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The reason for the Carroll deal was that the amount of money was too good to turn down. That's it. Only if you're prepared to spend it. Which is the crux of the matter and the reason for the discontent atm.

Ben Arfa would have been kicked off the park in the derby.

If you wanted to play you'd make the move. He must have millions of our cash in his bank already. Comes down to priorities. His is to make money rather than play. That's his choice but it's also my choice to call him a greedy cunt because of it.

Spot on. Nothing wrong with searching out the odd bargain but if you want genuine quality then you need to spend some brass. The squad has been improved on a shoestring which is why it's so frustrating to think we have the Carroll cash still sitting there but the owners are unwilling to spend it to push us on even further.

No room for him in the squad apparently. Pistol Pete still gets a shirt though.

Or agree to pay off the remainder of their (massive) contracts at a certain % which makes them free agents ale to find another club. Also frees up space for someone who'll contribute during the course of the season.

Enrique and Routledge will both leave. Can't see a future for either Xisco, Lovenkrands (if Erdinc comes in) or Smith here so it wouldn't surprise me if they were left off the list. Gosling (and Ranger?) need to be added though. Still need to strengthen the defence imo. both u21 so don't count to register I think, and theres no way Smith etc won't be registered if they're still here, on too much to sanction them sitting on their arse all the time Makes sense.

Enrique and Routledge will both leave. Can't see a future for either Xisco, Lovenkrands (if Erdinc comes in) or Smith here so it wouldn't surprise me if they were left off the list. Gosling (and Ranger?) need to be added though. Still need to strengthen the defence imo.

Imagine how good we could be if we were willing to add to that with the 'fantastic' money we brought in for Carroll, and weren't going into the season still relying on Smith, Ameobi, Lovenkrands, Guthrie, Perch and friends in case of the inevitable injuries and suspensions. Bingo.

Isn't that the whole premise of the poxy 'show'?

Is it not 'hinted'?

Injuries are part and parcel of the game and can happen at any time whether it's training or in a match. No point whinging about it but it does call into question the depth of the squad and why we're still one or two injuries away from seeing the likes of Lovenkrands and Smith being called up to play. We're basically hoping that we manage to keep the majority of the first choice XI fit for the majority of the season because after that there's fuck all quality whatsoever. That's down to the people who decide the transfer policy. We did some excellent business early in the window but we're nearly into August now. Enrique and Routledge look to be heading out of the club, Ben Arfa is out for a month or two, Ryan Taylor's got a knock, we lost Ferguson and Guthrie (?) at Darlington. A thin squad is about to get thinner and still the Carroll windfall is sitting there, basically untouched. This fucking club man.

Just don't believe a word the bloke says. He says what he's told to say by the people who pay his wages. Enrique will go soon and Tiote, Coloccini and Ben Arfa will follow him soon enough.

Our balance sheet is going to look mint this year.

I'd suggest the 'poison' isn't in the dressing room, it's in the board room. The club is being run on a shoestring and doesn't appear to be showing any ambition whatsoever. Fucking hell, we don't even spend the money we get in let alone actually invest money into the team from owners who want their team to succeed. The whole thing fucking stinks.

Sounds like the shit hasn't just hit the fan, it's smashed it to pieces. If it's being compared to the Orient fall-out then we need to sort it out and do it sharpish.

The tour has been a shambles from start to finish. Poor organisation, poor PR regarding the visa issues, poor performances, poor results, injuries, players coming and going, Enrique slagging the club on Twitter... Hardly the way to start the season flying.

Chronic lack of investment and ambition by the board mean we'll continue to lose/alienate our best players. Better get used to it folks. Buy low, sell high....Stumble on from season to season trying to do it on the cheap with smoke and mirrors and fingers crossed behind the back. He shouldn't have said it publically but he's right. We're run by small-time cunts.

£6.5m each they will cost. 45123.

"your sort"? Not quite sure where this is going....

Hasn't Allardyce just bought him?

Or until Udinese get bored and look elsewhere.

It'll be a sad sight if he even pulls the shirt on for us this year. £60k a week for a 5th choice (at best) CM is criminal. Especially one as fucking dreadful as him.

They made him an offer but I'm sure he turned them down.

No need for this like gentlemen.