Unbelievable

Shall we qualify first before discussing the perfect draw yeah?

Contrary to my normal inclination I'm quite looking forward to all of Ajax' matches in the CL this season..

Ajax

if they win by 2 goals we are out....1-1 = extra time/pens 2-1 to us and we are through. What?

Everybody calm down. It was stiffler who posted it..

We really should be in for him. Yes he's going to cost £10+ but thats as cheap as he's going to be until he's 33. He would complete us, he can play in midfield and up front. Never will we be handed an opportunity to sign someone like him in our position again. What the hell..

Santon too, plus compared to last year Perch has undergone a Superman transformation program succesfully. That said, whilst the transfer window (providing there are no more changes, incoming or outgoing) has not been the unmitigated disaster some on here would have you believe, we could and perhaps should have done better.

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Now when I look at the original picture for about 0.1 sec I think he's not that small after all. Then your brain clicks, you look at the ball again, then at Campbell hiding behind it and you think WTF..

Very good

train3303 How small is he?

As an outsider looking in, I think Ashley is doing an excellent job. Maybe he isn't spending a fortune on individual players but at the moment you don't need to. You've got a scout envied by the rest of the PL identifying quality players before they become household names (and expensive). Admittedly, Cisse, for example, wasn't a small fee but there's no need to pay £20m for a player when Carr can find the likes of Tiote and Cabaye for a fraction of the cost. It seems to me that whenever Pardew identifies a need Carr finds the player and Ashley comes up with the money. There's a few PL teams that would appreciate that scenario.

Was quite widely reported at the time of the Anita transfer. We tried to take them both, but Van der Wiel didn't want to come. http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/225575/Van-der-Wiel-ziet-transfer-naar-Newcastle-niet-zitten.htm http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/ajax/12744673/__V_d_Wiel_wilde_niet_naar_Newcastle__.html

Not at all. Lille is asking for a price that we don't think he's worth. It's pretty simple. It sucks, but it's cut and dry. So why not go for another RB? Surely there were back-up options. Van der Wiel turned us down.

Would be a perfect player for 4-3-3 IMO. Spot on. Aye, was brilliant at the Euros on the left of a front 3 wasn't he? By the same logic, you could say that RvP is s*** in the middle of a front 3 too. You could, but then I could point to loads of factual evidence suggesting otherwise. Afellay was never really a winger, more a Sneijder lite.

Would be a perfect player for 4-3-3 IMO. Spot on. Aye, was brilliant at the Euros on the left of a front 3 wasn't he? Everyone in that Dutch team was crap tbf. (Or rather underperformed). He was definitely one of the main reasons for our disastrous campaign. Best mates with Van Persie who convinced Van Marwijk he should play despite being completely unfit after not having played competitively for almost the full season.

Would be a perfect player for 4-3-3 IMO. Spot on. Aye, was brilliant at the Euros on the left of a front 3 wasn't he?

Ah well..

Would be a perfect player for 4-3-3 IMO. Not really. Played his best games for PSV as a central attacking midfield player behind the striker(s). He's not your typical winger if that's what you're suggesting.

Don't think we need him by the way, as much as he would be something of a coup.

And Schalke.

Someone start a new thread already..

Does he have a name?