Summer Transfer Window 2003: Speculation and Facts

[Prenn]

I know I should have started this earlier but it's better late than never

okay so far we have:

In

Ivan Campo - Defensive Midfielder, Bosman from Real Madrid

Florent Laville - Centreback, £500,000 from Lyon

Stelios Giannakopolous - Left Midfield, Bosman from Olympiakos

Kevin Davies - Striker, free agent.


Out

Paul Warhurst
Colin Hendry
Stig Tofting
Liam Richardson


We Rejected Them

Tomasz Klos, Polish Right back
Rene Bolf, Czech centre back
Ibrahim Said, Egyptian Centre back


They rejected us

Edmilson - Lyon
Roque junior - AC Milan
Mido - Ajax (now Marseille)
Dennis Bergkamp - Arsenal
Rhys Evans - Chelsea (now Swindon !!??)
Phillipe Christanval - Barca (now Marseille)


Maybe, possibly

Gonzalo Sorondo - Goalkeeper at Inter
Arnold Bruggink - Striker, PSV

[Prenn]

http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=156305&cpid=8&title=Qatar+interest+in+Jardel&clid=30

A little bit on the interest in Jardel, I don't think he'll come to Bolton though.

[The Double]

Originally posted by Prenn

Kevin Davies - Striker, free agent.








:( I wish that upon nobody. Prenn check your PM's

[Prenn]

http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=156507&cpid=8&title=Unai+considering+Bolton+move&clid=30

Defender Unai Vergara from Villareal is being linked with the club. Apparently he will join a training camp in Malta

Also Fouseni Diawara (defender) and Ibrahim Ba (midfielder) are having trials.

[negativetouch]

Maybe I'm imagining but I thought I read where N'Gotty was going to slide over to center and a youngster was going to take his outside spot.

[Prenn]

Originally posted by negativetouch
Maybe I'm imagining but I thought I read where N'Gotty was going to slide over to center and a youngster was going to take his outside spot.

Young Nicky Hunt (Pointless info: We went to the same primary school and I was in the same year as his sister) is a promising right back but Ngotty has not performed too well when he's been at centre back, he gets caught out too often. I'd much prefer to bring someone in at CB and keep Hunt as the second choice Right back.

So far it looks like we're trialing centre backs and rejecting them almost as fast as we're bringing them in.

[Prenn]

http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=156687&cpid=8&title=Tony+the+guy+for+Sam&clid=30

Planetfootball.com link us with Lyon winger Tony Vairelles.

Another midfielder?

[USKiwi]

Originally posted by Prenn
Pointless info: We went to the same primary school and I was in the same year as his sister

Is she fit?

[johno]

Clearly the only question of importance here USKiwi... all this talk of RB and CB who cares unless dude's sister is fit right :-)

[Prenn]

Originally posted by USKiwi
Is she fit?

LOL great question. She's better looking than her brother ;)

[Prenn]

http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=156872&cpid=8&title=Vairelles+wages+hampering+deal&clid=30

Tony Vairelles wage demands are hampering the deal apparenlty, it also says he's a striker(?)

[Prenn]

http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/News/Story_Page/0,7760,656153,00.html

Fousseni Diawara is due to play in tonight's friendly with Real Mallorca.

Is he a bird?
Is he a plane?

No!!

He's a midfielder.


Bolton Wanderers: Pioneering the 2-7-1 formation in 2003/2004?

[Prenn]

http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/News/Story_Page/0,7760,657316,00.html

No to Diawara. He played central defence against Mallorca.

[negativetouch]

Prenn,
One day Sam will be revered as the innovator of the 0-10-0 which will make the 4-4-2 look like a schoolyard kick around and you've gone on record as a doubter.

[Prenn]

Originally posted by negativetouch
Prenn,
One day Sam will be revered as the innovator of the 0-10-0 which will make the 4-4-2 look like a schoolyard kick around and you've gone on record as a doubter.

I'm a traditionalist. Personally I'd play the WM formation, not of this modern 4-4-2 bollocks ;)

[USKiwi]

Whoohoo! Sam got his man, Jardel!

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=273737&cc=5739

Finally we can count on some goals this season. Thank god.

[Prenn]

Great news :D

I wonder if Pedersen will be hanging around? The way I see it is that Davies is our back-up striker and I'd expect Facey and Walters to be challenging for a first team place later in the season.

[Prenn]

As of 19/8/03:

We're expected to sign Ibrahim Ba by next week.

Were expected to sign Sunderland defender Emmerson Thome by next week.

Big Sam has catagorically denied that he's currently in Italy to make a move for Milan defender [/b]Roque Junior[b], I look forward to seeing him in a Bolton shirt in just over a week ;)

[Prenn]

http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=159977&cpid=8&title=Thome+to+find+new+home&clid=30

Sam confirms interest in Emerson Thome and says talks with Ibrahim Ba are in the preliminary stages.

[Prenn]

http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/News/Story_Page/0,7760,665740,00.html

Teamtalk claims talks with Emerson Thome are at an advanced stage.