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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 8 June 2011

Alfieconnman

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Do you think he would be much of an improvement on Jamie O'Hara though?

I would pain me to see O'Hara let go and us sign Adam.

I always wanted to see O'Hara given a proper run in the team as I felt he had that fighting quality, would die for the shirt and as above has a quality left peg.

I agree. For me Adam would be a backward step on O'Hara. Older and far less versatile. However we can't offer JO'H the regular first team opportunities that he desires and I can therefore understand his move.
 

Matrix

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The only 20 mill player out of those was Drogba and he was disappointing in his first season..

And you're completely wrong.. here's a few of the players purchased from oversees who have cost more than 20 million:

Robinho,
Shevchenko
Veron
Dzeko

By the way, those four are four out of the five most expensive players bought from abroad in Premier League history - so you may want to rethink

Robinho wasnt shit, just didnt want to be there.
Dzeko has had half a season, most as sub and Tevez was main man.

Def Shevchenko
Veron excelled when he was played in the correct position, and did ok for Chelsea.

Aqualani was injured and wasnt given time when he came back. Did show flashes of how good he was.


Ill flip it then. Prem to Prem high fees.

Robbie Keane - couldnt handle the 20m fee on his head.
Berbatov - Still not showing that he was worth 30m
Bentley - Piss poor, again couldnt handle the fee on his head.
Bent to Spurs - Piss poor again, no confidence.
Torres - 50m, no where near the form he showed for Liverpool
Carroll - On the basis Dzeko and Aqualani have been written as flops so should Carroll @ 35m.

Its swings and roundabouts. Does not matter what league they come from, what nationality its still 50/50 regardless if they do well.
 
Aug 9, 2008
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adam and downing???????????????? WTF WTF WTF i want harry out!!!

champions league??? wining the prem with those shit arse players , get out harry get out now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Matt C

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I think that Dzeko will be one of the top scorers in the Premiership next season if not THE top scorer, City didn't play to his strengths, if Tevez goes Dzeko will score for fun.

As for Adam, fuck him after what he did to Bale
 

THOWIG

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Dzeko will be immense next season and lots of football pundits will be lavishing at his purple throne.
 

scat1620

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adam and downing???????????????? WTF WTF WTF i want harry out!!!

champions league??? wining the prem with those shit arse players , get out harry get out now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh do be quiet, Captain Hyperbole. How about waiting to see who we actually sign rather than who we're linked to before spouting such a torrent of guff? It's beyond daft making posts like that at the beginning of the second week of June.
 

Matrix

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The only 20 mill player out of those was Drogba and he was disappointing in his first season..

And you're completely wrong.. here's a few of the players purchased from oversees who have cost more than 20 million:

Robinho,
Shevchenko
Veron
Dzeko

By the way, those four are four out of the five most expensive players bought from abroad in Premier League history - so you may want to rethink

Ok Drogba was the only one which was over 20m, but relative to fees at the time those players were bought most of them were at the higher end of the scale.
Modric was 16.5m at the time he was bought and we sold Robbie for 20m which i think was some sort of transfer record until we mugged Man USA for Berba at 30m.

You could say Stan Collimore was a risk at 8.5million when he went to Liverpool. Even thought the figure nowadays would buy you a very average rightback back then it was alot of money and relative to the money clubs earned.
 

Matrix

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adam and downing???????????????? WTF WTF WTF i want harry out!!!

champions league??? wining the prem with those shit arse players , get out harry get out now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are gonna go all guns blazing for Carling Cup!
 

rebrab

Harry Cool
Jun 13, 2008
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Oh do be quiet, Captain Hyperbole. How about waiting to see who we actually sign rather than who we're linked to before spouting such a torrent of guff? It's beyond daft making posts like that at the beginning of the second week of June.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

One of the best lines I've seen on here.

Obviously we'll have to see what "Wanker of the year" BBLG has to say though...
 

Shep

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All gone very quiet on the Leandro front over the last couple of days. Because of internationals?

Was that suggestion from that dude on twitter that we were waiting until he got capped again.

However, seeing as earlier in the thread the work permit theory has been somewhat debunked and I don't find said twitter guy overly believable it might just be quiet :)
 

Shep

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Can't say I'd be overly keen on Charlie Adam, although he scores a lot more penalties than he misses which would be a novelty for a Spurs player!

Seems like there is a lot of confidence about the Leandro deal but little speculation about another striker. I know the usual cliches but I just hope we are looking to bring someone else in to take the strain whilst Leandro finds his feet.
 

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Harry Cool
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BBC Radio Lancashire claim that #Rovers defender Phil Jones has failed #MUFC medical #BRFC
 

Shep

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Christ, call off the Rio enquiry! Jones could be the long term heir to the throne of King and Woody!
 

kdspur

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get in there harry! bloody get in there..i doubt it but how can he have failed medical. something odd going on there.
 

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Harry Cool
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Christ, call off the Rio enquiry! Jones could be the long term heir to the throne of King and Woody!

If he failed the medical, one would presume he failed it for a reason :shrug: I'd expect us to at least give him a very thorough one!
 

hughy

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United have probably promised to call off the Jones signing so harry can have him.







...if we sell them Modric for £20m. :lol:
 
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