ArseBlog has this as their transfer day header. Sounds about right.

Why the fark has no one greenlighted the "Redknapp taking a bung" stories yet? I've been waiting to have an in-depth discussion on what "taking a bung" really means and why British news outlets insist upon using such an obscure colloquialism rather than say "he took kickbacks" or something. I think it's just an excuse to irritate the overseas viewers AND IT'S WORKING.

Seriously..."taking a bung" sounds proper?

rjakobi: Why the fark has no one greenlighted the "Redknapp taking a bung" stories yet? I've been waiting to have an in-depth discussion on what "taking a bung" really means and why British news outlets insist upon using such an obscure colloquialism rather than say "he took kickbacks" or something. I think it's just an excuse to irritate the overseas viewers AND IT'S WORKING.

Seriously..."taking a bung" sounds proper?

Well, you do have to use some sort of " 'arry bungs" line.. which eludes me at the moment......

Ravel Morrison is a silly, silly boy. Which is the polite way of saying he's a c*nt who's throwing it all away.

United are meant to be signing Frederic Veseli from City's Elite Development Squad. Swiss defender. Heard he's brilliant. Also heard he's not good. We already have millions of defenders in the reserves anyway. Meh.

Saha to Spurs is just odd.

As for the game, Twitter tells me Amos, Kuszczak, Rio, Will Keane and Pogba are in the squad. De Gea, Jones, Rooney, Nani, Young and Anderson are out.

Unfreakable: rjakobi: Why the fark has no one greenlighted the "Redknapp taking a bung" stories yet? I've been waiting to have an in-depth discussion on what "taking a bung" really means and why British news outlets insist upon using such an obscure colloquialism rather than say "he took kickbacks" or something. I think it's just an excuse to irritate the overseas viewers AND IT'S WORKING.

Seriously..."taking a bung" sounds proper?

Did you submit one? I don't see a single one in the queue.

Twice in the past week, one from ESPN, the other direct from Sky Sports.

Ryo to Bolton on loan.

The best news of the day for Gooners may well be that Squillaci goes back to Spain. Hope that comes to pass.

Defoe to Liverpool looks likely.

Homer Nixon: Ryo to Bolton on loan.

The best news of the day for Gooners may well be that Squillaci goes back to Spain. Hope that comes to pass.

As a bullfighter? I've seen some quality "oles" out of him.

Homer Nixon: Ryo to Bolton on loan.

The best news of the day for Gooners may well be that Squillaci goes back to Spain. Hope that comes to pass.


Not ArseShaving to Anzhi Mekka-lekka-high-mekka-heiny-ho? I can live with that one.

Loud_Mouth_Soup: Homer Nixon: Ryo to Bolton on loan.

The best news of the day for Gooners may well be that Squillaci goes back to Spain. Hope that comes to pass.


Not ArseShaving to Anzhi Mekka-lekka-high-mekka-heiny-ho? I can live with that one.

I would put that a close second. At least AA23 has made some historic contributions. Squiz's departure simply leaves one less goat on the team. And there are rumblings of a Vertonghen-type replacement..

Wayne Bridge on loan to Sunderland so that's one less dbag we have to worry about picking up.

Homer Nixon: Wayne Bridge on loan to Sunderland so that's one less dbag we have to worry about picking up.

Sunderland are paying £30,000 of his £90,000 a week wages.

Chupacabra Sandwich: desertgeek: I'd be sending 10 armored trucks full of cash to Fulham trying to get Clint Dempsey to Anfield

And it would get you fired. Dempsey is a big fish in a small pond. I do not believe he is good enough to star at Liverpool.

? Dempsey has scored in two World Cups, a Confederations Cup, Europa League, etc. He's one of only four players (along with Rooney, Lampard, and RVP) to score at least 6 goals in each of the last 5 years of the EPL. He is a bad, bad man.

The bookies do have Defoe at 1/5 to sign for 'pool today, which must mean they think something is up. Thoroughly shiat signing if it happens, another mediocre middle of the table player.

Come on Reds lets not have a farming repeat of the Bolton match.

Midweek EPL does not make for a productive work day

From football365's transfer day tracker:

17.58: Not really transfer news, and in a move in no way designed to bury news on deadline day, Chelsea have announced that they only lost £67.7million last year.

So basically, if they hadn't spunked £75million-odd on Fernando Torres and David Luiz, they would've made a pleasant profit? Blimey.

Not a great return on investment

yawnnnnnnnnnnnnn

rjakobi: Why the fark has no one greenlighted the "Redknapp taking a bung" stories yet? I've been waiting to have an in-depth discussion on what "taking a bung" really means and why British news outlets insist upon using such an obscure colloquialism rather than say "he took kickbacks" or something. I think it's just an excuse to irritate the overseas viewers AND IT'S WORKING.

