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I don't see us signing Zoggy and i don't believe we were interested in january either. I would like to see him back though, very talented.

I do believe we could be that thick but don't think we will be.

How reliable is the Northern Echo though?

Normally i would cringe at the thought of taking a championship left back to replace one of the best in the premiership but our scouting of recent has improved, as has our ability to pick up a bargain. Hopefully we've had a real look at this lad. Don't know if i've ever seen him play.

Particularly impressed with his man management of Best. Never saw Best having a good spell.

Bet we end up signing him in the summer.

Pointless question. We have been saying for years how we wouldn't mind seeing Jose move on to better things because frankly he's well capable of it. But Liverpool is the wrong choice. There would be better clubs than Liverpool willing to take him.

There nowhere near the Champions League though and i don't see how that is going to change unless Henry starts spending like City and Chelsea. They will not being winning any leagues. If Jose wants to join a side capable of winning major honours then i'm sure he could find one.

It's worse that that he doesn't want to make money, he wants to get back the money he has already lost in the club. If he wanted to make a profit that he would invest in the team and sell us further down the line. Instead he wants to bleed our assets dry and replace them cheaper. At the moment he is being lucky and riding the storm, it will come back to haunt him eventually and us.

Needs games, probably at a lower level. If Blackpool go down i wouldn't mind seeing him play for their Kamakaze attack next year in the Championship.

More important to the team that Tiote, Nolan etc. Would be next to impossible to replace.

Which one of Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City do you see dropping out of the top four? For the record they are miles behind Spurs aswell IMO.

Oh and another thing, if he's going, replace him during the same window. Preferably before he leaves.

We should be begging players like Jose to stay, albeit behind closed doors. I just hope the club don't try and sugar coat it if he does leave. If they can't afford him (don't want to pay the money), they need to come out and say it and stop pretending that they are a modern foward thinking club who's "hands were tied". If he moves to Liverpool he will be joining a UEFA cup team at best, so good luck to him because he could do much better.

Personally, i think Taylor is being found out as a very average footballer. I worry when he plays, even more so when Colo isn't there. What annoys me most is his constant pointing, i don't even think he talks, just points at areas of the pitch to indicate that he knows what he's doing. He's a conman. Him and Williamson should be back up next season. Although i would be content seeing Williamson alongside Colo.

Harper Simpson Coloccini Williamson Enrique Guthrie Barton Jonas Ferguson Ameobi Lovenkrands Not convinced about Barton in the middle, nor Jonas on the right. I'd prefer Ranger than Loven but don't fix it and all that. It's pretty much the only sensible team we have left TBH. Still think a combination of Enrique and Ferguson could prove pretty dynamic, who plays right back for Villa BTW?

Wouldn't knock Shane Long. He's a very good player, don't be fooled because of the team or league he's playing in.

Pardew won't start Ferguson so it will be; Harper Simpson Williamson Coloccini Perch Tiote Nolan Barton Jonas Shola Best

Got to say i agree. Anything could happen.

He's already a handful as a sub, which is important, as merely having a use is a good starting point for him. I'd be telling him to calm down abit, working hards fine but it may be distracting him from getting that goal. Once he gets that goal he can combine the two qualities and we will see him go from strength to strength as a player.

I tell you what will happen. We got 30m for Carroll plus 5m add ons right? Well forget the add on's, that won't be counted for a start. - 5m For contract of Tiote (even if he's sold) - 5m For contract of Carver + other players (Barton, Nolan and maybe Enrique) - 10m on transfers with an extra 5m counted as wages. The last 5m will be because of "over inflated prices on other targets". Expect to see about 10m, this is the good scenario BTW.

He doesn't even have to prove it in a match, although that would please the fans. If he proves it on the training pitch to Carver and Pards that may be enough. Would love him to re-capture his form, fantastic technically.

If he goes to Liverpool or Spurs i will go mad. If he ends up at a great team like Barca, Man Utd or Real then he has my blessing and i just hope we get a good wedge and replace him. In fact, if he wants to play for Barcelona i don't mind what sort of money we get. Anyone would want to play for Barca.

Knowing the way that the club conducts is business regrading transfers, it wouldn't shock me if we have a fee arranged with Routledge's sale and the same would apply to Guthrie. If Guthrie figures in Pardew's plans then he would not be goin out on loan IMO. I said in another thread that i believed Guthrie would be sold in the summer, especially with his contract up in a seasons time. Time to cash in. BTW it would be a great transfer for Forest, he would be one of the best midfielders in the championship. It might also give Guthrie a "real" crack at the premiership should Forest get promoted in the next season and a half.

Delighted for Birmingham, gives hope for us all, it's just a shame that Europe is harder for us now. Never hated either of the three old boys at Birmingham, so well done to them. Let them have their day in the sun.