What if he went to Man United though?

He wont.

United wouldn't spend £35 million on him, and if Liverpool had an equal bid from Chelsea, they wouldn't accept it anyway.

I'm rooting for Crystal Palace.

That's not the point. My alter ego said he wouldn't treat him like the Leeds fans treated Smith so to get a fair comparison, I asked would he feel the same if Liverpool's best player went to United.

Me too but Palace really need to buy about 4 or 5 decent players to have a real chance of staying up otherwise it's relegation back to div 1

They need 11 decent players. They don't have one player of Premiership quality. Wolves and Leicester had far stronger squads and went down this season. I can't see the three who came up standing a chance.

Well whilst the three of them would be favourites to go down, everyone was saying the same about Bradford - nobody in the squad who belongs in the Premiership etc etc, and they stayed up (for one season at least).

Thatcher has joined Man City, RBF won't be pleased with him:$

City have also signed De Villeger, the Belgian keeper.

I'd feel the same, he played his heart out for us this season and if he joined I'd be pissed off but i applaud him for the service he has given us.

To be fair, he is guaranteed first team football at Man City, what with Tarnat leaving, and he would have had to compete with Taylor at Pompey.

Portsmouth and Everton have had offers of £450,000 for Marcus Bent accepted. He'd be a great buy for either of them.

I would love Marcus Bent to come back to Palace we only sold him cause we was broke

Everton boss David Moyes has made his first foray into the transfer market by signing striker Marcus Bent from Ipswich on a three-year deal.

Bent, who spent last season on loan at Leicester, scored 10 goals for the Foxes last season, including a last-minute equaliser against Everton at the Walkers Stadium in March.

Manager David Moyes beat off competition from Portsmouth and West Brom for his signature.

Everton agreed a fee in the region of £450,000 with Ipswich on Tuesday allowing Bent to complete a medical on Merseyside on Wednesday before putting pen to paper. He will officially join the club on July 1.

Moyes claimed Bent's versatility in attack was a major reason they were interested in bringing the former Blackburn Rovers man to Goodison Park.

He told the club website: "We're delighted to have Marcus.

"He'll give an added dimension to the squad because he can play up front and he can play wide right. He's a good age and he's a price at this present time we could afford.

"He's got athleticism, he's quick, he's good in the air and we'll be looking to fit him in the squad. I'm intending bringing in more players and hopefully Marcus is only the first of many.''

Yeah, him and Rooney would be a goods front line, if they get rid of Radzinski.

Ok so now I'm seriously pissed off, Julian Gray has left Palace and joined Birmingham on a 3 year contract, he must be fucking stupid he isn't gonna get a game at Birmingham where as at Palace he would have been 1st choice, I can't wait to see him rot in their reserves. Hopefully Palace will try and buy Matt Etherington off West Ham to replace Gray.

I reckon Radzinski will go to Fulham and Rooney to Chelsea, Bent can play upfront with Ferguson.

Early prediction : Everton to be relegated if they sell Rooney

They have James McFadden and they signed that lump of sh</>ite?

Oh shit yeah I forgot they had James McFadden he seems to be quite good

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

in case you didnt work it out im slightly happy that rickets is leaving


i heard a roumour that leeds are only buying him as he's the only thing they could find thats bigger than their debts

ouch

sorry leeds fans, not jus about the debt joke but for the fact you now have ricketts anyway back as i was now -

:'( we signed ricketts, :) he scored a goal (once) :nono: :mad: :foc: how i felt about him while with us :) hears leeds roumours :) :D hears that they are in talks :lol: :rofl: :p :rofl: he has signed subject to medical

Yeah,i'm not really worried about Leeds for next year, though Sheffield United have made same buys who look good for The Championship - Hayles, Harley, Liddell (Wigans record scorer), Quinn and Bromby (from Sheff Wed).

Michael Ricketts to Leeds? he might be really good in Div 1, anyway I fucking hate Leeds

He was great in the first division for Bolton.

Remember the time he played for England :rofl:

I know he played for England, I remember he only played once and didnt really do anything. Why don't you remind us all Dazz, I really wanna hear some more Ricketts piss taking:D

Wayne Rooney is so fucken overrated!!!!!
50 million pounds my arse. I wouldn't pay him 50 pounds unless he lost 50 pounds.
I know he carved up Croatia but thats for his country, not for his club.
He didn't nothing for Everton this year and to put that much of a price tag on his head is ridiculous.
During an Australian interview Martin Tyler said that he could say Wayne Rooneys name in the same breath as Pele, Maradona, Cruyff and Beckenbauer.
WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT!!!!!!!

