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Don't fancy him tbh. Plus by the summer we'll have Owen back.

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Exactly Zog is our only other capable left sided midfielder. Nobby can't play 90 mins on the wing anymore, Milner is needed on the right, Emre drifts in too far, Pattison and O'Brien are not up to it. Duff has been given 6 games on the left wing when we are playing 2 strikers and in one of them he scored. He needs far more games to be judged.

The defneder they said 48 hours for was Gavrancic and the deal broke down as Roeder no longer wanted him.

Best player to ever pull on the Black & White shirt. Definetly not a mistake.

Bit of a difference between Campbell and Sibierski. Sibierski is on a 1 year contract and small wages whereas Campbell would have needed a 2 or 3 year contract with very high wages.

Would be a good deal if it was a loan with a view to a permanent move.

it was only few months ago that we paid 10m for Martins! I think that £10m had been earmarked for quite some time though as for buying a new striker when Shearer went.

Don't think Depor are that stupid.

Don't see us losing him. U21's is a far less pressure job and you can easily do it while continuing to manage a club. Would be a great benefit imo, as he would get to watch all the top young players in training and then report back to Roeder.

Exactly. Although if we can't even stump into £2.7m it shows we really have no money.

For the price of Duff, he could have just about signed Lauren, Neill & Distin. All short term fixes. Lauren is 30/31 and will be out of gas in a 2 years. Neill would have cost £2.5m on top of his £60k-a-week wages. Then Distin is apparently not for sale and would cost about £4m to tempt City to sell. So that's £6.5m for 3 players who are in there very late 20's and early 30's. Plus as I've said before we've shown this season we are not deep enough on the left wing.

Disgrace if he doesn't play for us before that date.

Can't wait to see him back. 8)

Kazenga LuaLua is meant to be the best of them. Would expect to see him get a first team game before he is 17 and I wouldn't be surprised if he became our youngest ever first team player.

And, the people behind the deal would know this how? I'm just saying, those people who say they are unhappy would they be unhappy if he had played half the games and been in top form. So which camp are you in? I'm glad we signed Owen, just monumental bad luck has seen him not play regularly. But I don't begrudge his signing in the first place for that reason. However much I'd like to. I think he was a good signing, just we have been unlucky. I think the price was acceptable and nobody would be moaning if he hadn't been injured. I've said it before from 4th down the rest of the league is a much of a muchness and with Owen fit we are easilt a top 6 team.

And, the people behind the deal would know this how? I'm just saying, those people who say they are unhappy would they be unhappy if he had played half the games and been in top form.

Would have been more than happy with us spending £17m, if he had played more than half our games. The problem is he has hardly palyed for a year and a half.

Reading between the lines so I could (and probobly am) be wrong but thinking back could Shepherd's commments last week telling Hall to sell up or pull together with us have been refering to him not giving any money spend. I mean after all Hall is the majority shareholder so he sould be the one digging into his pocket if we haven't got enough money.

Your post is a joke. We've obviously shown we have so much depth on the left wing this year. Zog is our only natural good enough left winger, and he's been off form. O'Brien and Pattison both don't look much to rave about, Emre drifts too far inside and Milner is a right winger. As for your claim that Spurs bid £7m, it is false. There was paper talk of a bid and then Roeder said he wouldn't sell and there had NOT been a bid from Spurs and Spurs have not confirmed any interest.

I really don't believe that Roeder would be so stupid. That kind of comment would inevitably backfire if he knew it wasn't true. This has Shepherd's fingerprints all over it. I don't expect the club to buy players, but I do expect honesty. don't think Shepherd has been honest to either fans or manager. Well I'll tell you what, IF Shepherd has lied to Roeder and told him there was plenty cash and has now pulled the rug out from under him, then the onus is on Roeder to either go public with it or walk out. Sorry, but no manager is going to stand for that and nor should they. So unless I see one of the above happening then I very much doubt that Shepherd lied to him. Lose out on a large wage and probably one of the few chances of top flight management he will get. Not to mention that such a move would inevitably let down the fans and the players in the long run. If I was in that situation, I would go public, and if Shepherd sacked me, I would then have a hefty pay cheque, and no-one would believe Shepherd again. However, I'm not sure roeder would do the same. As I say, it's rolling contract so there will be no hefty payout.

I think we can still get 7th, all the teams from 4th downwards are much of a muchness and if we can get some form then we can definetly make a push.

Because this is Freddy Shepherd were taliing about. Also looking at the list gives me great faith in Roeder as I rate every single one of those players. You rate Roeder for coming up with a list of unattainable transfer targets? Any clown on here can do that. The key is to come up with a list of people you can afford ffs. They would have been attainable had he had the funds he was led to believe he had.

I really don't believe that Roeder would be so stupid. That kind of comment would inevitably backfire if he knew it wasn't true. This has Shepherd's fingerprints all over it. I don't expect the club to buy players, but I do expect honesty. don't think Shepherd has been honest to either fans or manager. Well I'll tell you what, IF Shepherd has lied to Roeder and told him there was plenty cash and has now pulled the rug out from under him, then the onus is on Roeder to either go public with it or walk out. Sorry, but no manager is going to stand for that and nor should they. So unless I see one of the above happening then I very much doubt that Shepherd lied to him. To be honest Roeder is not gonna walk out or speak out even if that has happened to him. He's 51, has a family to support, obviously has some affection and won't be wanting to lose probobly his last shot at managing a big club. Walking out and speaking out are the same thing I'd imagine, either way you'll be leaving the club. Don't forget Roeder is on a rolling contract, all Fat fredd has to do is decide not to entend and Roeder will be gone.

Because this is Freddy Shepherd were taliing about. Also looking at the list gives me great faith in Roeder as I rate every single one of those players.