The Silly Season - FOF's Summer Transfer Thread 2011

[Mr Fulham]

Jeffren to sign for Sporting Lisbon today or tomorrow. Fee: 4.5m

[Mr Fulham]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

[os5889]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

Arsenal?

[AlFayedsChequebook]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

Arsenal?

We should go in for him, quality player

[Bilet]

The person Joey Barton isn't really that attractive, but the player really is.

What seems odd is the free transfer thing. I'm sure they could have sold him for some decent money.

[Mr Fulham]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

Arsenal?

No. I think he had a bust-up with the club officials. Wasn't happy with Nolan's transfer and the direction the club was going. Newcastle wanted to offload some high-paid members of the squad.

[MJG]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

No thanks he's a thug, and don't give me all that crap about second chances either.

[Lighthouse]

Barton said he will Twitter a statement at 4 pm. Frankly I hope the little thug never plays again.

[finnster01]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

No thanks he's a thug, and don't give me all that crap about second chances either.

Second chances? More like four or five.

Not Fulham material.

[ImperialWhite]

Selection of quotes:

If only we as players could tell the fans exactly how it is, without them above fining us lots of money. There will be a time and a place.

If it wouldn't effect team morale and cause unrest within the dressing room, am certain Jose's comments would be the tip of the iceberg.....

If I wanted to leave, I'd just come out and say "I want to leave" Things need addressing as am not prepared to go through a relegation again

I'd like him here. See him as a bit of a Cantona figure (talented, pretentious and/or clever, gets into trouble/"troubled").

[elgreenio]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110730_100016_zamparini-annonce-pastore-au-psg.html

Pastore to PSG, officially.

€43million.

(jaw hits floor)
What's the total Qatari spending in the 2 months since they've taken over?

Roughly €90million - some good signings.

Ligue 1 is going to be interesting this season. A huge test for Leonardo, this, because he has a squad capable of winning the league - if he doesn't the blame lies with him.

awful lot of players have left aswell. Maybe not this season but next season once the squad is a bit more gelled you'd expect a lot from them.

Yuri Zhirkov on his way to Anzhi for €15m.

[AlFayedsChequebook]

How many people on here would prefer to have Joey Barton in the team over Dickson Etuhu... I am thinking quite a lot.

[MJG]

How many people on here would prefer to have Joey Barton in the team over Dickson Etuhu... I am thinking quite a lot.

On ability you would have Barton, but its not all about ability, its about what the person is like as well and how he fits into a club and with team mates.

[Bilet]

OptaJoe @ Twitter: 0% - Newcastle's PL win percentage without Joey Barton in the team during 2010-11, compared to 34% when he played. Available.

[ImperialWhite]

OptaJoe @ Twitter: 0% - Newcastle's PL win percentage without Joey Barton in the team during 2010-11, compared to 34% when he played. Available.

Was just about to post this!

Looks like one of our rivals for a good midtable spot may have taken themselves out of contention!

[timmyg]

He was a thug but has changed, still a bit mental though, there's no real room for him on our depth chart...

still wouldn't mind taking a flier though.

[elgreenio]

How many people on here would prefer to have Joey Barton in the team over Dickson Etuhu... I am thinking quite a lot.

On ability you would have Barton, but its not all about ability, its about what the person is like as well and how he fits into a club and with team mates.

90 minutes on the pitch, but having to put up with him off the pitch for the rest of the week, no thanks. I'm guessing its just a matter of time before he's described as a 'triffic player' ;)

[os5889]

Oh, and Joey Barton's contract at Newcastle has apparently been cancelled by mutual consent.

Arsenal?

We should go in for him, quality player

Been saying it for years, really seems to have sorted his act out in the last 2-3 years

[Lighthouse]

Ballamy will not go to Celtic according to Sky.

[ImperialWhite]

One thing we've learnt: Joey Barton isn't punctual.

4.24pm and still no announcement!