Archive for June 2006

Chelsea transfer machine rolls on

Let’s see now… I count 5 concluded transfers, another transfer mooted for this weekend and at least one more to happen this summer. Before I give you guys the list, note that no one has been sold yet. There are rumours, but at least Gallas and Drogba are not leaving. As for Crespo? Who knows……

Manchester United after Ribery

Franc Ribery, that Gary Neville lookalike (and the next Zidane, apparently), is being chased by Ferguson as the search to beef up United’s midfield continues. This time however, Ribery is not being pursued for his tackling ability but because we lack attacking midfielders (well, Giggs and Scholes are old, Ronaldo goes AWOL every other match…

Shevchenko signs for Chelsea, leaves AC Milan

And there you have it. We’ve been talking about it for two years. Mourinho wants Shevchenko, Mourinho wants Shevchenko. Well now the bloody bastard has got him. I don’t know if anyone has thought about it yet, but it says a helluva lot about the English Premier League that we’ve got two of the world’s…