1203: Papiss Demba Cisse's agent says the Senegalese will not be leaving Bundesliga side Freiburg during the transfer window. Fulham, Sunderland and Newcastle United have been linked with a move. "Nobody was ready to pay the sum - that was the only problem," Guido Nicolai told BBC Africa Sport.
We should have bought this player.
Quote from: Blingo on August 31, 2011, 01:01:09 PM
1203: Papiss Demba Cisse's agent says the Senegalese will not be leaving Bundesliga side Freiburg during the transfer window. Fulham, Sunderland and Newcastle United have been linked with a move. "Nobody was ready to pay the sum - that was the only problem," Guido Nicolai told BBC Africa Sport.
We should have bought this player.
Obviously they wanted a ridiculous fee since no-one (including the mega rich PSG and Rubin) would pay for him
Football clubs in mad 'we won't pay more than we think he's worth' move - what on earth is happening today?
Can't say I'm overly disappointed.
Jerome to Stoke
El Hamdaoui has joined Espanyol
The lunacy of this system is that in last-minute desparation clubs will throw stupid money at players.
Shame about El Ham... I thought someone said he was at Gatwick last night. That's a long way from Espanyol...
You do wonder what some clubs do for the other 363 days of the year. They seem to wait till deadline day, notice clubs are after one player or another and then go "bloody hell, did not know about him,[insert club name] are after him and willing to pay £5M, quick look him up on wiki, should we put a bid in"
Maybe we should just go to some kind of transfer draft day (dont know how it would work but just throwing it out there) where all the clubs sit in the O2 and bid for players.
Or hows this for a radical idea - have no transfer windows at all?
Quote from: Burt on August 31, 2011, 02:24:21 PM
Or hows this for a radical idea - have no transfer windows at all?
Now see I think its a good idea and stops all the speculation every day. The whole thing just needs to be shorter, July only.
Gradel to St Ettienne
Quote from: Burt on August 31, 2011, 02:24:21 PM
Or hows this for a radical idea - have no transfer windows at all?
Big 4 Transfer Window:(http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/photos/New_York/images/Chagall%20stained-glass%20window%20UN.jpg)
Fulham transfer window:(http://www.howoriginal.net/images/AAF/port_hole_view.jpg)
I like round windows... Things are looking up.
Just been on TalkSport via their German League reporter than Freiburg were looking for 15 million cash plus a series of add-ons taking the amount nearer to 20 million.
There's no way we were ever gonna pay that, especially for someone they paid 1.3 million for only a couple of years ago. It's safe to say they've definitely priced him out of the market.
Too bad Scott Parker joined Tottenham. 5 million was a steal imo. We could use a creative midfielder.
