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I'm still clinging onto hope that this will be the case. Can't guarantee that I'll be as calm and collected as you if we end up signing no-one before the window closes

One thing people have got to remember is that Marveaux is like a new signing!

David Craig will turn up with some random shite though

How spineless. Another window he's completely lied to us then. Or he's been lied to again by Ashley/Llambias. If he had any sense he'd have maintained a Hughton-like silence during the window. He's been burned before and yet again by the looks of it. But then people wouldn't be happy if he said nowt.

How spineless. Another window he's completely lied to us then. Or he's been lied to again by Ashley/Llambias.

I'm not going to give all hope just yet/I'm still going to clutch at straws - still time left for things to happen in terms of incomings.

Probably would have been more sense if I posted that on Friday morning.

What a film that was

Nowt wrong with going to the match by yourself. I've done it many a time.

christ thats poor management Rodgers is definitely not going to last the season like. E

Fair fucking play to him. Not sure how he or Willie McKay blagged their way into getting this move but it's a massive step up from QPR. Don't know why I'm saying this but best of luck to him.

Ban.

If we play 4-3-3 then Simpson's weaknesses won't be as obvious as day imo. Won't? In that he won't really be doing anything of note. If our midfield 3 and attacking 3 just do their thing, then Simpson won't be as involved in the game.

If we play 4-3-3 then Simpson's weaknesses won't be as obvious as day imo.

Sounds like Colback was played at LB today. O'Neill's already at it then.

Would be a perfect player for 4-3-3 IMO. Spot on. Aye, was brilliant at the Euros on the left of a front 3 wasn't he? Everyone in that Dutch team was crap tbf. (Or rather underperformed).

You disappoint me.

Affelay is NUFC-bound you say? VI, I'll personally blame you if nothing happens

Fuck's sake man

N'Zogbia. £10 million. Do it.

I'm not panicking as such, it's just that, for me, if we want to emulate the success of last season, then it is important that we strengthen (which the other teams around us seem to have done). Btw, if we miss out on a new RB/CB, then I would be just about content with the options we have available but I would insist that we play a 4-3-3 so that any weaknesses we do have are compensated for. Striker first, other positions second.

At the moment, our main objectives should be: securing qualification to the Europa League group stages; losing none of our key players and securing at least two new signings. Firstly, it would be a travesty if we mess up on Thursday, we should win like but I shudder at the thought of us not qualifying for the Group Stages especially when we worked so hard to get in this position in the first place. The players have to give it their full attention and the performance has to be professional. Secondly, I sincerely hope we won't be in a position come Friday where we're selling one of our top players for £20 million + with no sign of a replacement on the horizon. Btw, I really don't understand how some people deem Tiote to be an expendable asset. I, for one, would be gutted to see him leave and that's because, for me, he adds an extra bit of bite in midfield. I see him as a proper enforcer in the centre of the park and we definitely missed him on Saturday. We would definitely be losing a bit of the core of the team if we were to let him go. Finally, it is important that we sign at least two more players so that we're "properly" prepared for this season. In terms of importance, I would sign a striker before any other player. If anything were to happen to Ba/Cisse, we would be left with Shola, Sammy and Campbell - Shola is an impact player at best, Sammy and Campbell are still young so it would be probably be too much to expect them to perform straightaway. It's therefore imperative we secure a striker and do you know what, Carroll coming back wouldn't be the worst idea in the world despite my initial opinion about it all. For the right price, Carroll's return could be a decent one. (If we sign Rhodes then we can scrap the Carroll idea mind ). Signing a new RB (ie. Debuchy) is also an important thing for us to do - Simpson, as much as he's decent defensively, he doesn't really offer much in terms of attacking play. We need someone to link up with Ben Arfa down the right and Debuchy seems to be the right fit. So, the next four days, bring them on.

You would, he plays for one of the twenty one premiership clubs you support. Boom!