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did he not go to boro on loan? if not who was that that went on loan there? Marlon King

Craig says: Leadbitter/Edwards to Ipswich now completed, £4m combined. Yawn. Rumours circulating that mackems still want to buy others. Awaiting announcement from Newcastle on Lovenkrands. Mystery players having medicals right now. Surely it's his job to find out who

It's nearly Jim White time. I for one am shaking with delight.

Emergency loans are for 1-3 month IIRC

There's no deadline for us, can't help but think SSN are just trying to get NUFC fans to watch as usual.

Was funny when the whole team celebrated except Geremi, some of the Leicester lads seemed to be asking him why he wasn't bothering

Just got in, some random thoughts. Firstly though, that rain on the way in, fuck me, it was like a war scene, people just started to run towards the stadium to shelter from it, it was like being ina car wash. Was fucking soaking. Anyway, important matters: Harper - Played really well, good saves from howard and impeccable handling with a wet ball. R Taylor - Steady Enrique - So strong, great match for him defensively. Couldn't pass for shit though. S Taylor - Good, sometimes communication with Simpson could have been better Simpson - Did well out of position again but some obvious shaky moments when he's learning the position, things like letting the ball bounce and pushing up too high chasing the ball. Geremi - He's slow, he knows what he wants to do but his legs don't know how to do it anymore. Barton - First half he was turd, it even got to the stage where I thought he was purposefully being shit, every pass he was just flicking his foot without even looking. Second half was much better. Smith - Didn't get booked for a change, was very good. Had a shot on target too, a true red letter day for our captain. Guthrie - Great goal, I like Guthrie and he can do a job on the right or in the middle, preferrably centre midfield though. Nolan - I've been his biggest critic recently but tonight thought he did well at everything except shooting. Hold up play and general link up was excellent, but I wish he'd fucking lace it, so annoying. Ranger - Battled himself into the ground, really did a shift tonight. Was fouled so many times but the ref was terrible/racist (safety wink ) Movement is poor though, as the lone striker if he stands still he's going to be marked, when we have the ball in wide positions he should be moving, instead he just picks somewhere to stand and he's easy to mark. The amount of goals he's scored at outh/reserve level suggests he knows how to get into the positions to score, so we'll see how he progresses. Very promising though. Of the subs, all three weren't on very long, Vuckic had to be shouted at until he ran, I've barely seen any of him play so I won't make judgment but he strikes me as one of those who likes to sit in the hole behind a striker and likes the ball into his feet. Doesn't like to jump for headers either. Hmm. Ref was terrible also, just seen the (2) pens he didn't give and the afforementioned Ranger raping.

Howay Skirge keep up, was posted when the Mirror put it online last night

What I enjoy about this is that you live in Korea, and Rick Astley was playing. In Korea.

"Expected" to return.

Wasn't it something ridiculous like Mourinho put him in his fantasy football team?

Beckford to Bolton was in the Mirror and some of the local Lancashire rags, just google Jermaine Beckford Bolton and sort by date, all speculation as usual. Hardly "close to a done deal"

I thought Bolton had no cash? Hence why they want to loan Nolan

The Sven thing came at the start of Robson's last season. Sven was saying he was looking at Shola for the friendly with Ukraine, came on at Boro on the opening day on the left wing and looked like Pele, but injured his hip and missed out on the squad.

There will be no "proper" deals done in a hurry, Ashley clearly only wants loans and frees and he can get them afer Tuesday. Unless we get taken over deadline day is going to be a very quiet one.

rosstoon said last week was Shearer's last, when has an ITK ever been wrong?

Why is Xisco out? Is he injured or is it because he's gay? He has a groin strain, although that doesn't necessarily answer your question

Vuckic has a lot of potential apparently, let's play him as well. I like the idea that Krul can compete for the place but the fact is Harper doesn't deserve to be dropped, play Krul in the cup games yes but in the league - where keeping a clean sheet seeing as we have no strikers is pretty vital - let's stick with the safe option. For now anyway.

Dave said this to me earlier: I can't figure out what he's getting at though?

Harper on the back of 3 consecutive clean sheets, dropped. Brilliant.

Shola hasn't bee ruled out...he's very doubtful. In NUFC terms this means he is crippled though. Unless we get a surprise loan/free signing today (like we did Simpson a few weeks back) it'll be Ranger supported by Guthrie/Nolan you would think. Guthrie was more advanced than Nolan in the first half on Wednesday and according to the radio was much further upfield than Nolan on Saturday at Palace, so I'd expect something like: Ranger Nolan Guthrie R Taylor Barton Smith

.cock say: Barton definitely back Butt probably back Jonas and Shola very doubtful (being assessed later today, Shola has stress injury to the bone, Jonas hamstring) No mention of Carroll or Xisco

Certainly seems to me that somebody has seen him with a cast on his foot and gone "OMG it's broken" - which to be fair isn't the most illogical conclusion