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Fantastic strike. Credit to Ranger who took the full back another 10 yards towards his goal to allow Taylor to get within range.

If the reports of the club offering him £40k a week are true then that's a fair offer. It would appear to be a decent increase on his current one and would have had a relegation clause in it which the board got slammed for not including in previous contracts dished out. If Taylor was asking for £60k then that is totally unrealistic and Ashley was/is never going to agree to that. I don't blame him for starting high in the haggling process but £60k and reusing to budge (if these reports are true) is taking the piss. Reading between the lines it would appear that the club have called his bluff and made sure the public know that it was Taylor trying to be a greedy twat that has forced the situation. Taylor's position is basically untenable now, he's painted himself into a corner. The only slight criticism that could be levelled at the club is that they've listed him with only 6 days of the window to go rather than with a month or two left to drum up a bit of interest and force his price up a bit. Other than that the club have played this one well.

Arsenal are short of CH's... Wouldn't be surprised if he ends up there for about £3m.

Not got a problem with this at all. If he doesn't want to sign the contract then it's best that he leaves. No idea how much he wanted or how much we offered but the 2 numbers obviously weren't close enough.

How many times have you watched him? How is ths relevant? Do I have to watch a player a certain number of times before I can say he's a good like?

How exactly? Am I wrong in remebering that Marseille pulled out of the agreement? Depends on who and what you believe. I believe there was a deal to be done weeks ago before it generated into a saga and we fudged it because we were tight c***s. That's my belief and I've got no way of proving or disproving it btw. Wasn't that deal dependant on us buying him if we stayed up or he played 25 league games. Would you have agreed to that if it was your decision? Yes - in a heartbeat. Why? That presents numerous problems, just look at Dindane's loan to Pompey for one example. It's a heck of a gamble. If it didn't work out we'd still sell him on for a small profit or loss. He's a quality player and clubs are always looking for good players and most are prepared to pay for them. Not exactly rocket science tbh. That's just risible nonsense, man. No one wants to fork out anything for him right now, despite his obvious talent and Marseille being desperate to get rid. Yet you'd expect us to make a profit on this obvious loon and trouble-maker after a season that "didn't work out"? I didn't say I'd expect to make a small profit on him. I suggested we'd roughly get back what we paid for him give or take a million or so either way (similar to Martins). Hence small loss or small profit. Someone's going to get hold of this lad and get the best out of him, I'd like it to be us and I think he's worth the gamble is all I'm saying.

He's quality. He'll always be in demand from clubs who have a manager who can handle his type of character. He'll always have offers.

How exactly? Am I wrong in remebering that Marseille pulled out of the agreement? Depends on who and what you believe. I believe there was a deal to be done weeks ago before it generated into a saga and we fudged it because we were tight c***s. That's my belief and I've got no way of proving or disproving it btw. Wasn't that deal dependant on us buying him if we stayed up or he played 25 league games. Would you have agreed to that if it was your decision? Yes - in a heartbeat. Why? That presents numerous problems, just look at Dindane's loan to Pompey for one example. It's a heck of a gamble. If it didn't work out we'd still sell him on for a small profit or loss. He's a quality player and clubs are always looking for good players and most are prepared to pay for them. Not exactly rocket science tbh.

How exactly? Am I wrong in remebering that Marseille pulled out of the agreement? Depends on who and what you believe. I believe there was a deal to be done weeks ago before it generated into a saga and we fudged it because we were tight c***s. That's my belief and I've got no way of proving or disproving it btw. Wasn't that deal dependant on us buying him if we stayed up or he played 25 league games. Would you have agreed to that if it was your decision? Yes - in a heartbeat.

How exactly? Am I wrong in remebering that Marseille pulled out of the agreement? Depends on who and what you believe. I believe there was a deal to be done weeks ago before it generated into a saga and we fudged it because we were tight cunts. That's my belief and I've got no way of proving or disproving it btw.

...then sack the useless twat a month later.

A loan deal (with or without an option to buy) could and should have been sewn up weeks ago for the lad. Squabbling over a few hundred grand is going to cost us. Good players cost good money.

