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  • #76
    Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

    Originally posted by jmh View Post
    *sigh*... Why did Dembele have to go and have a stormer at Old Trafford in the last (league) match before the end of the transfer window? I don't think there's any way Fulham keep hold of him now, and while the Norwich match showed that maybe we can cope without Dempsey, I'm really worried about what a post-Dembele season will look like. And I LIKE Steve Sidwell, but he's no substitute.
    No real escape from this paradox, though, is there? Short of Fulham starting to spend like a Russian mobster.
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    • #77
      Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

      Originally posted by Kepler View Post
      No real escape from this paradox, though, is there? Short of Fulham starting to spend like a Russian mobster.
      Or like they were owned by a Middle Eastern tycoon...
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      • #78
        Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

        Originally posted by Craig P. View Post
        Or like they were owned by a Middle Eastern tycoon...
        MJ statues don't grow on trees, you know.
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        • #79
          Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

          What would you guys think of Rooney to Arsenal? Apparently Fergie wants to sell him and Wenger has the cash. Both are Nike clubs too. I haven't seen the rumor anywhere but could see it making a lot of sense, if united do want to sell him, which I don't think they should.
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          • #80
            Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

            Originally posted by Drew S. View Post
            What would you guys think of Rooney to Arsenal? Apparently Fergie wants to sell him and Wenger has the cash. Both are Nike clubs too. I haven't seen the rumor anywhere but could see it making a lot of sense, if united do want to sell him, which I don't think they should.
            SAF would want too much for him, and he isn't the type of player Wenger typically brings in. Wenger is a bargain shopper and now way buying Rooney would be a bargain. Plus, RVP notwithstanding, ManU and Arsenal haven't dealt with each other much over the years for obvious reasons. I don't see it happening at all.
            Originally posted by Priceless
            Good to see you're so reasonable.
            Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
            Very well, said.
            Originally posted by Rover
            A fair assessment Bob.

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            • #81
              Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

              Seems unrealistic to me for the reasons Bob mentioned, plus it would alienate Giroud and Podolski who he only JUST signed by bringing in someone else to be above them in the pecking order, and I think Wenger is too smart to openly court player discontent like that.

              On the complete opposite side of the spectrum: QPR are signing Julio Cesar? Two matches into Robert Green's tenure? I know Green is terrible, but you JUST SIGNED HIM. At least give him half a season to see what happens. Gosh I hope they crash and burn.
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              • #82
                Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                Reports are that Walcott has now indicated he doesn't want to sign a new contract with Arsenal, so he could be shipped in the next days, with Liverpool and City apparently interested. He's had flashes of production at Arsenal, but has never been a consistent performer and has been injured a fair amount, so it's not the end of the world to see him go if they can get a good price.
                Originally posted by Priceless
                Good to see you're so reasonable.
                Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
                Very well, said.
                Originally posted by Rover
                A fair assessment Bob.

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                • #83
                  Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                  From the "sport gives us awesome things to see" file: Brazilian boy with no feet to train with Barcelona.
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                  • #84
                    Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                    Berbatov could be at Fulham by Saturday.
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                    • #85
                      Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                      Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
                      Berbatov could be at Fulham by Saturday.
                      Also supposedly closing on Kieran Richardson.

                      So assuming 2 out, 2 in, how much weaker are they than a week ago? Still mid-table, right?
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                      • #86
                        Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                        Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                        Also supposedly closing on Kieran Richardson.

                        So assuming 2 out, 2 in, how much weaker are they than a week ago? Still mid-table, right?
                        Well... "2 out 2 in" sort of oversimplifies the transfer window as a whole. There's been a pretty significant amount of turnover if you add Murphy and Etuhu and Pogrebnyak and Johnson and Sa and Gecov and B-H Riise out, and Petric and Rodallega and Riether in. In an interview on the FFC website earlier today, Jol acknowledged that even if/when the Berbatov and Richardson deals are finalized, with Murphy and Etuhu and Dembele and Gecov gone, the squad is pretty thin on guys who can play in the withdrawn midfield spots in the 4-2-3-1 he's been using; after Diarra and Sidwell, the best options are Baird or Riether or Davies or Kasami played out of position. Certainly does look a lot more promising in the attacking four though.
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                        • #87
                          Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                          Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
                          Berbatov could be at Fulham by Saturday.
                          That's a high risk/high reward proposition for Fulham. If he's at his best, this makes Fulham a better team immediately. If he's his languid mopey self, the team could be worse than without him. I'd guess it'll be a mix of both.
                          Originally posted by Priceless
                          Good to see you're so reasonable.
                          Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
                          Very well, said.
                          Originally posted by Rover
                          A fair assessment Bob.

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                          • #88
                            Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                            Originally posted by Bob Gray View Post
                            That's a high risk/high reward proposition for Fulham. If he's at his best, this makes Fulham a better team immediately. If he's his languid mopey self, the team could be worse than without him. I'd guess it'll be a mix of both.
                            At the very worst, he's better than Bobby Zamora, who had the same wide swings between best and mopey worst. If reports are to be believed, he's actually happy to be working with Martin Jol again, so that's probably a good sign.

                            I think Fulham's current management team, led by CEO Alistair Mackintosh (who was one of the early casualties of the Sinawatra era at Man City), have done a fantastic job of smart growth without spending crazy money, and the Berbatov signing (hey, Bobby Zamora was prone to moping too, but not nearly as good as Berbatov at their respective bests) is indicative of how far things have come in the past 4-5 years. It wasn't all THAT long ago that we were getting excited about the signing of crappy-*** David Healy.
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                              Checking out the Champions League draw and Man City did not get a good group. They are in there with Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax in the group of death. The other English clubs got favorable draws. Here are my group predictions. Team that advance are bolded

                              Group A
                              PSG
                              Porto
                              Dynamo Kiev
                              Dinamo Zagreb

                              Group B
                              Arsenal
                              Schalke 04
                              Olimpiacos
                              Montpellier

                              Group C
                              AC Milan
                              Zenit
                              Malaga
                              Anderlecht

                              Group D
                              Real Madrid
                              Dortmund
                              Man City
                              Ajax

                              Group E
                              Chelsea
                              Juventus
                              Shaktar Donestk
                              Nordsjælland

                              Group F
                              Bayern
                              Valencia
                              BATE
                              Lille

                              Group G
                              Barcelona
                              Celtic                              - Surprise team
                              Benfica
                              Spartak

                              Group H
                              Man United
                              Braga
                              Galatasaraay
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                              • #90
                                Re: World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

                                Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
                                Group D
                                Real Madrid
                                Dortmund
                                Man City
                                Ajax
                                Sheesh... that group has the reigning champions of three of the four strongest leagues in Europe. (And the Eredivisie is no slouch either.)
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