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Bids for Kaka? Ronaldinho? Riquelme? This transfer window activity (or lack of) is nothing out of the ordinary. Historically we have never signed in bulk or held ransom to crazy prices. We're very good at plugging gaps on the cheap (starting from back in the day with Marcus Bent). We have done just that - Carlo Nash plugs that gap of reserve goalkeeper. Castillo plugs the gap of defensive midfielder (although we may see one more signing there). Jacobsen plugs the gap of backup right defender. Saha plugs the gap of backup striker.
That's it. Overall zero dollars spent. Who knows what's going on behind the scenes. Maybe we ARE skint. Maybe we are saving up for a real big signing. In any case I'm just glad that the window is closed. Now at least Moyes can concentrate on the football.
He (and consequently the entire team) has appeared very distracted this season so far. Now they can build some sort of tactic - one that doesn't rely on poor Rodwell.
Nigel Gregson, Posted 01/09/2008 at 23:12:43
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EXCLUSIVE Everton, adversary of the Standard out of Cup of the UEFA, lengthened 16 million euros so that the Standard yields the player. Marouane Fellaini signed 5 years for a monthly salary Net of 90.000 euros
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lundi 01 septembre 2008, 23:47 Monday September 01, 2008, 23:47
EXCLUSIF Everton, adversaire du Standard en Coupe de l?UEFA, a allongé 16 millions d?euros pour que le Standard cède le joueur.
EXCLUSIVE Everton, Standard opponent in UEFA Cup, has extended 16 million euros for the Standard sells the player. Marouane Fellaini a signé 5 ans pour un salaire mensuel net de 90.000 euros. Marouane Fellaini has signed 5 years for a net monthly salary of 90,000 euros.
I just have a bad feeling its another wind up.
we?ve signed Felliani
M?Bia, Moutinho, Topol, Love, Fellaini ... all smoke screens of "We?re very interested" - which translates to "Have no show as we?re broke"
16th spot will do me now
BRUSSELS - Standard closed yesterday in the final hours of the transfer window the most expensive Belgian transfer ever.
FOOTBALL
It was vice-president Luciano D?Onofrio himself from Standard last night that the transfer of Marouane Fellaini arranged. After a first, even though very high, Everton bid was still afgewimpeld, The Toffees were there even more and eventually took a crazy bid of sixteen million euro on the strong midfielder.
That is one of the most expensive transfer verpulvering ever for a Belgian. D?Onofrio in London quickly reached an agreement yesterday and at ten o?clock at night Fellaini left the Red Devils to a allerijl to fly to England and there is a contract for five years to sign.
"It?s all okay: Marouane signs for five years and Standard gets sixteen million euros," said Christophe Henrotay, the manager of Fellaini. Yesterday at midnight, the closing of the international transfer window, had the official documents are signed.
So it was a race against the clock. But there has already been heavily Standard some experience. The fact that the club wanted to contribute to the transfer of Fellaini is hardly surprising. The annual budget of the landskampioen amounts to 21 million euros: there is now just a slap 75 percent.
Fellaini left this weekend at Standard uitschijnen still want to continue, but now do both the player and the club financially gold case.
From England, there was already interest from Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa and last year even though Manchester United. Manager David Moyes Everton on Sunday saw Fellaini still working with Standard against Roeselare. Moyes was also Schiervelde to Standard scouten as a future opponent. On september 18 and October 2 plays Everton at the Rouches in the first round of the Uefacup. Fellaini is not speelgerechtigd for those matches because he already played in the Standard preliminary round of the Champions League against Liverpool, Everton of the stadsrivaal.
Everton state after three Matchday seventeenth in twenty teams in the Premier League with three points. Yesterday was even though the French spits Louis Saha (30) Manchester United won as reinforcement. The flankaanvaller Nigerian Victor Obinna, who would be hired from Inter, had no work permit. Also, last-minute offers for Stephen Hunt (Reading) and Henrik Larsson (Helsingborgs, ex-Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United) did not transfer. When Everton played with the Nigerian Joseph Yobo already an ex-player from Standard.
Fellaini, 21 november 22, broke two years ago by suddenly Standard under Johan Boskamp upon him by injuries of others gave a chance. Fellaini, which the youth recently played at Anderlecht, was immediately impressed with his strength and gait. The Moroccan Belgian was rapidly fixed value at the Red Devils. (gdv, blah)
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Just as you think we?re gonna kick on from the last two years of fantastic finishes in the league all the hard work is undone, so many answers to so many questions need answering wouldn?t know where to start.
the fans and supporters want answers, the truth and no more LIES Bill. Your time is up!!!
Even if we have it is a shambles and one decent signing in place of those who have left plus trying to get a squad big enough to cope with injuries.......
osman right, pienaar left?
23.44 Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has confirmed that Robinho has ?agreed? to join Manchester City.
We're goin down.
Lets go to GP on Wednesday and vent our fucking anger at the lying cheating bastards who profess to run our club.
