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Hope you're right. I actually want Taylor to be really good. Disagree, while not a massive loss, we can ill afford to be letting experienced centre halves go without a replacement. We have no idea how Colo will fit into a new league (from posts on that Depo forum, he took a while there), Capaca is old, fragile and very shaky against physical teams and Taylor is both inconsistent and prone to the odd injury. This is on the nail - we need a replacement, Cacapa was poor last season, and is a year older now(AND slower...) Bassong has no Prem experience and Edgar isn't upto it unfortunately.

Neither of them make much sense to me, as did the Glen Little move. Harry mustn't have any money left.

Jerome Thomas from Charlton to Pompey on season long loan.

He will be here because if he doesn't sign he won't move I suspect and wait for a bumper payday.

You've got her well trained exactly what i was thinkin. My missus wouldn't dream of watching SSN

Creative midfielder? Selling faye? Lack of ambition? New striker needed? Just a few to keep'em going Aye, selling Faye is a joke.

Queen Of The South 1 - 1 some hard to spell Scandanavian team

We're going to be struggling to name a team and subs if we're sacking all these players off. Edgar is gash btw, nowhere near Premiership standard, would prefer Ramage to him, at least Ramage was strong(ish).

be pleasantly suprised if all that was true. Just have to wait and see.

ditto.

odds on Steve Bruce, he's a geordie don't you know.

Spartak 1 - 4 Kiev FT, might see Pavlychenko move perhaps Anorthosis 3 - 0 Olympiakos FT, Ketsbaia back in the CL?

English people always do that when talking to foreigners like. The old presumption that they can't understand so you put on an accent and speak stupidly slowly.

Liege have missed their chance like. Needed to score those two big chances.

I reckon Wigan will do OK, Boro will struggle but survive, we'll improve on last year and Sunderland will fight a relegation battle with the outcome dependant on whether any of the promoted 3 finish above them. Keane has bought badly, much like last season but no one in the press seems to mention it. Yet. He's bought ok but he has failed to address the loss of their two most important players for most of last season (Evans & Jones) and if they don't they're going to be in the shit. Wigan will do well this season, finished well last season and now have a better squad and will be better organised even more now Bruce has had a full pre-season with the squad. Hard to say how Boro will do although I'm amazed they haven't bought a keeper and Hoyte is gash if they're buying him. Probably be similar if not slightly worse than last time out.

Although we have this media blanket ban it is weird how from the outside nothing is happening here. We have had him signed him allegedly for a bit yet no announcement from us & he isn't training with the first team squad. Most peculiar.

you tell porkies Flamini signed for AC Milan ah shit aye. was close.

Be a very shrewd acquisition. Premiership experience, Juve have a wealth of midfielders and will definitely be willing to let him go (have bought Flamini and Poulsen this summer). Good box-to-box player who isn't afraid to stick a foot in or have a crack. Very similar player to Barton if my memory serves me right.

Be a poor move to sell him unless he is unhappy. We need competition for places not get 1 in let 1 go.

Wolves 0 - 1 Accrington Fair few shocks on the cards tonight.

Derby 0 - 1 Lincoln Charlton 0 - 1 Yeovil MK Dons 1 - 0 Norwich Bristol C 0 - 1 P'boro

Good points. I'd be happy with Warnock, has looked good everytime I've seen him, was suprised initially when Liverpool got rid.

Looks like a Martins-esque 18 tbh

I think he is meaning playmaker in the sit infront of back four spray it around like Ron Jeremy in porn film role.

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