Your signings for £30 million (including VAT)

Its surprised me that so many people are adamant on letting him go for a mere few mil when apart from injury effected last season he has been Mr consistent.  I would have thought he would at least be given another season to prove that he still has what it takes to play at the very top.

I guess some see the arrival of Degen a good bye message to Finn.

Yeh, but he hasn't kicked a ball yet and Finnan hasn't been given a chance to compete with him!

Outs

Kewell - free
Crouchaldinho - 12M
Riise - 5M
Carson - 7M
Voronin - bottle of whiskey, maybe a couple glasses with it.
JP - 6M
Alonso - 15M
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45 + 30 = 84M
84M = happy rafa


Ins
Dossena - 8M (In Rafa we Trust)
Degen - free  ( "    "     "     "   )
Bentley - 12M (we need someone who can cross the ball & rotate with Kuyt out on the right)
Barry - 13M (only because O'Neil is bitter and will make sure he costs more than we get for Crouchie. Our replacement for Alonso)
Roque Santa Cruz - 12M OR Mario Gomez - 20M (with Crouch and Voronin out we need depth behind Torres and Babel)
N'Zogbia - 5M (depth, seems like a good young talent for the cost)
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= 26M left

i wish it was that easy

Outs

Kewell-free
Riise-4mill
Crouch-10mill
Voronin-1mill
Pennant-6mill
Finnan-1mill
Carson-8mill
Alonso-15mill
=45mill+30mill=75mill
InsDavid Silva-20mill
Degen-Free
Dossena-7mill
David Villa-25mill
Van Der Vaart-15mill
Lennon-8mill

Ok here we go ive had a few months since my last post here now for the revised edition and im going to be as honest as possible here aswell, so theres no selling of voronin for a cheap million or selling carson for 12mill etc.


Outs:  60mill total

Kewell - Free
Riise - 4mill
Carson - 7mill
Itanje - 2mill (that is if he has gone to galatasary)
Crouch - 12mill
Pennant - 5mill


IN'S:

Silva - 17mill
Degan - Free
Dossena - 7mill
Harper - 1mill
Villa - 30mill

Total 55mill

Then the 5mill to spend on youth such as mattock for 1mill etc.

I wish it was that easy

Really? I was trying to be reasonable, I just had way too much to spend. I wish it was this easy.

Outs

Kewell - free
Crouchaldinho - 12M
Riise - 5M
Carson - 7M
Voronin - bottle of whiskey, maybe a couple glasses with it.
JP - 6M
Alonso - 15M
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45 + 30 = 84M
84M = happy rafa

Ins
Villa 30M
Silva 20M
Quaresma 20M
Dossena 8M
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78M gone like Abramovich

But if I wanted to root for a team that tries to buy a championship I would root for Man U or Chelsea.

Out
Carson-8Mil
Alonso-15mil
Arbelouo-7mil
Crouch-15mil
Veronin-2mil
Kuyt-6mil
Riise-5mil
Pennant-6mil

64mil+30mil=94mil

In
Sergio Ramos-25mil
Quaresma-20mil
Villa-20mil
Dossena-8mil
Arshevin-15mil
and give 6mil to the team that takes Veronin just to say thank you for taking the useless c*nt.

Out
Carson-8Mil
Alonso-15mil
Arbelouo-7mil
Crouch-15mil
Veronin-2mil
Kuyt-6mil
Riise-5mil
Pennant-6mil

64mil+30mil=94mil

In
Sergio Ramos-25mil
Quaresma-20mil
Villa-20mil
Dossena-8mil
Arshevin-15mil
and give 6mil to the team that takes Veronin just to say thank you for taking the useless c*nt.

Keep that 6 million for a shrink.

Out:
Finnan 2m (if he wants though he doesn't)
Voronin Happy meal + $1
Crouch 12+m
Pennant 6+m
Itandje 2m
Carson 8+
Kewell (already gone for free)
Riise 4m (gone)
total : 34m+ & a Happy meal!

30+30= 64m for rafa

In:
Degen free IRWT
Dossena 8m IRWT
Silva 20m
Keane 12-13m
Barry (Only for 10m or nothing!)
And if we keep alonso he will be like signing a new player!
Any keeper for 1m as back up.
Total:52m and the rest leave it for january if needed for a back up.

DEAL!

Ok, new here but here is my opinion for what it's worth:

Out
Riise +4m
Alonso +16m (only coz it looks like he's already gone)
Itandje +2m
Carson +5m
Pennant +5m
Crouch - Swap inc cash

TOTAL 32m (16m without Alonso)

In
Degen - Free
Dossena - 8m
Barry - 15m
Keane - 5m +Crouch (Will be awesome in between Stevie and Nando IMO)
Keeper? (anyone 4m or less and who will be happy on the bench and can actually push Pepe a bit)

Total 32m

IMO this would give Rafa loads of options, for both positions and formations, for relatively little outlay and he would still be able to accommodate the best of the current squad most games.  How does this look for a first team squad (also plenty of youngsters to be bed in during the early cup rounds):

Left Backs - Barry/ Aurelio/ Arbeloa/ Insua/ Dossena
Centre Backs - Carragher/ Skrtel/ Agger/ Hyypia/ Arbeloa
RightBacks - Arbeloa/ Degen/ Finnan/ Carragher
LeftMid - Barry/ Babel/ Benayoun/ Keane
Centre Mid - Gerrard/ Mascherano/ Lucas/ Barry/ (I’d love Alonso to stay as well)
Right Mid - Benayoun/ Babel/ Gerrard/ Kuyt
Attacking Mid-2ndstriker - Gerrard/ Babel/ Benayoun/ Keane   
Strikers - Torres/ Kuyt/ Babel/ Keane

Out
Carson-8Mil
Alonso-15mil
Arbelouo-7mil
Crouch-15mil
Veronin-2mil
Kuyt-6mil
Riise-5mil
Pennant-6mil

64mil+30mil=94mil

In
Sergio Ramos-25mil
Quaresma-20mil
Villa-20mil
Dossena-8mil
Arshevin-15mil
and give 6mil to the team that takes Veronin just to say thank you for taking the useless c*nt.

im sorry but there are soo many mistakes here im not going to correct them all. But you valuating Kuyt at 6mill angers me 

OUT:
Riise - 4M
Alonso - 15M
Crouch - 9M

This now leaves 58M

IN:
Dossena - 8M
Degen - Free
Villa - 25M
Silva - 25M

Sorted

Yeh, but he hasn't kicked a ball yet and Finnan hasn't been given a chance to compete with him!

But mate seriously, three defenders for one place? I really dont think thats going to work. We signed a new left back and look what happened to Riise. We've signed Degen and either Finnan or Arbeloa are going. I know Finnan is a good player but seen as he is a good player I think he'll be wanting to play consistently every week. Look at how unhappy Momo got last season with five central midfielders. Something similar will happen to either Finnan or Arbeloa and one will leave. Personally I think its Finnan because he is the oldest.

For me it's not that hard.

Out: Crouch,Alonso,Pennant,Kewell,Riise,Voronin,Itandje,Carson

In: Degen,Dossena,Barry,Keane + Back up keeper.

Happy days.

For me it's not that hard.

Out: Crouch,Alonso,Pennant,Kewell,Riise,Voronin,Itandje,Carson

In: Degen,Dossena,Barry,Keane + Back up keeper.

Happy days.

No, not happy days. With that we have no right winger, no left winger and 3 right backs.

Unless you want Babel and Benayoun to play in those positions well then its the Intertoto Cup we go to get into Europe.