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Looking more and more likely now.

If it does happen, then it will certainly be a statement of intent.
He has proven top level ability - he is not the striker I would have chosen but we were rumoured for him back when he moved from River in the first place, so there is obviously a long standing admiration of him from Wenger.

I'd really like to tie up the Fellaini deal if there were truth in that, we were supposed to have met his buyout clause but as yet not had permission to speak to him? Which sounds like hot BS to me...

Since when has Fellaini been a striker?!

Arteta & Fellaini in CM*

*remenices and cries

Sinclair to Everton

Fuck me, you're quick

Just didn't expect him to end up at Arsenal.

Laurent Blanc to PSG (good, if late choice)
Allows AVB to keep doing his excellent job at Spurs, Ancelotti to Real, Higuain to Arsenal, and for the time being the managerial merry go round, ceases...

also Barca not letting alcantara go without a fight

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/21/manchester-united-barcelona-thiago-alcantara

Since when is doing worse than 'Arry doing an excellent job?

I was fully expecting everton to sink to new lows with Moyes' departure, but seriously? The once mighty tricky trev out of retirement?

Oi! There's only ONE 'Tricky Trev'

#trevorsteven

Prole, I'm pretty sure 'Arry wouldn't have gotten the performance out of Bale that AVB did, and the results that we did get against the teams that finished higher in the league.

For taking the europa league seriously and retooling the team on the fly, managing the players better - not ostracising anyone and using the squad, as opposed to the first team, and making us a stronger team all round, I'd say thats an excellent job...

But 'Arry finished fourth and bossed the Champo league with Crouchy

get to fuck!

Liverpool no longer winning the kit deals

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2346083/Chelsea-agree-record-300m-kit-deal-sportswear-giants-adidas.html

Apologies for the source

telegraph in spurs transfer exclusive, that actually just says we're in negotiations.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/10135910/Exclusive-Paulinho-the-highly-rated-Brazilian-midfielder-set-for-15m-move-to-Tottenham-Hotspur.html

15m for a brazilian midfielder, well I never..

Interesting that we are rumoured to be in for erik lamela from roma, what with Baldini coming over from them as well, but sometimes its just too easy to put two and two together and come up with nothing..

Cornygaph has a nice ring to it.

Poyet sacked whilst on TV, classic.

He looks like he wants to throw shit at the chairman's house.

Jeff Shreeves must be devastated he couldn't give someone else bad news live on TV...

Since when has Fellaini been a striker?!

Arteta & Fellaini in CM*

*remenices and cries

Honestly can't tell if you're just being a total belter or you think this is what i said...

Nice to see Liverpool getting a few signings sorted over the weekend in time to prepare for pre season and for Rat faces departure.
Don't know anything about these guys. I expect they are shit though?

young, up and coming hendersons the lot of 'em

More Borini than Suarez then? So we replace a 25 goal a season striker for a couple of donkeys?

Its always hard when a big player at a small club moves onwards and upwards.

I remember feeling very sad when Juninho left in '97. Still he won the world cup, came back and we won the League Cup. Maybe something as good could happen Liverpool.

luckily being a big club we just replace one world class striker with another

dalglish - keegan
keegan - rush
rush aldridge
aldridge - fowler
fowler - owen
owen ------------ torres
torres - suarez
suarez - borini / aspas / alberto

they just keep coming ( liverpool .. where strikers go to score goals and make a reputation for themselves )
when suarez moves we'll find another european golden boot who'll dream of a move to liverpool and say he was a massive fan as a child

What's Keane doing these days?

Playing for his boyhood club, what else?

A new album? No idea.