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I can only imagine what a committed player is. Ireland looks like he could be our JT. Its what I have heard and just passed it on. I did mention an interest a few weeks back. I dont want JT. He is mr chelsea as far as im concerned. I just thought id mention it.

No i don't wish. Look at the rumor page and see how I brought up the Terry link a couple of weeks ago. Bridge and Terry are very good friends.

We need an immense centre back and JT is definitely one. However I get the impression its a statement of we have the bigger wallet, Lescott is our top defensive target. Its an audacious attempt and I wouldn't be surprised if we come in again. It does seem very odd to go public about it though seeing as the press havent had a sniff. I think there is more to come on this. I will say that JT has been in contact with Bridge and shown more than a passing interest in our project and the club. It is probably where the bid has stemmed from. haha you bar stewards! Ive just noted my closet Chelsea fan!

I did say in the rumor section that we were sniffing again.

In my opinion he is the most talented british striker in years. Potentially he could be Englands answer to Robinho if he keeps his head on his shoulders and trains hard. He has a torrid injury history for a young lad but that could be put down to growing pains ala Gerrard. Bit of a twat but alot of top players have that attitude. I would just like to say that his advisors are awful and have caused trouble here for years. But as I said, he has all the talent in the world, the best thing he could do is ditch the advisors. Im going to keep a close eye on him for you lot and I hope he does well because we put alot of effort into him and developed his talents. Im glad he didnt go to Villa with the media tag of "the team who brings through English talent." despite signing all of them bar Agbonglohor. 5 million is a bit of an insult for a fee but well, luckily to us its not about that anymore. I would of been steaming had this happened to us a couple of years ago, but fortunatly that no longer applies.

Studge is on our official list of players released today. Good luck lad!

Oh i know, I just thought i would keep people on here informed of facts and not sensationalist headlines. Some city fans are thick as pig sh*t though. We all know what happened with Robinho, I remember my posts on here being completely stunned. I think the pic in my avatar contributed alot to that deal going wrong:s. Barca have now put on their official website that they are waiting on an answer from Eto'o on the new contract offered. Obviously they are waiting on a reply via text message. Who knows which way it will go, but there is probably a long way to run. Personally I would rather a deadline be set. Our terms have been laid out to him, he is clearly happy with those, hence the "delighted" comment, but thirteen million is alot in loyalty bonus to walk away from. The problem is. Barca cant get Villa without the full transfer fee. I can only speculate that they are hoping we increase our offer to cover the bonus. We may have the money but we should stick to our principles and if it collapses as a result then fine. Why are the continental clubs so hard to deal with?

Well if we get him then we will be moving a fair few on I would imagine. 4 top forwards is what we need. Tevez, RSC, Robinho and Eto'o. They will all be rotating around depending on opposition. Robinho may have to be benched against the likes of Stoke. It will be good options to have. Evans is as good as gone, Benjani wont last, Bellamy is being linked with 'appy 'arry although to be fair to Bellamy in his first press conference he did state he accepted that he would have to settle for a lesser role from the bench. Jo is f**king useless and will probably be given to Golem as a sweetener for Lescott. Studge has gone to you and Caicedo is likely to be loaned out. Eto'o is clearly not a must buy though. I am happy with what we have got and are likely to get. If he signs it will be astonishing but I am yet to be convinced, however I do believe that "the snub" is well wide of the mark. His agent has also stated he would be delighted to sign for us. I am pleased we are letting them fight it out amongst themselves and should it go wrong, well publicly we have acted perfectly. We needed to after the whole kaka debacle. Its just a shame its gone public and this loyalty fee was not sorted earlier.

Not a fan then? I would love him at City, more and more quotes are now appearing. Here is another 'snub.' "In theory he wanted to play in the Champions League, but if Manchester City have an offer accepted, we would be delighted to go there," he said.

Exactly. The contract offer was put to him late last night, by text message. Deadly serious that. Note that we havent waded into this deal. At our end we have done everything right but this is just public bitch slapping. Can anyone realistically see him staying there?

Ok mate. You wont of been following this as closely as I have. He is publicly stating he wants to stay at Barca as they owe him 13 million euros in a loyalty bonus. The agent is asking them publicly to come out and say they want to sell him. If they do he is entitled to his bonus. Read what i have posted above again. The new contract terms are on exactly the same money he is currently earning. For a player in as stronger position as Eto'o its a joke. If he rejects it it shows he wants to leave and Barca will claim they dont have to pay the loyalty fee. its a very big game of cat and mouse at the moment.

PMSL at Sky. Love the quotes they are ignoring to put a negative spin on it. Made my day. Yet they have this on their website about Eto'o wanting to stay. "If they have a serious offer from Manchester City, and if they want to continue with this negotiation we could be interested," Mesalles added. "We haven't spoken to City but if Barca have reached an agreement it shouldn't be that difficult to reach a deal."

