James

Just been on Sky Sports News Someone has left Middlesborough and is expected to join us. Didn't catch their name though, as I was half reading a magazine and hadn't really been listening. Can someone confirm?

Unfair if so. Beckham had forgotten about how to be a footballer. The spell in the wilderness helped him buck up his ideas, and allowed him to put in the performances that helped Madrid win the league.

I for one, apologise.

Perhaps we are signing him to play in selective games, ie give his knee a regular rest, but call on him in the 20 games a season he really is needed for.

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Just been announced on .cock PSG faxed Rozehnal's paperwork to Barcelona by mistake, so we have gone to pick it up.

Brilliant.

More like: "If you don't give us Messi, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Henry, Zambrotta, Thuram and Marquez, we'll give you Luque"

HTT sent them a dossier of Spanish golf courses, so they thought they'd go and check some out.

Douglas Hall left the incriminating evidence behind when he flew off to Spain following his resignation.

Certainly the most exciting June in NUFC history.

Allardyce did say earlier today that he was going to ask Arsenal personally if they wanted Martins. Perhaps Arsenal's response wasn't what Allardyce was hoping for?

One thing for sure, if they are in Barcelona, they mean business.

I think Allardyce denied Giuly didn't he?

Already gone to Feyenoord.

My take on things: Oliver discovered this morning that Shepherd was off to Barcelona to make a big signing. Only he didn't know who it was. So he goes on Wikipedia and looks up Barcelona players, and concludes that Edmilson is the most likely candidate. He then makes up some quotes from an acquaintance in Spain to back his story up.

Have to say, we do seem ill-prepared, as a club, in dealing with foreign transfers.

He's got a right to say that he has been misquoted. The main site may be able to put forward a carefully worded comment on this if Mr. Fowler comes forward.

Didn't Roeder say Oba was now worth £20m? Obviously he didn't have a clue about what was going on

I bet Luque also has a £12m clause.

Sam will ask Arsenal soon whether there is any interest.

Allardyce on .cock says it should be done today hopefully - delay isn't down to him or the player it would seem. Says he's signed him for his height, his composure on the ball, and his ability to read the game, and his ability to settle quickly due to his English fluency. May take him a while to be ready to play in the Premiership yet, so may only be on the bench at start of season, depending on how he fares in pre-season.

Do you think it is wise to disagree with someone who has seen considerably more Spanish games last season than you have?[/verlaine]

Allardyce already thinks that the clause issue with Michael Owen is done and dusted, and he'll be here next season it would seem from the initial interview.