Feeling the pressure already?

Hodgson walked into the impossible job when he joined Liverpool: Improve the team/squad using the money raised from selling the best players. Can't be done, man. He's a nice guy but he's on a hiding to nothing. They need investment but Rafa's spaffed the lot on shite.

To be fair Colchester at home isn't exactly a crunch game. It is a poor attendance but it's perfectly understandable tbh.

Absolutely delighted that he's making progress as a striker and proving me wrong. Had massive doubts about him for the first half of last season (think it was the Doncaster match where he missed 3 really good chances?) but he seemed to put it together from Xmas onwards. He's getting better and better and I couldn't be happier about it.

He cost more and therefore must be better. Sky's new rules.

He'll be gone by this time next year. Loads of their fans seem to think that because he had YNWA on his armband for a while he'll never leave them. Totally ignoring that he had far stronger links to Atletico than a bloody armband but still left them when he got the chance of what he thought was a better career move. He should have walked this summer tbh. Looks like a player who's morale is rock-bottom. A player who has carried the goalscoring burden for a couple of seasons and is looking over his shoulder and wondering where the support is coming from. Still a fantastic player but he needs a move to get his spark back.

I agree. For Champs League, I think Manure and Chelsea are locks, Arsenal would be a huge surprise for them not to make it, Man Shitty and Spuds for the last spot. If Spurs qualify for the CL this season I think the extra games will really start to take their toll on the squad, particularly at CH. They're going to be playing every 3 or 4 days and they're going to pick up injuries and suspensions too. Can see them slipping out of it a bit unless the droopy-eyed prick signs another couple of players. I think they'll finish about 6th. That's true. I still think they are the only team that has a chance to break the top 4 of Manure, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Shitty, the rest of this league is just not up to their standards. I'd go along with that. I think the top 4 will be away and clear by March and the likes of Spurs, Everton, Liverpool and Villa will be scrambling around in a little league of their own. The other 12 clubs will be trying to make sure they stay in the division.

I agree. For Champs League, I think Manure and Chelsea are locks, Arsenal would be a huge surprise for them not to make it, Man Shitty and Spuds for the last spot. If Spurs qualify for the CL this season I think the extra games will really start to take their toll on the squad, particularly at CH. They're going to be playing every 3 or 4 days and they're going to pick up injuries and suspensions too. Can see them slipping out of it a bit unless the droopy-eyed prick signs another couple of players. I think they'll finish about 6th.

Liverpool looking a million miles away from the Champions League here. Might be a while before they get back into the top 4. Long way to go yet though obviously.

There's a bit of astroturf on the floor. What the fuck. I definitely wouldn't have been able to imagine the scenario they were talking about without the astroturf and the net behind them. It really helped me get a handle on the situation and allowed me to understand things much better. Thanks Sky.

I don't understand this attitude any time I see it, the posters seem oblivious to the fact they are doing exactly the same thing as those they condemn. Goes around, comes around is another way of saying karma, and a lot of people are willing to accept the idea of karma when they see an imagined foe suffering, but they never seem to be able to project it on to the next logical stage. You reap what you sow, sounds like pretentious preaching I know but it is such a succinct way of saying exactly what happens if one would just study it a little without all the personal investment of irrational emotion. I just think that life's too short to hold grudges and settle scores. We can't change what happened two seasons ago and I'm far more interested in seeing us win games and climb the table than getting one over on a group of fans that took the piss when we went down. We play West Brom at home in the last game of the season, it'll be interesting to see how our lot react if WBA drop out of the division. Will some of our mongs take the piss if it happens? I think they might just you know...

Very winnable game at Wolves. If we can get a bit of momentum going then we could/should be looking to win games like this. It'll be tough but we shouldn't be scared of them. Says the one preaching about 'not getting carried away'. I'm not getting carried away. Wolves were one of the teams I thought we had a chance of finishing above and if we apply ourselves like we did today then we'll get a result.

Very winnable game at Wolves. If we can get a bit of momentum going then we could/should be looking to win games like this. It'll be tough but we shouldn't be scared of them.