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    #16
    Xabi hasnt been the same player cos he has been injured most of the season FFS! He needs a run to get his form back. We dont know he wants to leave at all.

    Agger's been pretty **** this season too!

    Barry is good player, but at the stage our squad is at, an uninspiring squaddie. What's he gonna add?
    3rd place. Worst champions ever.

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      #17
      Can't disagree with anything you have said. Given that it took so long to tie him down last summer, indicates to me that he had serious thoughts about leaving. If his form doesn't pick up soon, I think he'll look to Spain as he will excel in that league.

      Agree on Barry, although I don't think Rafa looks for inspiring players in the 2 of the 4231. He wants solid defensive players who can pass short and get forward on occasion. Barry can do that.

      Rafa seems to think inspiring players are only required in the 3 & 1.
      The Crushing Machine MKII

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        #18
        Originally posted by El Jefecito View Post
        Bummer, Rafinha sounded like he was the best available. Surely he is considered a better player than Degen? BTW Know why Rafinha deal is a no go?
        Don't know why, I asked the question in work and was told he wasn't really a serious target, then Tony B stuck this on the end of his Chelsea preview.

        Meanwhile, despite speculation, Liverpool have not made any offers for either Aston Villa’s Gareth Barry or Schalke right back Rafinha.

        The Reds do have an interest in Barry who could be available in the summer but Rafinha does not feature on Rafa Benitez’s hit list.
        Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
        John Updike

        My son Foster is a fan of soccer. He was a goaltender. His brother was a defenseman.
        George Gillett

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          #19
          Xabi did take a while to sign his contract aye, but he did sing one for five years. That is over & above.
          3rd place. Worst champions ever.

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            #20
            Xabi's not leaving. Barry isn't coming.

            Ballague is talking ****e.

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              #21
              Originally posted by JohnDoe View Post
              Xabi's not leaving. Barry isn't coming.

              Ballague is talking ****e.
              Know something we don't?
              Sack swinging like Dub-D40 on a door hinge

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                #22
                Originally posted by wiw View Post
                Know something we don't?
                It's pretty obvious he talks ****.

                Why is it Barry vs. Bentley? One is a winger and the other is a CM. Why are we selling Alonso to "raise money" when he's got a long term contract and DIC are going to buy the club and give Rafa an impressive transfer budget?

                He's talking **** and he hasn't got a clue, or he's trying to help Rafa by making Chelsea pay more for Barry, which is where he'll go if he leaves.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by jonesie View Post
                  Don't know why, I asked the question in work and was told he wasn't really a serious target, then Tony B stuck this on the end of his Chelsea preview.
                  Tony B has got most things right, so like you I will defer to him
                  The Crushing Machine MKII

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                    #24
                    Maybe we've had second thoughts after his recent performances and think Degen can do a decent job for free leaving the money to be spent elsewhere
                    "Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest."
                    - Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by JohnDoe View Post
                      Xabi's not leaving. Barry isn't coming.

                      Ballague is talking ****e.
                      Agree with this

                      Think he is a hack when he comes to transfer dealings regarding us - he usually "finishes off the sentence" when he is talking about us - kind of pretending to already know about info on us in the mass media

                      I dont think we`ll get Barry because unless the deal is done, this has leaked out into the media - therefore alerting Villa to offering good contract terms + increasing the fee.

                      Obviously, like Carrick two years ago, if the player wants to go, he`ll go.
                      We need better attacking players!

                      Torres aint enough

                      Rafas number #1 fan

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by El Jefecito View Post
                        Barry and SG did link up well when playing for England.
                        Oh yes, of course they do. Especialy in the really big games. Ask the Croatians.

                        Barry is just not the type of player to turn us into genuine contenders. CL 4th spot candidates, yes, but EPL winners? I don't think so.

                        As I stated on another thread, Barry is nowhere near as agood as Xabi and should be just scratched off any potential signing list. I would rather play SG more alongside Mascher and give guys like Spearing and Plessis more first team action.

                        "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                          #27
                          Xabi won't be sold. Can't see it. He's Rafa's general on the pitch.

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                            #28
                            Looprevil you'll like the news today that our great wing signing could be Valencia of those relegation contenders Wigan. The others are at best squad players too

                            Will Rafa never learn?

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Sarb24 View Post
                              Looprevil you'll like the news today that our great wing signing could be Valencia of those relegation contenders Wigan. The others are at best squad players too

                              Will Rafa never learn?
                              I'll say this again..how do you know what he is planning??

                              wait and see who we actually sign before you speak rubbish lad.
                              "When a man insults my country I insult him, by taking his woman" Tony Yeboah

                              "looking through your posts since 2007 and what you have consistently written about my football team I have come to the conclusion that if you had 1 more brain cell you would be a plant .. your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elder berries, I fart in your general direction ..." Nicey

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Sarb24 View Post
                                Looprevil you'll like the news today that our great wing signing could be Valencia of those relegation contenders Wigan. The others are at best squad players too

                                Will Rafa never learn?


                                Rashid ?

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