There is no other way to describe it. Just mental. Transfer Deadline Day is by a mile the greatest day of the footballing year. And you get two of them.
Forget FA Cup Final. Forget the Champions League. You ask every football fan around the country, and they get excited about Deadline Day. January is usually quieter - not today.
For the record, I've been advised to start writing more sports 'report' style articles and blog posts, in order to further my portfolio. Forget that today - it's a live feed of the Deadline Day madness that we all know and love.
I've been following it since 7 o'clock this morning, and from 4 o'clock this afternoon, will be blogging. Pictures, links and lots of (hopefully) bold deals appearing on here. So, keep your eyes peeled for my opinionated, biased talk, that is effectively a Twitter feed. let's go.
DEADLINE DAY. AND IT'S LIVE (ISH).
16:00 And we're off. Sat at home, with Sky Sports News on, the BBC Sport page wide open, and all the right Twitter followers appearing on my feed. It's a good day. So far, we've had plenty to talk about, but very little in terms of deals. The rumours of Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea for around £50m look to be on, and off, and on, and off. And back on again. Andy Carroll should be on his way to replace him for upwards of £30m. Charlie Adam could also be going to Anfield from Blackpool. But let's see.
16:13 Been very quiet, but hopefully this is the start. Obafemi Martins completes a 6-month loan deal from Rubin Kazan to Birmingham City. Was a great player at Newcastle, but left after they were relegated. Hopefully he can replicate that form.
16:19 Suddenly, Tweets pour in that Charlie Adam is likely to be heading towards Man United. As a United fan myself, I see this as very, very poor business. Especially when Blackpool wanted upwards of £10m for him. But no-one doubts Sir Alex Ferguson. Ever.
16:29 SSN say unconfirmed reports of Liverpool and Newcastle agreeing £35m deal for Andy Carroll, with additional payments on top of. Piss poor English, but frankly, I couldn't care lessw right now. That could be a defining moment today.
16:36 That could start it off. Once the Carroll deal goes through, Torres will join Chelsea. Then Liverpool will finalise the Suarez deal, and bid for Charlie Adam. Unless the United rumours are true...
16:42 Well well well. Now turns out that Newcastle rejected that £30m+ bid. Leaving it late now, are Liverpool. That's the second bid to be rejected.
16:45 Tuncay has gone from Stoke to Wolfsburg. Well, there's a big deal.... Hopefully a bit of cash involved for Stoke, and Pulis will go and splash that now.
16:55 It's all gone a little quiet... So what shall I do? Let's send the blog live. More updates and madness every half hour all the way up until the window closes. I don't care how many hits I get today, it's all about the fun. And teh deals, obviously.
Credit where credit's due... All info from teh great work of Sky Sports and the BBC Sport teams, likewise the photos.
Taken from General Musings of an Idiot: http://gmoai.posterous.com
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