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59 pages then. Ah well it was fun while it lasted. Just have to move on really. If our offer was indeed a "take-it or leave-it" one then we've done all we can. Hope we have a contingency plan otherwise our striking options will look very bare, if anything were to happen to Ba/Cissé then we would be screwed like - we really can't be having Shola starting games for us next season (his best role these days is coming off the bench).

Exactly. Sort his brain out and he's a monster. We have no choice, it's time to implant an idea through Inception. Where's Di Caprio when you need him? Seriously though, looks like Obertan has confidence issues - he needs a mentor of some sort to help get the best out of him. As it stands, he's an impact player, no more, no less.

About Van Persie, he's a right c*** like - there is a professional way of doing things and that's the way he should have conducted himself with regards to this latest news. Think it would be best for Arsenal to get rid and cash in on him as soon as possible. With Giroud and Podolski coming in, their attacking options are hardly lacking like. Van Persie's finally shown his true colours btw.

Good (if true). Bad IMO, we shouldn't be denying any player the chance to compete in the Olympics. Unless he doesn't want to personally. Hmmm, a valid point Hopefully things will be fine though, it could very well be the case that your final sentence is true...

Looks like Roy has already worked his magic (It's a bloody joke btw, Brazil 11th )

Oh, a thread title change (Confident we'll still get him like...).

Must not get too excited... :fwap:

Twente will cash in on one of de Jong and Douglas. It's one or the other imo (basing this on nowt btw!). We may have Saylor available but if I'm being honest, I have doubts about his overall fitness. That is, I'm still not really sure if Saylor can last a whole season...

Villas-Boas is a decent appointment like. He will have learned quite a lot from his time at Chelsea - mistakes were made but it always seems to be the case that if you learn from them, things tend to go well... So I reckon he'll do an alright job for Spurs plus he'll have less egos to contend with there.

Hope the lad gets well soon.

Well well, that is a new low for the Chronicle Still though, I'm getting excited by the latest news on this front. If we have indeed upped our offer, then I really think he's ours. We shall find out soon enough...

Someone was bored.

That is quite reassuring. Demba's staying forever and ever

And for another year running, I've won nowt.

Finally

Good (if true).

I assume the Scottish and Northern Irish FAs banned their players from being selected. Chip on their shoulders etc.

Didn't Palace want something like £10 million for him? Think it was wise we didn't go that far...

A Pardew-inspired renaissance is on the way tbh.

My gut feeling is that this deal isn't dead yet. Though if I'm being honest, I would rather we concentrate more on getting a potential deal for Douglas over the line...

I'm content with that. Not bad really.

Good luck to him. Disappointed to see him go but that's life/football - hope he does well and properly excels in the Championship (might even put a bet on him to be top scorer next season...).

Tino's headers against Barça were brilliant like.

If Gary leaves, can see Gabby stepping up. (Otherwise there's Manish/Colin Murray...).

That's quite a list.