Defoe to sign this week

[Tom]

Welcome mate.

[red g]

will have to wait until next weeks News Of The World comes out for that one mate

Scarters on here? perhaps he can confirm ?

[mark1975]

I see. Welcome to est1892! You were definately one of the better posters out there...

Cheers mate

[Tom]

Yeah Scarter's about .... somewhere...

[Infadel]

Defoe is a good, Premiership-proven player with pace in abundance and would be a good signing for us.

The way I see it is when Rafa plays with two strikers it will be Bellamy or Defoe with Fowler or Crouch. Bellamy is, at some stage in the season, going to miss games through injury or suspension (!) and he couldn't be replaced by Fowler or Crouch, both of whom are not exactly blessed with blistering pace!

I haven't seen a great deal of Kuyt (I suspect the same applies to most on here) but I understand that he is not exceptionally quick and doesn't have a great first touch, so I can't see Crouch or Fowler playing as effectively with him as they would with Bellamy or Defoe.

That's my very humble opinion!

[Tom]

Defoe is a good, Premiership-proven player with pace in abundance and would be a good signing for us.

The way I see it is when Rafa plays with two strikers it will be Bellamy or Defoe with Fowler or Crouch. Bellamy is, at some stage in the season, going to miss games through injury or suspension (!) and he couldn't be replaced by Fowler or Crouch, both of whom are not exactly blessed with blistering pace!

I haven't seen a great deal of Kuyt (I suspect the same applies to most on here) but I understand that he is not exceptionally quick and doesn't have a great first touch, so I can't see Crouch or Fowler playing as effectively with him as they would with Bellamy or Defoe.

That's my very humble opinion!

I still think we'll sign Kuyt. I can feel it in my waters

[kurtangle01]

I still think we'll sign Kuyt. I can feel it in my waters

i hope so mate. if we don't i'd be happy with defoe.

[DeeGame]

Personally i'm holding out for Wallet!

Dont you mean Dunk

[DeeGame]

I still think we'll sign Kuyt. I can feel it in my waters

Are you pregnant? or is that your 1st bit of insider info on here?

[red g]

Dont you mean Dunk

you mean D*nk ?

[univofchicago]

The way I see it is when Rafa plays with two strikers it will be Bellamy or Defoe with Fowler or Crouch.

so I can't see Crouch or Fowler playing as effectively with him as they would with Bellamy or Defoe.

Two excellent points, and I am inclinced to agree with you.

Your second point is very true, although Brendan and his brigade will point out that Rafa had Crouch/Morientes as his preferred partnership last year. But my guess is that was more to do with the fact that Rafa did not rate Cisse than Rafa being a proponent of a slow front two.

[kurtangle01]

who has posted this on ynwa? i can't find it anywhere.

[DeeGame]

who has posted this on ynwa? i can't find it anywhere.

Dave hodgeson confirmed someone else's rumour in the transfer rumours thread

[kurtangle01]

Dave hodgeson confirmed someone else's rumour in the transfer rumours thread

thanks mate.

[univofchicago]

who has posted this on ynwa? i can't find it anywhere.

http://www.ynwa.tv/forum/index.php?showtopic=107282&st=840