Football: WORLD CUP 06 and close season/transfer discussion.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:43 pm 0

By far the best we've played in the competition - and the ref was very hard work. Two silly goals against. Emre looked excellent though and Parker had a good match. But just not good enough.

fog · Post by **fog** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:29 pm 0

I thought we played ok. On another day we'd have got a few more goals as we missed some great chances but once again individual errors cost us.

Emre looked absolute quality and we already know Parker is. If fat Freddy gets his cheque book out and we sign a couple more strikers things will be looking good (and a left back please so we never have to play that useless twat Elliott ever again).

Oh and they were dirty cheating scum (sour grapes....never

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Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:32 pm 0

Why, oh why, oh why, did we ever even consider for a microsecond selling Olivier Bernard. I said it at the time and it's still a massive cockup now.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:38 pm 0

Dio wrote:Why, oh why, oh why, did we ever even consider for a microsecond selling Olivier Bernard. I said it at the time and it's still a massive cockup now.

As was Nobby Solano. Couldn't work that one out.

fog · Post by **fog** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:40 pm 0

Dio wrote:Why, oh why, oh why, did we ever even consider for a microsecond selling Olivier Bernard. I said it at the time and it's still a massive cockup now.

We didn't want to sell him though, he left because he wanted more money which he got at Southampton....although he's now out of a job, greedy bastard.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:54 pm 0

He wanted Â£35k - which I would say was good value for one of our most consistent and commited players of the last two seasons.

Especially since alledgedly Babayaro is on Â£50k.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:01 pm 0

Blimey - Phil Neville is now an Everton player.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 744383.stm

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:24 pm 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Blimey - Phil Neville is now an Everton player.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 744383.stm

ManU must be laughing all the way to the bank after getting Â£3m for him

SeattleStokie · Post by **SeattleStokie** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:33 pm 0

Ely wrote:
Zen-Chan wrote:Blimey - Phil Neville is now an Everton player.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 744383.stm
ManU must be laughing all the way to the bank after getting Â£3m for him

Phil Neville, Â£3M ???

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:42 pm 0

Thats quite possibly the funniest thing I've seen all week.

fog · Post by **fog** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:46 pm 0

Dio wrote:He wanted Â£35k - which I would say was good value for one of our most consistent and commited players of the last two seasons.

Especially since alledgedly Babayaro is on Â£50k.

Well looks like Cocu is coming to solve all our defensive problems. Good luck mate, you'll need it.

Zen-Chan wrote:Blimey - Phil Neville is now an Everton player.

Do you see your mistake there? You used "Phil Neville" and "player" in the same sentence.

If that's the standard of player Champions League football has brought Everton then they can keep it. I don't feel half as bad about Robbie Elliott now.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:30 pm 0

Ipswich have finally signed this Castro Sito trialist from Spain. He initially turned us down but looks like the club and himself have reached an agreement. Interesting really because most trialists (virtually all of them - well we famously turned down Gascoigne and Gullit) who have a run out with the club are sent home. This guy however was apparently superb in training and can play at the dreaded Left Back slot. Good news.

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:38 pm 0

Ely wrote:
Zen-Chan wrote:Blimey - Phil Neville is now an Everton player.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 744383.stm
ManU must be laughing all the way to the bank after getting Â£3m for him

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:26 pm 0

Phil is alright. Maybe not worth Â£3m, but who is worth anything these days.

ManYoo have got a traitorous Â£28m slaphead in our team, so it's all just silly money.

I think that Phil will do well with Everton, and Sir Alex always thought that Phil was the best of the two brothers.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:42 pm 0

Glad my team hasn't signed him for 3m, but he could do a job I suppose. Thing I was most surprised at was the reported 5 year contract. Rather longer than I would have expected...