RUMOUR - Lita & Shorey on the way out

[anR]

Reading defender Nicky Shorey says he is not leaving the club despite turning down their £20,000-a-week offer. (The Sun)

Alas, it's clear the BBC can get their facts wrong...

Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is in line for a shock England recall for the crucial September Euro 2004 qualifiers. (Daily Star)

[RobRoyal]

Apparently west ham will step up their bid this week!! Just what we need to happen right before the season starts!!


http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_2642432,00.html

As I said earlier in my post its a definate he's off.

Golbourne has looked decent so far, reckon he could step up IMO.

Ha ha you're a fool.

Also, please learn to spell.

[Scarface]

Now Lucas Neil is injured West Ham will definately make a bid for Shorey.

[RobRoyal]

Now Lucas Neil is injured West Ham will definately make a bid for Shorey.

I really hope you're taking the piss, sometimes it's hard to be sure around here...

[Stranded]

Now Lucas Neil is injured West Ham will definately make a bid for Shorey.

Why would an injured right back force them to bid for a left back?

[loyalroyal4life]

Now Lucas Neil is injured West Ham will definately make a bid for Shorey.

Why would an injured right back force them to bid for a left back?

he plays anywhere along the back 4 including left back

[Only one Trevor Morley]

KUMB west ham site reporting he has signed a contract with West Ham - the worlds longest running medical. Ho Ho.

[SpaceCruiser]

Who would believe DUMB?

[Stranded]

Depends what you say really.

[Binfield Royal]

Daily Mail report that Reading are resigned to selling Shorey to West Ham subject to finding a replacement

"West Ham hope to complete a deal for Eidur Gudjohnsen before the end of the month after agreeing a £6.7m fee for him with Barcelona. And the Hammers still want Nicky Shorey but Reading will not sell until they have found a replacement. "

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1779

Seems to me he will go sooner or later. Shame but as I have said in a previous post, if the club stick to the wage structure, we must expect to lose our best players to teams who will pay substantially more

[SpaceCruiser]

Sounds like they made that one up.

[sheshnu]

I think they got that story from a post on The Team board.

[CholseyRoyal]

Just read this:-

http://talkingsoccer.blogspot.com/2007/ ... ender.html

[Binfield Royal]

Just read this:-

http://talkingsoccer.blogspot.com/2007/ ... ender.html

This is just another message board though. Not posted by any one with any connection to either club or even a Journalist who might have an insider.

[loyalroyal4life]

£7 mill + mullins would be fair enough if he really wants to go

[The whole year inn]

£7 mill + mullins would be fair enough if he really wants to go

Mullins can oxf*rd off

[LongLaneYank]

£7 mill + mullins would be fair enough if he really wants to go

Meaning Golbourne starts at left back? With no cover? Yeah, great deal. More than fair. Aside from getting torched down the left all season, I can't see a downside.

He's got two years left. Even if he really wants to go, no deal at this point.
I don't care what he might be worth in a global sense, if Reading doesn't get what they need out of the deal _ a very good left back _ why move at all?

[Scarface]

I'd accept £7m + Zamora, but only when we have found a replacement for Shorey. I've not seen much of Goldbourne, but from comments made on this board he doesn't seem ready for the Premiership.

[Friday's Child]

Given that they seems sooo desperate for Shorey, and we don't need the cash and would need to replace him, I would suggest that we absolutely determine which of West Ham's playing squad would add value to our squad, and then take it from there.

[The whole year inn]

500k + Marco Boogers would swing it for me