Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Skeletor out?
Bruce reveals move for Konchesky (c+p BBC)
Birmingham boss Steve Bruce's has confirmed that he wants to sign West Ham's Paul Konchesky.
However, West Ham are understood to want double the £2m the Blues have offered for the 26-year-old England international defender.
Bruce said: "Paul Konchesky is someone we're looking at, we put in a bid three weeks ago and it hasn't changed.
"I've got to be creative. I've got money to spend but not vast sums, which is why I'm wheeling and dealing."
Bruce has made room in his squad and freed up some funds by moving players on.
Stephen Clemence and DJ Campbell are set to join Leicester, while winger Julian Gray has joined Coventry on a free transfer.
Bruce said: "I'd like to bring in a bit of experience. We're after someone at the moment, a big name, so we'll see what happens."
Birmingham boss Steve Bruce's has confirmed that he wants to sign West Ham's Paul Konchesky.
However, West Ham are understood to want double the £2m the Blues have offered for the 26-year-old England international defender.
Bruce said: "Paul Konchesky is someone we're looking at, we put in a bid three weeks ago and it hasn't changed.
"I've got to be creative. I've got money to spend but not vast sums, which is why I'm wheeling and dealing."
Bruce has made room in his squad and freed up some funds by moving players on.
Stephen Clemence and DJ Campbell are set to join Leicester, while winger Julian Gray has joined Coventry on a free transfer.
Bruce said: "I'd like to bring in a bit of experience. We're after someone at the moment, a big name, so we'll see what happens."
Posted by whubris at 7:08 pm
said...
deano - Just be greatful were holding out for the right money on this one. Yossi went on the cheap IMO and they are not comparable.
said...
To be honest I think Liverpool are the chumps, I like yossi but I don't rate him that highly, his not world class by any standards, he lacks consistency and is a good PL player at best.
I'm glad to see him go, his heart is no longer that of the hammer kind, his blood is red, not claret and blue.
I don't think he'll shine at Liverpool, he certainly wouldn't have improved here.
Yes he did have flare at times but they were few and far between, not consistent enough for where Egg wants to take us.
Anyhoo back to Skeletor (great heading BTW), I'd give him away, although I will forever have fond memories of his goal in the FA Cup Final, cracker of a cross... hold on its a goaaaaaal!!!
Egg has shown that WHU are not transfer kiddies and will if they don't get there fees tell the other clubs to go f%^k themselves.
Really looking forward to the coming season, oh yea!!
whubris said...
An old article
and now NRC's at, not Arsenal or Man U, but Aston Villa!
Bwa ha ha ha ha!
whubris said...
Robbo rant from BBC.
Things have come to a pretty pass when you can't buy a footballer 'cos you don't know who the hell to give the money to. How can it be that West Ham don't get the cash for Tevez?
If I wanted to buy a car I'd expect to pay the bloke at the showroom, not the bloke who told me where the showroom was. It just points up the nonsense of the arrival of Mascherano and Tevez in the first place and how the FA should have done summat to prevent the curious arrangement.
West Ham United could do with a period of stability right now. And a good way to do that is...sign Craig Bellamy. Cracking player but, in footballing parlance, a 'bit of a handful' (i.e. a bloody nightmare).
In life - and football is life - you have to have a trade-off sometimes. Some blokes are a nightmare but worth it (Greaves, Best, Maradona, Gazza almost); some are a nightmare and not worth it (Bellamy, Barton, Bowyer, Anelka almost).
It seems there's a kind of player that, long term, you can only lose on because it's just too much hard work to keep the stroppy little bleeders out of police stations or night-clubs or training ground punch-ups or managers' offices.
Some people say they like someone with a bit of devil in them. Well there are some who need a bit of human in them, if you ask me. If I was Curbishley I'd save a bit of time and put Bellamy straight on the transfer list.
TheRedRisky said...
Id say he still beats spector though he doesnt look like hes going anywhere.
Did anyone see the new away kit. Claret shorts and socks. Its really quite different.
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said...deano - Just be greatful were holding out for the right money on this one. Yossi went on the cheap IMO and they are not comparable.
said...To be honest I think Liverpool are the chumps, I like yossi but I don't rate him that highly, his not world class by any standards, he lacks consistency and is a good PL player at best.
I'm glad to see him go, his heart is no longer that of the hammer kind, his blood is red, not claret and blue.
I don't think he'll shine at Liverpool, he certainly wouldn't have improved here.
Yes he did have flare at times but they were few and far between, not consistent enough for where Egg wants to take us.
Anyhoo back to Skeletor (great heading BTW), I'd give him away, although I will forever have fond memories of his goal in the FA Cup Final, cracker of a cross... hold on its a goaaaaaal!!!
Egg has shown that WHU are not transfer kiddies and will if they don't get there fees tell the other clubs to go f%^k themselves.
Really looking forward to the coming season, oh yea!!
whubris said...An old article
and now NRC's at, not Arsenal or Man U, but Aston Villa!
Bwa ha ha ha ha!
whubris said...Robbo rant from BBC.
Things have come to a pretty pass when you can't buy a footballer 'cos you don't know who the hell to give the money to. How can it be that West Ham don't get the cash for Tevez?
If I wanted to buy a car I'd expect to pay the bloke at the showroom, not the bloke who told me where the showroom was. It just points up the nonsense of the arrival of Mascherano and Tevez in the first place and how the FA should have done summat to prevent the curious arrangement.
West Ham United could do with a period of stability right now. And a good way to do that is...sign Craig Bellamy. Cracking player but, in footballing parlance, a 'bit of a handful' (i.e. a bloody nightmare).
In life - and football is life - you have to have a trade-off sometimes. Some blokes are a nightmare but worth it (Greaves, Best, Maradona, Gazza almost); some are a nightmare and not worth it (Bellamy, Barton, Bowyer, Anelka almost).
It seems there's a kind of player that, long term, you can only lose on because it's just too much hard work to keep the stroppy little bleeders out of police stations or night-clubs or training ground punch-ups or managers' offices.
Some people say they like someone with a bit of devil in them. Well there are some who need a bit of human in them, if you ask me. If I was Curbishley I'd save a bit of time and put Bellamy straight on the transfer list.
TheRedRisky said...Id say he still beats spector though he doesnt look like hes going anywhere.
Did anyone see the new away kit. Claret shorts and socks. Its really quite different.