Excuse the spelling, I'm just really pissed off to check if I was grammatically correct.

FIXTURES OUT TODAY BOYS

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Sat Aug 14 2004
Aston Villa v Southampton 15:00
Tottenham v Liverpool 15:00
Blackburn v West Brom 15:00
Bolton v Charlton 15:00
Chelsea v Man Utd 15:00
Everton v Arsenal 15:00
Man City v Fulham 15:00
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 15:00
Norwich v Crystal Palace 15:00
Portsmouth v Birmingham 15:00

Sat Aug 21 2004
Arsenal v Middlesbrough 15:00
West Brom v Aston Villa 15:00
Birmingham v Chelsea 15:00
Charlton v Portsmouth 15:00
Crystal Palace v Everton 15:00
Fulham v Bolton 15:00
Liverpool v Man City 15:00
Man Utd v Norwich 15:00
Newcastle v Tottenham 15:00
Southampton v Blackburn 15:00

Tue Aug 24 2004
Arsenal v Blackburn 19:45
Birmingham v Man City 19:45
Charlton v Aston Villa 19:45
Crystal Palace v Chelsea 19:45
West Brom v Tottenham 19:45

Wed Aug 25 2004
Fulham v Middlesbrough 19:45
Liverpool v Portsmouth 19:45
Man Utd v Everton 19:45
Newcastle v Norwich 19:45
Southampton v Bolton 19:45

Sat Aug 28 2004
Aston Villa v Newcastle 15:00
Tottenham v Birmingham 15:00
Blackburn v Man Utd 15:00
Bolton v Liverpool 15:00
Chelsea v Southampton 15:00
Everton v West Brom 15:00
Man City v Charlton 15:00
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace 15:00
Norwich v Arsenal 15:00
Portsmouth v Fulham 15:00

Sat Sep 11 2004
Aston Villa v Chelsea 15:00
Tottenham v Norwich 15:00
Bolton v Man Utd 15:00
Charlton v Southampton 15:00
Fulham v Arsenal 15:00
Liverpool v West Brom 15:00
Man City v Everton 15:00
Middlesbrough v Birmingham 15:00
Newcastle v Blackburn 15:00
Portsmouth v Crystal Palace 15:00

Sat Sep 18 2004
Arsenal v Bolton 15:00
West Brom v Fulham 15:00
Birmingham v Charlton 15:00
Blackburn v Portsmouth 15:00
Chelsea v Tottenham 15:00
Crystal Palace v Man City 15:00
Everton v Middlesbrough 15:00
Man Utd v Liverpool 15:00
Norwich v Aston Villa 15:00
Southampton v Newcastle 15:00

Sat Sep 25 2004
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace 15:00
Tottenham v Man Utd 15:00
Bolton v Birmingham 15:00
Charlton v Blackburn 15:00
Fulham v Southampton 15:00
Liverpool v Norwich 15:00
Man City v Arsenal 15:00
Middlesbrough v Chelsea 15:00
Newcastle v West Brom 15:00
Portsmouth v Everton 15:00

Sat Oct 02 2004
Arsenal v Charlton 15:00
West Brom v Bolton 15:00
Birmingham v Newcastle 15:00
Blackburn v Aston Villa 15:00
Chelsea v Liverpool 15:00
Crystal Palace v Fulham 15:00
Everton v Tottenham 15:00
Man Utd v Middlesbrough 15:00
Norwich v Portsmouth 15:00
Southampton v Man City 15:00

Sat Oct 16 2004
Arsenal v Aston Villa 15:00
West Brom v Norwich 15:00
Birmingham v Man Utd 15:00
Blackburn v Middlesbrough 15:00
Bolton v Crystal Palace 15:00
Charlton v Newcastle 15:00
Everton v Southampton 15:00
Fulham v Liverpool 15:00
Man City v Chelsea 15:00
Portsmouth v Tottenham 15:00

Sat Oct 23 2004
Aston Villa v Fulham 15:00
Tottenham v Bolton 15:00
Chelsea v Blackburn 15:00
Crystal Palace v West Brom 15:00
Liverpool v Charlton 15:00
Man Utd v Arsenal 15:00
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth 15:00
Newcastle v Man City 15:00
Norwich v Everton 15:00
Southampton v Birmingham 15:00

