BottledDog

What's Kinnear doing with him, man? Seriously, it's not unusual. Llambias was the in the initial photos for a fair few of his signings. Says everything about Pardew's current position, really. It really doesn't.

http://www.nufc.co.uk/javaImages/e1/f2/0,,10278~12120801,00.jpg Fantastic signing (as long as he isn't charged etc...). Welcome Loic!

Charlton beat these lot 0-3. We're fucked.

You like?

Well, let's hope the players can handle it.

It's not just about Pardew sitting back and letting the team play, he needs to help structure them and work on it. I'm not expecting a vast difference, but it seems they have been giving it a go. Anita - "I can’t wait to show the fans what we have been working on and where we are. We have played good football in training and we want to show it in the Premier League." Is that a genuine quote? Seriously heartening if it is. Aye. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/well-shock-premier-league-rivals-5430438

It's not just about Pardew sitting back and letting the team play, he needs to help structure them and work on it. I'm not expecting a vast difference, but it seems they have been giving it a go. Anita - "I can’t wait to show the fans what we have been working on and where we are. We have played good football in training and we want to show it in the Premier League."

You have no idea how delighted I am that Redknapp is in the Championship.

4? We selling Cabaye like? Apparently.

4?

Hope he's better than Shola.

People were expecting we'd take out a loan? Good luck with that.

Are you the Sun?

Well i thought it might a bit, a few discussion about how pathetic we are bidding so little, when we haven't bid at all This thread is good fun though The news is we haven't bid because the bid we were prepared to make, of £2m, would be rejected, is it not? We must know what Villa would have done with our bid and what that bid was likely to be if we're saying our valuation and their's is 'miles apart'? £2m would be our max bid, we may well have bid lower than that if did get to that stage . I know what you mean though and it doesn't look good however. What's making me chuckle though, some were saying "sign Bent --- aargh he's shit, crap, one dimensional lalala, sums us up". A couple of weeks later, were a joke, sums us up, what a joke bid, lalala. It's just funny watching the mood change with every accurate and mainly inaccurate story. Posts like this are missing the point by a million miles. The point is that, like Bent or not, he appeared to be a target so why waste weeks and weeks on something that we're not even serious about. I'd have liked to have had the few reinforcements we need in weeks ago but we don't seem to have any urgency whatsoever. Whether that's part of Mission Wind Up Pards, I dunno. Like most people here that were throwing their arm up in frustration at the idea of having Cisse and Bent in the team together, I think the club were thinking along similar lines. He was not intended to play alongside Cisse, but was the more important target if Cisse was going. We weren't pissing around, we were keeping Bent in Limbo until things became clearer. Now Cisse is staying, we'll chance our arm with a low offer but no more. Other than the fact Kinnear is involved, and I'm fucked if I can imagine him negotiating for anything beyond a mini milk, we might've played it pretty well.

Well i thought it might a bit, a few discussion about how pathetic we are bidding so little, when we haven't bid at all This thread is good fun though The news is we haven't bid because the bid we were prepared to make, of £2m, would be rejected, is it not? We must know what Villa would have done with our bid and what that bid was likely to be if we're saying our valuation and their's is 'miles apart'? £2m would be our max bid, we may well have bid lower than that if did get to that stage . I know what you mean though and it doesn't look good however. What's making me chuckle though, some were saying "sign Bent --- aargh he's shit, crap, one dimensional lalala, sums us up". A couple of weeks later, were a joke, sums us up, what a joke bid, lalala. It's just funny watching the mood change with every accurate and mainly inaccurate story. Are they the exact same people like? I wasn't particularly arsed about signing Bent and didn't know where he would fit into our side, but if we were going to try and buy him then so be it. However our valuation is a fucking insult, the manager is being pissed on yet again and we've wasted a month talking about it. I don't see why it's impossible to hold both opinions at the same time. No idea Dave, it's not really about the same people or anything like that. And i've never seen a problem in anyone holding two opinions or changing their minds for that matter. I was more getting at the whole mood changing from report to report, it's funny most of the time, there some fantastically humourous lads/lassies on here, it can be sometimes unpleasant (very rarely), but it shows just how much passion we have, and just how much damage Ashley is doing too. Not to be too dramatic but some of the arguments that go on wouldn't happen if the club communicated with us so much more. Are other clubs more communicative about their transfer dealings?

Erm... We haven't bid though.

Bah. Won the thing last season didn't we?

As Toon's Taylor has said, it doesn't seem beyond the realms that Bent was our plan if Cisse went. We still like him, and might put in a nominal bid, but he is not a priority any more. If we were only going to spend £2mil on him, he was never even going to replace Cisse. Or if Cisse went was he then worth more? Yeah, I think if Cisse looked like going we'd up Bents trousers faster than a ferret up a drainpipe. Now, after dangling him on a string for weeks, we met his representatives almost as a matter of courtesy rather than any real attempt to push through a deal. But fuck it, if they accept, bonus!

Like. You both need help if that's the case. You thinking sabotage? I am now.

Reminds me of when John Paul Gaultier joined Eurotrash.

As Toon's Taylor has said, it doesn't seem beyond the realms that Bent was our plan if Cisse went. We still like him, and might put in a nominal bid, but he is not a priority any more.

Like. You both need help if that's the case.

I don't think morale is clearly on a knife edge. With the Jan signings now bedding in I'm happy to believe that the spirit is pretty damn good, I think the JFK saga etc barely even registers with the players themselves. Also, not one player has been agitating for a move as far as I can see which surely you'd expect if they didn't have faith in the manager, especially going into a world cup year. If we fail to sign anyone, then I agree, things could certainly unravel quickly. But however you view the powers that be, most of us would be pretty shocked if we didn't manage to get in a striker this window.

Same. Think we need to accept we'll get footballing abuse from Man City. Anything less is a bonus. I want us to have a go, not be ultra defensive and still get beat 4-0, which i fear will be outcome. If we do have a go, not be ultra defensive and still get beat 4-0, I could see that scuppering our chances of seeing an overtly attacking team put out again for quite some time.

was this a reaction to the bent deal collapsing? i'm fucking delighted man An astonishing reaction. /Midds. Not so much yours.