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On the face of it that looks a big enough squad. Then we include today's injuries: GK: Given Harper Forster Krul RB: Beye Colo CB: Colo Taylor Bassong Edgar LB: Bassong N'Zogbia RM: Jonas Geremi CM: Guthrie Butt Barton Gonzalez Geremi LM: N'Zogbia Jonas ST: Owen Xisco (Ameobi) Suddenly the squad looks not so impressive, and I'm being generous here by including Barton. This squad effectively picks itself when you consider that we will have injuries and suspensions throughout the season.

Been an utter failure. Our small squad has not got any bigger. We have no backup RB. No natural backup LB. Only 4 natural central midfielders, got knows what we'll do if we have injury problems. Right wing will have to to be Jonas or Geremi, and with the injury problems were having down the left we could be forced into playing Geremi on the right, which is an absolute farce.

As said before, Newcastle have confirmed nothing.

It's pathetic like. Why does anyone want to be in City's position? Look what's happening. They're making bids left, right and centre, and all of them are falling apart, not coming to anything. They may have loads of money, but they don't have the pulling power. I'm actually gonna save that quote and post it again exactly a year from now, I think you'll find you will be very mistaken.

Fucking depressing that we one of 3 clubs under consideration but we were overpriced by Ashley according to the guy who broke the story.

Ah no for £12 million pounds they were dead right Yeah, because it's worth f***ing up our season for £12 million. Christ man...trust me selling Milner will not fuck up our season.He had one good game since I can remember and it was his last game for us against Coventry in the 2nd round of the carling cup! Your a joke if you think he's had 1 good game for us. Don't mistake me for some Milner fanatic, I'm all for selling IF we can get a replacement but the fact is if we don't replace him were in trouble. Were already having problems if the squad stays as it is. Zoggy will have to go back to LB to replace injured Enrique, Duff is injured, so Jonas has to go back to the left which leaves Geremi playing on the right, and that's assuming whatever kept him out yesterday won't cause him to miss Hull. If Geremi doesn't make it for Hull, who plays on the right? Also, you REALLY don't want Geremi as your primary right winger for a large chunk of the season.

Against. Hikes up prices and puts way too much pressure on clubs.

Year long loan deal.

This and the fact he played today and Spurs are not going to want to have ot find a replacement in 24 hours.

Challenge for Europe in the league and/or have a good run in the cups.

You don't play for Monaco and Valencia without having something going for you though surely. Well worth a punt on a loan. That's kind of the piont though, he hasn't played for either really. Only got 5 appearances (don't know how many of them were starts either) at Monaco and now is considered surplus at Valencia without even playing a game. Also, while I don't know the ins and outs of the deal, it's only ever worth it if we have a clause to buy him because if he excels Valencia will just take him back or sell him to another club.

Think that was ruled out weeks ago. No chance of Spurs selling at the 11th hour anyway, they have enough problems as it is getting new players in before the deadline and offloading Berbatov.

Really unsure about this guy. He's 26 and has only had one spell in Europe at Monaco in which he was unsuccessful. Now by the sounds is surplus at Valencia despite them signing him only this season.

I'm sure the club didn't go an injury its players to enhance his chances of being started. It's called bad luck... Is it? Have you seen our strikers' injury records? Yes a player getting injured is bad luck. What would you call it? No, it's just not. Players who have records of repeat muscle strains/tears are more like to suffer recorrunces. See Duff, Dyer, Emre, Viduka etc.

Ah no for £12 million pounds they were dead right Yeah, because it's worth fucking up our season for £12 million.

If it's worth £120,000 per week as SSN is saying then we've done everything we possibly can. Nobody can blame us now if he doesn't sign a new contract.

Where are you getting all this Valencia stuff from? All the reports are saying Valencia will sign him and then send him on loan to us for a year.

good call-the only thing that concerns me is that when he moved to pompey he said it was a stepping stone for him and comming here he would stillsee it as a stepping stone to a reglular champions league team. He's a class act thou and would fit into our team perfectly.ill be pissed off if he went to spurs and we didnt try and get him Get real. Diarra won't be coming here. He won't leave pompey for a club that doesn't have at the very least UEFA Cup football.

Of course it could be that he was never actually coming here in the first place ! Not what Hamubrg's website is saying.

I'd take the 10 mill and risk it. Would leave a hole in the squad. It would but it's worth the risk isn't it? I'd be more than happy shifting Gutierrez on the right and putting Zog on the left, then we have Geremi or Duff who neither are ideal but will do. Duff's a crock. Zoggy hasn't been at his best for a while. Geremi has good delivery but no pace. Really wouldn't like to be relying on those 3.

£10m is insane...but I'd still only sell if we can get a replacement in before the end of the window.

I still think the signings will come Friday. Wednesday sort the plans out at board level. Thursday make the moves. Friday start to complete or complete the deals.

I really don't see why the club released the statement. It does nothing to help the situation, especially if he ends up having to stay.

Is a left winger.

I really don't think there is any piont about talking about this combo atm. I honestly believe Barton will be banned and subsequently unfit until after christmas and you'd have thought if we don't get another CM now we'll get one in January.