Sat Oct 30 2004
Arsenal v Southampton 15:00
West Brom v Chelsea 15:00
Birmingham v Crystal Palace 15:00
Blackburn v Liverpool 15:00
Bolton v Newcastle 15:00
Charlton v Middlesbrough 15:00
Everton v Aston Villa 15:00
Fulham v Tottenham 15:00
Man City v Norwich 15:00
Portsmouth v Man Utd 15:00

Sat Nov 06 2004
Aston Villa v Portsmouth 15:00
Tottenham v Charlton 15:00
Chelsea v Everton 15:00
Crystal Palace v Arsenal 15:00
Liverpool v Birmingham 15:00
Man Utd v Man City 15:00
Middlesbrough v Bolton 15:00
Newcastle v Fulham 15:00
Norwich v Blackburn 15:00
Southampton v West Brom 15:00

Sat Nov 13 2004
Birmingham v Everton 15:00
West Brom v Middlesbrough 15:00
Bolton v Aston Villa 15:00
Charlton v Norwich 15:00
Fulham v Chelsea 15:00
Liverpool v Crystal Palace 15:00
Man City v Blackburn 15:00
Newcastle v Man Utd 15:00
Southampton v Portsmouth 15:00
Tottenham v Arsenal 15:00

Sat Nov 20 2004
Arsenal v West Brom 15:00
Portsmouth v Man City 15:00
Aston Villa v Tottenham 15:00
Blackburn v Birmingham 15:00
Chelsea v Bolton 15:00
Crystal Palace v Newcastle 15:00
Everton v Fulham 15:00
Man Utd v Charlton 15:00
Middlesbrough v Liverpool 15:00
Norwich v Southampton 15:00

Sat Nov 27 2004
Birmingham v Norwich 15:00
West Brom v Man Utd 15:00
Bolton v Portsmouth 15:00
Charlton v Chelsea 15:00
Fulham v Blackburn 15:00
Liverpool v Arsenal 15:00
Man City v Aston Villa 15:00
Newcastle v Everton 15:00
Southampton v Crystal Palace 15:00
Tottenham v Middlesbrough 15:00

Sat Dec 04 2004
Arsenal v Birmingham 15:00
Portsmouth v West Brom 15:00
Aston Villa v Liverpool 15:00
Blackburn v Tottenham 15:00
Chelsea v Newcastle 15:00
Crystal Palace v Charlton 15:00
Everton v Bolton 15:00
Man Utd v Southampton 15:00
Middlesbrough v Man City 15:00
Norwich v Fulham 15:00

Sat Dec 11 2004
Arsenal v Chelsea 15:00
West Brom v Charlton 15:00
Aston Villa v Birmingham 15:00
Crystal Palace v Blackburn 15:00
Everton v Liverpool 15:00
Fulham v Man Utd 15:00
Man City v Tottenham 15:00
Newcastle v Portsmouth 15:00
Norwich v Bolton 15:00
Southampton v Middlesbrough 15:00

Sat Dec 18 2004
Birmingham v West Brom 15:00
Tottenham v Southampton 15:00
Blackburn v Everton 15:00
Bolton v Man City 15:00
Charlton v Fulham 15:00
Chelsea v Norwich 15:00
Liverpool v Newcastle 15:00
Man Utd v Crystal Palace 15:00
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa 15:00
Portsmouth v Arsenal 15:00

Sun Dec 26 2004
Arsenal v Fulham 15:00
West Brom v Liverpool 15:00
Birmingham v Middlesbrough 15:00
Blackburn v Newcastle 15:00
Chelsea v Aston Villa 15:00
Crystal Palace v Portsmouth 15:00
Everton v Man City 15:00
Man Utd v Bolton 15:00
Norwich v Tottenham 15:00
Southampton v Charlton 15:00

Tue Dec 28 2004
Aston Villa v Man Utd 15:00
Tottenham v Crystal Palace 15:00
Bolton v Blackburn 15:00
Charlton v Everton 15:00
Fulham v Birmingham 15:00
Liverpool v Southampton 15:00
Man City v West Brom 15:00
Middlesbrough v Norwich 15:00
Newcastle v Arsenal 15:00
Portsmouth v Chelsea 15:00

Sat Jan 01 2005
Aston Villa v Blackburn 15:00
Tottenham v Everton 15:00
Bolton v West Brom 15:00
Charlton v Arsenal 15:00
Fulham v Crystal Palace 15:00
Liverpool v Chelsea 15:00
Man City v Southampton 15:00
Middlesbrough v Man Utd 15:00
Newcastle v Birmingham 15:00
Portsmouth v Norwich 15:00

