General Twitter Thread

[Lee]

@OliverKayTimes
Aston Villa have agreed £9.5m fee with Wigan for N'Zogbia. Very much doubt Everton and Newcastle can match that.

Well, how about we give Everton £10m for Baines. They can then go out and sign N'Zogbia with that money.

Happy to help.

[dww]

It's disrespectful. I'm not against a bit of skill to beat your man, but to slow the pace down and then try and back heel it in as a kin to running through on goal at school, only to stop the ball on the line, kneel down and roll it in with your head.

People have been attacked with samurai swords in my Sunday league for less.

I'm not really having that. If you replaced the word friendly with exhibition then I think the idea of entertainment becomes more apparent. The stop/kneel thing has no skill/joy to it. What Ballotelli did seems to have to me.

I think there is a massive problem in trying to attribute morality to actions of that sort on the football pitch.

[Mostar]

It's disrespectful. I'm not against a bit of skill to beat your man, but to slow the pace down and then try and back heel it in as a kin to running through on goal at school, only to stop the ball on the line, kneel down and roll it in with your head.

People have been attacked with samurai swords in my Sunday league for less.

You leave that "trick" for the training grounds. You don't try that when you are playing the best team in MLS and in front of full house of fans that came to see the real almost competitive entertainment not "cheap" circus stunts.

[Chrono]

I get the impression that he wanted it to be an issue. I think his general arrogant demeanor will always work against him when it comes to judging something like this. A bit like the boy who called wolf.

[Muddled]

I'm not really having that. If you replaced the word friendly with exhibition then I think the idea of entertainment becomes more apparent. The stop/kneel thing has no skill/joy to it. What Ballotelli did seems to have to me.

I think there is a massive problem in trying to attribute morality to actions of that sort on the football pitch.

I'm not expecting entertainment in that sense when watching friendlies; I expect it during a testimonial or a World XI vs a Celebrity XI. It's still a competitive game of football used to gain fitness, not to take the piss out of an opponent by grinding to a halt when bursting through on goal.

[dww]

I'm not expecting entertainment in that sense when watching friendlies; I expect it during a testimonial or a World XI vs a Celebrity XI. It's still a competitive game of football used to gain fitness, not to take the piss out of an opponent by grinding to a halt when bursting through on goal.

I don't understand why anyone expects a friendly to be anything but a glorified training session.

[dww]

I get the impression that he wanted it to be an issue. I think his general arrogant demeanor will always work against him when it comes to judging something like this. A bit like the boy who called wolf.

That's a fair point.

[Muddled]

I don't understand why anyone expects a friendly to be anything but a glorified training session.

Because I expect them to be playing for a starting place, as well as starting to implement some of the tactics they will have been working on during pre-season and tactics they will be using very shortly when the season starts.

They are more than a glorified training session. But I think we are moving away from the disrespectful nature of what he's done as apposed to when he's done it. I think it's wrong what he's done, you don't - happy to agree to disagree.

[Mostar]

@Football_Juice
Arsenal have launched a bid for Ben Foster

[Mostar]

@Kopsource
PSG have wrapped up the signing of Damien Comolli's darling Blaise Matuidi

[Le Chef]

Anyone get the feeling that Arsenal are getting a bit desperate these days.

Give it 4 weeks and I think they will be bidding for Cole and Poulsen

[Mostar]

Anyone get the feeling that Arsenal are getting a bit desperate these days.

Give it 4 weeks and I think they will be bidding for Cole and Poulsen

They were after Mark Schwarzer last year and I'm surprised they were not interested in Given especially as they had Clichy going the opposite way.

[Mostar]

@Football_Juice
Mahamadou Diarra will sign for Lyon as a free agent sometime this week, he has been training with the French club

[Mostar]

@Fourth_Official
Fulham sign Pajtim Kasami on a 4 year deal, undisclosed fee #FFC

@Fourth_Official
DJ Campbell is expected to sign for QPR in the next 48 hours, medical and terms ahead #QPR

[Daffy Duck]

Kasami is a good prospect, I think he could do well there.