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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Woozie on May 23, 2005, 12:06:21 PM

Title: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Woozie on May 23, 2005, 12:06:21 PM
Since winning the EUFA Champions League...

(http://www.forthnet.gr/media/PHOTO_GALLERY/sports_2004/porto_champions_league_300.jpg)

Manager Jose Mourinho went to Chelsea

Deco went to Barcelona for £8m plus Ricardo Quaresma.

Carvalho (25/30 million Euros) & Ferreira (20 million Euros) followed Mourinho to 'Chelski'.

Derlei (7.5 million Euros),Thiago, Seitaridis, Maniche (14 million Euros) and Costinha (6 million Euros) all joined Dinamo Moscow

César Peixoto and midfielder Hugo Leal were loaned out to Vitória de Guimarães and Académica respectively.

Hugo Almeida signed for local rivals Boavista on loan until the end of the season.

They are releasing Claudio Mejalaro, Areias and Leo Lima.

Only Vítor Baía, Jorge Costa and Benni McCarthy remain from the starting line-up of last season's final...

Porto have made over 120m euros since they were crowned Champions of Europe...

What is their long term plan here???
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on May 23, 2005, 12:16:52 PM
More importantly why the hell do Derlei (7.5 million Euros),Thiago, Seitaridis, Maniche (14 million Euros) and Costinha (6 million Euros) want to join Dinamo Moscow?
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Mac 10 † on May 23, 2005, 02:15:02 PM
i was surprised by Maniche joining them ???
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Woozie on May 23, 2005, 02:25:58 PM
(http://www.euro2004.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/UCL/182574_MEDIUMLANDSCAPE.jpg)

forgot about carlos alberto; 6 million euros to Corinthians in january too... :o
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Woozie on May 23, 2005, 02:28:58 PM
alenichev returned to to spartak moscow

the list goes on...
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Leggy Hendrix on May 24, 2005, 02:51:56 PM
do they have debt problems or what?
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: mauzip on May 24, 2005, 03:53:13 PM
they got a great new coach
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Lil White Azz on May 25, 2005, 04:50:48 AM
Quote from: Rastaman Vibration on May 23, 2005, 12:16:52 PM
More importantly why the hell do Derlei (7.5 million Euros),Thiago, Seitaridis, Maniche (14 million Euros) and Costinha (6 million Euros) want to join Dinamo Moscow?

More money, bigger wage maybe??
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: Noname on May 25, 2005, 09:58:56 AM
Its all about the money....
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: TheDeli on May 25, 2005, 10:41:32 AM
Quote from: Mauzip on May 24, 2005, 03:53:13 PM
they got a great new coach

They sure do now that Co Adriaanse has agreed to take over, he could be the man that makes them forget about Jose Mourhino, if Adriaanse is given the money thats been raised by selling the squad, he could well build a good team
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: mauzip on May 25, 2005, 10:44:27 AM
co adriaanse doesn't need better players to make the team better ;)
Title: Re: What are Porto thinking???
Post by: TheDeli on May 25, 2005, 11:03:42 AM
Quote from: Mauzip on May 25, 2005, 10:44:27 AM
co adriaanse doesn't need better players to make the team better ;)

He might try & take a player or 2 from AZ  :P they'll improve his squad,  Denny Landzaat would improve the midfield & Joris Mathijsen would improve the Porto defence (though don't think that he'll be going anywhere till he's fit)