User talk:RoverTheBendInSussex/Archive 25

Macheda
Please do not add unsourced material to Wikipedia. There has been no official word from Manchester United or Sampdoria to say that Federico Macheda has moved from one to the other. – PeeJay 21:00, 3 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Actually Sampodoria have confirmed the signing. My computer decided to do a crash dump halfway through edit. Am sorting it out now so i can add the reference - RoverTheBendInSussex (Talk) 21:15, 03 January 2011 (GMT)
 * Actually, there is nothing about the transfer on either club's website, so where are you getting this info from? – PeeJay 23:18, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Read a source that said the club had confirmed signing him. Obviously it was wrong. - RoverTheBendInSussex (Talk) 23:53, 05 January 2011 (GMT)
 * Not wrong, just premature. I have no doubt that Macheda will be a Sampdoria loanee within the next couple of days, but since the transfer isn't 100% complete yet, we can't add it here. – PeeJay 08:20, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Steven Pienaar
Regarding Steven Pienaar, his transfer isn't actually complete yet because he needs to be granted a work permit. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:06, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * If that's true, why is the article on the 'Tottenham Hotspur' website called 'Pienaar Joins', he has signed for the club. - RoverTheBendInSussex (Talk) 19:12, 18 January 2011 (GMT)
 * That article states that Spurs "have reached agreement with Everton and Steven Pienaar for the player's transfer to the Club". It doesn't say that the transfer is complete. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:15, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Can you not read? Look at the title of the Spurs article... It is called 'Pienaar Joins'.

join (join) v. joined, join·ing, joins v.tr. 1. To put or bring together so as to make continuous or form a unit: join two boards with nails; joined hands in a circle. 2. To put or bring into close association or relationship: two families that were joined by marriage; join forces. 3. To connect (points), as with a straight line. 4. To meet and merge with: where the creek joins the river. 5. To become a part or member of: joined the photography club. 6. To come into the company of: joined the group in the waiting room. 7. To participate with in an act or activity: The committee joins me in welcoming you. 8. To adjoin. 9. To engage in; enter into: Opposing armies joined battle on the plain. v.intr. 1. To come together so as to form a connection: where the two bones join. 2. To act together; form an alliance: The two factions joined to oppose the measure. 3. To become a member of a group. 4. To take part; participate: joined in the search. n. A joint; a junction. - RoverTheBendInSussex (Talk) 19:20, 18 January 2011 (GMT)
 * I can read, thanks. The headline is two words. The content of the article gives more detail. Please also see the BBC Sport article, which states that the move is pending the granting of a work permit. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:20, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I've raised this issue here for further discussion, because it quite often arises with player transfers. Cordless Larry (talk) 23:35, 18 January 2011 (UTC)