I had a dream....

Xavi6

.....well more so a nightmare.

The other night the most horrible thing happened while I was in a state of sleep - Xavi signed for United. Couldn't believe it. I could see Fergie's smug grin as he was unveiled wearing red. Woke up the next morning and, heart racing, quickly checked BBC just to be on the safe side.

It has happened in real life though i.e. Campbell going to Arsenal, Cantona/Smith to United, Figo to Madrid etc.

What would be/has been your worst case scenario?

Mitch Connor

Xavi6 wrote: »

.....well more so a nightmare.

The other night the most horrible thing happened while I was in a state of sleep - Xavi signed for United. Couldn't believe it. I could see Fergie's smug grin as he was unveiled wearing red. Woke up the next morning and, heart racing, quickly checked BBC just to be on the safe side.

It has happened in real life though i.e. Campbell going to Arsenal, Cantona/Smith to United, Figo to Madrid etc.

What would be/has been your worst case scenario?

Ronaldo (brazillian one) signing for any english side when he was at his best would have killed me. Now i'd be horribly jealous if either Messi or Eto'o signed for a side that wasn't Man United.

Charlie

As a Newcastle fan I was pretty gutted that Woodgate was snagged by our North East rivals Boro.

Messi to United or Ronny to Chelsea would really irk me. The latter, because I think he would be another Sheva, but that means fook all to Chelsea with their bottomless pit of money. Teams should really suffer (like Newcastle are now ) when they consistently throw around big money on turd.

Wouldn't hold a grudge against Arsenal signing any big boy as I feel they've earnt it at this stage, but I honestly think signing big players generally works against the Arsenal system.

Tusky

Fergie wouldn't sign Xavi. He already has Carrick.

I would be fairly gutted if Berbatov or Benzema went to utd.

Pepe LeFrits

That's like saying Newcastle wouldn't sign Eto'o because they have Michael Owen.

They won't sign him, but it isn't really because of the existing players they have.

hamnegg

Tusky wrote: »

Fergie wouldn't sign Xavi. He already has Carrick.
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I think Xavi is a bit better than Carrick

bohsman

Crowe going to Shels just as he was passing his peak, would have been devastating.

Sizzler

Ade Akinbiyi signing for Shels :eek:

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Tusky wrote: »

Fergie wouldn't sign Xavi. He already has Carrick.

hamnegg wrote: »

I think Xavi is a bit better than Carrick

Yeah, just a smidge.

ffs.

bohsman wrote: »

Crowe going to Shels just as he was passing his peak, would have been devastating.

I is confused tbh.

He won the league at Shels, scoring the winning goal on the last day of the season, against the Bozos, to clinch the title. Did he not?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

When Tevez signed for United, I thought that's it for another year. Liverpool were crying out for him, but I should have known Benitez wouldn't have made a move for him.

Elsewhere, Ballack and Shevchenko going to Chelsea within a few weeks of each other.

Tusky

That Carrick comment was me being sarcastic. Lowest form of wit and all that.

Charlie

Looking a bit further back, Andy Cole going to United from us was a bitter pill to swallow, especially seeing as we only got Daniel Day Lewis and a few quid in return.

LeixlipRed

Heary to Bohs. That'd make me cry. Oh wait....

monkey9

When Gerrard was on the verge of signing for Chelsea. Horrific times!

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monkey9 wrote: »

When Gerrard was on the verge of signing for Chelsea. Horrific times!

Never happened.

According to Liverpool fans on here.

Nalz

steve gehh ad gehh ad
he kisses the liverpool crest
then hands in a transfer request
steve gehh ad gehh ad

I-Bleed-White

As a spurs supporter Carrick to United was pretty devastating and the already mentioned Campbell to the Arse was stomach churning, Sheringham to united sucked as well and would top myself if Berbatov went to united and for Robbie Keane to be anywhere except for Spurs would be bollox.

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Trilla wrote: »

steve gehh ad gehh ad
he kisses the liverpool crest
then hands in a transfer request
steve gehh ad gehh ad

Transfer Request?

Nah, couldn't have happened.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=275644

Some of the vitriol in that thread is hilarious.

