im not a fan but Hull city for Adam Johnson. Watched them a couple of times, Desperatley short of someone who can beat a man with pace. Obviously Geovanni but hes more of an attacking mid. Probz would cost about 5-8m
Early in year year when cty where trying to bring kaka to the Coms you did nothing but slag them off you would have said the same about us if it would have been Teves and Eto'o then aswell.
Its good to hear your view has changed about us but i guess alot of people will be the same over the coming years if be funny to see you wear a city kit if they finish up in the top 4 this season :)
darren i find quit amazing that we dont talk about eduardo do know if he is over his injury at the end of the season. and also i do rate him higher than ade anyday. eduardo fully fit with van persie very nice.
I think if city gets fourth then it wont be pushing Arsenal out it will be Liverpool. But they wont anyway i say 5th or 6th at best. They need Tevez more than anyone because he works so hard, which none of there players do at the moment. I do like city and i dont mind them spending millions, but i dont think this will get them above ARSENAL.
FOOTBALL SPY: Hello Hahaitwasme, yes Sturridge has signed for Chelsea. The fee will be decided by a tribunal. AC MIlan say they will listen to offers for Pirlo but the player's agent says he does not want to leave.
Well the day Arsenal dont get in the top four is the day i wear a totenham shirt and watch one of there games at white hart lane, im that confident that City wont go above us. Yes there getting some really good players but good players dont make a team. Most of there players are going for the money and dont care about the football, they will go there for a few years get loads of money then go somewhere they want to be. Just like Madrid have brought loads of players they still wont win La liga,
FOOTBALL SPY: Hi DMagnusson, the Chilean whizzkid Eduardo Vargas has invited the Old Firm to make moves for him, claiming a switch to Glasgow would help make him a "complete striker".
He is 19, he plays for a club called Corbreloa and he is extremely highly-rated. Hope that helps.
FOOTBALL SPY: Hello again DMagnusson. Yes there is one other thing but its a player leaving possibly. The Blackpool manager Ian Holloway is hopeful that a deal can be done to bring Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam back to the club.
I just read an article there and it said that Tottenham will spend big money in the next 10 days, it didnt say who but said they currently play in Spain!!Robben Huntelaar and Heize?lol
FOOTBALL SPY: Well, you already know that Spurs like them although I can tell you that Tottenham's primary target this summer is Ashley Young at Aston Villa. They are already trying to negotiate a deal for him.
Hey Darren i Think Man United will have the best midfielder expecially when owen hagreaves will be back but if we could get a strong midfielder like essein that will be brilliant and i got take my hat of the show its fantastic
FOOTBALL SPY: Yes Anjin, thank you for that. We are indeed aware of that report and very grateful for your update. It is based on radio reports coming out of Spain. We will keep you informed.
Also, the news from the Confederations Cup out in South African is that there have been rumours of a Manchester City bid 15m of Euros and Elano for Brazil's Inter Milan defender Maicon.
Dont know if u remember me i'm one of ur older viewers....!!
Anyway to start off, i've been bangin about liverpool never going for a right winger for ages but no body seems to listen....glen johnson is the best possible RB we could get but more importantly we need a right winger...!
I reckon silva wont come simply cause we might get priced off and its hard to get robben unless real sign a midfielder....cause as soon as we bid they'll ask for xabi as exchange.
FOOTBALL SPY: If Adebayor and Cesc left you would probably have the best part of £60-70million. I think Arsenal would probably go for Dzeko up front and maybe Sakho at Paris St Germain and Melo, as you say, from Fiorentina.
We need 1 DM thats it, we have plenty of wingers, Rosicky, Arshavin, Walcott, Vela, nasri can all play on the wings. We have enough quality strikers, Van persie, Adebayor, Vela, Bendtner, arshavin, Walcott can all play there. Cm we have Fabregas, Nasri, Rosicky, Song and Diaby. And great full backs, we just need 1 attacking creative CM and a DM. Also a replacment for Adebayor and maybe 1 more CB and we will win the league for sure.
FOOTBALL SPY UPDATE: Cesc Fabregas reacts to speculation over his future by claiming he is "wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal".
Fabregas: "It appears every time I have spoken to the Spanish media recently, my words have bounced back to England leaving quesion marks about my future.
"So, for anyone who is unclear or may have misunderstood, I am wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal and my future lies with this great club."
