The Enquiring Fan’s Guide to What Those Transfer Rumo(u)rs Really Mean

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The Daily Sweeper (July 25)
Published 7/25/2008 by Tom Dunmore at Pitch Invasion
... with football”, and The Times suggesting the Premier League’s soap opera would be ideally suited for a country addicted to Bollywood. Last year it was China, this year it’s India. Ongoing corruption investigations have delayed the start of the Polish league season. Zenit are fined a pitiful $57,980 for the racist behaviour of their fans by UEFA. That’s not going to deter anything. The Offside offers “The Enquiring Fan’s Guide to What Those Transfer Rumo(u)rs Really Mean” ...

The Transfer Rumours Dictionary
Published 7/25/2008 by Soccerlens at Soccerlens
... says… It means… “Arsene is interested” … “My client is fifteen.” When a manager says… It means… “The acquisition of this experienced international shows our commitment to building the team.” … “He’s played two games for Faroe Islands. That’s all we can afford. We are so screwed.” To learn the truth behind the banal statements players, managers and agents keep making to the press, read Laurie’s entertaining guide to transfer rumours."The Transfer Rumours ...

No Other Blog Would Pose This Question…
Published 8/1/2008 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... Running Game Man United Pays £32M to End Tevez Saga Kolo Touré Has Malaria: Where's Bill Gates When You Need Him? Recent Posts No Other Blog Would Pose This Question… They’ve Got Really Big Balls, Ha Ha NFL Scouts Would Like to Chat With Craig Waibel Richard Branson Will Give Us a World Champions League Link: The Run of Play on Ray Hudson Link: US Soccer Impostor Syndrome Link: D.C. United Fans Wear Life Vests Link: What Those Transfer Rumors Really Mean Was Lame Rumble in Columbus a Publicity ...