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How do you know that? It's just common sense that a player would find it more difficult to make a decision in such a short space of time.

Mortifying that he'd probably have chosen us any day of the week if we'd shown a serious interest. If he doesn't sign it's only because we came in so late like desperate wankers.

I think Fulham are favourites but the fact the Twente chairman accepted our bid after initially saying it was too late would suggest Ruiz must have wanted to speak to us. We are still in there until he says no.

For me anyway Me as well but better than nothing. Bassong would have been a better shout.

As if. It's clearly bollocks.

They're going to try and intercept Bendtner's taxi and get him to drive to Newcastle instead

Looks to have no pace at all. Shows how desperate we're getting.

Utter fucking disgrace.

Couldn't give a flying fuck at this point.

Bendtner signs for Sunderland. That would bring him a lot closer to Newcastle for sure.

That would just about sum up our clownish efforts to get a striker in.

Our fault at the end of the day. Just have to cling to the tiny hope that Ruiz forces their hand.

Agents quote was after the chairman's, never know but unlikely. The chairman just wants the deal done. The player might want to talk to us as well. /clutching@straws

I have a sick feeling in my stomach. I wouldn't trust these cunts to get a player over the line this late in the day.

If we wanted him we had all summer to make a move. Got to put a player off coming here I would have thought. I'd still take him like a shot though.

I think he'll end up at Fulham anyway. They've done all the groundwork whereas we will just appear desperate.

No. Sewelly made a booboo.

Is it official?

He's the right type of player. Could be our Luis Suarez if he actually ended up here.

Pathetic that it should come to this. Desperately trying to hijack another club's deal after messing up all our own efforts.

Bollocks. That means if he goes with Fulham it will be too late for us to get anyone else.

Most of our targets are in France, it wouldn't take that long to commute anyway.

Basically, but Sochaux have signed someone, and Auclair on Talksport said the deal could still happen. I wonder what's holding it up then? They want more money?

Bendtner was knocked back by Stoke because his wage demands were meant to be astronomical. I can't see us paying them unless he was just asking more from Stoke because he didn't want to go there.

If it's true that the deal would add up to £17m then yes, it's off.