DJ_NUFC

If we don't sign a CB for the first team this window, no matter who we get, it will be a massive failure and not much will have changed.

Goodness me, reading that profile, I don't know what to do with myself. This feeling you get when the club does something right is so strange and surreal. I shall have a drink tonight.

Good as gone, then.

29 million quid for some knacker no-one's ever heard of.

Yeah, why do we have two threads? Surely admins can do some work and merge the two instead of wasting time deliberating who Demba Ba looks like.

Love the guardian.

Those godawful memories of yesteryear.

I doubt any one from our current squad is capable of writing a column in English.

He's a hero simply for being one of the few players to be so vocally against this regime and for constantly saying both he and the fans deserves better.

The hiding part concerns me the most. He has a bit of aggression and tracking-back about him that people like Pards love so much, but he does it once every few games. And for majority of games you don't even realise he's on the pitch.

imagine trying it with ashley "ere del, get this little facka cleaning the chimneys"

Moved to Lille after a protracted saga and then immediately kicked up fuss saying he wanted to move to OM without ever playing for them. Cheers.

As long as they don't test for ability he'll pass. Cannot fucking wait. My only concern is that we don't seem to be in for ANY defenders if rumours are anything to go by. We need a fucking revamped backline, including backups. Just Austin will be enough for the forward line, rest should be spent on defence and a winger.

I fucking hope he gets it now. I'm sick of these wankers fans telling us how we're deluded for calling shit for what it is.

I'm thinking he means in-game management, where he reacts to situations he finds the team in and makes appropriate changes. Totally opposite of Pardiola and Charva.

What's all this 'character' stuff in regards to Thauvin?

99.9% of puns on this site are shite (including the ones I coin), so Bluestar's struck gold there.

That's what fascinates me about Messi's story. How do you know at that age that he's worth the investment, time and care? How can you go out of your way, as a scout, to convince moneymen to put their money into this kid who, looking at the odds, may not amount to much? Pretty crazy foresight.

And why would he just not stay with West Brom? Didn't they finish above us?

Totally on board with your sentiment, and we need to continue the pressure on Ashley and his cronies. However, I'm hoping to at least enjoy watching our team under someone who's probably his best appointment in terms of managerial career. And hopefully he's a man of character and walks like Keegan and Gullit when things go pear-shaped.

Yep. As underwhelming as this appointment seems, the recent moves are like a breath of fresh air compared to the horrific years under Pardew which feel like being in an abusive relationship.

This is some despicable shit, that he actually got along with Pards and wants to go back to working with him. I guess he was the King's favourite.

Fucking hell, I hope he's not already seeking a move or being flogged. We need him to have a clean slate for McC.

Yep. Replace one club oldboy who was thick as mince with another.