Money for old rope

[dom9]

So we have raised about £20m from selling Crouch, Riise, Carson and Guthrie. Add in Pennant for £4-6m, and getting Kewell off the wage bill, I would say that is a successful summer.

Makes a massive change from the Houllier era which hamstrung us for the first 2 years of Rafa's reign. I think that we've made a profit or broke even on just about every player but Pennant (I'm not counting Kewell as he's an injured Bosman).

Rafa is the new Harry Redknapp.

[El Jefecito]

So we have raised about £20m from selling Crouch, Riise, Carson and Guthrie. Add in Pennant for £4-6m, and getting Kewell off the wage bill, I would say that is a successful summer.

Makes a massive change from the Houllier era which hamstrung us for the first 2 years of Rafa's reign. I think that we've made a profit or broke even on just about every player but Pennant (I'm not counting Kewell as he's an injured Bosman).

Rafa is the new Harry Redknapp.

Just to re-affirm how right you are, we have actually raised 22m from sales. When you compare what we got for Guthrie ( 2 1/4m) vs. what Manure got for Eagles (1m), like you say Rafa 'Arfur Daley' Benitez has done pretty well

[Vermilion]

And will we hear any credit given to him from the media, will we fook as like. Rafa...

[Jayesh87]

Just to re-affirm how right you are, we have actually raised 22m from sales. When you compare what we got for Guthrie ( 2 1/4m) vs. what Manure got for Evans (1m), like you say Rafa 'Arfur Daley' Benitez has done pretty well

Johnny Evans is still at Man U

[El Jefecito]

Johnny Evans is still at Man U

Milkman

Whoops, too many beers, meant Eagles

[Craig_H]

Rafa has done exceptionally well when it comes to fee negotiations.

If he can get someone to pay for Voronin, he'll be confirmed as some kind of super-powered robot.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Rafa has done exceptionally well when it comes to fee negotiations.

If he can get someone to pay for Voronin, he'll be confirmed as some kind of super-powered robot.

been thinking he was for some time now

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[Imy]

been thinking he was for some time now

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Well Done

At this rate you'll only be second to Shaggy

[Parm]

been thinking he was for some time now

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Have 5

[The Birdman]

I didn't think £3.25 mill for Carson was very good until Robinson went for roughly the same amount and although I don't rate him either at least he was an England regular. In that context Carson was a great bit of business when you add on the loan fees