Summer transfer thread 2012

[Reece]

Lots of talk on Javi Martinez to Barca? Would he be a regular starter there? Unless they plan to play him at CB as he was at Bilbao a lot of last season.

Could of course all be bollocks anyway.

[Shaggy]

Said before I think he'd play at CB - long term replacement for Puyol.

[Reece]

Kind of seems a bit of waste playing him there in some regards

[Gibbo]

Adel Taarabt signs new contract at QPR, around this time last year there was talks of him going to big clubs.

[McDermotX]

Adel Taarabt signs new contract at QPR, around this time last year there was talks of him going to big clubs.

Yeah, but that was mostly just him doing the talking.....

[Fosterbloke]

Why Does Ibra always go for big money. I know many rate him. I once saw him play live a couple years ago and its just reaffirmed my belief that he is just a lazy, annoying football and always trys the cantona i'm so **** hot [no your a ****] pass, shoot, whatever. He has many great attributes just comes across as I can't be arsed

He did score an absolutely amazing goal in the Euros one of the best I've ever seen up there with Di Canio's Mid Air Volley for West Ham.

Have you seen his scoring rate? He's an intelligent player and somehow involves the team. I'm sure if he came here he's be 20 goals guaranteed.

[Fosterbloke]

Wowzers.

There is no joy in football when you have an open chequebook.

[Kenneth]

Are you suggesting it would be better never to buy anyone?

[Fosterbloke]

Are you suggesting it would be better never to buy anyone?

No I'm saying there's no joy in real life cracked Championship Manager. It's just buying the league.

I understand that investment isn't a bad thing but unlimited funds is dull (except for their supporters).

[Bender]

Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez has said that he just "can't see himself playing for Barcelona"... Very happy at AB

[Bender]

Fulham have confirmed the free transfer signing of Hugo Rodallega on a three-year contract, subject to a work permit.

[Shaggy]

Kind of seems a bit of waste playing him there in some regards

It does but they've got form (Mascherano) and whenever I saw him there for Athletic he was mainly excellent. He's a ****ing class act.

[Shaggy]

Looks like Zlatan and Thiago Silva to PSG is official. Mental. Apparently in offloading the pair Milan will save something insane like £100m in wages.

[Lee]

****ing hell.

Didn't think that'd happen. Madness.

[Tee]

French league is so **** though, why waste your best playing years there. Suppose money talks.