Rumors, Rumors, Rumors...

Lots of random speculation today in addition to the official gossip column...

Kuyt to Liverpool - Could he please make a decision? If he goes to Pool, he'll be a fantasy afterthought due to a lack of playing time. If Crouch gets injured, his value increases but he's still not in the Sheva/Ballack/Berbatov/New ManYoo striker class of fanasy prospects for the new season.

Ashton to Newcastle - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...I suggested last year that this would be a great move for NUFC but since they're a mess and I really don't like them much, I'd hate to see one of my favorite players headed to St. James' Park and the inevitable rash of injuries that seems to follow everyone who signs there. And really, why would Ashton want to leave a West Ham team headed to Europe with tremendous upside for a Newcastle side with lots of tradition and very little hope of living up to it this season. (Yeah, I know, money)

ManYoo to Buy All of Juve - Some Devil supporter in the media decided to have a nice daydream.

Barton/Distin for Boro - Now, this would be some good stuff for Boro. Barton would bring the sort of box-to-box central midfielder that Boro have been missing from their mix and Distin would presumably take over for manager Gareth Southgate as the anchor of the defense. Not sure why Citeh would let these guys go but they seem to have been making moves to ensure that they're prepared for Barton's departure.

Richards for Arsenal/Chelsea/Spurs - Micah Richards is the new Curtis Davies - lots of speculation - he's issued the "come get me cry" in the media. Would be a cheap defender likely to be a solid point-producer until Senderos comes back if he signs with Arsenal. Chelsea and Spurs would likely send him directly to the bench. Seems like a longshot that this will have any bearing on the fantasy season.

Emerton for West Ham - Emerton has been rumored to be headed a lot of places so far. He'd likely be trading parttime duty at Rovers for parttime duty at Upton Park with Benayoun having had a nice season last year. Not much fantasy impact unless there's an injury.

Whitehead to Reading - A Whitehead/Convey combo on the wings would be a great thing for the Royals as the aim for the Premiership. Whitehead was a nice option if he had a favorable match-up last season and Reading looks to have a bit more firepower so his value might increase a bit. This doesn't seem too far-fetched to actually happen.

What are WBA Doing? - That's a lot of money to turn down for a keeper and a defender on a team that really didn't keep the ball out of the net very often last season.

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