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Why? Yes I know some new signings (providing they add something to the team) would make us a stronger side but if for whatever reason we don't get the additions is it really doom and gloom? Take some of last seasons results under Keegan along with the start this year. Yes we won't be challenging for 4th but are the teams around about us really that much better and we still have Martins, Viduka, a fully fit Michael Owen and Barton to return. As long as the club show progression over the season and climb the table it will be a good start I will be happy and then we can build on from there... Exactly how I feel. The point of that billionaire thread was that it appears many expected us to be spending money as though we are competing for the CL spots in this coming season, when we're quite clearly not. Just think people are being a little unreasonable tbh. If we can get into the UEFA cup via the bloody intertoto that will do me this year. Back in europe and onto a better stage, next year we can try and invest a little more.

Is that true? If so, i have never heard that yet. It's a nice piece of knowledge to know that two of our main rivals have smaller squads, fills me with a touch more optimism. Obviously doesn't hide the fact that we need more players like.

Bring him home

Your post fills me with optimism. Again, i hope you are correct.

I'm not an anti ashley guy nor do i have any problems with who we have signed but we surely can't go into the season with what we have got?

Again with the laughter, no comments? No arguements? If you think what i am saying is stupid, then simply reply with that. Don't get clever.

deals can't be done fast these days you can't complete a deal just because you want to deals will only happen right before the deadline what - a - fucking - joke Can't tell whether that was with or against me TBH. I was one of the "give it time man, still a month left" brigade but with what? 4 full days left i think the fans have a right to be getting nervous.

So Man City sign Komany, Zabeleta and possibly SWP in that time we have done what?

strangely i don't think that, i think we'll certainly be underwhelmed in numbers but something will happen it has to I hope to fuck you are right. I'm starting to hve alot of doubts. Hopefully, the meeting yesterday will have sparked the transfers into life. Seems strange looking forward to what Oliver has to say.

Anyone else starting to think we will sign noone else?

Alot of people are making the negative assumption that the club is the one in the wrong. Hold the fuck on, Milner handed in a transfer request because we refused to give him a wage rise and WE are in the wrong? I'm not being fooled by this "young proffesional" bullshit, he wanted a wage rise that he did not deserve. As for his request. The club is the one that has been shat on here, not Milner. If they want to release this information, they can do it when and how they like. Milner can't simply be a greedy tosspot and expect the club to stay quiet about the matter. If he had been sold and the fans had gone mad, the club would be seen wrong for selling him but the fans would have had no clue about him handing in a transfer request. As for why we have released it now and not 8 days ago, my guess is that at this meeting the club decided we were not going to review his contract and therefore accepted his transfer request, therefore making it public.

I never try to criticise posts on here but wow, what a poor post. Sounds like a guy who watched his very first Newcastle game last night. Milner put in a great performance last night but I have seen him put in plenty of good performances over the last few seasons unlike SWP/Lennon who have really good form of sitting on the bench. Milner has, overall, been very consistent and he's always out there trying his hardest, SWP or Lennon aren't good enough to get the chance regularly. You are simply wrong. I have watched Milner plenty of times over the last 3 seasons and i can tell you that he has no end product and is not good enough to be in our first team. He doesn't score goals, he doesn't get assists, however i concede his work rate is brilliant but so is Alan Smith's. At least Lennon and SWP have pace, which can at least cause oppo some problems. That's ignoring the fact that they have better skill too.

Those stats confirm what most of us already thought. He won't be a huge loss for us. They confirm that stats can be used to prove anything lol Did he not miss most of his games under KK ? Last season, when Villa played Zat Knight, statistically we let in far fewer goals. That'd suggest that Knight is a better player than Curtis Davies. Hmmm. Do rate Milner like Brummie? He will do a good job, if you sign him but he is no great player and certainly not going to be worth what you would have to pay for him.

I sometimes wonder, i really do.

Those stats confirm what most of us already thought. He won't be a huge loss for us.

Why would he not be interested in Man City or Everton but would be in coming here? KK that much of a pulling factor? People are quick to forget what an amazing place SJP is to play. Have you ever been to an away ground? I can tell you that our ground and our city must really impress when people come to play there. As SWP says, Man City are in turmoil and Everton have never been an attractive club to play for, someone mentioned it earlier. We have had a great start to the season and KK knows SWP very well, it would be a marriage of convience. I honestly don't think that the UEFA cup is a huge pulling factor TBH.

I'm sick to fuck of this transfer window. I'm happy with the players we have bought but we need alot more and the clock is ticking. If we manage to get 3 in it will be a miracle, 2 at the very most IMO.

We desperately need players in, especially if Milner leaves.

Reading that, it's blatantly us he's talking about. Which again suggests this hasn't happened over night.

ITK-tastic.

Yes but do you expect Jimenez to deliver? NO! why? because no-one knows anything about him other than the Juan de Ramos deal. I think what worries me about Jimenez is he is too good a negotiator if that makes sense. He'll hold out for the deal he wants even if it means the deal won't happen. Look at the Colo deal and how long that went on for. Yes but we signed a world class defender for an excellent fee.

Anyone else remember KK joking about signing SWP after the Chelsea game last year? I thought then that he was still a big fan.

Na me too. Even though the usual names of SWP, Lennon and Pennant have all been mentioned, i reckon we might pluck someone from abroad TBH.

He's neither a first team regular (shouldn't be) or a consistent performer. Last night, for example, was the first time in months that he has put in, what i would call, an acceptable performance and we were playing Coventry. He lacks pace and end product, i won't buy that because he is young we need to keep him. Are you telling me if Villa put an 8m+ bid in for him we shouldn't take it? The key in the whole thing is if we can find a replacement because as you say, our squad is thin.

If anything this could be a blessing in disguise. It may well push through a couple of transfers for us, as well as lining our pockets for a second rate player.