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That'll do me.

Except they've only lost one of their last 8....

I can't imagine Keane being told to buy anyone he wasn't happy with can you? Just not sure Keane/Quinn can actually attract the players they think they can. They can be as rich as Chelsea but if the top players don't want to sign for you then you're struggling. They'll do ok and stay up but they'll blow all of their beans in the process imo.

I like the look of Jones, however £6m was a tad silly. Roy Keane has made them put points on the board, and they'll raise their game against us, but apart from that, theres nothing there. But i can see him being backed heavily in the winter window, whatever the position they are in, i think that will be the big difference come May between them and other clubs looking to stay in the prem (ie Boro who haven't got a pot to piss in) Agree with that. Jones looks handy but other than him, there's absolutely no-one else to be wary of. They'll work hard and grind out results, especially at home but I'm not sure how well Keane will spend in January. He had a boatload in the summer and bought a load of shite tbh. Give £36m to someone like Redknapp and he'd transform the squad and you'd see the improvement straight away.

West Ham one up already. Cole. The big question is - how shit would Sunderland look if they HADN'T spent £36m this summer?.....

Blackburn 2 up to Reading. Getting the feeling Reading have been sussed out. 15th beckons...

3 points in judo that isn't it?

Still think the spawny twats will win it late on. >

Definitely a strange one that...

First contact outside of the box tbh. See post above. And also the thread we had about Graham Poll's column a little while ago. If the contact continues into the area, it's a spot kick. Fairy nuff. Didn't know that and assumed it at the point of initial contact/foul. I stand corrected.

First contact outside of the box tbh.

Martin Brittain? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brittain

Where's Terry's son these days? Didn't he leave at the same time as Gardner following the accusations of bullying against Beardsley and Wharton? Did they go to Forest?

He signed for York in the summer. Ah right. Cheers.

What happened to Paul Brayson?

Jamie Redknapp seems to be holding high opinions around football atm, its only a matter of time before he follows daddy into management, but its a risk Bolton seriously cannot take right now. There's not really a solid option for them apart from Jewell for me, and it must be the case now where he's said no and they look elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, Jewell is the obvious name in the frame.....but if it was all arranged, why hasn't he taken the job already? Why are they going for the likes of Bruce and Megson? Has Jewell already knocked them back? Either way, they're coming across as being a bit desperate and being a local lad and currently unemployed - Reid could fill in for a bit. Good shout about Redknapp Jnr though. I hadn't even considered him but now you mention it... blueyes.gif Aye the ship has sailed for Jewell, must of, he's not going to get many EPL offers since he nearly got Wigan relegated last season, so this could be the best he gets for a while. Very desperate, didn't realise Reid was a local lad, would be great to get him back into football, but didn't he reject a couple of offers since bowing out a few years ago? Maybe like Keegan, he's done his time. If they hang on a month Steve McClaren will be up for grabs (and TBF, he'd be about the right level for them) When I say 'local lad', I mean he started his career with them and they were his first club from being a bairn.

Jamie Redknapp seems to be holding high opinions around football atm, its only a matter of time before he follows daddy into management, but its a risk Bolton seriously cannot take right now. There's not really a solid option for them apart from Jewell for me, and it must be the case now where he's said no and they look elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, Jewell is the obvious name in the frame.....but if it was all arranged, why hasn't he taken the job already? Why are they going for the likes of Bruce and Megson? Has Jewell already knocked them back? Either way, they're coming across as being a bit desperate and being a local lad and currently unemployed - Reid could fill in for a bit. Good shout about Redknapp Jnr though. I hadn't even considered him but now you mention it... blueyes.gif

Peter Reid would be a good outside bet imo.

This one? http://books.littleoak.com.au/football_annuals/shoot/shoot_1979.JPG

Dandy, Beano & Shoot for me, Look-in and Smash Hits for my sister. Without fail.

Tempted like....

surely he has got to go now like Dear Steve, kthx bai! Your boss.

Cyprus one up against the Republic... Staunton looks fucking clueless. Reminiscent of Roeder tbh.

The manager's got to carry the can ultimately but he's been badly let down by certain individuals.... Having said all that, if you can only take 1 point from Macedonia (H), Croatia (A) and Russia (A) you don't deserve to qualify imo.