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Fantastic.

This. I feel we were majorly spoilt by having Harper and Given for so many years. I'd be surprised if we can pull that off again, which is a shame. Can see one of them going after about a year of those 2 fighting for number 1. Assuming that will be next season.

Absolute fuckwit that guy. Say this everytime one of his rent-a-quotes get mentioned, it baffles me that he doesn't get more shit from all corners for his absolutely ridiculous comments that undermine every club he's chaired from the top down.

Agree with Jonny, I'd say in terms of lasting damage to this club, it has to be Souness.

Erm, was it Drogba who scored on Sunday? Thought so!

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7onipLFYZ1qzmm7ho1_500.jpg :lol:

Taken a stab at Arsenal, Man Utd, West Brom and Birmingham @ 9.02

Sounds reasonable.

That last one is perfect.

Watch it, Jonny, you saw how he just shot down Ronaldo in flames. You're next...

:lol:

I'm not sure about the logic that breaking off negotiations and putting someone on the transfer list without telling them is "doing everything to keep him". They still haven't even got round to putting in the paperwork. http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-transfer-list You'd almost think the transfer list announcement was done purely as a point scoring exercise. When you think about how secretly the club tries to do business these days, isn't it strange how easily some information leaks out? As you say the club does try and keep a lid on its business but is still quite capable of playing out a PR war through the media. I would say though that in this case Taylor (and/or his father) have certainly competed in that war. Now what I can't remember is whether the club or Alf Taylor actually started it.....anyone? I wouldn't place too much credence in that transfer list website btw - there's only two players on there who are on sale for a fee. The rest are free transfers, juniors and possible loan signings. I had a quick flick through and I hardly found a player on there who is currently with a Premier League club, but I may have carried out got a duff sample! Also apart from the odd one like Aliadiere they certainly aren't names anyone will have heard of. I will bet my house that there are players who will change hands in January who aren't on that website... I only recently found out there's actually a transfer list that players can be submitted to. I always just considered it a phrase to say that the player's available. Which I think it is these days, would be highly surprised if clubs actually used a list like that to advertise their players' availability.

God bless Ethi, man. Always brightens our day.

Funnily enough, zero interest is what makes me bet. Gives me something to be interested in for the night.

If I can build up my 70p with safe live betting in the next couple of hours, I might chuck a couple of quid on things tonight.

Here we go. So who's doing our transfers now? You realise we don't have a 'Director of Football' anymore, right? An agency I reckon. Probably the one which was in charge of transfers in Summer 09. Just because there's no Director of Football on the books doesn't mean we don't pay someone to do that job. If it hadn't been for the announcement of his appointment it's not as if you would have known about Denis Wise from his constant talking to the press and appearances at all the youth and reserve games is it? Or do you reckon Ashley has given newbie manager Hughton more power than he was willing to give to Keegan? Very much doubt it myself. You mention Wise's appointment being reported about, and that's the only reason we know about it. You really think the sort of system you mention would be kept under wraps for this long?

It's monthly now, just searched it up to see if it's still going. They've got Drogba front page, and I think there's a free edition online

Where has the club suggested a figure? And it clearly shows they're doing everything to keep him when they're putting him on the transfer list when he refuses their offer. Not digging at you magorific, I just don't really understand your post.

What about Shoot?

They're better with Carragher. Never rated him too much, and his ability has dipped. But, as a 'Scouse through and through', he's clearly a big influence at the club. Suppose he's one of their 'Nolans'. Not the highest quality but is a big character for them.

Here we go. So who's doing our transfers now? You realise we don't have a 'Director of Football' anymore, right?

I said he made some good signings, of course he had some shite in there as well. But there was some good deals in there too. And I've already stated I wasn't a fan of just how much he broke that squad up. Besides, can we really complain about Barnes? He was our top scorer one year! :lol: Fucking hell, John Barnes top scorer, said it all really.

I'm with VI, not now, and not after. Should've been done earlier if they had the chance. Really get some movement going on opening this can of worms and getting some change. I don't care about losing the World Cup if it means changing world football for the better, no matter how small. At what point do we keep sitting back?

That's been my main argument. There's players that are on the ridiculous wages from the past regime and the beginning of Ashley's. And I hoped we havn't bowed to his pressure, as he needs to know that those days are over, and it's not going to be a never-ending cycle of 'he gets more than me, I should get more'.