D (Deadline) Day
September 5th, 2010 by adminThis summer was relatively quiet as far as football transfer activity goes, prompting Rio Ferdinand to name it the ‘recession window’ as opposed to the more conventional ‘transfer window’ by which we know it. Rich boys Manchester City handed out the expected fortunes in the form of transfer fees and contracts, along with which there were few surprises.
Most shocking, perhaps, was the failure of Arsenal to bring-in a proven goalkeeper with both Premier and Champions League experience, despite spending the whole summer courting Fulham’s Aussie international Mark Schwarzer amongst others, and their cheeky neighbours Tottenham waiting until the eleventh hour to table an offer of £8m for Raphael van der Vaart – which, if reports are to be believed, was a cool £10m less than previous bids from the likes of Bayern, Schalke and Bremen! Read More »
