Strange News Story

[Gingawaria]

Stoke have agreed to pay a £575,000 'transfer fee' for their loan of Shola Ameobi, making the striker the most expensive loanee in English club history. The final figure could be near £1m if Stoke claim promotion via the play-offs.

Surely that's a load of bollocks? Didn't Villa pay us a Million to get Carson? And I'm sure United have paid close to £6Million for Tevez on loan for 2 seasons?!

[-V-]

Yeah journo's are full of ****

[johnp]

Surely that's a load of bollocks? Didn't Villa pay us a Million to get Carson? And I'm sure United have paid close to £6Million for Tevez on loan for 2 seasons?!

I'm sure it's based on quality.

575k for a pile of ****e, compared to 1m (or 6m) for someone of quality.

I think I may be able to come up with a formula, but then again, I can't be arsed

[The Erectile Banana]

I think I may be able to come up with a formula, but then again, I can't be arsed

I await it with interest John.



Shoala isn't wort £5.75 let alone a six figure sum.

Am I the only one who hears the name Shoala Ameobi and thinks of a female R 'n' B singer in the Gabrielle mould?

[Red Chilli]

Am I the only one who hears the name Shoala Ameobi and thinks of a female R 'n' B singer in the Gabrielle mould?

I think Bobby Robson is with you on that score

[The Erectile Banana]

I think Bobby Robson is with you on that score

I thought Bobby looked at Shoala and thought of Carl Cort?

[BFG]

Surely that's a load of bollocks? Didn't Villa pay us a Million to get Carson? And I'm sure United have paid close to £6Million for Tevez on loan for 2 seasons?!

Is it because Carson is there for a whole season though whereas they've got Ameobi for less than half so per game he's costing them more?

[5aq1b]

Celtic paid something like £3.5m for Bellamy, even then i dont think it was for a full season! But bloody hell he was like Maradona up here haha

[tsb]

"Shola" is the Punjabi word for "scrotum".

[jonesie]

Yeah journo's are full of ****