BASTARDS you have yet again made us look like fuckin fools.
This is fucking laugh out load bad.
Kenwright out!
Thanks Bill!!!!
Moyes will leave, he has not had the backing, Kenwright has had his last chance, he has no option but to go. Man City are now one of the richest teams on the planet and the best we can do is sign Carlo fucking Nash!!!
The title says it all I suppose. Twats!
I think I’m gutted so far because after the highs of last season, I honestly believed we were a club moving foward and this year we’d signone or two well known quality players to just help us push for forth. Instead, last season already seems like that will be the best we’ll have in years as take two steps back. Please prove me wrong Everton. I will gladly hold my hands up and say I was wrong to be so depressed and whingy if we do manage to finish the season on a high
0020: Big chat that Everton have signed that Marouane Felliani dude from Standard Liege. The Everton website, unhelpfully, is crashing more often than my mate Pearlo in the first year after he passed his driving test, so more news as and when on that one.
I have had as much as I can take and am sick of being treated like shite.
Fuck off Everton you lying bastards you build me up and then you take me for a fool. Gross incompetence BK you should hang your head in shame. RIP Everton you have ripped the heart out of your fans. I will tell my son in the morning that you have let his generation down as well.
If anyone tries to come on and say calm down mate then you can fuck right off.
No-one said how long for...
Feel pretty much the same mate, you are entitled to say it.
And as I write, its a sign, my light in my room is flickering on and off....my we have signed someone after all!?
If its true, remember, you got the sign from my bedroom light first!!!
Fuck me, i am at a low ebb!
This guy & Castillo can at least play in midfield
Otherwise we are in deep shit.
Come on let us know if we got the big morrocan, I?ve work tomorrow!
BTW It?s not april fools day today is it?
Don't know whether to laugh or cry. Still no change on OS.
FUCK this is sad... GF upstairs me tapping predictive text into a PS3 because Ijust don’t want to beleive Ive been made an utter cunt out of something I love so much. I wish I could say/write "enough’s enough" with any kind of sinerity. Whilst I can not find any positive spin on this - even if BK did grow a bushy white beard and pull majestical players out of his big blue sack, sadly a bit of my love for this(the game as a whole) really did die. I’m not saying it’s all over, but I do genuinely feel betrayed by much which has gone on recently. All that could top it off would be to get upstairs to find Blue Bill rutting my bird exclaiming "Watch this" in full thrust.
http://www.standard.be/fr/n_nouvelle.php?id=10673
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/sep/02/manchestercity.chelsea?gusrc=rss&feed=football
"Marouane Fellaini was transferred to the FC Everton. It signed a 5 year old contract. The contacts were in hand since more d’ one week and they concretized this September 1 in extreme cases extreme of this day of transfers. Marouane Fellaini will not play the 1st tower of UEFA Cup in accordance with the payment of this one. Marouane Fellaini wished to thank the Standard for Liege for the formation qu’ it received with the club and the respect which the club always testified to him. It will always keep the club in its heart and thanks these supporters particularly. Its only regret at the time to cross this step: not to have been able to obtain the qualification of the Standard in Champion’ S League."
http://www.standard.be/fr/n_nouvelle.php?id=10673
Something to smile about!
This definitely cheers me a little. I did not expect him to look like that.
Marouane Fellaini werd getransfereerd naar FC Everton. Hij ondertekende er een vijfjarige overeenkomst. De gesprekken werden reeds sinds meer dan een week aangevat, en werden op het allerlaatste moment van de transferperiode afgerond.
Marouane Fellaini zal, overeenkomstig de reglementen terzake, niet uitkomen voor zijn nieuwe club in de eerste ronde van de UEFA Cup.
Marouane Fellaini wenste Standard de Liège te bedanken voor de opleiding die hij genoot op Sclessin, en het respect die de club steeds toonde. Hij draagt de club in zijn hart, en wenst specifiek de supporters te bedanken voor hun steun.
Enig minpunt bij zijn overstap: dat hij Standard niet heeft kunnen helpen bij de kwalificatie voor de Champion?s League.
Translation: Fellani is transferred to Everton fc, he?s signed a 5 year contract, the talks have been done for a week now but only pushed through at the very last minute of the transfer window.
He won?t be available for the first round of the uefa cup for his new club.
He?d like to thank Liege for their training which he enjoyed The club and supporters will always be in his heart etc etc thanks for their support.
Only minus point was his inability to help them qualify for the champions league.
End Story
See club website
Humble pie for some
Hats eaten by many
Kenwright for Prime Minister
MF looks like he fills the most important positional gap.
He’s a record signing.
Of course they were going to make it as painful as possible for us because that’s part of our collective DNA.
With him, Timmy and Peanuts back we’ll be OK.
Now I know we didn't but I honestly believe it wasn't through want of trying. I now believe it will spur the rest of the lads on to have another good season and maybe, just maybe we will buy again in January. Now come on Davey, get that contract signed so we can all forget about this long horrible summer.

