steve_69

But surely we had a transfer budget set aside even before Carroll was sold, so we should just be adding the proceeds from his transfer to the existing kitty. Of course, this is Mike Ashley we're talking about

Five and a half surely?

That's the most disappointing thing about losing Carroll - there is no one else like him in the league, which is why he was so difficult to play against.

I'd be tempted to start with Nolan and Ireland up front. I have more faith in them scoring than I do in our bunch of shit strikers

Unless one of us can stump up £200m there's fuck all we can do. We can chant, protest and hold up badly spelt banners all we want, but unless there's a buyer it's will achieve nothing

Jelle Vossen (Genk) and Bjorn Vleminckx (NEC) are both pretty realistic - young, prolific in their respective leagues and relatively cheap. I reckon these are the kind of players we'll be looking at. Both have been linked with moves to the Premier League already. I still think we should look at the likes of Sturridge, Obinna and Brunt as well.

Was thinking the same thing today. Proven in the Premier League, pacy and still quite young. The perfect foil for Andy Carro.........

Utter shit!! Ranger is nowhere near Premier League level, Danny Guthrie is fucking bilge and Mike Williamson is starting to look like a liability. We need to get to 40 points asap!

The next best player has been Chris Brunt, who would also be a very good signing.

Hulk from Porto

Normally the blow of losing a big player can be softened by the fact that you've got a shitload of money to spend on new players in the summer. We don't even have that to look forward to. Cuntsticks!!

They've had a month, a whole fucking month! Even if Carroll hadn't gone we'd still have 2 players less than had before and our squad was tiny to start with. Was Ireland really the only deal we'd lined up in 30 days? What a fucking embarrassment!!

We only need 10 more points, so no. We've been without Carroll for the last 5 games - won 2, drawn 2, lost 1 (FA Cup) Get a grip!

Thank fuck we've already got 30 points. Ameobi and Best for the rest of the season. "shudder"

If that's true, it makes the situation even more ludicrous

"dinged"? Yeah, dinged. Keep up!

Obafemi Martins has dinged for Birmingham City according to Graeme Bailey

What's the point of the 25 man squad rule if the F.A are going to dish out punishments for using all of your squad members? Of all the ridiculous, jobsworth shite peddled by the F.A, this must be the worst. It's sheer fucking lunacy!!

Isn't he actively being used in Chelsea's squad? Can't see it happening like. If the reported move for Aguero proves to be true I doubt Sturridge will get much game time

Possible loan move for Daniel Sturridge according to Sky Sports transfer centre

He hasn't got a bad rep for being troublesome though, it's just for being a proper weirdo isn't it? On his day he's a very good player and I believe we have the kind of team spirit and togetherness that could bring the best out of him. In fact, given the bond between our players and the spirit in the camp, I reckon coming here would be the best thing he could do right now. It'd be like the football equivalent of group therapy.

Oh Andy Gray, how I will miss your constant bumming of Alex Ferguson and your shite views on everything football-related.

Such a dignified fella. I really wish he'd spill the beans on how he really feels about Ashley and Llambias though

They weren't talking about the incident though, so you look like an even bigger... Genius?

The best thing about this is that the decision they were talking about was absolutely spot on by the lineswoman. It was a split-second decision that, in real time, looked offside but when slowed down was about a yard on. Really tough one to call but she nailed it, which makes Gray and Keys look like an even bigger pair of wankers!