Comments on: Chelsea set to sign Alves as the big three attempt to gain the edge in £130m splurge http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/ The opinionated word on the world game Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:47:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dan http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-249 dan Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:10:47 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-249 also, torres total fee was closer to 26.5 than 20.5, the fee for garcias tranfer in the other direction was taken off the price. would the biggest astonishment in theleagues history not be a side going a ful season undefeated? or indeed a team completing the league fa and champions league treble? sort it out! also, torres total fee was closer to 26.5 than 20.5, the fee for garcias tranfer in the other direction was taken off the price.

would the biggest astonishment in theleagues history not be a side going a ful season undefeated? or indeed a team completing the league fa and champions league treble?

sort it out!

]]> By: dan http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-248 dan Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:04:24 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-248 so arsenal are not in the top 4 because we havent signed anyone for a stupid price? its now the big 3 on your say so! shouldnt this be on merit? when did liverpool last win the prem? oh thats right... theyre a cup team, a good one, with a few outstanding players, gerrard alonso carragher etc, but still a cup team. no doubt they will do it one day because they have the history and the cash to attract big names AND good young players. but benitez has moaned in the past about having no money to spend despite spending some 70 million plus in his previous seasons with the club. also pool fans should remembe beter than anyone that paying big money for a good striker doesnt guarantee it will happen (morientes, kuyt hasnt lived up to his feyenoord time, but will improve) Also for anyone putting spurs in the top 4 at arsenals expense where has this come from? on what basis? theyre fans have been deludingthemselves that theyre still a big club since the 70's. pending outrageous money on a striker from a relegated club and a huge fee for a left back doesnt give you an access all areas guaranteed pass into the champions league spots. youhavent beaten arsenal in god knows how long, havent been to any major final in how many years? have never won the prem and excepting a minor miracle where chllsea man u liverpool and arsenal disappear into ablack hole you never will. arsenal areas healthy as ever the journos and spurs fans thinking were dead because we sold a player who was coming to the end of his career and whos mind was wandering to spain are purely deluded. weve signed a good proven international striker (though nuproven in the premier league, torres ring any bells?) we still have 3 of the most promising central midfielders in world football in fab diaby and denilson, with no major injurys we are not lght for strikers, with van persieon 13 league goals by the time of his injury at the start of jan. adebayor capable of improvement, eduardo, and walcott and bedtner as backups. while not having the same strength in depth as spurs 1st choice 4. i beliee that van persie plus eduardo or adebayor will be as effective as any 2 of theirs (also noe the teams signing 5 - 8 players that are al expecting to play, only 11 can be on the pitch at once!) central defenceis well covered with toure one of the best centre halfs in the league, along with terry carra vidic etc perhaps still goin to sufer from set piecesas we dont really have an aerial presence at the back, sagna provides cover duing the african nations or is maybe first choice if he turns out well, clichy is one of the best left backs in the league, perhaps traore is not ready to cover in the eventof an injury though. keepers, lehmann is still good, almuniacan do a job when called on and for anyone who hasnt seen him play, fabianski lokos promising, a strong keeper who commands the box well and decisively, which could gosome way twards solving ourset piece problem. the only area we could possibly need to strengthen is the wings, rosicky and hleb are an ok first choice pair but then you have walcott who is NOT a winger and has trouble beating full backs on the ooutside ( fa cup v bolton, didnt beat the full back once is the perfect example) and ljungberg who due tohis injury probles is now well past his best, unless he can recapture his fitness and form he wil truggle to justify even being on the bench, eboue may be pushed forward by sagnas arrival but will he settlestraight into the rols? with the squad we have we are capable of figting for third and maybe second and im certain we wil be inside the 'big 4' come the end of may, while it would be a massive shock if we managed to chalenge for the title for the ful length of the season, people and especially journo's should not forget that despite the ages of this team most of them have been together 3 or 4 years now. spurs fans should also note that in 4 games last season henry appeared 0 times, during which we scored 10 goals won twice wereunlucky to get a draw in the league (baptistas awful finishing) and drew in the cc but still won the tie as a whole, we beat man u at old trafford without him, a weakened liverpool side 6- 3 without him, drew with chelsea twice without him, (at the bridge unlucky to draw but wasnt that a great strike from essien, what a player! and at home chelsea upped their game with 10 men and in truth could have won it). i wont even answer the person who thinks portsmouth wil finish above us! are youaspurs fan or an exremely optimistic pompy fan? i really hope they get into europe this season as theyre fans are the best in the league and if any set of fans deserve a bit of success its them. so arsenal are not in the top 4 because we havent signed anyone for a stupid price? its now the big 3 on your say so! shouldnt this be on merit? when did liverpool last win the prem? oh thats right… theyre a cup team, a good one, with a few outstanding players, gerrard alonso carragher etc, but still a cup team. no doubt they will do it one day because they have the history and the cash to attract big names AND good young players. but benitez has moaned in the past about having no money to spend despite spending some 70 million plus in his previous seasons with the club.
also pool fans should remembe beter than anyone that paying big money for a good striker doesnt guarantee it will happen (morientes, kuyt hasnt lived up to his feyenoord time, but will improve)

