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Ah the age old excuse "But anyone could have scored in that game". Well then why didn't they genius? Were Celtic doing Luque a favour or something? You're talking utter garbage basically. It took good movement to get those opportunities and a good touch to finish them off. Its just a pitty that an early injury forced him off in the second game after a promising start (helping to setup and score the penalty for the first goal).

We've swapped: Antoine Sibierski Kieron Dyer Scott Parker Craig Moore Titus Bramble Olivier Bernard For: Mark Viduka Alan Smith Joey Barton Geremi David Rozenhal Cacapa Jose Enrique Every single replacement an improvement, most of them massive improvements. Yeah we might as well give up now since improving the quality of our squad is no way to go about improving this clubs fortunes is it?! Behead Allardyce, that's what I say!! Seriously though is there a ignore function on this messageboard? Because I really think I need to add BB to it if there is..

He's given Football itself you mong! Say what you want about how the game would be dead without referee's, but its equally dead without quality Footballers. In fact if it came down to it I'd still watch Football without referee's, but I certainly wouldn't watch referee's without Football

What the f*** are we going to do with 13 million boys???

Quality comparison Spot on. Not really no.... I think a better comparison would be a hustler winning £40 in vegas and quiting while he's ahead. Either way it does seem incredibly petty to go to all this trouble and cost (£160 million or more) only to sell up for a £30 million profit a few months later.. Especially when you have 70 times that in the bank already..

That's a good way of looking at it, but it ignores the fact that if he sells at a profit so quickly it is partly at the expense of investments that could have otherwise been made into the club by the new owners (aside from obviously our previous owners, who would have sold too cheaply). Nothing can be done about that now though so what's the point of worrying about it? Also I hope Shepherd did sell to cheaply, I hope he has sleepless nights over it the fat tit...

Well this is the way I see it. If Ashley rejects a £30-40 million profit (it has to be more then the last 'bid' after all) then great, it proves his commitment. If he accepts it, then he never had any commitment to NUFC at all. In which case I'd be happy that we'd seen the back of him sooner rather then later

Racking your brains?.. what?! Try numerous games last season... We've played badley one game, oh no lets all panic Get a grip!!

Well, an opposition player winding up the crowd isn't going to turn them against there own side or silence them is it.

We already have players who can create a chances and win games. Our real problem going into this summer was a lack of quality depth in the squad. That's pretty close to being solved but its not complete yet. IMO Faye is yet another step towards that goal and once that's in place then the next step would be a top class playmaker in January or next summer when hopefully we'll be in a much better position to attract that kind of player.

He's completely right IMO, well said I have to say..

Looks like Andy O'Brien is his replacemant as well mackems.gif

They'd have to get quite a few top 2/3/4 finishes and some Champions League Football first Even better Spurs can be the new Newcastle but without the good times

Put everything you've got on Luque coming off the bench at Bolton and getting our 800th goal.. Its going to happen

What channels is this match on which are viewable in the UK? Art Sport doesn't seem to get Premiership games anymore....

Nobody mentioned £120,000 people (or have I missed something?). I'm not saying Oliver is right, but its long been a point of contention how much Owen actually earns per week. Some say £115,000, some say £105,000, some say £90,000, some say £80,000.

If by canny you mean delusional moron then yeah I agree

Honestly??!!

Err no, he looks more like John Turturro: http://film.onet.pl/_i/news/duze/j/john_turturro_1.jpg Jose Enrique http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4264/010278334891500on6.gif John Turturro

He looked poor in one game out of position so he's average.. yeah great logic. Milner, in his correct position, is a very good player for his age. Good technique, good crosser and a good shot on him and still only 21 so he can keep improving. The idea that he only looks good against lesser teams is bollocks, sure you aren't talking about Duff?

I don't know what to say about that, this says it best

Riise and Finnan tbh. Either you're joking or you're just sick

I don't know, was Smith really Dyers replacement? Possibly.. Has Allardyce made any new comments on transfers since Dyer's deal collapsed?

Apparently so. Cacapa and Enrique make 2 if my maths is correct here, Dragutinovic would appear to be the probable 3rd... which leaves space for a potential right-back incoming, if you ask me. After Geremi's recent performances in the middle I want him kept there, if possible, and Solano/Taylor don't entirely convince me (although I reckon Taylor could be decent there, especially in the "harder" games where we need to be more solid at the back.) The documented bid for Steinsson of AZ Alkmaar and Faye from Bolton means we're sniffing around players who play there/can play there. Drago/Enrique and a new RB and - as I said the other day - I'll be doing cartwheels. That's what I thought but what happens if Dyer stays? Does it knock the potential right back idea on the head? If he stays then we don't buy a replacement for him. Its not going to have any affect in the other 4 players Allardyce wants obviously.