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Winter Transfer Deadline Day!

So today (February 2) is the day that winter transfer window closes. And let's face it, summers transfers are way more fun and worrying.

But anyway, what are your thoughts about this window? Has your club signed someone useful (or useless)? Have they missed out on any special player that you had your eye on? Any news/hopes/dreams about summer transfers? And while we're on the subject, what were the best transfers made by your club? Any shocking ones? Ones that made you weep or cheer or laugh?

There are tissues for tears and champagne for celebration available (silly, I know.)

Something worth reading (and I agree):

How much does the January transfer deadline day matter?

To keep track of things:

The Telegraph's live thread for deadline day.

The Independent's live thread.

The Guardian's live thread.

The BBC's live thread.

Also, if you're bored, let's make this a regular FFA.

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well as a player, money talks more than sports. As

the4thjuliek said sometime last week, Bale was an Arsenal fan growing up, signed for Spurs, moved to Real and is a gooner again lol.

though who knows he might still be a fan of Messi. I like Messi most of the time. Heck, even Crispy's son is a fan of Messi XD

Edited 2015-02-02 15:35 (UTC)

Yeah, it is! I think 500 million watched the last one alone. I don't know the numbers but United-Arsenal and United-Liverpool are also fixtures with high viewership.

Lol, in the case of that picture, those idiots didn't want any ball, they just wanted the handsome fucker at the bottom of the pile.

Heh, that explains the body armour. Per actually got injured in the above photo, and they weren't even trying.

Yeah, if you want the ball back before your "turn" you've got to "Stoke it" or be Sneaky McPete and catch it. XD But usually it doesn't result in major injury. ;-P

I didn't watch the game, so I'd have to do some checking on what happened. All I know is my parents weren't thrilled (my dad wanted Seattle to win and apparently my mom has severe haterade for Tom & Gisele XD )

Hmm, maybe the coach was blaming himself for calling the pass that led to the interception? Apparently Seattle was on the 1 yard line when that happened and they should've just tried running that sucker in. I don't know which down they were on, but they certainly weren't on the 4th down (the last try a team gets before they have to hand over the ball to the other team). If they scored, Seattle would've most likely won. Also, they've could've gone for a field goal (3 pts) if New England kept them from scoring a touchdown.

all I saw of the Superbowl was the OTT halftime performance

and I had no idea what was going on with it anyway because I had Roxy Music playing on YouTube

it sounded less-than-exciting though

Yes, interceptionception, haha. Which...doesn't really happen that much (but would be pretty funny).

I think interceptionfumbleception might happen more, but usually the team that intercepts has a death grip on the ball afterwards since that's a usually a pretty big blow to the other team. It's like....de Gea doing his annoying goalstopping thing all over the place. ;-D

'world champion' - but it's mainly only americans who play american football no? at least at a professional level...

basically the main premise of american football is everyone gets a chance to run the ball to the other end and you have to not get smacked into on the way over there
and commercial breaks

it is not american football without paid commercial advertisements

But usually it doesn't result in major injury. ;-P

I guess it helps that they wear pads and helmets and stuff. Football players are completely unprotected except for shin pads.

Ah, what a nice coach. He seems to be getting a lot of hate but I wonder how the American media would deal if they had someone like Mou as a coach for an NFL team. They can't even handle Klinsi's bluntness as it is.

Lol, they are the World Champions of America. They even have the World Series in baseball. At first I thought it was the WC of baseball but apparently, it's contested only by American teams!

what i've gathered from american friends and twitter, superbowl's more about the ads than the actual football... but seriously, how many ads are they able to put into a game..? and how long are these breaks to be able to have such a big deal made out of them?

and I had no idea what was going on with it anyway because I had Roxy Music playing on YouTube

I think that's a much better option than watching Katy Perry and dancing sharks.

Seriously?!?

~~There's egocentric, and then there's American egocentric...~~

I don't know the NFL coaches well enough to know their temperment and all the crap they pull (I think New England's coach is being a bit Mou-like right now with the "deflategate" thing from the playoffs), but if the US can survive all the pissy football and baskeball coaches, I think they could probably deal with Mou. What he's doing right now would be like Christmas for the major media here, I think. Klinsi's stuff wasn't/isn't really noticed except for certain groups, haha.

wait so are we making this an FFA formally? I missed the one on friday because I worked late (yay unpaid overtime!!!)

I have no clue how to embed gfycats so let's try this:

U DID IT!!! I love how there's always a cameraman on the coat situation. It has become the second past time at Arsenal games.

oh eff this. *inserts the gigantic gif*

Edited 2015-02-02 16:12 (UTC)

Canada has the CFL, but they don't play the NFL officially. It's not *exactly* the same...I think their field might be a tad shorter, but otherwise it's pretty similar, I think.

Ha, there are actually a few Canadian teams in major league baseball...so World Series of North America! ;-P

(Canadians would be pretty annoyed if you called them American.)

Yeah, we can make it an FFA :)

Gfycats don't embed :(

Mou should totally take over as the US team coach from Klinsi. It'll be fun. He won't allow the players to go for the league matches :D

Apparently, the Tottenham captain Kaboul (wait, I thought Lloris was the captain) is moving to West Ham.

And Gomis will not leave Swansea soon.

Edited 2015-02-02 16:23 (UTC)

Mou would have to *really* save up the nonsense if he wants to break through to Good Morning America or the Today Show. ;-P Like throw an epic fit at the World Cup...I think that might be the only thing that might do it.

They should actually do that! We have the South Asian series in cricket sometimes where India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka play a tournament and believe you me, it's more than insulting calling it The Indian Subcontinent Series.

Nothing is happening.

Summer transfers are way more fun.

American football is weird: a bunch of guys chasing each other across a field like lunatics and stopping every five seconds. And it's really annoying when you're talking about football and some Americans are like "u mean soccer, right?". No, I mean football! Get the terms right!

We actually played American football once in my school, and no one was able to understand what we were supposed to do. And even though we played without tackling, I still managed to get run over by this one guy who was at least twenty centimeters taller and thirty kilos heavier than me. Not fun at all.

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