Jazzy

torres leaving pool would tear my heart out.
shearer going to utd would have pissed me off back in the day too. looking back tho he would have been immense and become probably a true legend of the game. he still is i know, but he could have done so much more imo. quality player

ditpoker

hamnegg wrote: »

I think Xavi is a bit better than Carrick

no.

eZe^

Figo to Madrid broke my heart. =P

My dad always talks about how unfairly Madrid got their hands on Di Stefano, and Puskas, along with a chap named Kubala, they all played together for barca in some friendlies before Madrid snatched Puskas and Di Stefano.. I was told it would have been the best front 3 ever to play the game, and they would have single handedly won la liga after la liga and european cup after european cup. (you only have to look at their domination while those players played at Madrid to see how effective they were)

http://www.elpais.com/elpaismedia/diario/media/200309/22/deportes/20030922elpepidep_7_I_LBW.jpg
Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ladislao Kubala , Ferenc Puskás all playing for Barca in a friendly in 1953.


Messi going anywhere would make me cry, along with Iniesta, they are Barca through and through and it would kill me to see them play for any other European side.

Xavi6

ditpoker wrote: »

no.

What do you mean "no"? More sarcasm I hope.

Zaph

Xavi6 wrote: »

Cantona/Smith to United

Both truly horrific moments. Of all the clubs they could have signed for it had to be that lot. Nothing else comes close unless you count Joe Jordan and Gordon McQueen doing the same thing in the 70s (us Leeds fans have long memories). On the plus side, I suppose they did sell Gordon Strachan to us.

My brother still has nightmares about the day I rang him to tell him Robbie Fowler had signed for Leeds. I'd say he wasn't the only Liverpool fan to be traumatised by that.

Bubs101

Totti to Inter would be the one that would piss me off the most with Terry to United a close second

Morf

DesF wrote: »

Transfer Request?

Nah, couldn't have happened.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=275644

Some of the vitriol in that thread is hilarious.

It seems most liverpool fans are as disloyal as Gerrard was. I usually don't deliberately read threads when lfc fans congregate but that was enjoyable.

A nightmare would be Keegan buying back Titus Bramble

Peyton Manning

Iniesta is a far better player than Xavi ever was.

Charlie

Morf wrote: »

A nightmare would be Keegan buying back Titus Bramble

That's the kind of thing that makes you wake up in a cold sweat during the night. That, and contract extension for Stephen Carr.

At least we haven't signed any more rubbish defenders since Bramble left. Oh wait..........:eek:

invincibleirish

When Yorke went to Man Utd from Villa it was a nightmare, i couldnt believe he was always one of the untouchables who i tohught wouldnt leave Villa, at first in the 97/98 season it was just a whisper, then it came clear he was agitating for a move, then he went to Utd and everyone hated him, John Gregory had his famous shotgun comment and Yorke got the boos whenever he returns, what game was it he acted distant with his body language and it was made clear he wanted nothing to do with Villa(end of 97/98)?

I think at the time it was galling coz he had been at Villa for years, this kid form Trinidad(or was it Tobago?), he was in the squad for years and he always showed flashes of brilliance (didnt get into 94 league cup squad but scored in the 96 final!), but he took a while, he got his chance under Little and was the star of the 95/96 season.

In hindsight, i suppose he did win the treble after he left, but jeez he didnt have to be such a nasty git about trying to get out of Villa, still he had his tabloid success as well after and i guess Villa just wasnt as big enough to keep him, hopefully today our young crop of Young, Agbonlahor, Davies(fingers crossed) and the like stay put will see there is enough ambition in the club to match their developing talents.

(I really do ramble on about Villa i apoligise, anything but doing this essay is preferable at this ungodly hour)

Morf

charlie mchugh wrote: »

That's the kind of thing that makes you wake up in a cold sweat during the night. That, and contract extension for Stephen Carr.

At least we haven't signed any more rubbish defenders since Bramble left. Oh wait..........:eek:

I'm just waiting for the next washed up has been to come to the end of their current contract. Maybe we could bring Fowler back to the prem!

Nailz

PhiIIy Huges to Shels... That hurt me badly, he was gonna be a Dundalk legend. Ruud van Nistelrooy to Real hurt the most, same with Keane to Celtic. I wouldn't be happy if Almeria sold `el Capa` either.

Ronan|Raven

RODDY COLLINS is set for a shock return to football management with Longford Town after a Dublin-based consortium last night shook hands on a deal to take over the Midlands club.

Oh wait it wasnt a dream.

kev_s88

the day RVN left Utd for Real was a killer for me.

also when Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid.there had been talks for months that he was going to sign with Utd as part of Utd's impending switch to Nike kits.Nike were going to pay half his wages while he was there.and then it all fell through and he went to Real.ah well............

~Rebel~

DesF wrote: »

Transfer Request?

Nah, couldn't have happened.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=275644

Some of the vitriol in that thread is hilarious.