Also for anyone putting spurs in the top 4 at arsenals expense where has this come from? on what basis? theyre fans have been deludingthemselves that theyre still a big club since the 70’s. pending outrageous money on a striker from a relegated club and a huge fee for a left back doesnt give you an access all areas guaranteed pass into the champions league spots. youhavent beaten arsenal in god knows how long, havent been to any major final in how many years? have never won the prem and excepting a minor miracle where chllsea man u liverpool and arsenal disappear into ablack hole you never will.

arsenal areas healthy as ever the journos and spurs fans thinking were dead because we sold a player who was coming to the end of his career and whos mind was wandering to spain are purely deluded.
weve signed a good proven international striker (though nuproven in the premier league, torres ring any bells?)
we still have 3 of the most promising central midfielders in world football in fab diaby and denilson, with no major injurys we are not lght for strikers, with van persieon 13 league goals by the time of his injury at the start of jan. adebayor capable of improvement, eduardo, and walcott and bedtner as backups. while not having the same strength in depth as spurs 1st choice 4. i beliee that van persie plus eduardo or adebayor will be as effective as any 2 of theirs (also noe the teams signing 5 – 8 players that are al expecting to play, only 11 can be on the pitch at once!) central defenceis well covered with toure one of the best centre halfs in the league, along with terry carra vidic etc perhaps still goin to sufer from set piecesas we dont really have an aerial presence at the back, sagna provides cover duing the african nations or is maybe first choice if he turns out well, clichy is one of the best left backs in the league, perhaps traore is not ready to cover in the eventof an injury though. keepers, lehmann is still good, almuniacan do a job when called on and for anyone who hasnt seen him play, fabianski lokos promising, a strong keeper who commands the box well and decisively, which could gosome way twards solving ourset piece problem. the only area we could possibly need to strengthen is the wings, rosicky and hleb are an ok first choice pair but then you have walcott who is NOT a winger and has trouble beating full backs on the ooutside ( fa cup v bolton, didnt beat the full back once is the perfect example) and ljungberg who due tohis injury probles is now well past his best, unless he can recapture his fitness and form he wil truggle to justify even being on the bench, eboue may be pushed forward by sagnas arrival but will he settlestraight into the rols?

with the squad we have we are capable of figting for third and maybe second and im certain we wil be inside the ‘big 4′ come the end of may, while it would be a massive shock if we managed to chalenge for the title for the ful length of the season, people and especially journo’s should not forget that despite the ages of this team most of them have been together 3 or 4 years now.

spurs fans should also note that in 4 games last season henry appeared 0 times, during which we scored 10 goals won twice wereunlucky to get a draw in the league (baptistas awful finishing) and drew in the cc but still won the tie as a whole,
we beat man u at old trafford without him, a weakened liverpool side 6- 3 without him, drew with chelsea twice without him, (at the bridge unlucky to draw but wasnt that a great strike from essien, what a player! and at home chelsea upped their game with 10 men and in truth could have won it).

i wont even answer the person who thinks portsmouth wil finish above us! are youaspurs fan or an exremely optimistic pompy fan? i really hope they get into europe this season as theyre fans are the best in the league and if any set of fans deserve a bit of success its them.

]]> By: deja vu http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-244 deja vu Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:44:39 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-244 chelsea will surely surprise the other teams next season. chelsea will surely surprise the other teams next season.

