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Arsène Wengers record at AS Nancy was sh*te,even got relegated....
...then won the league with Monaco the next season..
Finished next to bottom at Grampus eight also...
...so stranger things have happened ...
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I've just been reading that Liverpool's feuding American owners are going to have to pay way over the odds for Gareth Barry
Former Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis believes Liverpool should have to pay up to £20million if they want to sign midfielder Gareth Barry.
Villa have already rejected three offers for the England midfielder, who has stated his desire to play Champions League football after a decade with the midlands club.
Ellis, current owner Randy Lerner's predecessor at Villa, was known for striking a hard bargain and believes the current regime should take the same approach in terms of selling Barry.
Ellis, who was at the helm when Villa paid Brighton £500,000 for Barry, said: "If Gareth goes, and I fear he will as Steven Gerrard has been begging him to do so - then right now I wouldn't sell him for less than £20million.
"I am proud of the fact that we took a bit of a gamble and paid £500,000 for him 10 years ago.
"On the financial side at least, paying half a million for Barry and selling him for £20million - is not a bad deal.
"If I was advising Liverpool, I would say 'dig deep' because he is such a good asset.
Ellis can understand Barry's desire to play Champions League football but knows he will be difficult to replace.
(Naang Faa @ Jun. 13 2008,05:09) How much !!! flippin ek, if we could find another 8m we could have bought Juan Sabastian Veron.
That reminds me of a joke from a few years back. Sorry if you've heard it.
Sir Alex Ferguson gets invited to the Miss World competition, and to the reception afterwards. At the reception, Miss Thailand comes up to him. beautiful girl. She tells him she's a big Man U fan, then scoops her right tit out of her dress and ask him to autograph it. No problem. He signs away.
Then Miss Italy comes up. Another stunner. It turns out she too loves Man U. She pulls her T-shirt up and aks him to sign her left tit. Again he signs.
Then Miss Argentina comes up. Yes, she too loves Man U. She lifts her dress up and ask him to sign down below. She's wearing no pants and is completely clean shaven. "Sorry," says Sir Alex, " but no chance."
"Why not?" she asks.
"The last time I signed a bald Argentinian cunt it cost me 28 million quid!"
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