SUMMER TRANSFERS - Your thoughts on who did and did not sign

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

When's Higuian joining?

WHAT!!?? I didn't know Higuian was Oirish!?

EVERYONE is Oirish, surely you knew that

[1989]

Can I ask a stupid question? (no change there then)

If this Higuain chap is so good, why aren't Madrid moving heaven and earth to keep him?! Or is it just a similar situation to RVP?

1. Madrid are trying to generate sizeable transfer funds for their incoming manager

2. Higuain wants to leave

3. They have benzema

4. They have a portugese ladyboy who now plays up front or off the main striker

People can debate whether higuain is suited to our game or indeed suited to the english game but one thing they shouldnt be in any doubt of is his quality cos he is top quality. If I'm honest I am not convinced that he will fit seemlessly into our team in it's current guise and he may well be another striker better suited to a 4-4-2 system but I could be wrong on that. Personally I would much rather we signed david villa - yes I know that age is against him but imo villa brings more of the nippy goalpoaching skills that I believe we need.

IF we signed higuain then I'm sure that many will laud it as a statement of intent - yes it would be a big signing for the club but on it's own it will do fcuk all. We have fallen so far now that we need at least another two top quality players to join before we can be classed as genuine challengers again and I would be amazed if we signed two top quality players much less 3 or 4 of them (one might even be nothing more than a pipe dream ).

Higuain is more of a poacher than Villa is.

[spendsum4uckingmoney]

Can I ask a stupid question? (no change there then)

If this Higuain chap is so good, why aren't Madrid moving heaven and earth to keep him?! Or is it just a similar situation to RVP?

1. Madrid are trying to generate sizeable transfer funds for their incoming manager

2. Higuain wants to leave

3. They have benzema

4. They have a portugese ladyboy who now plays up front or off the main striker

People can debate whether higuain is suited to our game or indeed suited to the english game but one thing they shouldnt be in any doubt of is his quality cos he is top quality. If I'm honest I am not convinced that he will fit seemlessly into our team in it's current guise and he may well be another striker better suited to a 4-4-2 system but I could be wrong on that. Personally I would much rather we signed david villa - yes I know that age is against him but imo villa brings more of the nippy goalpoaching skills that I believe we need.

IF we signed higuain then I'm sure that many will laud it as a statement of intent - yes it would be a big signing for the club but on it's own it will do fcuk all. We have fallen so far now that we need at least another two top quality players to join before we can be classed as genuine challengers again and I would be amazed if we signed two top quality players much less 3 or 4 of them (one might even be nothing more than a pipe dream ).

Higuain is more of a poacher than Villa is.

Villa is more clinical than Higuain though. Not that Higgy isnt.

[spendsum4uckingmoney]

BTW I found this

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00977.html

Apparently Park Chu Young failed to turn up for the last game of his pitiful season on loan to some spanish club. It will be difficult to get rid off him now. IMO if we dont get an offer, even if its a freeby, for him and Santos we should just mutual terminate them on the final few days of transfer window. It will cost a bit. I reckon about 60% of their wages but its better than doing a Chamakh. Speaking of which I havent heard anything from him.

[1989]

Can I ask a stupid question? (no change there then)

If this Higuain chap is so good, why aren't Madrid moving heaven and earth to keep him?! Or is it just a similar situation to RVP?

1. Madrid are trying to generate sizeable transfer funds for their incoming manager

2. Higuain wants to leave

3. They have benzema

4. They have a portugese ladyboy who now plays up front or off the main striker

People can debate whether higuain is suited to our game or indeed suited to the english game but one thing they shouldnt be in any doubt of is his quality cos he is top quality. If I'm honest I am not convinced that he will fit seemlessly into our team in it's current guise and he may well be another striker better suited to a 4-4-2 system but I could be wrong on that. Personally I would much rather we signed david villa - yes I know that age is against him but imo villa brings more of the nippy goalpoaching skills that I believe we need.

IF we signed higuain then I'm sure that many will laud it as a statement of intent - yes it would be a big signing for the club but on it's own it will do fcuk all. We have fallen so far now that we need at least another two top quality players to join before we can be classed as genuine challengers again and I would be amazed if we signed two top quality players much less 3 or 4 of them (one might even be nothing more than a pipe dream ).

