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I bet he didn't I bet that interview makes the Chronical tonight though!

Paper invents transfer target. Player moves elsewhere Paper invents 'personal demands' as reason for transfer not going ahead. And repeat

Exactly. Shay has been fantastic for us over the past 10 years or so, but if there are indicators that his injury will not fully heal or he is on the way down its time to sell. The coaching/medical staff will know this, they will also know if he appears back to his best in training and can make the judgement accordingly.

If Krul was a fledgling keeper at Arsenal or Man U he'd be going for at least 5 or 6 million himself. Look at the price bandied about for Carson when he first broke onto the scene. He ended up going for about £750k didn't he form Leeds? Take your point though and re Carson, didn't Villa pay a £2m loan fee for him (backing up your point)?

£4-5m for Given or £2m for Krul? I'd take the money for Shay to be honest

So what's the fee for Chimbonda on his own then? No idea, I don't honestly believe £23m for all 4 either tbh. Keane is saying that 3 out of 4 have agreed personal terms so I'm hoping they've all got inflated fees! What do you mean "no idea"? Weren't you involved with the talks? No. All I did was make the tea and supply the chocolate digestives.................... And thats where Spurs go wrong you see. Plain digestives cost less. Extravengant display by the Spurs tearoom

Well he did take a time out on a holiday to provide the rags with an attack on O'Neill

I wonder if the players have a daily sweepstake over who is rumoured to be coming and going each day. Book run by Michael Owen of course

Can see him and Forster going on loan next season. Possibly split the season in loans with one in the reserves and one on loan till Christmas then change over

Off again according to the rags today. And stuff this in the middle business. Right back is where he will end up!

Just reading that second quote in your sig (assume its NE5?). SJH wasn't adverse to the odd trip into the Strawberry in his time was he?

cool, you must've downloaded the 12-a-side patch.. Sorry! Typo on the centre backs - twas only two of them, although they were Rio and Taylor

I used to play a formation in Pro Evo with 3 at the back, 2 wing backs, a holding midfielder, 2 wide midfielders, 2 wingers and a central striker. With Zog, Duff, Enrique, Beye, Spiderman, Milner I reckon Keegan could be doing something similar! Though I had Martins in place of Spiderman and Eto'o up front with Xavi in the middle

Nah, just like Enrique he was hapless and the pair are the joint worst defenders in the world ever. Or something to that effect

If a thread is over 30 pages its a safe bet the board has come into it somewhere along the line

Copied from F365, funnily enough from a blog written about a Toon fans first forray onto the internet "I know what Tony means about message boards and blogs. They do seem to have become a home for a certain sort of person who loves asserting their own fantasies, opinions and lunatic ideas with a conviction so extreme you'd have thought they had come across the Truth Motherlode. You can tell these people because they are ones who write FACT in block caps as though that makes it more true. "

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At least Rush scored a goal for us

I'm always cracking bad jokes man....but thats besides the point I don't see many jokes being cracked about whites and the KKK for example. if people want to take the piss (sportingly) out of the arabs or any other race, why not stick to the conventional jokes always bandied about and leave out s*** like terrorists etc... i'm quite sure there would be absolute uproar if a joke was made in bad taste about yossi benayoun or avram grant I'm pretty sure there was a joke about the KKK and Martins(??) flying around here around Christmas time Well that's piss poor then! Cracking jokes is one thing, and using horrible murderous cunts to crack them is another. Have you lost anyone in a terrorist blast? I have, and it's not funny I haven't no, but I've lost people to heart attacks and car accidents, i've been in a couple of accidents myself. Can still laugh at jokes about them though. FWIW, the above joke I didn't find funny, nor offensive. Ditto the KKK one. Using Arabs for arabs sake in jokes isn't funny, but you can tell a funny joke based on arabs/terrorists/irish whatever. 2J just failed in that his joke was (imo) at best snigger funny

I'm always cracking bad jokes man....but thats besides the point I don't see many jokes being cracked about whites and the KKK for example. if people want to take the piss (sportingly) out of the arabs or any other race, why not stick to the conventional jokes always bandied about and leave out shit like terrorists etc... i'm quite sure there would be absolute uproar if a joke was made in bad taste about yossi benayoun or avram grant I'm pretty sure there was a joke about the KKK and Martins(??) flying around here around Christmas time

Fuck off. Is it any wonder KK only spoke to Newcastle World after yesterday's game?

I get the feeling with Rooney that he is frustrated at not being the main man at Man U and even in his own marriage. If Ronaldo goes and Rooney becomes the focus of Man Us attack then his petulance may ebb away.

Being saying that to the Missus ever since he (Manson) did Stars in their eyes as the block from A-Ha. Sent it to F365 as well but never got it published

As I see it, this summer is similar to when Robson first joined. A number of players on significant wages contributing little who need shifting before we can spend big. For Duff and Smith see Maric and Ferguson. I may be wrong, but Robsons early dealings were wheeling and dealing spending big only on young players. Once he had shifted the likes of Maric, Marcelino, Ferguson from the wage bill we were able to once again offer larger wages to the likes of Robert. Was it Shirley Bassey who sang of History repeating itself?

Be good to see how Edgar does at right back. Also hopefully we'll see a decent run out for Tozer and Guthrie second half