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    He won't go there anyway.
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    Not if he gets his way. Current top story on the BBC Football website:

    Heinze may fight for Anfield move
    Gabriel Heinze may defy Sir Alex Ferguson to secure a £7m move from Man Utd to Liverpool, BBC Sport understands.

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    £7m? Paying over the odds, at least. However it would be surprising to see SAF say one thing and then be overridden by someone else. I'm sure Real Madrid would be happy to take him and he's said beforehand that he'd like to play there... but then the Spanish-speaking influence of Benitez & the possibility of continuing in the Prem might make a difference. will have to see how it all plays out.

    Personally, I must admit, I'd also take Riise as well. Would take Evra above both. And Silvestre far after any of them.
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    I think Real have brought in a few defenders this close-season, so I'm not too sure they'll go for him. Would he even be first choice?

    7m is crazy money, but that seems to be the new norm. How many clubs have actually spent wisely and brought in a few bargains? Woodgate looks an absolute snip at 7m - a far better player than Heinze and younger. Sanli Tuncay and Jeremie Aliadiere for a combined total of 2m isn't bad as well. Now, if only somebody would sell us an awesome right back for 73p...

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    Yeah, apparently we're also interested in Chiellini for the same price, and he, like Babel, is a player I have been an admirer of for a couple of years, so I would be much happier with him, especially because of his age.

    I don't think Ferguson would sell him willingly, but I remembered reading that Heinze qualifies for that FIFA directive thingy where he can buy out the last two years of his contract and leave on a free.
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    Personally, I must admit, I'd also take Riise as well. Would take Evra above both. And Silvestre far after any of them.
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    Of course, the real United transfer story is that you've somehow managed to offload Kieran Richardson to Sunderland for a reported £5.5million. Does that mean he's worth a third of a Thierry Henry?

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    Now, if only somebody would sell us an awesome right back for 73p...
    Luke Young for 73p would be a good deal. Luke Young for £2.5m, less so.
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    I think Thierry Henry is on the decline, while Richardson gets the young surplus and the English surplus.

    Heinze past the age for the buying out of the contract dealio, so he can't do that. But if he wants to go, we'll likely let him go if we can find the appropriate party to sell to with the appropriate cost.
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    I think 2.5m isn't a bad price for a 28 year old England international. Admittedly, he got those caps when just about every other right back in the country was injured, but hey! I don't think he'll be spectacular, but he'll do a job - and a better one than Andrew Davies.

    Next target: Steven Gerrard for 4m and a nice hat.

    Oh, and I really hope we don't get landed with Alan Smith for 6m. He makes Aliadiere's goal scoring record look good (not really).

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    Now, before we go ahead and make a fantasy football league, I think we should agree on what site we use FIRST.

    I noticed they use this one at CricketWeb and I must say it looks good...
    Fantasy Premier League - a Fantasy Football Game for the Barclays Premier League
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    Speaking of CW, there's a Battrick style football thing called Sokker. I think it's basically the same engine as Battrick but Football...could be interesting! Only really takes 5 minutes a week to maintain, at the minimum.

    That league for FF looks pretty good, though, yeah. I MUST DEFEND THE CROWN

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    Goodbye, Fweddie. Awesome little Swede. 'tis sad he has to go those wankers.
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    Of all the places he might have gone, it had to be West Ham. And just as I was getting all geared up to totally hate those guys. Now there's always going to be that nagging Freddie Factor stopping me.

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    Now, before we go ahead and make a fantasy football league, I think we should agree on what site we use FIRST.

    I noticed they use this one at CricketWeb and I must say it looks good...
    Fantasy Premier League - a Fantasy Football Game for the Barclays Premier League
    That looks great to me. Should keep people a lot more involved than last year's system.
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    I just hope that this time around I don't get bored 10 weeks into the season.

    P.S. I still think Yahoo is the best.

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    Didn't we do that one last time? Or did I do it with some other people? Either way, I can't remember which means I'm old and it'll soon be drinking soup through a straw time.

    But, yeah, the Premier League one is very good.

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    We used like, three or four different ones last season.

    And now Arsenal have no widemen. Yes, Walcott, van Persie, Hleb and Rosicky can play there, but it isn't their preferred position. Unless Denilson can play there! I forgot his position. Cz, old boy, remind me.

    Also Liverpool are talking about lawyers with regards to Gabriel Heinze. He. Is. Not. Worth. It. Looks like United are going to have their hands full with Argentine legal battles this summer!

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