SERIOUSLY ? Man City would have the Best Midfield in the EPL??? Look I know I'm bias cuz I'm a CFC fan, but out of those 4 only 1 if they were at CFC would start over there Chelsea counter part (Robinho over Maluda) SWP left CFC to get back on the field, GB is who u settle on if you cant get Lamps or Steven G, Irland is good but uhmm ? Essien or Ireland, who u goin to choose ? Not to mention CFC have the only midfield in Europe that was able to out play Barca, think City have that quality now ?
FOOTBALL SPY: Excellent, well-argued post Surge. I'd like to see them play together. And, if I could just move the goalposts a tiny bit, if I were City and we were about to play Chelsea I would bring in De Jong instead of Ireland so that Barry would match up against Lampard and Kompany would go against Essien. It would be a tighter contest than you think because SWP is much better for the first-team football he has been getting and Robinho wipes the floor with Malouda.
If Liverpool keep Alonso and Mascherano then Liverpool midfield will be the best next season, especially as they have played together for a while unlike other teams needing to chop and change.
40m for him would be superb and wed still have a remaining midfield of Riera, Gerrard. Alonso, Benayoun along with Babel / Lucas and some other fringe players.
FOOTBALL SPY: Rayneth. Are you serious?? Where is your defensive midfielder?? Who is going to score you 20 goals from midfield next year? And who is going to get you 20 up front??
ForMyShizz, you are being shown the equivalent of a yellow card!!! : - )
Just kidding. Not sure about Diaby being your defensive midfielder. He looks like Vieira but has nowhere near his power or his drive. Song played a lot of games in defence towards the end of last season and I wonder if he might play there next season. I still think City, Chelsea and Liverpool all have a more powerful midfield than Arsenal's.
FOOTBALL SPY: There is no defensive power in the four Arsenal players you have mentioned at all. As you rightly say, Essien or Mascherano would leave Diaby waiting for a taxi.
yes but thats 1 player diaby and song will improve its not like we have the worst cdms in the pl the rest of midfielders are good you need to attack to score not defend
But not all the midfielders have to defend all the time. The 2 central mids should do that, while the wingers fall back and defend once in a while. Otherwise Arsenal might as well have an 8 man defense with 2 strikers....
between Van persie, Arshavin, Walcott will get us plenty of goals, we also might have another striker who replaces Adebayor who hopefully scores a few. And Song/Diaby can play DM thats if we dont buy Melo on another DM.
So like i said Treble for the gooners next season, no joke darren. And our midfield is much better than man united and liverpool, mascerano isnt great, Park is poor, riera is ok and fabregas is better then both of man u's centre mids and liverpools coz gerrards more up front.
FOOTBALL SPY: Rayneth, there is no doubting that Arsenal have some quality attacking players. But their defensive players are distinctly unconvincing, which is why you are even in the hunt for Melo.
I would agree you have more goals in you than Man Utd who need to pull some serious rabbits out of the hat. But Liverpool will only get stronger as will Chelsea. You should be more worried about Fabregas's commitment and City catching you for fourth...
im not scared of city at all, they have a mediocre manager. Poor deffense, and good players dont make a good team, they need to play well together and gel like Arsenals team has done. Arsene has to much experience for us not to even get fourth. The day we dont get fourth is the day i support totenham which is NEVER.
FOOTBALL SPY: Never say never Rayneth. I mean, if I was to say that if Arsenal finished fourth you'd have to wear a Spurs shirt, well....
(Not that I am saying that of course!)
; - D
All I am saying is that you shouldn't just write City off. Even if you think its wrong that they are spending so much money they are putting together a really good team.
hey darren whats the news on man city wanting lescott? i rekon if Jo was offered i'd almost take it as i think everton could do with a great stirke pairing like jo and the yak. is it a good swap deal?
FOOTBALL SPY: Hi NZ! Man City are indeed preparing to offer Jo to Everton in a bid to land Lescott. I reckon Everton might sell if the price is right (£20+) as they have Jagielka to come back and Rodwell could be brought through.
FOOTBALL SPY: In the nicest possible way Massey the joke is on you as Alonso and Mascherano might both be off by the end of the window!! Thanks for posting though.
FOOTBALL SPY: Thanks Gary, although I'd take Robinho over Robben (Robinho scored more goals than Torres last season) while Barry, Ireland and Wright-Phillips are all more productive than Lennon, Palacios and Modric. Barry plays every game for England. Palacios is not yet in his class.
im not a fan but Hull city for Adam Johnson. Watched them a couple of times, Desperatley short of someone who can beat a man with pace. Obviously Geovanni but hes more of an attacking mid. Probz would cost about 5-8m
ugiagbe123 2 years ago
Early in year year when cty where trying to bring kaka to the Coms you did nothing but slag them off you would have said the same about us if it would have been Teves and Eto'o then aswell.
