Andy

Lightweight? That looks solid as a rock to me. Had the same reaction to that. Not sure how that trio looks lightweight.

I don't know what i'm going suppose to love but one thing is sure : I really love all your french avatars (espicially yours Ketsbaias Shiny Head ) So if you keep on this you all have to learn how to speak french, no ? Unfortunately for me, i don't even know how to put an avatar ! Yes i know, i'm a girl... Click on your username over there <----------- then click on Forum Profile Information. Avatar settings are in there.

I'd be perfectly happy with that as long as we were replacing them with world class superstars like.

03:45... The shake of the head says so much more than the words.

In terms of ability? Cabaye?

Will be disappointed if he leaves, but even though I'm a fan of his I couldn't see how he was going to fit into the team next season based on the snippets we've read about the kind of system Pardew's wanting to play. He's turned out to be one of the best signings we've made in the last ten years, which I don't think ANYONE expected, and we have an awful lot to thank him for, but with all the changes taking place at the moment it's probably a decent time for him to move on.

We're two weeks into the window man, and we're at least being "active" which is more than some people expected. Let's see what our squad looks like in September before we start slashing our wrists. No matter how much money is available we're obviously going to struggle to attract the likes of Gameiro considering we were just promoted a year ago and can't offer European football... Cabaye and Ba could potentially be very shrewd acquisitions to push us on to the next level so that next season we can hope to attract a higher calibre of player. Ba is a risk, obviously, and I'm sure the club are aware of that - as Hughesy says I doubt we're resting our hopes on him alone. Having £30,000,000 in the bank isn't going to rectify the damage that has gradually been inflicted on the club since SBR left - I feel like we're moving forward but there isn't going to be a quick-fix.

I get that he's thick as pigshit, aye. Not really.

I can't believe that, six years later, people still don't "get" James.

Eh? What have (ridiculously inflated) transfer fees got to do with it? Ba will be on high wages (higher than Carroll was, I'd wager) and has a goal scoring record that more than matches anything Carroll has produced in his career to date... If he's leading the line next season it will be his responsibility to replace Carroll's goals if he starts the majority of our matches, and rightly so.

A 1 in 2 goalscoring record? Really? Doesn't like a 1 in 2 goalscoring record. Looks like 1 in 3 for club and 1 in 10 for country. Either way, how does that compare with what we've currently got at the club? Better or worse? That's surely the marker of whether he'd be a good signing? If there's £8-10m to spend on a striker, i'd rather it be spent wisely, to be honest. Depends what he offers; Bellamy was hardly prolific but his all-round game transformed us dramatically... Stats don't always do forwards justice. Which is why I acknowledged that i've never seen him play - as far as I know. We need a replacement for Carroll, who gave us goals. I'm guessing that would be Ba's responsibility.

A 1 in 2 goalscoring record? Really? Doesn't like a 1 in 2 goalscoring record. Looks like 1 in 3 for club and 1 in 10 for country. Either way, how does that compare with what we've currently got at the club? Better or worse? That's surely the marker of whether he'd be a good signing? If there's £8-10m to spend on a striker, i'd rather it be spent wisely, to be honest. Depends what he offers; Bellamy was hardly prolific but his all-round game transformed us dramatically... Stats don't always do forwards justice.

You will be.

I love how descriptive Roy's username is. It's like, BLAM, everything you need to know, right there.

I assumed it was when the transfer window opened, obviously not you patronising cunt Goodbye. You going somewhere like?

You've put the same clause in your post as the thread starter.

This deal will drag on for a few weeks yet I reckon.

Those little ghost fellas are so underused.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13594839.stm Maybe he was referring to: @themichaelowen michael owen Chinese, Indian or Pizza tonight? I'm siding with Indian. Anyone have any recommendations? I always get the same dish and fancy a change.

Cheaper than making a brochure...

As great a player as he is, I don't think he'd be hungry enough. More of a post-Robson, Shepherd-era signing. Not as excited by the idea as other people in here.

Could say the same for Iniesta and Xavi though, really. It's always more than apparent when they aren't playing.

Morgan seems to have developed a degree of respect for Barton after trying it on with him early on in his Twitter life. Nice to see him rubbing it in Team United's face tonight as well, none of their representatives on there are exactly likeable.

No, your posts just have foam around the edges. And an obscene amount of full stops. You're actually right.. They do.. Good spot..

Promising. Bringing in this lad could prove to be the beginning of some kind of domino effect leading to the rest of the Frenchies we're pursuing becoming more keen to sign, knowing that Cabaye and Ben Arfa are here.