apparently phillipe senderos is wanted by newcastle. i don't understand this. i know steven taylor is injury-prone and will likely miss something in the region of 10 games this season, but it is difficult to see how senderos will help them. at this point, i just don't see him as a premiership defender - too soft, too flaky... i'm 5'11 on a good day and weigh about 5 stone (none of which is muscle), and i have absolutely no doubt i could take down phillipe senderos.
meanwhile, down at white hart lane, i would say things have descended into farce, but that would be about 3 months too late. after reports that the levy/comolli/ramos braintrust had given up on him, we're now hearing that andrei arshavin may be on his way to london after all . i literally have no idea what is going on anymore. for what its worth, i am highly dubious about the transfer: i don't like how zenit have behaved, i don't like how arshavin has behaved, and ultimately i would be very wary of paying £18m for him. this is a man that, no matter how much you wish to hype his two good performances at euro 2008 (and as an aside, giovanni van bronckhorst looked like the best left back in the world for 3 games as well), isn't proven at the highest level. he's played well in the uefa cup, which is now a thoroughly second rate competition, the russian league and a couple of high-profile internationals. i'm not saying he doesn't look talented - he does - but i don't see how his achievements merit such a large transfer fee (and, no doubt, such a large wage packet). ah well.
lastly, the parallel berbatov mess continues to drag on, unabated. seems as if fergie now is fearing nothing will happen. i don't know why - man united should pay the £28m, spurs should just accept it (and make clear they would) and he should go. i bear no ill will towards berbatov, i don't blame him for wanting to move to a better club, and at this point it would be best if he did. spurs will never get as much for him as they will be able to now, and his mood almost certainly won't be helping the squad as a whole. what is becoming slightly baffling though is just why united haven't got a serious plan b. although i think berbatov would be basically the ideal partner for wayne rooney and that buying him would almost guarantee the title, there is obviously a good chance now spurs will refuse to budge on their valuation, and as such you would imagine that they should be discussing a fee for someone like klaas-jan huntelaar. they can't let this window pass without signing a "proper" striker.
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