morpeth mag

There were some links saying we'd bid £8m already

Sakho in the Summer to play CB with MYM. Tall, French, international and possibly available.

Wonder who we'll get next week - if only Butland was French

Coates from Liverpool looking for first team action. At 6'5" perhaps the beast we need? Or what about Hangeland whose contract is up this summer I think. Need to get MW back to 4th choice.

Not sure about better player but certainly better value and form. Will provide competition for Shola in the right attack position.

If Cisse was injured then Gouffran could play up top and Obertan could come in

Makes sense - no need to buy Sissoko then

No need for that - as above - he's been a good servant to the club and always give's his best. Glad we've made such a quality signing at CB but lets enjoy staying positive.

He'll be our deadline day interest

No, just the away game

Fernandes went all in, Mike's called his bluff

Coates from Liverpool?

Carr to be let go - transfer policy is just to sign french international squad, no need for scouts

Sign him on a pre-contract then haggle the price for the next six months - classiic nufc

Gouffran doesn't look like a left winger to me. For a start he's right footed. Looks more like a straight swap for Demba from what I've seen. We need someone who can play up the middle in case Cisse gets injured. HBA can play left forward if Gouffran needs to play right. what's important is a striker who can play as part of a front 3

Mind you being French of Senegalese extraction ticks all the right boxes when it comes to bonding.

Great, another non scoring LB.

But if you play it first then you can get to play it best. Mind you when Villa have tried this formation this season they've been gash. Think its the sort of thing you introduce over the summer or when you are set for a mid table finish

That's just an opening bid before we go back in with our final one - £1m take it or leave it

Won't be able to fly in directly today because of the snow - coming via Heathrow?

In this ducked up world of ours one thing I'd say is that we are bidding for quality players that just might be within our reach. Gives my hope.

Was stood on the stretford end with my dad when Mira scored the two at OT for the 22 draw. In truth he was one footed and very greedy but he was an improvement on what we had. I commented earlier on Nattrass who was an all together classier player.

Claims he thought Cabaye would last the 90 which is optimistic for a first game back. Even if Perch or Bigi were needed to strengthen midfield then surely moving Marveaux to the wing instead of Jonas or Shola was the call. He's obsessed with defending a lead rather than getting the second.

Krul Taylor. Colo. MVM Debuchy. Anita. Cabaye. Santon HBA. Cisse. Marv

He's going nowhere short term. The club have clearly decided to back him in the transfer market, and they owe him after last summer. If we sign MYM and a striker plus two squad players and are fourth bottom at Easter then they might have to make a decision to make. Personally I think we'll be OK in the end but I'm worried that Pards is so slow to learn.