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Wow, this paragraph really rung a bell: That’s not to belittle the work done by Graham Carr, some of his finds have been better than we could have hoped, given the prices paid, but it’s in having found the very best that your budget can stretch to that you must then stretch your budget further if you’re to make any further strides. Failure to do so will disillusion those players that arrived cheap and can go on to bigger and better things. Worse though, it will disillusion the remaining fans that had bought in to the improvements, despite the off-field fuck-ups. Those players using us as a stepping stone can move on. We cannot.

I have no idea why you are all wound up about it??? We all knew this was coming... The only question is whether we mitigate his departure with a like for like (yes, I know he is at his prime and we are taking a couple of steps back) replacement (Cabella/Grenier..other) as well as getting in the striker we so desperately need (De Jong)

how did I do that? anyway: I actually meant de Jong and a replacement for Cabaye i.e. De Jong + Cabella/Grenier Otherise I will also be peeved

I actually meant de Jong and a replacement for Cabaye i.e. De Jong + Cabella/Grenier Otherise I will also be peeved Selling our best, most creative passer to bring in a 6ft 2 striker to pump balls towards won't please me when i pay to watch the s****.

Let's wait and see... If we spend some of the money on a "replacement" and get de Jong in I will be pacified, I will not be excited but it will make sense to me and it will keep the team in line with our dumbed down ambitions (or lack of).

That should work in theory but never seems to in practice - think HBA loses the ball too much playing there, which can be very dangerous in a central position. Can actually see Sissoko moved into that role and Ben Arfa to the right. Sissoko is never a number 10, but I think he might be the best bet in a midfield three and just try to batter his way forward like against Chelsea and at Villa last season. We're seriously f***ed for the next couple of months if we don't get Cabella or someone of that quality in. I would rather move Sissoko into that middle position and ben arfa out right also, just seems more balanced that benarfa in that nº10 role, too weak and not enough of a team player to carry it out well

If gouff's injured then we need Ben arfa on wing as direct replacement and XXXXX in the hole behind remy (not Shola pls!)... My team: -----------------------Krul----------------------- Debs-------Willo---------MYM--------Santon ----------------Anita--------Tiote--------------- ---Ben Arfa---------Sissoko----------Sammy-- --------------------Remy------------------------ WAHEY!!!

Wouldn't it be great if we got De Jong on loan and spent some of the Cabaye cash on cabella or grenier... Keeping that optimism going :blush: You never know (feels that creeping unease in his stomach due to head telling heart that it needs to make emergency earth landing)

Didn't Shola once come high in a poll for player of the year or something on the Chronicle website, what does that tell you? Chronicle readers are thick as pigshhit?

Come on, it's so obvious that they knew PSG or someone would be making a bid, otherwise why the hell would they be sniffing around Cabella as a replacement for 12M, we never spend that amount... It will make the system slightly more attacking but without cabaye's goals and energy I do worry. Still, anything north of 18 million pound is a good deal (for fatty )

To be honest, I think Mata will allow Manu to play a system which is more suited to their current squad i.e. two holding midfielders shielding in front of the defence and a front four who could destroy teams... ------------------------------------De Gea-------------------------------- Rafael--------------Evans-------------Smalling--------------Evra -------------------Carrick----------------Fellaini?------------------ ---Junanunaz--------------Rooney------------------Mata------ --------------------------VP----------------------------------- Who needs old whiskey nose eh?

What's the blooody point? We already have one skillful player who isn't used, why have another? This must be some sort of evil plan that Ashley has created; "let's buy some hugely skillful players and annoy the funk out of these cnuts by not playing them", "sure boss, therse fackin caarnts kern fack off...cahnts!!!"

The team isn't bad to be faifr, but I would like to see more of Hatem's dribble generating skills. If our only objective is to stay in the prem, then at least give us a modicum of enjoyment, through the skills of our french wizard, to soften the apathy of our now battered down expectations...

not a surprise really. At least give hatem a full 30 mins (please)...

I would swap him for anyone at the moment, take your pick: Shane Long / De Jong / Gomis / ...

Yep, Cabaye operates much better from middle of the pitch rather than further up it. I would love to see a younger version of Nolan in that position for us, someone who can win things in the air, hold the ball up and knock a few in by arriving that bit deeper...

Same again this week pls Checky!

P.S. Still hate Fat Heed

Does this match thread win the prize for least interest ever? We've all been reduced to complete apathy by our losing run and complete lack of intent in the transfer window... oh well.. Here's my pick for the day: ---------------------Krul-------------------------- Santon-------Taylor------Willo-------------MYM ------Anita-----------------Tiote-------- Ben Arfa------------Cabaye-------------Sissoko ----------------------------Remy----------------

What type of player is he by the way? (I do know he's a striker!)

Agree com'pletely, he should have had sissoko or Gouff off for ben arfa a lot earlier, the system we had until then was working fine we just needed some more creativity...

The bench looks decent to be fair. Only Ben Arfa as a game changer though...

Torn/Shredded/Ripped/Mutilated/Split/Breached/Ruptured anuses for these midland bitches!!! About time we gave someone a right doing! 0-4 to the mags

Best second away kit EVER!!!!

When I first started living in Bilbao our eleven aside team got a chance to play against Athletic Bilbao Veterans, I was 25 then and thought I was a decent footballer. Very, very humilliating playing against 50 year olds and only getting about three touches whole game. They literally could have played us off the park with one leg tied up and hopping they were that good. Totally different level! As an aside, I play in a sunday league over here and we have two players who have played thrid division over here, they are both late forties but completely pish all over the rest of the team. Just that know how and complete lack of nerves.