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He said on his twitter that he is fit and raring to go. I'm sure I read someone saying that his twitter account is fake.

To be fair, Liverpool bought Carroll for £35m and apparently he will be out injured for another 5 to 8 weeks. They signed him on a 5 and a half year contract where as we've got Ireland on loan until the end of the season.

Why we didn't go for him, is unbelievable. Even more so when we played a part in Chelsea signing Torres ffs.

I've given this place a swerve over the last few days and haven't kept upto date with what's already been said so apologies if this has been mentioned. Did anyone see the Pardew interview on Late Kick Off a few weeks ago when he was asked about the speculation of players leaving the club in Jan ? He immediately said no one will be leaving unless they want to go and hand in a transfer request. At the time it seemed to me like a strange thing to say, an almost planned answer and not the 1st thing that would spring to mind when asked what he was asked. Also Dalglish is doing my head in the hypocritical c***!!! How the f*** can he sit there and slate Torres about the timing of his transfer request, handed in with 3 days left before the transfer window closed, when he bid and unsettled Carroll with only hours left to go ??

Couldn't agree more mate. The majority of the England players I hate week in, week out when they're playing in the premier league and find it very hard to support them when they're playing for the national team. Same as when an English club are in Europe and people moan at ya for not wanting them to do well. I hate Manure, Chelsea & Liverpool (nowt against Arsenal) but love the likes of Barcelona and watch most of their games. So why would I want a team that I despise to beat a team that I like just because of where they're from ?

Do you honestly think we're gonna sign anyone today ?

Top tweet for the day "PRETEND you are a Sky Sports reporter by standing outside and making stuff up."

SSN just mentioned this too.

It'll be midnight I think. Sure it only had a 5pm close when deadline day fell on a Sunday so they extended it to 5pm on the 1st.

Some Ireland stats. Season 2008/2009 52 starts - 17 goals - 13 assists - Citys player of the year, Greater Manchester player of the year. 2009/2010 24 starts - 4 goals - 4 assists According to my mate who's a City fan, Ireland was often played out of position but started most games (09/10) up until Hughes was sacked in December, then hardly started a game once Mancini took over. Even though his goals and assists for 09/10 are well down on what he done the previous season it still on par with Bartons stats for us this season, his best for us by far since joining. 21 starts - 3 goals - 6 assists. He's obviously having a shitter at Villa but surely he's worth a punt on loan.

As I said, I'd be amazed if they've done anything more than simply read the local newspaper. It's in there. Means nothing, in other words. Sorry Dave I didn't see that. That said has any of the pricks with the massive iPad said anything about the Ireland paper talk ?

According to SSN we sent someone to watch him yesterday but he was an unused sub. Out of contract at the end of the season so definitely sounds like an Ashley type signing.

Sorry David not Steve.

Steve Jones from Wolves just been linked on SSN.

I doubt it. I seen that tweet about Bolton before and after a quick look about I found one Bolton fan mentioning it on Twitter so I dare say that's where NUFCFans got it from lol.

I think that's more a case of wishful thinking Dave tbh.

Too right. If he's still here it makes no sense to let him go on loan until we've got more bodies in or off the treatment table.

Wolves have signed Hammill on a 3 and a half year contract.

Joined Huddersfield on a months loan http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~2263235,00.html

Probably already been mentioned but if he was a doubt going into the City and Spurs games why wasn't he rested for them ? Surely we had more chance of picking up points against Wigan and West Ham with him in the team rather than risking him twice in 2 days against 2 of the top 5 ffs.

Maybe it's Strachan then, because Boro have an anonouncement coming up at 5pm.

Does anybody know when the current ESPN televised prem games schedule runs up to ?

JJB is a tenner if you bought the shirt from there, not sure how much it is if you didn't. Sports Direct charge by number and letter. Think it's £1 per letter and £2 per number so Ben Arfa 37 would cost £11.

Cheers mate. I assumed that would be it with that being what was on the back of his Lyon and Marseille shirt.

I thought Ben Arfa would be the last of our signings until I just put SSN on. Instead of David Craig being outside SJP or the training ground saying we're still hopeful of signings, he's at Sunderland saying our business is done.