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At the moment I'd consider signing Bullard to be a pleasant surprise, can't see us getting anyone.

Stump up Ashley Ashley stump up

BAHAHAHA :lol:

Arfa's probably at the Werder game, not as a guest or anything, he'll have just turned up an bought a ticket at the gate. He'll probably turn up at the villa match as well in a full toon kit he's bought at Eldon Sports Direct and a Villa top in a bag just in case.

Ashley was given a fair chance and he fucking wrecked the club beyond all recognition, the only person to blame for the way he is currently view by the fans is himself. He's been praised when he's done all right, but the reason people imagine that the current situation, where we seem headed into a new season with a woefully underequipped squad, is not going to be remedied is due to his past form of absolute stupidity. When he shows some common sense, people will stop thinking the worst. It's a perfectly reasonable position to hold. It's the same fucking stupid argument we got about Shola at the start of the season "I BET THE SAME PEOPLE CHEERING SHOLA WHEN HE'S DOING WELL WERE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO CRITICISED HIM WHEN HE WAS TOTAL SHIT, MAKE YOUR MINDS UP IDIOTS!!"

So you start off by saying that if Ashley does something good people will think he's a legend, then finish up by saying even if he does something good people will still hate him? Seem to recall people chanting Ashley's name until he fucked up and got the club relegated, and the heat coming off him when he put a bit of cash in and got us promoted. Seems pretty reasonable, fuck up you get grief, do well you get praise.

I don't know what the fuck the Ashley model is, I don't think he does. I can't work out what he's trying to even do to the club, not even bad long term plans fit. He's not trying to build the club up to a higher level to sell it on, he's not concentrating on buying or developing young talent for profit and becoming a selling club, he's not stripping the assets and selling off our players to the highest bidder, he's not investing in the club to turn it into a high profile profit and advertising machine, where the fuck is he going with this acquisition of his? Is he just going to sit on it as it bobbles between the prem and the championship, slowly drip-dripping away at his personal time and money forever?

Position is pants-on-head retarded, no capital investment means no Premiership TV money for 2011/12.

Would be lovely if there was another talented young player who was unsettled, wanted to come here, was even a possibility to get on loan with a view to buy, but it's unlikely. We can't even wrap up a transfer when the player buys the plane tickets and flies here himself, Ashley could fall into a barrel of tits and come out sucking his thumb.

The longer it dragged on the more likely this was to happen. I'd like to think we're chasing other players for the role as well, but knowing this club probably not.

Getting daft now like, games are coming along now and every one we play with no-one who can move the ball between midfield and attack are potential points lost that we might really need at the end of the season. We need to go all out, and if we can't get him soon, we need to forget it and find someone else, quickly.

In unrelated news, Papermate have just announced predicted pre-tax profits in their brown envelope division have just skyrocketed.

Comfortable for man u, but we didn't embarrass ourselves. Can't believe they still sing about Shearer, still bitter 15 years later. Half hearted cheer in The Centurion when the league table came up and showed us 4th bottom

Might be less good for team spirit if we can't get a win for ages and they all end up looking like Fu Manchu.

Ryan Taylor looks like an enemy soldier from Goldeneye on the N64 or something. That or a character from Allo Allo.

"Have you accepted the Newcastle offer yet?" "No" *Ben Arfa storms out* "...Call me?" RING RING RING RING RING RING RING BEN ARFA PHONE!

Given in the stand, 'Ah, fuck.'

Can't really comment on how good a leader he is, only the players know that. Would say the captain should be someone who plays every game of the season if fit though for consistency's sake, and I'd hope that wouldn't be the case with Nolan

Let's hope we wrap this up before he gets sick of the pissing rain.

Hey Mr Marseille Man, Give me your Ben Arfa, Daylight come and him wanna score goals

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Benjani is a free agent as,well after being released by city. Surprised we've not been linked with him with best injured, seems like the kind of thing we'd go for. Blackburn or Wolves looks like where he'll end up.

Notice on the fantasy league Bent is listed as doubtful for the first game with back injury an all.

Would love him back here, never managed to bring myself to hate him, even after he left. Always struck me as someone who's really passionate about the game with a huge drive to win, which is what fuels him being a gobby shite. That said, if I was being sensible I'd bear a grudge about him feigning injury, but I dunno. There's something about a little twat who's your little twat that kind of gives you a soft spot for them and somehow that's stuck with me. If he goes to the mackems that might finally tip the balance and get me dispising the bassad mind