Its good to hear your view has changed about us but i guess alot of people will be the same over the coming years if be funny to see you wear a city kit if they finish up in the top 4 this season :)
CITD
MCFCEXTREMIST 2 years ago
Do you see Alexis Sanchez going to Man United? & do you see Man United buying a creative midfielder, like a Xavi or Iniesta? Great videos ;).
WouldulikeaMango 2 years ago
no I don't see any movement of Alexis Sanchez going.. and no not now do i see them buying anyone like Xavi or Iniesta
JogaBonitofootball 2 years ago
darren i find quit amazing that we dont talk about eduardo do know if he is over his injury at the end of the season. and also i do rate him higher than ade anyday. eduardo fully fit with van persie very nice.
xwingclass 2 years ago
Lets start of with R.I.P Michael jackson.
I think if city gets fourth then it wont be pushing Arsenal out it will be Liverpool. But they wont anyway i say 5th or 6th at best. They need Tevez more than anyone because he works so hard, which none of there players do at the moment. I do like city and i dont mind them spending millions, but i dont think this will get them above ARSENAL.
Come on you Red & White army leagues ours.
rayneth360 2 years ago
URGENT FOOTBALL SPY UPDATE: 00.00GMT: Pop star Michael Jackson has died. More details at the Daily Mirror website.
dailymirror 2 years ago
hello has Daniel Sturridge signed of chelsea and is pirlo coming because hes world class
hahaitwasme 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hello Hahaitwasme, yes Sturridge has signed for Chelsea. The fee will be decided by a tribunal. AC MIlan say they will listen to offers for Pirlo but the player's agent says he does not want to leave.
dailymirror 2 years ago
Well the day Arsenal dont get in the top four is the day i wear a totenham shirt and watch one of there games at white hart lane, im that confident that City wont go above us. Yes there getting some really good players but good players dont make a team. Most of there players are going for the money and dont care about the football, they will go there for a few years get loads of money then go somewhere they want to be. Just like Madrid have brought loads of players they still wont win La liga,
rayneth360 2 years ago
can you please tell me some transfer news about Rangers (glasgow) ; ) ???
DMagnusson18 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hi DMagnusson, the Chilean whizzkid Eduardo Vargas has invited the Old Firm to make moves for him, claiming a switch to Glasgow would help make him a "complete striker".
He is 19, he plays for a club called Corbreloa and he is extremely highly-rated. Hope that helps.
dailymirror 2 years ago
thanks alot :D
is there anything else ? :D
DMagnusson18 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hello again DMagnusson. Yes there is one other thing but its a player leaving possibly. The Blackpool manager Ian Holloway is hopeful that a deal can be done to bring Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam back to the club.
dailymirror 2 years ago
thanks alot :D .. that is good news really
DMagnusson18 2 years ago
and are Rangers seriously thinking about him or is it just a "every-day rumor" ?
DMagnusson18 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hello again DMagnusson. Yes, I think Rangers are indeed seriously thinking about him.
dailymirror 2 years ago
thanks alot m8 :D .. you really should give yourselves some credit for holding up such a brilliant program :D
Thanks a lot from Iceland :)
DMagnusson18 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: ; - D Really?? Iceland?? Can you send us a picture?? (obviously with yourself in it!). Send it to our e-mail please.
dailymirror 2 years ago
I just read an article there and it said that Tottenham will spend big money in the next 10 days, it didnt say who but said they currently play in Spain!!Robben Huntelaar and Heize?lol
U think that there is any truth to this?
l7GarySpursl7 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Well, you already know that Spurs like them although I can tell you that Tottenham's primary target this summer is Ashley Young at Aston Villa. They are already trying to negotiate a deal for him.
dailymirror 2 years ago
Hey Darren i Think Man United will have the best midfielder expecially when owen hagreaves will be back but if we could get a strong midfielder like essein that will be brilliant and i got take my hat of the show its fantastic
oldroot07 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Thank you Old Root.
dailymirror 2 years ago
Liverpool are set to make a massive bid to bring Spain international David Villa to Anfield.
according to espnstar
hope its true
anijin 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Yes Anjin, thank you for that. We are indeed aware of that report and very grateful for your update. It is based on radio reports coming out of Spain. We will keep you informed.
Also, the news from the Confederations Cup out in South African is that there have been rumours of a Manchester City bid 15m of Euros and Elano for Brazil's Inter Milan defender Maicon.
dailymirror 2 years ago
hey hey hey.......ma man Darren!!!
