Rob W

There is a basic problem here tho' as supporters we want ALL the cash spent on the club but we also expect rich guys to put up money - and then take nothing out if I had £ 100 million in the club as an investment I'd want it to make at least 5% (and that is being very very generous) thoughts?

I've watched this lot for 48 years and this is exactly why we win nowt We have this death wish were we spend money on forawds (why the hell do we need Smith for example when we have Owen, ameobi. luque & martins) and "make do" in defence year in , year out the same "exciting" matches when we get beat 3-2 or 5-4 we need CLASS in all parts of the field AT THE SAME TIME

the critical words in that links are "according to the players agent" ie total bollix

£ 300k a year seems a lot for a warehouse TBH - it would be a fair whack for a fully fitted office

with Owen here it (might) attract other decent players - no-one top rate is going to say "I've always dreamed of playing alongside Viduka" are they?

Fat Fred's bets deal without a doubt.....................

The problem with an owner who is having issues with the City is that when and if we need to raise cash (say to extend the ground) it won't be available

i can see us having an "Albert Luque Stand" when the ground is redeveloped he's up there with the greats IMHO

all clubs complain about injuries but the last two years at SJP have been apalling you have to blame the physio staff and teh club doc theyw re doinfsomehting wrong - probably trying to get palyers back too soon under pressure form FFS

anti Tork parky? the kebab boys will round tonight

hang on the last one is a drink..............

I fyu listen to the crikeet on the radio theres thousands coley, nobby, giveny, martiny.............

I think Barton's injury has given us all a jerk of reality and shown just how thin we are in several areas. As things stand with injuries and low numbers, I honestly believe our defence would barely be above relegation standard with Ramage and Huntington possibly walking straight into the team. The only positions we have "sorted" are goalkeeper, the wings and up front, everywhere else needs work. In central midfield I have more faith in Emre than most but he does have injuries and I'm not convinced Butt is as good as many here make out, he's had one 'decent' season on the back of two awful seasons and he's prone to the odd injury himself. That should be our engine room, where we control games - I honestly thought Barton would be the mainstay but he hasn't lasted two games. Defence simply must be the first priority but someone like Baptista would be such a useful addition. We can move people into unfamiliar positions, but then problems can pop up in the gaps they leave. It's a problem that'll only be solved by bringing more bodies in, but to see Big Sam trying to juggle players around doesn't fill me with confidence that the numbers we need will make it through the door. Taking a look at our squad and Sam's comments over the last couple of weeks I'm a bit concerned at the way things are going. Glad I'm not the only one. We have two recognised central defenders and one of them is still young and fairly wreckless in the way he plays. We have no decent full backs. The only one who's capable of doing alright there is Solano who we're being told might be used in a central midfield 3. We really don't have enough central midfielders to play Sam's 4-3-3 as evidenced by nearly a whole reserve/youth team playing the second halves in the two friendlies so far. In fact we barely have enough to cover two 4-4-2 formations. There seems to be no sign of new signings and Sam is already voicing his frustration at the new boards naivity/incompetence. Things look very worrying after looking so good to begin with :-/. in the good old days there were no subs and the bast ards palyed 90 minutes - you didn't have any pocy injuries like a cruciate ligament either owt else but broken leg meant you were back in training on Tuesday or else

myhome territory is the aisle of an EasyJet 737 laddie

Bolton = flash in the pan Chelski = not English

I suppose "Colin Murray Talks.." is almost as unbelievable

4-3-3 is un-English it doesn't work

the PLAYERS CAN READ? :frantic: :frantic: FFS has anyone told Sam? :kasper:

I'm afraid fat ferd thought "who will allow me to talk BIG at the next meeting of owners.........."

Solano is probaly being considered as a utility player - he can play anywhere down the right centre, he's got teh skill and the abilty to read teh game even if he's slwoing down i can see Sam keeping him in the first team squad for quite a while even when he has bought for all the positions that need a decent player ( 7 or 8) then a coaching role probably - he's hard working, a credit to the club and very popular inside and outside SJP - teh ort of bloke Sam needs

fat Fred's gone, teh City of London Fraud Squad are in might be difficult TBH

Ah...... the best of the sixties A church in Liverpool had a big poster outside "What will YOU do when Jesus Christ comes to Liverpool" Instantly overpainted with "Play him at inside right and move St. John to the wing"

Gazza

this thing of him changing clubs a lot. Coventry- got relegated, signed by newcastle Newcastle- Doing well, till souness forced him out Celtic- On loan, decided at the end he would rather stay in the EPL Blackburn- Was there a year, did well, hughes liked him, decided to move to liverpool, his boyhood club, and a big club. Liverpool- struggled there, was played out of position, couldn't be guarenteed a starting place and with the arrival of torres and voronin was obviously going to leave. Liverpool are the only club since newcastle where craig bellamy the person has been a factor in him leaving, and he would have probably stayed, if it wasn't for torres and voronin. only one incident on a golf course that i remember while he was there. Its not too bad when you look at it is it. Its not like he fell out with all 4 managers. he fell out with souness and rafa. Hughes and O'Neill liked him. not exactly Bobbie Charlton or Alan Sheraer tho is it? Most clubs got shot of him as soon as they could

Once a year? Same as me. "whether he needs it or no..." to quote Queen Liz I re washing