Winter Transfer Deadline Day!

[the4thjuliek.livejournal.com]

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.

Comments

Re: OT.

[blackjedii.livejournal.com]

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

RE: Re: OT.

[enen-chan.livejournal.com]

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?

RE: Re: OT.

[blackjedii.livejournal.com]

Well technically speaking American football is played in 4 15 minute rounds.
Add in the ad time and these rounds last eleven minutes meaning there is really only 44 minutes of play (which is probably enough - it's not necessarily as athletic as football-football but you are still running into each other like brick walls at high speeds)
and you stretch those 44 minutes out for 2 - 3 hours with regular/normal commercials in the meantime.

Last year was $322 million in ad revenue. I don't know the figures for this one yet. But it's the quasi-Oscars of commercials wherein you show off the best and brightest and keep what works for the next few months. I usually like the Doritos ones but it's pretty dumb.