The Gylfi thread.

[Jackson Corner]

On the the brink of signing for Swansea.............gutted

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... dsson.html

[Barry the bird boggler]

What's this rumour on another thread about Rodgers suddenly doing an about turn and being on a plane to Miami for the Liverpool job......

[Franchise FC]

What's this rumour on another thread about Rodgers suddenly doing an about turn and being on a plane to Miami for the Liverpool job......

SSN saying their 'sources' are suggesting Rogers is close to taking the Liverpool job - if I was Gylfi I'd hang on a couple of weeks, 'cos if so he'll be first on the list for Anfield.

[M Brook]

Rodgers threatening to quit Swans, by resurrecting old LOLiverpool story, if cash not forthcoming for Gylfi signature. He knows he needs to force the issue now cos once the TSI deal is finalised at Reading - due next week apparently - the Royals will be able to outbid him.

[Ups and Downs]

What's this rumour on another thread about Rodgers suddenly doing an about turn and being on a plane to Miami for the Liverpool job......

SSN saying their 'sources' are suggesting Rogers is close to taking the Liverpool job - if I was Gylfi I'd hang on a couple of weeks, 'cos if so he'll be first on the list for Anfield.

Ooooo, that would be an epic Judas of worse than McGhee proportions if he takes the job and then signs Gylfi as well.

[blueroyals]

Rodgers threatening to quit Swans, by resurrecting old LOLiverpool story, if cash not forthcoming for Gylfi signature. He knows he needs to force the issue now cos once the TSI deal is finalised at Reading - due next week apparently - the Royals will be able to outbid him.

But we're not interested in signing him

[Mintymurray]

We should be interested. Lots of money know, but proven now in the prem and proven to work well with us. We need to be chasing him hard.

[Avon Royal]

We should be interested. Lots of money know, but proven now in the prem and proven to work well with us. We need to be chasing him hard.

Indeed.

We have no hope of attracting any other player of Gylfi's talent. It is only his history with us that would give us any chance. Time to see if this TSI business is the real deal or not.

It would be a disaster if he signed for Swansea.

[Elliott]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17945917

BBC Football:

Swansea City sign Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim

Swansea City and Hoffenheim have agreed a fee of about £7.2m to sign loan midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, BBC Wales Sport understands.

The Icelandic international and Swansea are expected to have talks regarding his personal terms this week.

Sigurdsson joined Swansea in January on loan from the German club until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old impressed during his spell at the Liberty Stadium and scored seven goals in 17 starts.

Hoffenheim signed Sigurdsson from Reading, Swans boss Brendan Rodgers' former club, for £6.5m in 2010.

Swansea's initial bid, thought to be close to £4m, was rejected by the Bundesliga club who appear to want to at least recoup the fee they paid for Sigurdsson.

The Welsh club earned £45.9m during their successful season in the top-flight from television and prize money, finishing 11th in the table, and so have funds to strengthen the squad.

Sigurdsson said in April he would be happy to stay at Swansea beyond the end of the current season.

But Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins had admitted the Welsh club would struggle to keep hold of the midfielder.

[Snowball]

That should be enough for Swansea to avoid second-season syndrome
and RFC one place closer to the drop

[Avon Royal]

To be fair the BBC article doesn't actually say he's signed (despite the title), as personal terms still to be agreed.

Our failure to bid is simply shocking.

[Franchise FC]

To be fair the BBC article doesn't actually say he's signed (despite the title), as personal terms still to be agreed.

Our failure to bid is simply shocking.

And once other teams know what the price is going to be you may find other clubs interested - or you may find he's happy there

[winchester_royal]

Our failure to bid is simply shocking.

'Greed. We're being really stupid not blowing a large proportion of our budget on one player when pretty much every position needs strengthening.

Nicky and Brian out.

[Avon Royal]

Our failure to bid is simply shocking.

'Greed. We're being really stupid not blowing a large proportion of our budget on one player when pretty much every position needs strengthening.

Nicky and Brian out.

It will be a long time, if ever, before we will have another opportunity to sign a player of Gylfi's ability.

Play it however you like, but this is looking like a major balls-up on the part of the club. Without Gylfi Swansea would probably have been relegated last season.

So much for the brave new world - we've been in our place by Swansea.

[winchester_royal]

Nonsense, if we establish ourselves as a premiership club in the next 2/3 years we'll be in a position to sign quality regularly.

Brian's job is to do just that, establish a position in the top league, and to do that we need to strengthen the whole squad. Clearly we've decided that the money will be better off spent across the squad, rather than just on one player.

There's no point spending 7m on Gylfi but leaking 2/3 goals every game because we didn't have the money to bring in quality defenders.

Yes, we'd all have loved to see Sig back in the hoops, but I'd hardly go as far as to say us not bidding is 'shocking'.

[blueroyals]

Nonsense, if we establish ourselves as a premiership club in the next 2/3 years we'll be in a position to sign quality regularly.

We're in the position to sign quality players now. There is no use sticking with the players we have now because "they're all good chums". Brian needs to be ruthless and cut this "I'll go and find some gems from the lower leagues" crap and spend some of our Russian Roubles to ensure we stay up.

[Royal Rother]

This hand-wringing crap is incredibly pathetic.

In case you haven't noticed,BM / NH / the club know what they are doing.

Have a little faith for God's sake.

[winchester_royal]

Nonsense, if we establish ourselves as a premiership club in the next 2/3 years we'll be in a position to sign quality regularly.

We're in the position to sign quality players now. There is no use sticking with the players we have now because "they're all good chums". Brian needs to be ruthless and cut this "I'll go and find some gems from the lower leagues" crap and spend some of our Russian Roubles to ensure we stay up.

Yep, we should definitely by using QPR as a template for success.

[Avon Royal]

This hand-wringing crap is incredibly pathetic.

In case you haven't noticed,BM / NH / the club know what they are doing.

Have a little faith for God's sake.

Just like we were told to have in the summer of 2007!

[Royal Rother]

Oh yeah, sorry, the fans know best.