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They have a single striker over 20 in Gyan. Who might be off. God I would love to see that.

I like this.

We did get upwards of 25m for Bassong, Beye, Duff and Martins in 09/10. Apparently Mikes killer negotiating skills really come out when the adrenaline rush of relegation kicks in.

If we're not getting the Zog I hope we've got some devious scheme to get Junior Hoilett.

Please be Smith What? Since when do we want to extend Smith's deal?

Thanks

If you had to take one of gross spent or net spent and decide, on it's own, which one is a more straightforward indicator it has to be gross spend. How much are you spending on improving or maintaining the quality of your squad? That much? Okay. Net spend you have to break down transfer by transfer and decide if the player going a) matters b) was "replaced" adequately - either by quality in the position left or strengthening elsewhere and c) was under or overvalued when sold. It's too subjective to really mean much imo. Although in regards to (b) above, I actually disagree that players are "replaced" with transfers, one for one, as though they were simple mechanical parts and that were even possible. Especially in terms of important players. We obviously lost Carroll and it changed the way we played - we didn't really "replace" him with Kuqi. Man United didn't really replace CRonaldo with Valencia or Obertan, the team took a different shape and adapted.

So a sicknote who likes to party?

yeah I've got "get punched into dust" here on my list of things to do today, should help me get that done.

It really was diabolical.

arrrgh fuck that guy

It's like one of those Evolution of Man posters in reverse.

IN THAT CASE, bentturd is still crap and do not want

Hope someone newly promoted picks up Craig Fagan for him as well.

Youll be like the lass at the match I kept seeing with her adidas blue and black stripe Carroll 39 shirt during the championship season. Grown men should not be getting numbers n names on back of shirt like. Yeah? Watch me.

#shutupforawhilejoey #justsaying

that first page is an account graveyard :|

Statements detailing the entirety of your plan around the first team however, are exceedingly rare. In fact one feels that there must be a compelling reason no club or manager has ever released a whole statement like that. Regardless, it doesn't detract from your main overall point which is agreeable on the whole.

Maybe it's not the best thing to announce all of your intentions for the world to see? Vagueness may be irritating but it can serve a greater good. How would you phrase that statement about wanting to shift deadwood if you were Pardew? "Yeah we've got some absolute turd players here, we're looking to unload them on some unwitting saps. Then we'll see about replacing them with upgrades."

I'm sure Joey's tweets haven't gone unnoticed and it could still be that he's not guaranteed a starting spot. That said, no idea who'll get it.

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Surely the point was more aimed at the concept that transfer monies in aren't ringfenced for spending on new transfers and simply disappear into the club, rather than the quality of the players signed by those clubs who apparently do allocate it for spending. The clubs mentioned have used their transfer income from selling players to buy players, spending most if not all of the same money in the process. Why are we different? Why are they all the same? Just as answerable We just don't appear to be operating on a model where transfer revenue is kept on its own ledger for future transfers. Is it part of some master self-sufficiency plan? Is it suicidal? both? probably? edit: Totally agree on Sturridge btw - 15m for him is a no-brainer. Slightly more pensive about the Zog.

Why do I care how Sunderland, Liverpool or Villa conduct their transfer business opposed to us? Wow they paid a large sum for average dross, I sure am jealous. Wish we would splash out 15m on Gibson. That'd show everyone we mean business.

It's the kind of getup you see in bad comedies where someone needs to pass as crazy to get into an insane asylum.