Higuain is more of a poacher than Villa is.

Villa is more clinical than Higuain though.

I wouldn't be so sure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjCDyoGSVTQ

[g88ner]

BTW I found this

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00977.html

Apparently Park Chu Young failed to turn up for the last game of his pitiful season on loan to some spanish club. It will be difficult to get rid off him now. IMO if we dont get an offer, even if its a freeby, for him and Santos we should just terminate them on the final few days of transfer window. It will cost a bit. I reckon about 60% of their wages but its better than doing a Chamakh. Speaking of which I havent heard anything from him.

Chippy's your man for that

[Chippy]

BTW I found this

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00977.html

Apparently Park Chu Young failed to turn up for the last game of his pitiful season on loan to some spanish club. It will be difficult to get rid off him now. IMO if we dont get an offer, even if its a freeby, for him and Santos we should just terminate them on the final few days of transfer window. It will cost a bit. I reckon about 60% of their wages but its better than doing a Chamakh. Speaking of which I havent heard anything from him.

Chippy's your man for that

Not sure I've got a chainsaw big enough for Santos!

[goonersid]

BTW I found this

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00977.html

Apparently Park Chu Young failed to turn up for the last game of his pitiful season on loan to some spanish club. It will be difficult to get rid off him now. IMO if we dont get an offer, even if its a freeby, for him and Santos we should just terminate them on the final few days of transfer window. It will cost a bit. I reckon about 60% of their wages but its better than doing a Chamakh. Speaking of which I havent heard anything from him.

Chippy's your man for that

Not sure I've got a chainsaw big enough for Santos!

SteveO could barbecue him, he'd make for great fucking crackling.

[spendsum4uckingmoney]

Seriously though if a footballer dies does the club still have to pay out the contract? We need a few agent 47's.

[g88ner]

Not sure I've got a chainsaw big enough for Santos!

Then why not just use a chain...?

[northbank123]

Seriously though if a footballer dies does the club still have to pay out the contract? We need a few agent 47's.

They're not obliged to but I would imagine that the contracts contain a "death in service" payout clause as standard. And even if they don't if I was as fat as Santos (with all the inevitable health complications) I would damn sure insist on one.

[northbank123]

We may have to sign Park mk ii in order to top Joe Kinnear as worst signing of the summer.

To dispel doubts about his appointment and his general unpopularity he decided to give an interview where he not only mispronounced but clearly didn't know the names of Llambias, Cabaye, Ameobi and Gutierrez amongst others, claimed he brought Krul to the club (signed 3 years prior to his arrival) and had 3 manager of the year awards (in fact has 1). This after brassly insisting he was more intelligent than his critics and could open the door to any manage in the world

Although to see Pardew undermined so embarrassingly (NUFC have said he will report to Kinnear) is fantastic.

[DB10GOONER]

We may have to sign Park mk ii in order to top Joe Kinnear as worst signing of the summer.

To dispel doubts about his appointment and his general unpopularity he decided to give an interview where he not only mispronounced but clearly didn't know the names of Llambias, Cabaye, Ameobi and Gutierrez amongst others, claimed he brought Krul to the club (signed 3 years prior to his arrival) and had 3 manager of the year awards (in fact has 1). This after brassly insisting he was more intelligent than his critics and could open the door to any manage in the world

Although to see Pardew undermined so embarrassingly (NUFC have said he will report to Kinnear) is fantastic.

What's the bets our Board now give Arsene an 8 year contract extension and bring back Bruce Rioch as director of football?

[Arsenal Till I Die]

Seriously though if a footballer dies does the club still have to pay out the contract? We need a few agent 47's.

As an aspiring corporate lawyer (currently getting a degree in law) I can try and answer this but with a dozen cans of Budweiser down my neck including eight or so double glenfiddich's and a couple of pints of Guinness my memory/knowledge is a bit hazy.

As far as I'm aware, clubs wouldn't be legally obliged to pay any sort of mortality payment if death occurs outside of the work place and/or there is no clause within the contract regarding a mortality payout or pension scheme.

But don't hold me to that as I'm slightly pissed!

[Top Londoner]

copied from angryofislington.