davieG Posted 1 January 2010 Posted 1 January 2010 Mirror Leeds chairman Ken Bates has rejected Newcastle's £1.25million bid for Jermaine Beckford in a desperate effort to keep the striker at Elland Road. Bates wants Beckford to stay at Elland Road for the rest of the season and help secure Simon Grayson's side promotion to the Championship. But the League One leaders could be on a collision course with Beckford, who is desperate to secure a move to St James' Park. Bates has told the Magpies to double their initial offer and is determined not to let his prize asset leave on the cheap.
Guest Mee-9 Posted 1 January 2010 Posted 1 January 2010 MirrorLeeds chairman Ken Bates has rejected Newcastle's £1.25million bid for Jermaine Beckford in a desperate effort to keep the striker at Elland Road. Bates wants Beckford to stay at Elland Road for the rest of the season and help secure Simon Grayson's side promotion to the Championship. But the League One leaders could be on a collision course with Beckford, who is desperate to secure a move to St James' Park. Bates has told the Magpies to double their initial offer and is determined not to let his prize asset leave on the cheap. To be honest, I'd expect Leeds to sell Beckford for about 2.5million. Don't think Ken Bates will let him leave cheaply. Plus their financial trouble
Bert Posted 1 January 2010 Posted 1 January 2010 I'm not too keen on "shit" going in here - It's gonna stink.
davieG Posted 1 January 2010 Author Posted 1 January 2010 I'm not too keen on "shit" going in here - It's gonna stink. Don't all threads re transfers stink
lou Posted 1 January 2010 Posted 1 January 2010 I personally wish Newcastle would sign Beckford asap so everyone can stop posting about him!
SMX11 Posted 1 January 2010 Posted 1 January 2010 On BBC 606 someone says we have bid 500k for Damien Johnson. Not a reliable source obviously but a rumour none the less
MikeyT Posted 1 January 2010 Posted 1 January 2010 A few bits 'n' bobs listed here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/g...ers/default.stm
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 3 January 2010 Posted 3 January 2010 Portsmouth intrested in Eugene Galekovich Desperate times call for desperte measures i guess.
C-man Posted 4 January 2010 Posted 4 January 2010 Apparently Newcastle will only stretch to £1.5m for Beckford. The money that they've thrown away on jokers and they won't take a chance on the best striker outside the Premiership when they're nailed on promoted... baffling.
leicesterfox86 Posted 8 January 2010 Posted 8 January 2010 Apparently Newcastle will only stretch to £1.5m for Beckford. The money that they've thrown away on jokers and they won't take a chance on the best striker outside the Premiership when they're nailed on promoted... baffling. Best striker outside the Premiership? Can you really say that when he has never played above League One?
dandannieldanok Posted 8 January 2010 Posted 8 January 2010 In for the dullest window ever? Looks like it, more managers moving than players.
lildave3 Posted 8 January 2010 Posted 8 January 2010 Just seen Norwich have signed Zak Whitbread, quality signing. They'll get promoted.
Webbo Posted 9 January 2010 Posted 9 January 2010 The Mirror Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has been checking on Wolves’ versatile defender Richard Stearman.Benitez wants cover for injured right back Glen Johnson and Stearman can play in that position and at centre half. Stearman, 22, is a former England under-21 international and has been one of the success stories of Wolves season in the Premier League. Benitez will have to ship out misfit defender Andrea Dossena first and is hopeful of getting rid of him and then Stearman is on his agenda.
Nick Posted 9 January 2010 Posted 9 January 2010 The Mirror Rafa has finally lost it. Stearman - Liverpool quality? That's the ambitions and budget of a mid table side......
shiv Posted 9 January 2010 Posted 9 January 2010 i saw that and thought i was going crazy or something!
jonthefox Posted 9 January 2010 Posted 9 January 2010 Rafa has finally lost it. Stearman - Liverpool quality? That's the ambitions and budget of a mid table side...... i was just going to add this.. your right, i think old rafas a gonner in the summer.
leicesterfox86 Posted 11 January 2010 Posted 11 January 2010 What do we make on Campbell to Arsenal? Wenger isn't normally one to go back for a player is he? Espeically one who is 33 (?) and not played properly for a few months. I don't expect this to be anything more than a silly rumour. As for the transfer window as a whole, this football blog looking at club's with Champions League prospects suggests that this month is going to be a quiet one for them. The 'big four' in particular are unlikely to spend any money it seems. Probably means getting loans from the Premier League will be more difficult for Championship teams?