Just had a look through that thread, made me realise, where the bejesus is Jivin Turkey gone?

Peyton Manning

kev_s88 wrote: »

the day RVN left Utd for Real was a killer for me.

also when Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid.there had been talks for months that he was going to sign with Utd as part of Utd's impending switch to Nike kits.Nike were going to pay half his wages while he was there.and then it all fell through and he went to Real.ah well............

I had a permanent hard on that summer, but then he signed for Madrid.

Im not exagerating when I say was inconsolable for a couple of weeks afterwards...

Also when we were so close to signing Ronaldinho. A lot of my mates were like 'oh sure he only scored one poxy goal against England, cant be that good...' but due to Football Manager (Championship Manager back then), I had been following him for years - since his Gremio days and Ill never forgive Peter Kenyon for f*cking up that deal. But oh well, it was because of that we got Cristiano Ronaldo - so happy days!

kev_s88

Archimedes wrote: »

I had a permanent hard on that summer, but then he signed for Madrid.

Im not exagerating when I say was inconsolable for a couple of weeks afterwards...

Also when we were so close to signing Ronaldinho. A lot of my mates were like 'oh sure he only scored one poxy goal against England, cant be that good...' but due to Football Manager (Championship Manager back then), I had been following him for years - since his Gremio days and Ill never forgive Peter Kenyon for f*cking up that deal. But oh well, it was because of that we got Cristiano Ronaldo - so happy days!

aww man Football Manager kicked ass.it was that that got me on the trail of Tevez and Mascherano back when Tevez was with Boca Juniors and Masch was with River Plate.how does a computer game manage to get it right so often??

aww i remember the Ronaldinho buzz.killer when i found out we didnt get him
same as i felt when we didnt get Arjen Robben cause we were being a bunch of stingey pricks

Mr Alan

Xavi, i **** you not, dream last night that your boyfriend signed for us in the summer with Alonso going the other way

Xavi6

Ha ha that'd be my second worst nightmare. Have no fear though, he's more faithful to me than that.

Mr Alan

imagine he actually signed for City in the summer, Christ we'd have to peel you off the comp screen!

Xavi6

I'd move to Manchester if he did. I plan on going back to Ireland next Feb for three weeks and during that time I hope to hop across to Barca and meet the man himself.

Mr Alan

and how do you plan on meeting him you mind me asking?!

Dave!

I'm gonna assassinate him before you get a chance. HAH!

Xavi6

Mr Alan wrote: »

and how do you plan on meeting him you mind me asking?!

Good ol fashioned stalking should do the trick!

Nah sure they have open training sessions etc where the players hang about after. Either that I'll blag a media pass no bother. My mate did it before for a college assignment. Got to sit in on interviews with Rijkaard and the players.

Where there's a will etc.

DaveMcG wrote: »

I'm gonna assassinate him before you get a chance. HAH!

Yeah you go back to whorin yourself in AH.

Mr Alan

christ, someone should warn him

Xavi6

Mr Alan wrote: »

christ, someone should warn him

So he can free up some time for me? Sounds good!

Was gonna buy his signed match worn boots a few months ago but €400 was a bit steep. I'll settle for gettin my jerseys signed

Mr Alan

jesus you really are obsessed

Xavi6

Mr Alan wrote: »

jesus you really are obsessed

Ah not really. I collect jerseys and that of my favourite players. I've 3 Zidane shirts, 2 Xavi, a Quaresma, Dunne etc. Sure it's a hobby that keeps me off the streets and away from drugs!

Mr Alan

thats pretty cool. best i have is a program signed by Phil Neal, was sitting beside me at the Benfica match the year they knocked us out of the CL, right grumpy ****.

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Autographs?

I usually just have a pint with my favourite players after the game.

eL ftw.

Xavi6

Mr Alan wrote: »

thats pretty cool. best i have is a program signed by Phil Neal, was sitting beside me at the Benfica match the year they knocked us out of the CL, right grumpy ****.

I've a couple of pretty cool things. Ireland ball signed by the USA 94 squad, Leeds ball signed by the 99 Champions League squad, MArdid jersey signed by Raul, signed City and United jerseys (won the United one btw).

DesF wrote: »

Autographs?

I usually just have a pint with my favourite players after the game.

eL ftw.

I have a programme signed by Dean Fitzgerald......

Mr Alan

DesF wrote: »

Autographs?

I usually just have a pint with my favourite players after the game.

eL ftw.

yea but your favourite players are shiiiiite des!

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Mr Alan wrote: »

yea but your favourite players are shiiiiite des!

So are yours.