Messages

If utd do sell and get whatever figure for him. Who will they buy? Can't see Kaka or Messi leaving there clubs anytime soon

I hear David Villa is a real posibilty - would do me grand. After that Bentley would be brilliant.

Really Corn, good investigating.

A front 3 of Babel, Torres and Villa is mouth watering.

Have to say I still want Queresma

Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Italian full-back Andrea Dossena from Udinese.



The defender is expected to undergo a medical at Anfield on Wednesday, with the Reds keen to push through a £7million deal.


The 26-year-old is due to get married this weekend and Rafa Bentiez wants the final details completed before then.


Udinese were hoping to hold out for £8million for the player, but a compromise between the two clubs has now been reached.


Dossena will become Liverpool's second capture of the summer, joining fellow full-back Philip Degen in completing a move to Merseyside.


The Italian's agent confirmed that the formalities of the transfer were almost complete and expects the deal to go through without any problems.


"Everything is confirmed and we have already exchanged documents via fax," said Federico Pastorello.


"The deal is practically done."

Don't know enough about the fella or seen enough of him playing to conclude whether or not this will be good signing. Time will tell I suppose

Reminds me a bit of the 'Give my head peace' (or whatever they call it now) sketch

Aggghhhhh!!! My rte 2 has just went on the blink.

I've been waiting all day to see tonights conclusion, I've got an hour and 20 mins for it to sort itself out, please lord please...

Can't remember what version it was but Stern John and another fella from that direction Peter Prosper I think were a deadly duo up front. Think they both played for Trinidad & Tobago

Alex Notman? Is he a cf/st? I remember him in 00-01 i think he was in the reserves for united good player

Can't remember but I played behind the front 2 and he scored over 40 in one season for me a Juve.

The most I have ever seen was 58 goals and 60 assists by Ronaldinho playing behind the front 2. (Right hand up te god!)

Was just about to say Samba is unbelieveable. Alex Notman is a another who comes good, he's a scot, think he might start out at Norwich.

If I remember rightly crewe have some deadly youngsters. Carl Laurie etc

I still can't believe what Cole said in his book.

What did he say?

And if we are being pedantic pats Andrei Kanchelskis was actually born in the Ukraine but choose to play for Russia so technically speaking his "home" country is actually the Ukraine which would rule him out of the answer as Luzhny is also from the Ukraine..

Kanchelskis was born in the good old USSR so stop throwing your toys out just because I ruled out your answer, there's still one more to get, an obvious one too.

Vidic Serbia

I always think shawshank redemption was very under-rated, dont think it done much in the cinema or anything.

As far as I remember it did feck all at the cinema, I think Dumb and Dumber was out at the same time and it wiped the floor with it

I see Paul Ince's son has been called up to the academy for next season

team predictions
Chelsea: Cech Essien Terry Carvalho Makelele Lampard Ballack Cole Malouda Drogba
Man U: Van Der Sar Brown Ferinand Vidic Evra Hargreaves Carrick Scholes Ronaldo Rooney Tevez

1-1 after 90 mins
1-1 AET
Chelsea to win 4-2 on penalties.
Goals from Rooney for Man United and Drogba for Chelsea.

Chelski just going for the 10 players then? Cocky bastards!

I have to say Makelele has went up in my estimation after that tackle on cashley. Well done that man

I missed the 1st 10 mins today, anyone enlighten me?

Did steph come in or why did toadie tell her to sling her hook?

Liverpool move for defender Degen 

Liverpool have made their first transfer move of the summer, swooping for Borussia Dortmund's Philipp Degen on a free transfer.

The Switzerland international defender will move to Anfield on 1 July when his current deal with the German club ends.

The 25-year-old former Basel player will compete with Alvaro Arbeloa and Steve Finnan for the right-back berth.

"His strength is going forward," Anfield manager Rafael Benitez told Liverpool's website.

"He is an offensive player with great energy and a winning mentality.

"He also played in the Champions League during his time with Basel and so is used to top-level football."

Degen - whose twin brother David plays for Basel - has made 26 appearances for Switzerland since making his international debut in 2005.

He spent three seasons at Dortmund, making 70 appearances before opting to move to Anfield.

"When I received the offer from Liverpool, there was no doubt I would accept it," said Degen.

"They are one of the biggest clubs in the world and I am looking forward to the challenge of establishing myself there and playing in the best league there is."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7409840.stm

I hope I'm wrong, but this seems like the now annual squad filling with available cheap signings a al Vorinin etc.

Well thats the title in the bag then!!!

I'll wait and make judgement but just goes to show how far we are behind the likes of chelski who pay nearly 17 mil for a right back and utd who are being linked with Alves