Seriously..."taking a bung" sounds proper?

A kickback is just as an obsure colloquialism as a bung is, its just that its your obscure colloquialism. British people who read American news sites have to put up with the differences between American English and English so take a chill pill.

Chupacabra Sandwich: desertgeek: I'd be sending 10 armored trucks full of cash to Fulham trying to get Clint Dempsey to Anfield

And it would get you fired. Dempsey is a big fish in a small pond. I do not believe he is good enough to star at Liverpool.

I hate to rain on your parade but Liverpool isn't exactly a top club like Man U/City or Chelski any more either.



The problem with Carroll is Liverpool are not set up for his style as a striker. Newcastle was almost built around him and thats why he kept on banging in the goals but who exactly is supplying Carroll with the crosses he needs? Bellamy doesn't play enough, Downing is a real dissapointment and Gerrard is only starting to get back after injury. Christian Ronaldo mk2 gets the goals because he goes into midfeild to get the ball and then runs at defenders. Carroll is much more of a penalty area striker and needs people to feed him. If Carroll was playing in Arsenel or the Manchesters the he would get the service he needs and he will get the goals.

It reminds me of Andy Coal when he went to Man U. At the time of the move he was a goal line poacher and it took him two seasons to rebuild his game into the style Fergason wanted. When he did and got together with Yorke they detroyed teams.

Guten tag!

Chupacabra Sandwich: He takes dumb shots. He is a REALLY weak shooter.

Dempsey has taken 88 shots in the PL this season. No other Fulham player has taken more than 38. (new window)

Ben Amos starts. Good luck, kid.

Chupacabra Sandwich: every year is the year of the rat: Dempsey has scored in two World Cups, a Confederations Cup, Europa League, etc. He's one of only four players (along with Rooney, Lampard, and RVP) to score at least 6 goals in each of the last 5 years of the EPL. He is a bad, bad man.

Uhhh... so? One world cup goal was a fluke. He's also lucky to be in two World Cups and a confederations cup, owing to a weak confederation. He's had a very nice, long (relatively) career at Fulham. But being a US and Fulham star does not mean he's a player capable of boosting Liverpool into the top four. I watch nearly every Fulham match, I can see ever flaw he has. He takes dumb shots. He is a REALLY weak shooter. The fact that he leads Fulham in scoring owes more to the flaws Fulham has in attack. FFC and the USMNT operates best with Dempsey playing withdrawn behind an on-form striker.

Look at Andy Carroll. prolific goalscorer at Newcastle, bogus at Liverpool. He's taller and more athletic than Dempsey. And he's a true striker! The top-6 is a different game.

Now, I'm a USMNT fan before an FFC fan, seeing Clint Dempsey succeed on a Champion's League side would make me very, very happy. But just as it would have been a bad idea for Landy to go to Man City, it would be a bad idea for Dempsey to go to Liverpool.

Well, what's the old adage about luck? The harder one works the luckier they get. Robert Green definitely made a mess of Dempsey's knuckleball but Clint still turned Gerrard around like a top to get the shot off. He made him look silly to be honest.
I'll have to agree with you in that I don't think that Liverpool would necessarily be a good fit for Dempsey but I think that it's asinine to suggest that Dempsey couldn't be useful for a bigger club. Carroll had an amazing year and a half at Newcastle, no doubt. But his 35 million pound price tag carries a heavy burden. I don't see how the fact that Dempsey scores as often as he does being utilized at LM or the federation that his national team plays in can be used to somehow detract his play. He's scored against the Juventus and Spain in meaningful games. He can play up top, behind the forwards and on the wings.
He can be bought by a bigger club for (relatively) peanuts, and he will make the manager that does look like a genius.
But that's just like, my opinion, man.

Chelsea linked with Patrick Bamford. Scored 5 and 4 in his last two FA Youth Cup games.

689908: Ravel Morrison is a silly, silly boy. Which is the polite way of saying he's a c*nt who's throwing it all away.

United are meant to be signing Frederic Veseli from City's Elite Development Squad. Swiss defender. Heard he's brilliant. Also heard he's not good. We already have millions of defenders in the reserves anyway. Meh.

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If SAF doesn't want Ravel then that's good enough for me, he dodged the bullet with Tevez and God only knows how many others. Ravel can be a gangster in London now and see how that works out for him.

desertgeek: Alright, enough talk about transfer BS that won't happen. We got games in 10 minutes.

who are you watching?

Man it would be nice if the espn3 video loaded on my work computer. Alas "watching" the man u match on my phone and Liverpool on the ESPN gametracker