So there is a lot of transfer talk circulating right now – I suppose it’s a given seeing as we’re currently in the transfer window. You could be forgiving for thinking that the term “transfer window” actually translated in red-top journalistic terms, means “make up what you want and print it”.

However, some of the rumours that are looking to come to pass are that Etherington, Louis Boa Morte, Lee Bowyer and Callum Davenport are all heading out of Upton Park. Etherington appears to be on his way to Stoke for a fee around the £3m mark Edit: has gone to Stoke for an undisclosed fee, LBM probably to Hull for about £2m, Bowyer to Birmingham and finally Davenport to Bolton for approx £3m.

I would definitely consider all these as peripheral players and all are perfectly expendable – and it is encouraging to see as it could well be considered a sign that the club are infact willing to sell in order to keep hold of the bigger names. Just what we all wanted really!

Looking at the whole transfer window situtation (this one and the summer one that we were all disappointed with), could it prove to be that actually the youngsters that Nani pulled in was actually a very shrewd bit of business? Yes, we were all a touch narked that big name players didn’t come in, and that we sold some players that we didn’t want to see go, but it all fairness we havn’t really missed the like of Anton and McCartney. The younger players that he did sign do admittedly still need to prove themselves, but if they do (and I believe under the guidance of Tony Carr they will) then we will all look back and consider the summer window to be particularly profitable. I hope.

As for my mention of Tevez in the title. It is pretty well known at the minute that for CT, things at United are not really how everyone expected them to be. It would seem that he is struggling to nail down a place in a strikeforce that includes Rooney, Berbatov and Ronaldo and it is also becomming apparent that perhaps United are not willing to part the asking price of £32m for someone who could essentially turn out to be a bit-part player.

So, I know there was a light sprinkling of uneccessary controversy surrounding the original deal that brought Carlos to Upton Park, but seeing as Tevez is only on loan at United could it be that we could also loan him back if noone is willing to pay MSI’s asking price?

Just a thought.

Edit: Turns out we are now under investigation…again. I wrote this minutes before that news came out.

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