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Stephen Appiah
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Does anyone know why Stephen Appiah is still a free agent and why we have not seriously looked at this player to strenghten our seriously depleted midfield?
Scott Jenner, Posted 23/10/2008 at 10:34:43
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Ciarán McGlone
2 Posted 23/10/2008 at 15:56:57
2 Posted 23/10/2008 at 15:56:57
Because he’s an overated tart who can’t keep a place in a team?
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Nelly Blythe
3 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:06:13
3 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:06:13
Bad knees.....
James Smith
4 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:16:26
4 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:16:26
His knees are gone. Why do you think he was released?
Mick Jones
5 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:30:12
5 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:30:12
Big Arry Redknap wanted him at Pompey but backed out because of high wage demands.
Anthony Millington
6 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:48:51
6 Posted 23/10/2008 at 16:48:51
Chelsea won?t want him because they signed that Brazilian guy on a free in the same position and I can?t see Arsenal signing him. He?s the kind of player we need to protect the defence. Surely he?s worth a try on a short term contract if he passes a medical.
Rob Foy
7 Posted 23/10/2008 at 17:10:29
7 Posted 23/10/2008 at 17:10:29
If he wasnt fit, Moyes would have surely already snapped him up!
Marc Williams
8 Posted 23/10/2008 at 19:09:20
8 Posted 23/10/2008 at 19:09:20
Spot on Rob if he really had bad knees we’d have already signed him on a bumper deal to keep Lars, Van De Shandy and all the other losers & time wasters company !
David Turner
9 Posted 23/10/2008 at 22:10:44
9 Posted 23/10/2008 at 22:10:44
Oh Lars Jacobsen, had totally forgotton about him..
I feel for him a bit, he was unlucky, and well calling him a loser and time waster is a bit harsh, least he managed to get himself injured on a football field unlike shandy.
I feel for him a bit, he was unlucky, and well calling him a loser and time waster is a bit harsh, least he managed to get himself injured on a football field unlike shandy.
Tony Williams
10 Posted 23/10/2008 at 23:42:58
10 Posted 23/10/2008 at 23:42:58
"keep Lars, Van De Shandy and all the other losers & time wasters"
Like who? I thought our only long term absentee was Shandy Andy, Lars was just incredibly unlucky, like Vaughan lastseason, no amount of training can prevent a dislocated shoulder.
Appiah is apparantly a bit of a sick note though and will have ridiculous wage demands......nothing to see here
Like who? I thought our only long term absentee was Shandy Andy, Lars was just incredibly unlucky, like Vaughan lastseason, no amount of training can prevent a dislocated shoulder.
Appiah is apparantly a bit of a sick note though and will have ridiculous wage demands......nothing to see here
Danny Broderick
11 Posted 23/10/2008 at 23:55:25
11 Posted 23/10/2008 at 23:55:25
Paul Ince was interested in him for Blackburn but apparently he wanted £60,000 a week, so it’s a no-starter for us with that sort of money...
Russell Buckley
12 Posted 24/10/2008 at 03:56:29
12 Posted 24/10/2008 at 03:56:29
We wouldn’t even be discussing this if the club had managed the last transfer window better. We must have had some money becuase we put in bids for Ramsay and Moutinho. These were the big bids that we know of and they suggest a creative midfielder was the number one target as opposed to a Cars type player.
I believe we put all our eggs in the Moutinho basket and as a result only made inexpensive signings such as Jacobsen, Saha and Castillo. Once it became clear the Moutinho deal was dead the club went into negotiations for Fellainie . A very different player from Moutinho. Such a difference begs the question did we really know what we wanted.
I believe we put all our eggs in the Moutinho basket and as a result only made inexpensive signings such as Jacobsen, Saha and Castillo. Once it became clear the Moutinho deal was dead the club went into negotiations for Fellainie . A very different player from Moutinho. Such a difference begs the question did we really know what we wanted.
Chris Mitchell
13 Posted 24/10/2008 at 06:15:23
13 Posted 24/10/2008 at 06:15:23
Appiah is a brilliant player, a tough, deep-lying playmaker - I’d compare him to Xabi Alonso but with more grunt. He was one of the best players at the last world cup. If his knees turn out ok, he’d help any team. Im an Arsenal fan and am pissed off that we havent signed him, he’s just what we need.
John Andrews
14 Posted 24/10/2008 at 09:21:49
14 Posted 24/10/2008 at 09:21:49
Russell, I firmly believe that the bid we put in for Ramsey was never going to be accepted as Arsenal were also interested. Be honest where would you go! The first bid for Moutinho was derisory. £11m or something similar? This led to a protracted war of words between the two clubs and ended, not unnaturally, with Moutinho staying put.
I also believe that any deals done by this club involve an amount down and then the rest over a period of years. Can you be surprised that they were not interested in that. We are supposed to be in the wealthiest League in the world and we are asking for time to pay?
I also believe that any deals done by this club involve an amount down and then the rest over a period of years. Can you be surprised that they were not interested in that. We are supposed to be in the wealthiest League in the world and we are asking for time to pay?
We are, allegedly, awash with the Sky money, £50m?, and it seems to have gone missing.
Mark Cassin
15 Posted 24/10/2008 at 13:48:39
15 Posted 24/10/2008 at 13:48:39
John Andrews
We offered the amount sporting wanted.
They accepted the offer.
We discussed the payment structure.
They wanted it all up front.
Staggering payments has been the norm in Europe for many years. and the Premier League have only begun to do this recently.
SO YES I DO THINK OUR OFFER WAS REASONABLE. I'm sick of people writing nonsense about our bids wen they have no idea and use their negativity like poisonous gas.
We offered the amount sporting wanted.
They accepted the offer.
We discussed the payment structure.
They wanted it all up front.
Staggering payments has been the norm in Europe for many years. and the Premier League have only begun to do this recently.
SO YES I DO THINK OUR OFFER WAS REASONABLE. I'm sick of people writing nonsense about our bids wen they have no idea and use their negativity like poisonous gas.
Tom Hagood
16 Posted 25/10/2008 at 00:47:00
16 Posted 25/10/2008 at 00:47:00
Stephan Appiah is the biggest badass in football. He is a tough motherfucker and would help any team in the world.
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1 Posted 23/10/2008 at 14:26:35
Basically he?s still a free-agent, released by Fenerbahce and as yet remains unsigned. Arsenal and Chelsea are apparently after him, as are West ham - I very much doubt we?d sign him for so many reasons.