11/12 Premier League thread

[Flipmo]

Read that Wolfsburg are ready to let go of Dzeko now. Expect some bids in the winter for him.

 

[hizzle?]

They say that they won't sell him until June.

I think that Arsenal are interessed. AC Milan and Juve too.

Arsenal were ready to offer 15M Euros for him... They also offered 8M euros for Misimovic...

AC Milan offered 23M for Dzeko last summer and Misimovic is worth at least 15M Euros according to Wolfsburg, which I think is cheap for what he's doing.

 

[Flipmo]

I heard they're willing to listen for the winter... and Arsenal are very interested at the moment since RVP won't be around.

Would be cool to see a Dzeko/Dudu link up front.

 

[lyrical start]

Wenger just confirmed that he will be active in the market in January due to RVPs long term injury.

I think he will move for Chamakh from Bordeaux. He is a very good striker and would not cost much because he will be a free agent in the summer.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

^He can't play in the Champions League though.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Chamakh isnt really an out and out striker though is he? thats what Arsenal really need.

 

[lyrical start]

We won't need him in the CL.. Hopefully we will have Eduardo on form by then and Bendtner should be back and fit..

RVP isn't an out and out striker either and he's done great there. Obviously there not the same type of player but he will do good there. Chamakh is good technically, with his feet and can head the ball well.

 

[hizzle?]

No Chamakh, please no Chamakh!!!!!

Actualy yes to Chamakh. Balaban won't be the biggest disappointment in the Premier League anymore.

 

[Flipmo]

Balaban is doing well at Panionios. lol

 

[S O F I]

anyone have a video link of that one dude in some league where he dribbled past like four defenders, past the goalie, and then missed a wide open goal?

 

[Illuminattile]

anyone have a video link of that one dude in some league where he dribbled past like four defenders, past the goalie, and then missed a wide open goal?

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That?

 

[Bobby Sands]

Another abysmal performance today. No sign of Aquilani again. is he fit or not? why pay 20 million on a player and then not play him when he is fit.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

^Blackburn away is pretty hard though.

4-0 win but with no centre backs :wondering:

 

[Bobby Sands]

Man Utd pulled out of the deal to buy Ljajic?

i heard that Tosic might going to FC Twente as well.

Its interesting that they wont buy Ljajic because i have heard great things about him. He seems like a real hot prospect.

 

[Duke]

lol Chelsea

 

[THEV1LL4N]

lampard missed the penalty. it seemed as though Sky Sports News jinxed him. They were saying how consistent and excellent he is at taking penalties and most likely always scores, if he scores now it wouldnt surprise them... only for him to miss.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Richard Dunne= best signing this season so far imo.

especially when you consider what he cost.

 

[Illuminattile]

A good weekend of results all around - we win, Chelsea lose, Liverpool drop to 7th (sorry Bobby).

Our defensive problems are ridiculous, though. We finished the game with three at the back, and two of those were midfielders. If Rio has a serious problem then I'd like to see us bring in a reinforcement in January.

Man Utd pulled out of the deal to buy Ljajic?

i heard that Tosic might going to FC Twente as well.

Its interesting that they wont buy Ljajic because i have heard great things about him. He seems like a real hot prospect.

I'm annoyed about the Ljajic deal, but if it's a work permit thing then I guess it's understandable. Hopefully the door's not closed and we could bring him in next summer.

The manager doesn't seem to have much faith in Tosic, I can only assume he hasn't impressed in training. I've just about given up on Nani, I wouldn't be too sad to see him leave in January. Doesn't have the consistency.

 

[Bobby Sands]

but its nothing to do with a work permit though or the players ability imo. Ferguson stated not too long ago that he was looking forward to Ljajic's arrival.

There is alot of speculation that the Glazer's pulled the plug on the deal because of the cost and Manchester United's current financial state(which makes that prick David Gill's comment about the player ability sickening). Manchester Utd supporters are also worried that the money from the Ronaldo transfer has gone towards paying off debts. Id be pretty worried with whats going on behind the scenes there if i was a Manchester United fan.

Glazer family hit the wall over refinancing of Manchester UnitedJames Ducker, Helen Power


The Glazer family, the owners of Manchester United, are struggling to refinance their enormous debts amid concerns about the impact they are having on the club.

The Times understands that the Americans have been trying unsuccessfully to secure a refinancing package for part of the club’s £699 million debt for months, having failed in 2007 and last year, because of the bleak global economic climate.

Fans’ groups have cast doubt over whether they will ever see the £80 million raised from the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portugal forward, to Real Madrid last summer reinvested in the squad.

Dragan Djuric, the Partizan Belgrade president, meanwhile claimed this week that United pulled the plug on a deal to sign Adem Ljajic, the Serbia Under-21 midfield player, because “maybe they are in financial crisis”.

United dismissed Djuric’s claims and a spokesman for the Glazer family has maintained publicly that there is plenty of money available for Mr. Ferguson, the manager, to spend on players, but supporters are unlikely to be pacified until they see the arrival of some big names or evidence that the spiralling debt is under control. The main concern is understood to centre around the £175.5 million worth of debt that the Glazers are personally responsible for, not the £518.7 million of loans secured against the club.

It is these so-called Payment In Kind (PIK) notes, money borrowed from US hedge funds that “rolls up” at an annual interest rate of 14.25 per cent, that the Americans are believed to have been trying to refinance.

The intention was always to pay off these loans within a few years of the takeover in May 2005, but while they managed to redeem some of the original PIK debt of £275 million, the credit crunch has made this difficult.

By the time the debt matures in 2017, it will stand at £580 million unless the Glazers can pay part or all of it off before then, or secure a preferential rate of interest. With the club also facing rising capital repayments from 2013, the PIK debt is a concern. It grew from £152 million to £175.5 million in one financial year.

Previous reports that the Glazers could persuade the banks to refinance by offering securitisation against future match-day revenues are said to be wide of the mark; ticket sales are already factored into the borrowing.

As such, given that the 14.25 per cent interest rate was agreed the last and only time the Glazers have been able to refinance, in August 2006 when the financial climate was rosier, they will do well to secure a lower rate unless they have something tangible to offer would-be lenders.

It is understood that United are operating well within the financial terms set by their lenders. However, Perry Capital and Citadel — the two US hedge funds that provided the Glazers with PIK loans — get a range of rights over the club in the event that their financial performance falls beneath a certain level, including the right to appoint their own directors to the board.
Ultimately, they could seize control of the club should revenues plummet.

Documents obtained by The Times also reveal that the terms of the loan put a cap on United’s spending.

A spokesman for the Glazer family said: “We continue to keep our financial options for the club under review just like any other business.”

 

[DPG iz all I C]

lampard missed the penalty. it seemed as though Sky Sports News jinxed him. They were saying how consistent and excellent he is at taking penalties and most likely always scores, if he scores now it wouldnt surprise them... only for him to miss.

The bastard.

I had £5 on him to score the 4th goal of the game