BlueStar

Genius - run the club like a bunch of clowns and then simply solve the problem by giving away any player who doesn't like it. Worthy of Viz Top Tips.

Bit like the debate over the economy isn't it, do you invest to grow your way out of financial difficulties or do you just cut everything and hope that it doesn't mean your stock plummets and you end up in even more shit.

Hasn't Routledge been one of the people most supportive of those players expressing discontent at the running of the club on twitter?

Wonder if he'd mind playing left back.

What's the best case scenario? That he announces he's growing the tash back? Midfield was going to be the only position we actually had some strength in depth in.

So the two most often used defences of Mike "He's doing these things as part of a plan to sell us, so it's good in the long run" and "Anyone else who buys us will probably be worse" kind of conflict with each other then

Some rich Qataris hopefully. I'm perfectly willing to gamble on a new mystery owner rather than continuing down this road with Ashley knowing that at best we'll tread water in the premier league for another season and that we're perpetually one season away from possible disaster.

It's very short-sighted, given our current transfer tactics. We no longer attract players with big salaries, which means when these kind of cheap options are available we have to be a more attractive prospect than any other clubs which may be sniffing around. The more players we lie to and treat like absolute shite, the more chance the player we want is going to be mates with, or in a team with. someone like Nolan who'll quite rightly tell them not to touch this bunch of clowns with a bargepole.

People aren't asking for us to bid for Berbatov for fucks sake, it's not deluded Geordie SSN mong behaviour to want us to actually have enough players of a mid-to-lower prem standard to fill a fucking teamsheet on any given Saturday without having to play a midfielder in defence.

Well, we aren't ridiculously light in every department, and we've already signed a number of players. How many signings do you want in one summer? £35 millions worth might be the reply Enough to ensure we don't go into games like last season without a single defender/midfielder/stiker on the bench would be a start. Oh, wait, that's considered a luxury in Ashley's era of austerity.

What about Tiote and a new striker? I think most people would be amazed if we started the season with Enrique, or at least ended the transfer window with him. I'd be mildly surprised by that. I'd be even more surprised if we replaced Enrique than if we kept him.

I'd be amazed if we start the season with Enrique, Tiote and a new striker.

"Hahaha, people moaning about the squad, it's only June, it's only July, it's only half way through July, it's only August and Pardew hopes to maybe buy one player... Oh, wait..." At least under Shepherd we actually had a squad of footballers to watch on a Saturday.

I'm not saying that we're going to bomb this season - the players we have signed may well come good and some prospects may well come through and become premier league standard. The problem is with the way we are currently run is that it makes for a very fragile club that's only one season away from disaster. We need a slice of luck, when we sell a player like Carroll and someone like Best steps up and has a good run of form we can wipe our brow and say we've dodged a bullet, if Enrique goes and Ferguson does an ok job at filling in at leftback, if we skip on a proven talent and get a freebie who's ok, all well and good for that season. But it seems like we're running on a bit of a razors edge. Look at Wigan. As long as each season they have a Valencia or N'Zogbia who can keep them up and they can then sell and replace, they're fine. But it seems inevitable that one season their luck will run out.

Skysports.com understands three Premier League clubs are chasing Birmingham right-back Stephen Carr. Stoke, Wolves and top-flight newcomers QPR are all thought to be interested in the former Republic of Ireland international.

Doesn't "merry go round" suggest players leaving as well as coming in?

They also have the motto "4chan is not your personal army", so be warned that people who go on /b/ with the story "Hi guys, I'm new, please destroy the life of this guy I don't like" sometimes find the tables turned on them. They could go on a moral crusade against Colin for being a dick, get his docs and wind him up, they could decide to email child pornography to the Bobby Robson Foundation until the server explodes for a laugh, it's basically the best and the worst of the internet in one place.

Good to see the #iamcolin hastag raising so much. Has this arsehole given any excuse? Or does no-one know what he's even saying about it, seeing as anyone with a brain has unfollowed him and he blocks anyone who critcises him from his exclusive club of followers?

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Fully expecting for us to run out against arsenal and find we haven't got any corner flags, or that we haven't registered our squad, or with players asking to borrow shirts from people in the crowd.

I didn't get last year's kit so I'm only comparing it to the Adidas ones really.

Fantastic, I've always wanted to have representations of my extended family and my dog kicked repeatedly in the face by Lee Cattermole and Karl Henry.

What's Colin's reaction to the barrage of abuse he's getting for being such a lying twat and not backing up his promises to donate money to the SBR Foundation/delete his account?

I know when I celebrate I kick people

Probably also that he loves it in this place http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23930802-neighbours-kick-off-at-jermain-defoes-pound-45m-palace---with-own-nightclub.do