Arshavin Medical CANCELLED
Monday, 04 August 08, 11:51 AM · Comments (170)
Colonel Stok:
I wish to defect, but there are conditions.
Harry Palmer: What do you
want?
Colonel Stok: I want colonel's pay for life.
Harry Palmer: Don't we all.
In the good old days, one simply got on the trumpet to the Home Office and once a few dozen forms had been completed and countersigned, they'd send Harry Palmer out to defect you.
In this modern age of football agents and multiple football agents - the world of double agents seems actually more straightforward.
Anyway, Archibald on Spurs Odious was confident as hell that there would be a medical today for old Smoothbum. Alas, not to be. The cynic in me says this was never on the cards anyway. No disrespect to the tipster named after Aberdeen's finest, but disinformation and cobblers various has crippled even the best sources this season. And Archibald has already called medicals for Dunne and Ferdinand that never happened. As I say, this isn't a dig, more symptomatic of the current climate.
My guess is that the stumbling blocks are numerous. The player is probably at the absolute height of his stock value and if my discussions with 'an agent' were anything to go by then Levy will be near his wits end. The mess of unscrupulous financial shenanigans and backhanders will bring this transfer to nothing.
The player wants to come to the West and grow roses. Unfortunately, his destiny is very much in the hands of men who's ambitions all include the phrase 'early retirement for me.'
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Reply to mcmuffin:
zenit's club comments this afternoon suggest a deal will be concluded.....apparently they quoted £19m to begin with though will meet spurs in middle at their offer of £14m. so £16m?
not sure why we are not looking at a centre back, perhaps there is little out there for us.
This suggest otherwise, mate...LINK 
Hardly surprising news HH
I have always had the feeling they have seen AA as a cash cow. All trying to put various fingers in the Arshavin pie so to speak, in order to all get as you say "retirement money".
I maintained all along that his transfer could see us getting ripped off. At £15m the price is right (just about) anything above that seems exorbidant, especially at the £24m Zenit are reported to have wanted initially. I very much doubt that Daniel Levy will want to get hismelf embroiled in the world of half truths and double talk that seems yto have surrounded Mr Arshavin.
Strangely, the person I feel sorry for in all of this is Arshavin. He wants to leave Russia to better his carreer, experience another style of football and yes earn himself some good cash. But ultimately the merky world around him have driven his price up to ensure they all get in on the act, meaning Mr Smoothbum will never get his wish.
I am just not sure about this player smells a bit like Rebrov or Postiga me.I really think this money could be spent elsewhere still need a real quality DM and still deffo need cover at CB.Any news on either of these positions Harry
Personally (after watching pre season friendlies) think that Bent should be the first name on the sheet. As for Arshavin, (not tested yet in a top class leauge) there's a gamble for ya. Could be another Rebrov. I say sell Berb because he dont want to be there anyway! Then use all that lolly to get Villa. Im convinced that this will be the one we finally beat the scum. COME ON YOU LILLY WHITES !!!!!! 
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Don't see how he would complement Benty or Dos Santos anyway. Keep hold of Berbs! Arshavin is hardly a target man is he?
zenit's club comments this afternoon suggest a deal will be concluded.....apparently they quoted £19m to begin with though will meet spurs in middle at their offer of £14m. so £16m?
not sure why we are not looking at a centre back, perhaps there is little out there for us.