Eto'o has not snubbed us. We have just listened to his agents press conference in Barcelona where he has basically stated that Barcelona must admit they want him to leave, therefore entitling Eto'o to his loyalty bonus. The British press jumped the gun yesterday and are now all starting to backtrack. I do not think we will get him but to say we have been snubbed is naive. Their relationship is all but severed in a Robinho/real madrid situation. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...e.html?ITO=1490 Daily Mail have changed their tune Samuel Eto'o's agent has paved the way for the striker's move to Manchester City after hitting out at Barcelona's handling of the summer transfer wrangle. Josep Maria Mesalles, the Cameroon star's representative, today said Eto'o was happy to stay at the Nou Camp but would not stand in the way if the European champions wanted to cash in. Mesalles says he had agreed to 'work in co-operation' to get the best for both his player and Barcelona. Eto'o's camp is thought to be angered by Barcelona president Joan Laporta openly talking of bids from Manchester City and Mesalles said: 'He was rated at 30-35million euros. I don't think this is a realistic price as his contract ends next year. 'We have been told about the offer from City and I tell (the Barcelona board) that if they reach an agreement with them, I don't have a problem dealing with the English club. 'Eto'o wants to stay at Barca, but we will not hinder the club if they seek his departure.' Here is a full summary of the press conference. Expect sky to quote it in around an hour and use it as breaking news. Agent Eto'o Press Conference: Live Coverage Josep Maria Mesalles, the agent of Barcelona forward and Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o, has said at a press conference that the player didn't yet talk about figures with Manchester City an that all figures put forward by the media are as a consecuence false. The club has been spreading figures that aren't true and has leaked to the press that they were about to offer a renewal, while the player nor the agent had heard anything from the club. The agent has been told that Guardiola and the club don't want Eto'o anymore. The player had told the club he wouldn't have any problem to continue at Barcelona earning the same wages. Barcelona had offered the player to renew with a lower salry. Last night, a new offer came. Core of the message: the club has been speaking with a double tongue and has been misleading the fans, using the media and twisting facts. The agent is now showing sms messages he received from club officials. This means war, baby! sms from Sanllehí, 29 June, 11:35 pm: "the Club has decided to offer you the renewal of Eto'o for two more years, keeping the current salary of the player" Eto'o wants to stay and doesn't understand the whole situation. The club would have been acting like this because someone don't want Eto'o anymore at the club and Mesalles would be surprised if that person would be Guardiola. Barcelona doesn't want the player and has been spreading lies to the press making Eto'o look greedy, that's why Eto'o doesn't want to renew at this point. Messales points at Manel Estiarte, confident of Guardiola, as the person who has been constantly leaking to the press. Eto'o went on holiday thinking that he would be able to continue because he had the suport of the coach and the squad. There's no offer by Manchester City, this information has been leaked to the press to put pressure on Eto'o to leave. Eto'o wants to stay but he won't boycott the club if they are looking for another club. In a first meeting, the club told that they wanted to work on the best solution for all parties. Later, they said they didn't want him anymore and started to look at the offers. The club wanted to sell Eto'o for 30-35 million euro, which the agent thinks is too much for a player with only one year left, that no club will pay that. The agent said that if Barcelona would reach an agreement with City, he was willing to start negotiations with the English club. Mesalles didn't yet talk with City, so if the president talks about a supposed record offer, he's not telling the truth. It's also false that Eto'o has asked half the transfer fee, like media have been suggesting. Eto'o wouldn't mind staying, he feels he could still be useful for the club. The agent doesn't think the coach has made the decision that casused all this. Eto'o didn't hear anything of Guardiola since the end of the season. Barcelona played a double game by using the media to damage the image of Eto'o and to come out as the good ones There is another press conference scheduled for four o'clock. Barca are dicking everyone around.

Robinho, Eto'o and Tevez!!!! I think I hear the sound of Arsene sh*tting his pants.

These are our ones by the way. They are simple but class. Note the white 3rd kit and the sponsor position. God knows how we managed to convince them to have it that small but it looks brilliant.

Your home kit does look as though it has a bra.

Cant stand Deco. Rancid little man. Glad he is leaving you lot. All last summer he was sticking his nose into our transfer dealings and it turned out he couldnt hack it in this league.

Ive not actually heard anything on that one but read the speculation, Lescott is our top defensive target. I think now Arsenal have signed Vermaalen then it increases the likelihood of him joining. By all accounts he was talked round after handing in a transfer request in January. There are two things that worry me about Toure. 1 is the Malaria, secondly is that Arsene, as much of a moning tit he is, rarely lets players leave his first team who are at the top of their game. However, even with full blown Malaria and a bit of swine flu thrown in for good measure he would be better than Dunne.

I am indeed mate. Never been so excited about a season! Trust me, he is a City player. If he is not announced a City player within two weeks then ban me. He is settled in Manchester, his family are happy and he is coming to a club who are on the rise. You have a lot of rebuilding to do in the near future IMO.

im 100% on it that he is our player. the 3rd club added is just Kia having a fall back plan after reports began to leak that you were no longer interested. i dont think you ever were in all honesty. We have been after this deal for months and in my opinion Kia is in the back pocket of the Sheikhs. Regarding Europe I have to say I am mightily disappointed that we didnt make it. However i still dont think we have the squad depth to compete on all fronts, especially with an extra 15 games a season. The players we are attracting without Europe are excellent quality so without that distraction I really dont expect us to finish any where lower than 5th. Adding Tevez and hopefully Lescott to the team, that should be our minimum expectation.

According to Sky this is in no way an indication of the way he is leaning and not worthy enough to print from the full interview. Trust me, there is no more money to get from us than what he has already got.

HAHA no. It was from somebody but apparently its tentative at the moment.

Just heard something today, but how certain are you of John Terry being a Chelsea player come the start of the season? Its only a rumor at the moment but it looks like we are interested again.

I will be amazed if the debt ridden scum bags spend even half the money they get from trannie. All the rag journalists are out in force trying to save face after two of their prized assets turned round and f**ked off. What makes me laugh is that some of their fans reckon they will be getting the Tevez fee. Its alright though, if you believe Andy Gray apparently they are stronger than ever so whats the need for replacements?

He liked us too! Wouldnt surprise me if he is a spud or a blue dipper.