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Think someone needs a lie down.

Said it before, the 'right' move for Gervinho, being completely impartial for a minute, is Arsenal. They can offer him Champions League football, a chance to win things, the London lifestyle, the location and the ease to get back to France and a French speaking manager who's managing a stable and well-run football club who play good football. He'd flourish there imo. He should go to Arsenal. Hope he doesn't like but that's his common sense move.

The club has to decide what's more important - Nolan in the squad and contributing or an extra £4m (or whatever) in the bank. Aye, he's replaceable. Aye, he's 29 and his value is only going to diminish as he gets older and closer to walking away for nothing but I'd still rather he was here than taking a chance on his replacement fitting in straight away. Not got a problem at all with trying to shift the dead wood who are making no contribution at all but £4m is hardly enough to replace what he provides to the team on and off the park. I'd rather lose him for nothing in 2013 than take a paltry fee now. Keep him, see how it pans out and review things next summer.

They just don't seem like Liverpool players. [/vomit]

He'll be signing on in 11 months time... At least if he can con someone into giving him a 2 or 3 year contract at a lower wage then he'll be getting a bit of security. God, I hope he leaves.

I'm not so sure. Their main problem last season was that the midfield didn't contribute goalwise. They've potentially got a player here who'll score 5-6 a season and set up close to double figures. Depends who makes way for him in the XI tbh. He'll strengthen their squad but isn't good enough to move them up the league significantly from what I've seen.

Top 6. The thick cunts I spoke to thought they were entitled to it in December.

Canny player on a free. He'll do ok there, nothing spectacular like. Certainly not good enough to move them up to where they think they should be.

We're being used to flush out the CL clubs. I think we're interested and would sign him if he agreed to the deal but he wants a bigger and better club. Completely his prerogative too. Might happen but probably won't.

He's absolute pigshit.

Asking for a 3 year extension is lunacy from Nolan. Can't imagine any club agreeing to that tbh. Got to said that he's negotiating with exactly the same people who offered him so much in Jan '09.....not totally Nolan's fault. They were happy to throw big money at him then and his goals have got us promoted and stabalised us first season back. Can't say much more than that without knowing the specifics of what's been offered or asked for.

Been a long time coming this news. Contributes absolutely zero to the club and takes about 50 grand a week out of the club. Not his fault, I know but it still rankles. Can't wait to see the sackless twat limp out of the club for the last time. Fuck off.

WAS GERVINHO THE MYSTERY DRIVER OF DIANA DEATH CAR?

HAS GERVINHO MADE YOUR KIDS IMPOTENT?

Realistically, for a LB with a year left on his contract it's a fair offer. He's a very good player and I hope he signs another deal but if he's going then £8m is a decent amount of wedge to replace him with. Then again if the scouse cunts can find 18m for the mackem then we should bleed the twats dry.

Keeping the quality players we already have could save him a bit of cash in the long run. The squad needs to be strengthened and supplemented, not dismantled. We've got a decent XI and adding 3 or 4 quality players whilst shifting the dead wood would be excellent.

Signed the wrong player.

First time I've seen him and he was very neat and tidy. Pretty unspectacular but kept things ticking over. Looks a good footballer.

Great finish.

Doesn't score, can't tackle, doesn't create. Reasonable passer of the ball, heart the size of a pea, can't influence a game in any way, can't head, works reasonably hard, young and English. £18,000,000. Fuck me.

If he's rejected the contract then just let the season ride out and re-assess the situation in 12 months time. See where we are as a club and gradually phase him out or offer him a better deal to keep him on. No need for histrionics and hissyfits. Let it ride.

So let me get this right - Crouch has retired himself from International football because he hasn't been picked for a game against Switzerland after a shit season? Sensitive little fanny.

Look at Billy Big-trousers...

if he's still here at all....

Maybe Llambias has fucked off on holiday because he knows the deal's done? Just going to have to wait and see.