Dont know if u remember me i'm one of ur older viewers....!!
Anyway to start off, i've been bangin about liverpool never going for a right winger for ages but no body seems to listen....glen johnson is the best possible RB we could get but more importantly we need a right winger...!
I reckon silva wont come simply cause we might get priced off and its hard to get robben unless real sign a midfielder....cause as soon as we bid they'll ask for xabi as exchange.
envy31 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hello Envy!!
You are right, Johnson is an excellent attacking right back but I cant help feeling we have paid over the odds for him.
Also, you are right about Silva. How about Ashley Young from Villa?
dailymirror 2 years ago
ARSENAL MID IS GR8
*arshavin showed he was worth buying ,against liverpool, can't wait to see him in a full season
*narsi can play anywhere in our mid and still be gr8 so could play central if FAB leaves
*walcott has a gr8 turn of speed but i'd like 2 see him as a CF
*if melo joins he will be the steal in our midfield as denilson, song & diaby can still improve/mature.
BUT what would AW do with money from ADE & CESC departures?
crisjj95 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: If Adebayor and Cesc left you would probably have the best part of £60-70million. I think Arsenal would probably go for Dzeko up front and maybe Sakho at Paris St Germain and Melo, as you say, from Fiorentina.
dailymirror 2 years ago
We need 1 DM thats it, we have plenty of wingers, Rosicky, Arshavin, Walcott, Vela, nasri can all play on the wings. We have enough quality strikers, Van persie, Adebayor, Vela, Bendtner, arshavin, Walcott can all play there. Cm we have Fabregas, Nasri, Rosicky, Song and Diaby. And great full backs, we just need 1 attacking creative CM and a DM. Also a replacment for Adebayor and maybe 1 more CB and we will win the league for sure.
rayneth360 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY UPDATE: Cesc Fabregas reacts to speculation over his future by claiming he is "wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal".
Fabregas: "It appears every time I have spoken to the Spanish media recently, my words have bounced back to England leaving quesion marks about my future.
"So, for anyone who is unclear or may have misunderstood, I am wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal and my future lies with this great club."
dailymirror 2 years ago
SERIOUSLY ? Man City would have the Best Midfield in the EPL??? Look I know I'm bias cuz I'm a CFC fan, but out of those 4 only 1 if they were at CFC would start over there Chelsea counter part (Robinho over Maluda) SWP left CFC to get back on the field, GB is who u settle on if you cant get Lamps or Steven G, Irland is good but uhmm ? Essien or Ireland, who u goin to choose ? Not to mention CFC have the only midfield in Europe that was able to out play Barca, think City have that quality now ?
SurgeTV 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Excellent, well-argued post Surge. I'd like to see them play together. And, if I could just move the goalposts a tiny bit, if I were City and we were about to play Chelsea I would bring in De Jong instead of Ireland so that Barry would match up against Lampard and Kompany would go against Essien. It would be a tighter contest than you think because SWP is much better for the first-team football he has been getting and Robinho wipes the floor with Malouda.
dailymirror 2 years ago
can you give me any news going on with everton on the show tomorow,the ceo said they were talking to a few players
CHEERS!!!
daviemoyes1 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY UPDATE: 3.30pm GMT:
* MIlan confirm they have turned down a 'Monster' offer from an English club for striker Alexandre Pato.
* Jermaine Pennant's agent confirms he could move abroad when his Portsmouth contract expires on July 1.
* Stoke open talks with West Ham for Dean Ashton.
dailymirror 2 years ago
If Liverpool keep Alonso and Mascherano then Liverpool midfield will be the best next season, especially as they have played together for a while unlike other teams needing to chop and change.
Softcore118 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: That's a BIG if, Softcore. Mascherano really wants to play for Barcelona and if they offer £40million for him would you turn that down?
dailymirror 2 years ago
40m for him would be superb and wed still have a remaining midfield of Riera, Gerrard. Alonso, Benayoun along with Babel / Lucas and some other fringe players.
Softcore118 2 years ago
Arsenal to do the treble this year no joke.
rayneth360 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Rayneth. Are you serious?? Where is your defensive midfielder?? Who is going to score you 20 goals from midfield next year? And who is going to get you 20 up front??
dailymirror 2 years ago
our defensive midfielder is song/diaby
arshavin will score us 20 goals along with nasri.
darren, do you shave your head because youre going bald? or beacause you think it looks good?
forshizzmynizz 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: : - O !!!!!!!!!!
