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So a transfer deadline passes with barely a whiff of interest.  Apart from Robbie, I used to support that club as a kid, Keane heading off to Celtic.  His journey north has always been expected but probably not at the very end of a January Transfer window.  One suspects a ploy to generate interest in the move of a player very much on the wane right now.  His move to Liverpool and back to Spurs and his subsequent lack of return to form is well know.  However what is less commented on is the Transfer polcies of Spurs and Harry Rednapp.  That ‘Arry was always going to plunder Defoe from Portsmouth was a given, but much of the rest of his transfers are questionable to say the least.   Wilson Palacios is the pick of the bunch who has been good, sometimes supurb as the motor in midfield.  But Crouch flatters to decieve and what on earth is Younis Kabul doing back in the squad?  He might have looked good at Portsmouth but I suspect he will be a bit dodgy, again.  Looking at it you can’t see much rhyme or reason to the signings, Eidur Gudjohnsen has been signed why exactly?

Uniteds hugely dodgy signing of Berbatov looks to go unpunished, what does the Premiere League do exactly?  What are the rules there for?  Shame on United for their bullying brazen behavior, shame on Spurs for taking the money and shame on the PL for letting it happen.  Every contract is now worthless, every club should feel no compunction to follow the rules of transfers.  After whinging about Madrid all summer and then tucking up Spurs for Berbatov in the same way, if not worse, Man U deserve some form of punitive action.   In fact if I was a manager who wanted a player, just go to their current clubs training ground and ask if they want to join.  Give back the fines to Chelsea for the Ashley Cole affair, what does it matter now?

The Gain, possibly, is for City.  Robinho is a world class player, a world class player who may well find himself a touch surprised to be playing for Manchester City, not United and in the UEFA cup and not the Champions League.  Its unlikely to happen this season but we could certainly see a large gathering of top players at City next year.   As for their new signing, lets see if he actually wants to play for them or not.  Since he has yet to be displayed by the club and considering the clubs status right now you have to feel there’s a good chance he might not actually want to play for them.  The new owners are going to have to pay him a lot of money to get the best from him.

The Pain is for all the clubs not owned by rich backers now.  With City throwing down a massive gauntlet which is grasping a platinum (that’s solid platinum as well, not just some plastic painted thing) billionaires credit card, the rest are going to find life very hard indeed.  Spurs have spent an awful lot of money aiming for the top four and are having a bad start already.  Next season they are going to have an even harder time of it getting into the Champions League, unless Liverpool and Arsenal implode.  Liverpool and Arsenal have stadium issues, one cant get the cash to buy one it needs and the other is struggling to pay off the debt for theirs, what future for them without some extra backing now?

Transfer rules are being ignored and the Premiere League is doing nothing. Contract and transfer chaos looms, at least I hope so.  I certainly hope to see Man U loose some players next season, maybe City can do a Ronaldo and Berbatov double?  We can only hope for a massive shakeup around transfers unfortunately.  Clubs are being brought by backers who will want thier money back, with some serious interest.  Abramovich might just love the game, but he still has only loaned the money to Chelsea.   I suspect Citys new owners are also going to go into this with a harsher deal than what Chelsea are under.