]]> By: deja http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-243 deja Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:42:37 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-243 i think no matter the signing man u and liverpool makes,chelsea will be a force to reckon with next season. i think no matter the signing man u and liverpool makes,chelsea will be a force to reckon with next season.

]]> By: Mackerr http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Mackerr Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:06:01 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-241 Brap As an LFC fan have to disagree mate. Spurs may challenge you for fourth. However, your team in two seasons time will be the ones to beat. Brap

As an LFC fan have to disagree mate. Spurs may challenge you for fourth. However, your team in two seasons time will be the ones to beat.

]]> By: jonathan http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-240 jonathan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:08:41 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-240 arsenal have not got a good enough squad to compete for a top three place. 1 - Man Utd 2 - Chelsea 3 - Liverpool 4 - Tottenham 5 - Portsmouth 6 - Arsenal arsenal have not got a good enough squad to compete for a top three place.

1 – Man Utd
2 – Chelsea
3 – Liverpool
4 – Tottenham
5 – Portsmouth
6 – Arsenal

]]> By: brap http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-239 brap Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:02:03 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-239 <p>if anyone is fickle enough to think arsenal aren't in the top 3 they can f**koff and start again</p> if anyone is fickle enough to think arsenal aren’t in the top 3 they can f**koff and start again

]]> By: lozzy1976 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-238 lozzy1976 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:01:20 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-238 Yogi, If you want to complain about someones reporting, you should then make sure that you are a hundred percent sure of your retort. Lucus Leiva is coming from Gremio and not Corinthians! Yogi,

If you want to complain about someones reporting, you should then make sure that you are a hundred percent sure of your retort. Lucus Leiva is coming from Gremio and not Corinthians!

]]> By: ohplease http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-237 ohplease Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:51:53 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-237 As many have said.. your "piece" (i wont call it an article) is silly and unresearched. Liverpool did not spend £26.5m on Torres. It was close to £20.2m. Both Liverpool and W/Ham agreed not to disclose Bennayoun's transfer fee but you were at least close in saying £4m. Like adgv pointed out with the united signings, you are overdoing it on the young players fees. Babel is set to cost lfc about £8m to rise to about $12m based on performances. Italian clubs do have cash to spend, hence the placing of Eto'o on top of Milan's wanted list. However, his price was bigger than pretty much any club would sanction. It was already reported that before the CL final, Rafa was told that he could talk to the player for a fee of no less than €50m. And all spending must take into account net amounts. Liverpool have been incredibly thrifty so far for a team expected to be a world beating club. So far, Chelsea have spent little this season too. Utd have been the only team to really go for it because it seems they had their plans in place long ago and wasted no time. I would expect that their spending for the season (januray transfers included) are done. As many have said.. your “piece” (i wont call it an article) is silly and unresearched. Liverpool did not spend £26.5m on Torres. It was close to £20.2m. Both Liverpool and W/Ham agreed not to disclose Bennayoun’s transfer fee but you were at least close in saying £4m. Like adgv pointed out with the united signings, you are overdoing it on the young players fees. Babel is set to cost lfc about £8m to rise to about $12m based on performances. Italian clubs do have cash to spend, hence the placing of Eto’o on top of Milan’s wanted list. However, his price was bigger than pretty much any club would sanction. It was already reported that before the CL final, Rafa was told that he could talk to the player for a fee of no less than €50m. And all spending must take into account net amounts. Liverpool have been incredibly thrifty so far for a team expected to be a world beating club. So far, Chelsea have spent little this season too. Utd have been the only team to really go for it because it seems they had their plans in place long ago and wasted no time. I would expect that their spending for the season (januray transfers included) are done.

]]> By: Yogi http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Yogi Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:01:13 +0000 http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/07/11/chelsea-set-to-sign-alves-as-the-big-three-attempt-to-gain-the-edge-in-130m-splurge/#comment-236 Sorry if you want to be taken seriously as a journalist do your research. You mention all of man u and Chelsea's signings but you forgot to mention, or probably don't know about, Sebistian Leto and Lucas Leiva who Liverpool have signed from Lanus and Corenthians. Sorry if you want to be taken seriously as a journalist do your research. You mention all of man u and Chelsea’s signings but you forgot to mention, or probably don’t know about, Sebistian Leto and Lucas Leiva who Liverpool have signed from Lanus and Corenthians.

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