last year, and Den was last before he quit :D

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l completely forgot about it young man.

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1-0 Liverpool. Sturridge

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Great strike

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:hyper:

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Suggestions an American has made an approach for Newcastle United which has in term resulted in Mike Ashley approaching to buy Rangers.

Sounds as likely as Messi signing for Stoke.

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I had heard about some connection with rangers and ashley.

I hope it happens, as i hate ashley :D

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Penalty to Stoke

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Goalllllllllll :D

Oh, no :(

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Penalty saved

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Double save it was

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Walters, what an idiot. When you consistently put your penalty down the same side you're gonna get caught out.

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I have mignolet in my fantasy team...so half filled glass :D

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Yes, it was predictable

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:nono::rofl:

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Im glad Liverpool won as they are in my one of my Enhanced Accumulators. 1 team down and only another 9 to go (across two different ones, 5 in each)

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I predicted 2-1...so 1-0 gives me some points

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Better then nothing dear chap.:D

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Yes dear chap...one is not too disappointed

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I put a separte bet on with a 2-1 win as well :(

Agreed

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And one must hope that you will get your own three points when your beloved play.:D

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I always hope

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Just realised i cant win both Enhanced Accumulators as i have Cardiff on one and West Ham on the other. Im such a donkey

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lol :D

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Just seen it again with Norwich v Everton why do i never check the games before hand *walks and smacks his head on the wall*

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Off to work in time to catch the 17:30 kick off on the Galaxy Tab hopefully!

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Well thenry and Damien will be happy with Arsenal's start.

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No need for players, Arsene knows what he is doing. I think he was playing mind games with liverpool :D

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Stop press

Arsenal are back to their old ways again.:D

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Stop press

No one is surprised :D

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Cardiff not doing very well then? :D

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Indeed and you must be having split loyalties this evening Russ.:D