The moth don’t care when he sees the flame. He might get burned but he’s in the game.
As discussed, Michael Brown has gone to Wigan.
His new manager said this:
“Like all of our signings we have done extensive research on the player and I feel he is someone who brings something new to the table,” Hutchings told the club’s official website.
“We have worked really hard behind the scenes to make this one happen because I believe he will make a big difference to the side and I am really happy Michael has agreed to join us.
“He has huge Premier League experience and is an all-action player who can play a number of roles in the middle of the park.
“He is a totally committed midfielder, who never gives anything less than 100 per cent to the cause and strengthens competition in those midfield areas even further.
“He has been a real fan’s favourite everywhere he has gone and I’m sure it will be no different here.”
Which seems fair. I’m not sure what he means by “a number of roles” but I would imagine he’ll be a fan’s favourite. Good luck, Michael.
Cork’s Roy O’Donovan has been wooed by Petty and Vengeful Cork Legend Roy Keane so the deal may well be off. Oh well. He was one for the future anyway. If Sunderland want him, through spite or otherwise (no, I don’t mean that… do I? The Chris Baird thing might still rankle) then good luck to them.
We’re supposedly in for Watford’s Bouzza but I wonder if now we’re not getting towards overkill. True, the left side of our midfield is somewhat weak, but QPR seemed devastated to lose Lee Cook so he should be okay. Dempsey’s been out there pre-season too, so it’s a weakness that won’t kill us for now. But just to be safe, we’re also rumoured to be in for Le Tallec (Liverpool, via Sunderland and.. I want to say Sochaux), Seol Kyi-Hyeon (Reading) and Charles N’Zogbia (Newcastle) so one way or another you have to think we’ll find an answer. Let’s hope Lawrie’s careful and doesn’t end up with all of them.
Chopper has this and other news well covered. He’s on a daily beat these days so you should be there every day too.
In home news we have many moths. Hady is plotting their downfall. Jim Dodge, a writer and poet from California, once said that the only reason to kill a critter is if you want to eat it or if it wants to eat you. But what if it wants to eat your clothes? Or if you suspect it of wanting to eat your clothes? What then?
O`Donovan looks a good prospect but if (as I`ve read) his life`s ambition is to play for Roy Keane, then he might as well go to the Stadium of Light. Also, I don`t think the club is yet in the position where it can afford the luxury of buying players “for the future”. We need players who can play now. Our “for the future” players should be in our Academy. The O`Donovan signing has gone on for so long that I had already begun to suspect that Cork were spinning it out in the hope that another club would step in and offer more.
As for Brown, I`d be fascinated to know what these “other roles” are! Unless the manager is just talking his new purchase up and knows it`s some way from the truth, he will soon discover that Brown has only one role - that of unsubtle hard man who isn`t clever enough to disguise at least some of his fouls (a la Roy Keane).
If we sign all these left wingers / midfielders, they`ll be lining up one behind another on the left touchline like a relay team!
Wing Half
1 Aug 07 at 2:06 pm
I bet that Jim Dodge never had his carpets ruined by moths. Do whatever you can to get rid of them, they are a slient destroyer of clothes, carpets and curtains.
Happy to see Brown go. Any word on the number that we got for him.
N’Zogbia - Would love to have him, but no way Big Sam lets him go for a reasonable number. Wouldn’t be surprised if Chelsea went for him if Robben ever finalizes his move to Madrid.
Seol - Nice squad player, but he’s not in our first XI.
LeTallec - Heard good things, but have never seen him play.
George H.
1 Aug 07 at 6:22 pm
George - the fee for Brown is said to be £3m. Very good business for Fulham and money that, I hope, can be spent on a better player.
Wing Half
1 Aug 07 at 8:42 pm
Brown’s “huge experience” of the Premier League amounts to fewer than 100 games. Extensive research indeed. He had a valuable spell for us last winter, for which we should be grateful, but it didn’t persist — and that’s really been the story of his career at this level. He offers nothing in footballing terms that Smertin can’t do, mostly better. But you can’t play them both, as Sanchez presumably realised. We can’t afford the luxury of people on his presumed pay as bit-part players, so it seems a sound decision for all concerned.
b+w geezer
1 Aug 07 at 9:33 pm
Thanks, Wing Half.
That is a great number for Brown. This goes to show us that there is so much TV money out there now that transfer market values are all out of whack.
George H.
2 Aug 07 at 3:58 pm