And with Anderson, Nani, Scholes, Neville, Giggs, Posebon, Silvas, Campbell and Manucho fighting for the bench, tales of our demise have been a little premature.This is exactly what I dream of...!!
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I think its safe to say he isn't signing today so i'm bidding everyone a good night, i'm off to watch something gory and violent (Helps with the Berba-related stress!).
Apparently according to SSN, Zenit St Petersberg have signed someone for £25m to replace Arshavin. Arshavin is now expected to join Tottenham which in turn will allow Berbs to join us.
WE HAVE LIFT-OFF!!
WE HAVE LIFT-OFF!!
If true it's good. But it will mean that Spurs have to pay top dollar to the Russians and we to Spurs...
Thats great news about Zenit. Time to get the ball rolling on the other transfers.
Who did they sign? Please don't say Berbatov.
Danny Miguel from Dinamo Moscow.
For £25m? Feckin hell.
For £25M? Yeah right.
Who? £25 mill or 25 mill Euro?
is there really that much money in russian football? 25 million between clubs seems a bit excessive doesn't it?
feck me someones quick on Wiki - I've never heard of the fecker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_(Portuguese_footballer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_(Portuguese_footballer)
According to Wiki, but unverified, it's 30M Euros.
Lets hope this is the catalyst to put an end to the saga.....
Newwwwwwwwwwwwwws
This isnt all that good. If he went for that much then imagine what theyre gonna want for Arshavin then ditto Berbatov. Surely not that much money.Lets hope this is the catalyst to put an end to the saga.....
An end to the saga?Lets hope this is the catalyst to put an end to the saga.....
My guess is that he didn't go for anything like that. I would imagine it is a deal between two friendly clubs, with the figure being used as leverage in the Arshavin deal. Unless he did go for that, in which case Zenith are idiots.
£20 mill for JO too. These Russian clubs pay and expect ridiculous fees.
Most of that money didn't go to CSKA, it went to the Brazilian company that owned his rights as far as I am aware. I think they were the ones controlling the negotiations.
They are owned by men who didn't work hard for their wealth. The wealth is in most cases based on a large part of stealing and luck with the rising commodity prices. 20m is pocket money for some clubs in Russia, like it is for Chelsea.
€30 Mill is £24 Mill, can't see that being right somehow. If it is & with the value of the £ falling it looks like Arseshavin is really going to cost Spuds.
really crazy prices. Its sad.
And it begins............
Anyone watching Real - Valencia
Villa/Silva raping Madrid.
1-1 Ruud just scored a pen, but I have no clue why the ref didnt sent off valencia defender for off the line handball but booked him instead .
Villa/Silva raping Madrid.
1-1 Ruud just scored a pen, but I have no clue why the ref didnt sent off valencia defender for off the line handball but booked him instead .
Anyone watching Real - Valencia
Villa/Silva raping Madrid.
1-1 Ruud just scored a pen, but I have no clue why the ref didnt sent off valencia defender for off the line handball but booked him instead .
Spanish Super Cup?
yeah
ruud sent off in that
apparently we've put in a bid of £25 m and should get him this time.
From The Times
August 25, 2008
Dimitar Berbatov closes in on Old Trafford
Oliver Kay and Alyson Rudd
Dimitar Berbatov will complete an acrimonious move from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United within days after the Barclays Premier League champions finally reopened formal negotiations over the weekend. United made a second formal bid in the region of £25 million on Saturday and a deal appears imminent after Juande Ramos, the Tottenham head coach, declared that the saga must be resolved.
“It can’t last longer than a week because the transfer window closes next week [on September 1],” Ramos said. “I hope the situation is resolved before then, but there is a deadline.”
The talk of a deadline reflects Ramos’s determination to draw a line under an episode that brought further embarrassment on Saturday when he left Berbatov out of the squad for the 2-1 home defeat by Sunderland on the ground that the Bulgaria forward was psychologically unfit to play.
“After having a meeting he [Berbatov] did not find himself in the right frame of mind to play,” Gustavo Poyet, the Tottenham assistant first-team coach, said. “When the player says to the manager that he does not feel in the right condition to play a full game at this level, you don’t have any option.”
No direct discussions had taken place for several weeks, with the clubs in contact only through intermediaries since an opening £20.5 million bid was rejected by Tottenham last month. United made a second formal bid on Saturday and, although Daniel Levy, the North London club’s executive chairman, had been holding out for a £30 million fee, an agreement is thought to be imminent. Berbatov’s absence from the squad on Saturday may impact on the fee Tottenham receive, given that the club seem to have conceded publicly that he cannot stay at White Hart Lane.