Mon Jan 03 2005
Arsenal v Man City 15:00
West Brom v Newcastle 15:00
Birmingham v Bolton 15:00
Blackburn v Charlton 15:00
Chelsea v Middlesbrough 15:00
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa 15:00
Everton v Portsmouth 15:00
Man Utd v Tottenham 15:00
Norwich v Liverpool 15:00
Southampton v Fulham 15:00

Sat Jan 15 2005
Aston Villa v Norwich 15:00
Tottenham v Chelsea 15:00
Bolton v Arsenal 15:00
Charlton v Birmingham 15:00
Fulham v West Brom 15:00
Liverpool v Man Utd 15:00
Man City v Crystal Palace 15:00
Middlesbrough v Everton 15:00
Newcastle v Southampton 15:00
Portsmouth v Blackburn 15:00

Sat Jan 22 2005
Arsenal v Newcastle 15:00
West Brom v Man City 15:00
Birmingham v Fulham 15:00
Blackburn v Bolton 15:00
Chelsea v Portsmouth 15:00
Crystal Palace v Tottenham 15:00
Everton v Charlton 15:00
Man Utd v Aston Villa 15:00
Norwich v Middlesbrough 15:00
Southampton v Liverpool 15:00

Tue Feb 01 2005
Arsenal v Man Utd 19:45
Birmingham v Southampton 19:45
Bolton v Tottenham 19:45
Charlton v Liverpool 19:45
Portsmouth v Middlesbrough 19:45
West Brom v Crystal Palace 19:45

Wed Feb 02 2005
Blackburn v Chelsea 19:45
Everton v Norwich 19:45
Fulham v Aston Villa 19:45
Man City v Newcastle 19:45

Sat Feb 05 2005
Aston Villa v Arsenal 15:00
Tottenham v Portsmouth 15:00
Chelsea v Man City 15:00
Crystal Palace v Bolton 15:00
Liverpool v Fulham 15:00
Man Utd v Birmingham 15:00
Middlesbrough v Blackburn 15:00
Newcastle v Charlton 15:00
Norwich v West Brom 15:00
Southampton v Everton 15:00

Sat Feb 12 2005
Arsenal v Crystal Palace 15:00
West Brom v Southampton 15:00
Birmingham v Liverpool 15:00
Blackburn v Norwich 15:00
Bolton v Middlesbrough 15:00
Charlton v Tottenham 15:00
Everton v Chelsea 15:00
Fulham v Newcastle 15:00
Man City v Man Utd 15:00
Portsmouth v Aston Villa 15:00

Sat Feb 26 2005
Aston Villa v Everton 15:00
Tottenham v Fulham 15:00
Chelsea v West Brom 15:00
Crystal Palace v Birmingham 15:00
Liverpool v Blackburn 15:00
Man Utd v Portsmouth 15:00
Middlesbrough v Charlton 15:00
Newcastle v Bolton 15:00
Norwich v Man City 15:00
Southampton v Arsenal 15:00

Sat Mar 05 2005
Arsenal v Portsmouth 15:00
West Brom v Birmingham 15:00
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough 15:00
Crystal Palace v Man Utd 15:00
Everton v Blackburn 15:00
Fulham v Charlton 15:00
Man City v Bolton 15:00
Newcastle v Liverpool 15:00
Norwich v Chelsea 15:00
Southampton v Tottenham 15:00

Sat Mar 19 2005
Birmingham v Aston Villa 15:00
Tottenham v Man City 15:00
Blackburn v Arsenal 15:00
Bolton v Norwich 15:00
Charlton v West Brom 15:00
Chelsea v Crystal Palace 15:00
Liverpool v Everton 15:00
Man Utd v Fulham 15:00
Middlesbrough v Southampton 15:00
Portsmouth v Newcastle 15:00

Sat Apr 02 2005
Arsenal v Norwich 15:00
West Brom v Everton 15:00
Birmingham v Tottenham 15:00
Charlton v Man City 15:00
Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough 15:00
Fulham v Portsmouth 15:00
Liverpool v Bolton 15:00
Man Utd v Blackburn 15:00
Newcastle v Aston Villa 15:00
Southampton v Chelsea 15:00