C-man Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 Best striker outside the Premiership? Can you really say that when he has never played above League One? I think so. I'm struggling to think of any better strikers in the Championship. Liverpool agree £25m deal for Marouane Chamakh. Shit chat. Marouane Chamakh has agreed to join Liverpool in a £25million deal the club hope will signal their transfer intent. The highly rated striker is wanted by Arsenal, Juventus, Inter Milan and West Ham, but the Reds have stolen a march by offering a big money pre-contract agreement they expect the player to sign before the end of the month. Bordeaux striker Chamakh is out of contract at the end of the season, and he signaled his intent to wait for a move until the summer, when he can command a massive signing on fee, in the absence of a transfer fee. That has put off Arsenal, who were hoping to tempt the Morocco international to come to north London during the current transfer window, by paying a small fee to his French club. But after intensive negotiations at the weekend with the player, Liverpool believe they have a deal and are prepared to use the money they will raise through sales during the current window to pledge to the 26 year old. It could cost them as much as a £12million signing on fee, and a contract in the region of £60,000 a week, which would amount to a massive outlay approaching £25million over the course of a five year deal. But the player is one of the hottest strikers in Europe, and the Anfield club's hierarchy see his capture as a signal of intent to go for the best young players to build for the future. There has been growing unrest amongst the fans at the lack of activity in the current transfer window, and there have been protests complaining that money is instead being diverted towards debt reduction. But senior officials at the club, along with manager Rafa Benitez, point to a policy of now going for top young players instead of 'buying around the edges' of the transfer market - a high risk strategy that has not worked at Anfield over the past few seasons. Manager Benitez has traded incessantly in the hope of finding talent without paying inflated prices, but it has seen a huge turnover of players, with little success. He has now signed almost 100 players since he arrived at the club, but his most successful buys have been the established stars he spent big money on. The Anfield boardroom therefore, has resisted the temptation to bring in squad players this January, and instead have committed the money raised from the sale of Andrea Dossena, Andreiy Voronin, and possibly Philipp Degen and Ryan Babel, to the capture of Chamakh. He held a meeting with Liverpool officials last week, and agreed in principle terms that will bring him to England next season, and now the Anfield club is waiting for his signature on a pre-contract deal, which is permitted under the Bosman ruling. There is still a chance for Arsenal to steal in and offer similar terms, but even though manager Arsene Wenger has long pursued the striker, he has insisted he will not pay the sort of money Liverpool are prepared to go to. Dossena and Voronin have already left, bringing in around £5million so far, and Babel is the subject of a £9million bid from Birmingham. He could still be sold, allowing Liverpool to finance the Chamakh deal. Owner Tom Hicks has stated that there will be further buys in the summer, describing it as a "big window", and officials at the club have made clear summer buys will be on top of the Chamakh deal, which they regard as the big move of the January window. They hope that will diffuse the criticism, with Liverpool effectively spending more than their big four rivals, and even Manchester City, in the current window, as they attempt to plan for the future. How do writers get away with writing such crap? He's currently on around £20k a week according to reports. What cluless club is going to offer him a £12m signing on fee plus £60k a week.
SMX11 Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 Beckford isn't better than Fryatt, Chopra, Maynard, Earnshaw etc.
Samilktray Posted 13 January 2010 Posted 13 January 2010 Id agree with Beckford being the best striker outside of the Premiership.
RedHux Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 Forest are in a transfer scrap with man city over Victor Moses. Forest have made a bid but Palace are holding out for big money from City who are believed to want to loan him out to WBA for the season should they get him.
dandannieldanok Posted 14 January 2010 Posted 14 January 2010 Forest are in a transfer scrap with man city over Victor Moses. Forest have made a bid but Palace are holding out for big money from City who are believed to want to loan him out to WBA for the season should they get him. You don't need anymore quick attacking players.
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