Jonathan Woodgate, the central defender, refused to blame the transfer saga for Tottenham’s poor start to the season and insisted: “A football club is bigger than one player. It’s the manager’s decision and whatever he does, we’ll back him to the hilt. He makes the decision and we’re not going to ask questions. There’s been no disruption to me. He [Berbatov] comes in and does his work but if the manager says he’s not ready, he makes the decision. It goes on in football. Man United have come in with a bid but it’s up to the chairman to do the right thing for the football club.”
Roy Keane, whose Sunderland side inflicted a second successive defeat upon Tottenham, advised Spurs not to capitulate. “You still try to do the right bit of business for the football club,” Keane said. “I don’t mean you should lose money, but you lose the player and try to get the right deal for your club. Trust me, there are not many top strikers out there, so you hold out and, eventually, these big clubs have to pay the money.”
The club came under fire from some supporters on Saturday who question a transfer policy that has left Ramos with one striker, Darren Bent, after the sale of Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe and the sulks of Berbatov. “It’s not my decision,” Ramos said. “It’s the club’s decision.”
Berbatov’s arrival at Old Trafford will delight Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been desperate to sign a top-class forward to compete with Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tévez. Louis Saha will be allowed to leave the club, with AS Roma and AS Monaco having joined Sunderland in expressing an interest, while Ferguson is waiting to hear whether Manucho, the Angola forward, will receive the work permit that he needs to play or the club.
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eh? but Berbatov 9 said it was done. Don't they read the caf ffs?
August 25, 2008
Dimitar Berbatov closes in on Old Trafford
Oliver Kay and Alyson Rudd
Dimitar Berbatov will complete an acrimonious move from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United within days after the Barclays Premier League champions finally reopened formal negotiations over the weekend. United made a second formal bid in the region of £25 million on Saturday and a deal appears imminent after Juande Ramos, the Tottenham head coach, declared that the saga must be resolved.
“It can’t last longer than a week because the transfer window closes next week [on September 1],” Ramos said. “I hope the situation is resolved before then, but there is a deadline.”
The talk of a deadline reflects Ramos’s determination to draw a line under an episode that brought further embarrassment on Saturday when he left Berbatov out of the squad for the 2-1 home defeat by Sunderland on the ground that the Bulgaria forward was psychologically unfit to play.
“After having a meeting he [Berbatov] did not find himself in the right frame of mind to play,” Gustavo Poyet, the Tottenham assistant first-team coach, said. “When the player says to the manager that he does not feel in the right condition to play a full game at this level, you don’t have any option.”
No direct discussions had taken place for several weeks, with the clubs in contact only through intermediaries since an opening £20.5 million bid was rejected by Tottenham last month. United made a second formal bid on Saturday and, although Daniel Levy, the North London club’s executive chairman, had been holding out for a £30 million fee, an agreement is thought to be imminent. Berbatov’s absence from the squad on Saturday may impact on the fee Tottenham receive, given that the club seem to have conceded publicly that he cannot stay at White Hart Lane.
Jonathan Woodgate, the central defender, refused to blame the transfer saga for Tottenham’s poor start to the season and insisted: “A football club is bigger than one player. It’s the manager’s decision and whatever he does, we’ll back him to the hilt. He makes the decision and we’re not going to ask questions. There’s been no disruption to me. He [Berbatov] comes in and does his work but if the manager says he’s not ready, he makes the decision. It goes on in football. Man United have come in with a bid but it’s up to the chairman to do the right thing for the football club.”
Roy Keane, whose Sunderland side inflicted a second successive defeat upon Tottenham, advised Spurs not to capitulate. “You still try to do the right bit of business for the football club,” Keane said. “I don’t mean you should lose money, but you lose the player and try to get the right deal for your club. Trust me, there are not many top strikers out there, so you hold out and, eventually, these big clubs have to pay the money.”
The club came under fire from some supporters on Saturday who question a transfer policy that has left Ramos with one striker, Darren Bent, after the sale of Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe and the sulks of Berbatov. “It’s not my decision,” Ramos said. “It’s the club’s decision.”
Berbatov’s arrival at Old Trafford will delight Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been desperate to sign a top-class forward to compete with Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tévez. Louis Saha will be allowed to leave the club, with AS Roma and AS Monaco having joined Sunderland in expressing an interest, while Ferguson is waiting to hear whether Manucho, the Angola forward, will receive the work permit that he needs to play or the club.
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eh? but Berbatov 9 said it was done. Don't they read the caf ffs?
Ruud sent off, Real now have 9 players cuz Van Der Vart sent off in the 1st half.
shit 2-1 Sergio Ramos a clear off side
wat a game, wat a shit ref
shit 2-1 Sergio Ramos a clear off side
wat a game, wat a shit ref
Is Berbatov playing?
No, He will be playing next Friday in Monaco.
Is that near Monaco?
no it's near macau
Berba is omnipresent
An excellent quality to have on a football field.
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