Sat Apr 09 2005
Aston Villa v West Brom 15:00
Tottenham v Newcastle 15:00
Blackburn v Southampton 15:00
Bolton v Fulham 15:00
Chelsea v Birmingham 15:00
Everton v Crystal Palace 15:00
Man City v Liverpool 15:00
Middlesbrough v Arsenal 15:00
Norwich v Man Utd 15:00
Portsmouth v Charlton 15:00

Sat Apr 16 2005
Arsenal v Everton 15:00
West Brom v Blackburn 15:00
Birmingham v Portsmouth 15:00
Charlton v Bolton 15:00
Crystal Palace v Norwich 15:00
Fulham v Man City 15:00
Liverpool v Tottenham 15:00
Man Utd v Chelsea 15:00
Newcastle v Middlesbrough 15:00
Southampton v Aston Villa 15:00

Tue Apr 19 2005
Bolton v Southampton 19:45
Middlesbrough v Fulham 19:45
Norwich v Newcastle 19:45
Portsmouth v Liverpool 19:45

Wed Apr 20 2005
Aston Villa v Charlton 19:45
Blackburn v Crystal Palace 19:45
Chelsea v Arsenal 19:45
Everton v Man Utd 19:45
Man City v Birmingham 19:45
Tottenham v West Brom 19:45

Sat Apr 23 2005
Arsenal v Tottenham 15:00
Portsmouth v Southampton 15:00
Aston Villa v Bolton 15:00
Blackburn v Man City 15:00
Chelsea v Fulham 15:00
Crystal Palace v Liverpool 15:00
Everton v Birmingham 15:00
Man Utd v Newcastle 15:00
Middlesbrough v West Brom 15:00
Norwich v Charlton 15:00

Sat Apr 30 2005
Birmingham v Blackburn 15:00
West Brom v Arsenal 15:00
Bolton v Chelsea 15:00
Charlton v Man Utd 15:00
Fulham v Everton 15:00
Liverpool v Middlesbrough 15:00
Man City v Portsmouth 15:00
Newcastle v Crystal Palace 15:00
Southampton v Norwich 15:00
Tottenham v Aston Villa 15:00

Sat May 07 2005
Arsenal v Liverpool 15:00
Portsmouth v Bolton 15:00
Aston Villa v Man City 15:00
Blackburn v Fulham 15:00
Chelsea v Charlton 15:00
Crystal Palace v Southampton 15:00
Everton v Newcastle 15:00
Man Utd v West Brom 15:00
Middlesbrough v Tottenham 15:00
Norwich v Birmingham 15:00

Sat May 14 2005
Birmingham v Arsenal 15:00
West Brom v Portsmouth 15:00
Bolton v Everton 15:00
Charlton v Crystal Palace 15:00
Fulham v Norwich 15:00
Liverpool v Aston Villa 15:00
Man City v Middlesbrough 15:00
Newcastle v Chelsea 15:00
Southampton v Man Utd 15:00
Tottenham v Blackburn 15:00

hmmm...Arsenal v ManYoo in early February :-\

Ricketts learnt everything he knew at The Saddlers.

West Ham at home first day. :eek:

Then Derby :mad:

Grimey Jr you took the words right out of my mouth. Rooney is good but he is never worth 50 million pounds. He had an average season last year. Comparing him to Pele or Maradonna is an insult to the both of them. Very few will ever come close to being as good as them and Wayne Rooney isn't one of them.

Rooney did have an average season but he had an average team around him.
He's showing that with quality players around him how good he can play.

Chelsea rumoured (according to the Daily Mail anyway) to be preparing a bid of £20m PLUS Duff AND Parker for Gerrard.

Dunno...to be honest I think that's way more than Gerrard is worth. I'd say it's a good deal for Liverpool (if true)

Sky News and Eurosport New were talking about it.
I'm still debating in my head what I would want to happen. As much as I love Stevie G, money plus Duff and Parker sounds good.

August
Sat 7 15:00 A Stoke City
Tue 10 19:45 H Preston
Sat 14 15:00 H Leeds United
Sat 21 15:00 A Burnley
Sat 28 15:00 H Leicester City
Mon 30 15:00 A Ipswich Town

Oh my Wengerland :o

Good to see some nice northern teams there, well apart from Ipswich.

There Chelsea website denies that either of them are going anywhere, to be honest I'm not fussed if they both leave. We don't need Parker and Duff is ALWAYS injured.

LOL its funny AND true. Plus you have a cool name.

:y: