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Can't wait until they blame the inactivity on the exorbitant profits we're about to announce. They'll somehow spin it as "being difficult to buy players as the prices we've been quoted are huge. They know we've got a bit of money to spend." or some such shit.

Balance sheet champions. Fucking gerrin marra.

We're not Leeds We're not Portsmouth We're fucking loaded.

If they follow through with it then they'll get credit for it. At the minute it's just words on a screen and they've got a proven track record of spouting utter lies and pigshit to pacify the fanbase. Don't talk about it - do it.

Completely unwilling to pay a single penny in compensating another team to hire their manager. Except he suggests that they are. There are some that can [come now], whether they are tied to other clubs but have a compensation element involved or are out-of-work. I interpret that as "some of the applicants would require us to pay compensation for". It's a nothing statement. The proof of the pudding will be in the eating. Just because they've mentioned the word compensation doesn't mean they're intending to pay any...

Completely unwilling to pay a single penny in compensating another team to hire their manager.

I'd be perfectly happy for him to remain silent at all times as long as he was doing his job properly. His lies and spin seem to do nothing but vex people.

He's always doing that.

Bluff, lie and deflect. All just a week or so before ST deadline. It's as transparent as it is embarrassing. The odious fat pig should be focusing on appointing a manager rather than lying to fans in a desperate attempt to dissuade fans not to ditch their tickets. It's pathetic and the worst thing is that some will fall for it.

I don't want to hear his bullshit, I want him to do his job properly.

Away goals only come into play at the end of ET, yes? Or did they get round to changing that particular ridiculous rule?

Get in. Grind them into the dirt.

Oscarlaaaaaaad.

That's a very good point, and there are a few teams like that nowadays in the PL. We were under Pardew, only sometimes not that good at soaking up pressure, but explains beating teams like Chelsea and such. Stoke are built in that manner too, look at their results and they do better against the better teams than expected and are often disappointing against the weaker teams. I think Southampton may be the best example of doing this right, even against us we had 16 shots and 56% possession to their 5 shots, yet still go the result. Too many teams now adopt this negative mindset and when required to change can't do it. Sunderland struggle more than others because of the quality of their forward players, who bar the t*** that keeps scoring against us are pretty dire. They've attempted to remedy that by adding Defoe, which will probably be enough this year to keep them up considering the likes of Hull, Leicester, Burnley, Aston Villa and QPR are their competition. None of which they've managed to beat, funnily enough...

Still fucking banging on about it.

Neville and Carragher desperate to create a story out of nothing.

Baggies are going to nick this.

Kitson & Hartson at West Ham.

I've got a very limited amount of patience for the pricks on this one occasion. Normally when a manager moves on it's because he's sacked by the club, the ones in control of the process are the club themselves and they decide when to announce it. If they know they're about to bin someone then they should really have begun the process of sounding someone out to take over quickly - I know it's a bit underhand but it's the way things work. On this occasion it seems that Pardew has dropped them in it a bit by going when the club weren't really expecting it and are having to do all of the donkey-work after Pardew's already walked out. He's left them a bit in the lurch and I can cut them a very limited amount of slack for taking a bit of time. I'd also prefer to wait a little longer to ensure we get the man we want rather than appoint someone quickly just to fill the gap. All that said it's been more than 3 fucking weeks now, that's more than long enough to sort it out. The longer it drags on the more cynicism will creep in and I can totally understand people saying they're deliberately stringing it out to mask the lack of investment in the squad. I'm a fair man, I don't expect miracles but I do expect competence and we're not getting that atm. We're drifting our way down the table at £1.2m per place and it's not on.

Ghana v Senegal starting now btw.

Good stuff. He's nailed it like.

If it means I hear less of Jamie fucking Redknapp it's money well spent.

Or, alternatively, a club could sack their manager and have 2 weeks to replace them. Both are out of the cup. Not enough time.

You absolute fanny.

"Remi Garde raises hopes by saying absolutely nothing"