Unbelievable

That just states he didn't know it was instantly repayable, as I argued, not that he didn't know the loan itself existed...

Are we in less debt now then we were before Genius?

Can you give me a source that specifically statez Ashley was unaware of any loans the club had when he purchased it. Find that very hard to believe.. Now, not reading the loan agreement smallprint stating it was instantly repayable I can imagine if you conclude a deal in such a short space of time, but not even checking its balance sheet!? Howay man.. He didn't do due diligence to find out what he was liable for, that was a stupid thing to do and as a business man he should have known better.

Is it true Ashley didn't know about the loan for the stadium extension as some seem to imply? It's always been my understanding he didn't know it was instantly repayable upon change of ownership, not that he wouldn't have known about it's very existence when he bought the club?

I'd be interested to know how our squad can be considered stronger than the one we had this time last year..?

How can you rate the transfer window a 6,5 when our squad is arguably weaker than it was a year ago and we have made a huge profit on transfers in that period?

We've acquired a good striker, we just needed another. Exactly, and the second striker only became our biggest priority after we secured a good fullback as well. Don't get me wrong, I wanted another striker, but it had to be one whose quality was way above the ones we've got. That always made it harder to achieve, especially under the frugal spending limits we've set ourselves. You said yourself a couple of weeks ago it would be an absolute shambles if we didn't get in another striker now... Do you want me to refresh your memory?

you should always look to improve in all positions, however, to me, with ba and bent, strikers weren't the most important position to stregthen. with merveaux and ben arfa i'd like to think we wont be playing 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1. You think we have Bent playing for us..? It's not Darren Bent, it's fucking Leon Best.. No wonder you didn't think we needed another striker..

Evertonesque

Us in panic mode?

Give it a rest man. It's f***ing pathetic isn't it

Maybe because it's the capital? Maybe because we offered him a Mars bar..?

Just FO will you..?

Nu.nl is very reliable. Article says Twente chairman has confirmed it. Looks like this is a no-goer lads..

Reload the last save game and offer a higher wage ffs..

Rejected in favour of fucking Fulham..? Ouch!

Off topic, but my Twente supporting brother in law reckons their club have a pretty juicy selling on fee for Tiote. He was all excited when it was rumoured the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal were interested.

When a bid has been accepted? David Craig received a phone call from the Twente president confirming that a bid from us has been accepted. Aye, of course he did. Knowing their chairman it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. The man redefines media whoreness..

Sounds pretty realistic. Their chairman has always said 15 million Euros and not a penny less. Guess with hours to go and the player sulking about wanting away he is willing to accept a significantly lower fee.

Can he play as a striker?

I laugh at the transfer show in Norway Seen him play or trying to be funny? Trying aye Just find it funny that the Norweigan footie show is laughing at our potential signings. Not exactly a bastian of top footballing history as a country is it. No worries mate. Tor-Kristian Karsen is a good scout. He have watched him a lot. He think he is overrated, and not a good signing. He did say fulham was crazy to buy him for that kind of money, and twente must be very happy to get sorts of money for him. This is way they laughed of the situation. I just want to hear what people who have seen him have to say. I have no clue. I have seen him loads. Your norwegian scout wants his eyesight checked.

Get this "over the line" lads! Best option we have been linked to since Gameiro/Gervinho. Pretty realistic too. He wants to leave Twente and play in the Premiership. Spurs were rumoured to be interested, but now with only Fulham and us as concrete options I think we stand a pretty good chance of pulling this off if we really want to!

I like this, nippy lad to run the channels. ala Bellamy