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The likeness is uncanny

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Aston Villa have turned down Manchester City's £20m bid for their England international James Milner.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/8693557.stm

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I reckon this is one of the problems Man City are going to have when attempting to sign new players who are well known/wanted elsewhere. It became evident when Chelsea first started outbidding anyone else and now chairman are thinking "that`s only there first offer, the`ll go higher than that if they really wan`t him".
Nobody is really at fault because the selling team wan`t as much as they can get and if money is no object to the buyer then what`s another 20% on the price.
Things are starting (well allready are) stupidly crazy whan it comes to player transfers, jeesh it doesn`t seem long ago that Trevor Francis was the first £1 million pound player :rolleyes:

p.s. Milner is a fantastic player and would be a great asset to any club, lets hope City do put in that extra few bob. Trouble is nowadays the player himself (along with his agent :angel: ) has the final say as to where he plays :confused:

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The Terry family are some family I have to say.....

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/.../article/2888/

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Quite. Not to mention the shop-lifting mother or Coke dealing father.

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Avram Grant quits Pompey

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-..._Was_Relegated

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Loads about the Hammers today

West Ham have been linked with an ambitious £12m swoop for World Cup-bound Toulouse forward Andre-Pierre Gignac.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

But the Hammers looks set to lose midfielder Valon Behrami, who is a £5m target for Italian side Palermo.
Full story: The Sun

Behrami is also attracting the interest of Liverpool, who will use Yossi Benayoun as bait to help land him and defender Matthew Upson.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Villa boss Martin O'Neill is also ready to offer £15m for West Ham striker Carlton Cole.
Full story: caughtoffisde.com

Gignac for Cole + 3 mil not a bad bit of business, Cole flatters to decieve imo, to much of a Hesky which is possibly why Martin O Neill thinks he can get the best out of him. Behrami is worth way more than £5 mil, double it at least and I wouldn't want Bennayoun back, he seems to have gone backwards.

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Yeah the origional Swiss family chav....

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A Spurs ITK (not one with the best records it must be said) did say we were chasing a deal which saw O'Hara + cash for C. Cole.

I doubt it would happen. For one thing Harry keeps going on about this world-class "top, top player" and by most definitions of that C. Cole doesn't qualify. Especially when we've been linked with Dzeko and Huntelaar.

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The Fabregas stuff still rolling on and on, hope it concludes soon. Also hope Wenger completes any signings before the World Cup.

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O'Hara + quite a bit of cash and we should bite Harry's hand of imo.

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Hasn't Chamak(sp) signed now, just waiting for the press conference IIRC

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YAY. Another attacking player. Soon we'll have enough to play the 0 - 5 - 5 formation with a rush goalie. :D

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What do you think about the reports that Avram Grant is taking the managers job?

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Quite pleased and hope it's true, easily the best of the candidates.

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I think the same, but i know a few West Ham fans think hes the wrong choice and would prefer someone who knows the club like Billic, Di Canio or even Pardew or Curbishly coming back.