ForMyShizz, you are being shown the equivalent of a yellow card!!! : - )
Just kidding. Not sure about Diaby being your defensive midfielder. He looks like Vieira but has nowhere near his power or his drive. Song played a lot of games in defence towards the end of last season and I wonder if he might play there next season. I still think City, Chelsea and Liverpool all have a more powerful midfield than Arsenal's.
dailymirror 2 years ago
nasri beats reira and wright phillips
walcott beats kuyt? loses to robinho
arshavin beats barry, lampard
diaby loses to essien and masch
forshizzmynizz 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: There is no defensive power in the four Arsenal players you have mentioned at all. As you rightly say, Essien or Mascherano would leave Diaby waiting for a taxi.
dailymirror 2 years ago
yes but thats 1 player diaby and song will improve its not like we have the worst cdms in the pl the rest of midfielders are good you need to attack to score not defend
forshizzmynizz 2 years ago
But not all the midfielders have to defend all the time. The 2 central mids should do that, while the wingers fall back and defend once in a while. Otherwise Arsenal might as well have an 8 man defense with 2 strikers....
Any news on Babel or Wagner of Cruzeiro?
MoriKAshi 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hi Morik. Babel we think will definitely leave Liverpool. Wagner we will get details on for you tomorrow.
dailymirror 2 years ago
between Van persie, Arshavin, Walcott will get us plenty of goals, we also might have another striker who replaces Adebayor who hopefully scores a few. And Song/Diaby can play DM thats if we dont buy Melo on another DM.
So like i said Treble for the gooners next season, no joke darren. And our midfield is much better than man united and liverpool, mascerano isnt great, Park is poor, riera is ok and fabregas is better then both of man u's centre mids and liverpools coz gerrards more up front.
rayneth360 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Rayneth, there is no doubting that Arsenal have some quality attacking players. But their defensive players are distinctly unconvincing, which is why you are even in the hunt for Melo.
I would agree you have more goals in you than Man Utd who need to pull some serious rabbits out of the hat. But Liverpool will only get stronger as will Chelsea. You should be more worried about Fabregas's commitment and City catching you for fourth...
dailymirror 2 years ago
im not scared of city at all, they have a mediocre manager. Poor deffense, and good players dont make a good team, they need to play well together and gel like Arsenals team has done. Arsene has to much experience for us not to even get fourth. The day we dont get fourth is the day i support totenham which is NEVER.
rayneth360 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Never say never Rayneth. I mean, if I was to say that if Arsenal finished fourth you'd have to wear a Spurs shirt, well....
(Not that I am saying that of course!)
; - D
All I am saying is that you shouldn't just write City off. Even if you think its wrong that they are spending so much money they are putting together a really good team.
dailymirror 2 years ago
Gerrard-Alonso-Masch is the best ....
irfaanfr1 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: They are good but where is the width?? And will Alonso and Mascherano be there at the end of the window??
dailymirror 2 years ago
ya i said that in the e-mail darren lol soz should have said it in the comments aswell
265massey265 2 years ago
ANy Liverpool FC news?!?
irfaanfr1 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Not as yet Irfaan. Will keep you posted.
dailymirror 2 years ago
hey darren whats the news on man city wanting lescott? i rekon if Jo was offered i'd almost take it as i think everton could do with a great stirke pairing like jo and the yak. is it a good swap deal?
nzevertonfan 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Hi NZ! Man City are indeed preparing to offer Jo to Everton in a bid to land Lescott. I reckon Everton might sell if the price is right (£20+) as they have Jagielka to come back and Rodwell could be brought through.
dailymirror 2 years ago
am gerrard alonso mascherano all better than ur midfield lol
265massey265 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: In the nicest possible way Massey the joke is on you as Alonso and Mascherano might both be off by the end of the window!! Thanks for posting though.
dailymirror 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: PS: Gerrard didn't play in midfield for Liverpool last season, he played second striker! : - )
dailymirror 2 years ago
Good show again!!
If Spurs get Robben they will have the best midfield, Lennon, Palcious, Modric and Robben!!
Doesnt get much better than that!!:P
l7GarySpursl7 2 years ago
FOOTBALL SPY: Thanks Gary, although I'd take Robinho over Robben (Robinho scored more goals than Torres last season) while Barry, Ireland and Wright-Phillips are all more productive than Lennon, Palacios and Modric. Barry plays every game for England. Palacios is not yet in his class.
dailymirror 2 years ago
true, bot Torres was injured for a large part of the season!!
But yeah i know what u mean!!
l7GarySpursl7 2 years ago