Andy

Haha, I win Andy. Actually, in a twisted kinda way, I think I win even more

Dave is rubbish at thread titles

Well, not really... Again, it's about how you interpret the quote. I don't believe for one minute that Jonas just turned up for training one morning, and Keegan had no say whatsoever in his signing. It's pretty obvious that Vetere found him, and perhaps did the vast majority of the negotiating. But there's absolutely no way in hell that Keegan didn't ultimately get the chance to say yes or no to his eventual signing. Just to add to this, I think people take quotes far too literally sometimes. Anybody who has studied language, and in particular dialogue (and even those who haven't, really), will be aware that people very often miss out words based on the former context of the conversation. It seemed pretty clear to me that Keegan's "got" referred to having "found" Jonas, as opposed to having already signed him. As in -- Vetere: "Kev, we've done our first wave of scouting and we've got this guy called Jonas who we reckon could be interested... Could be worth a look?" Not as in -- Ashley: "Kev, this is Jonas. Jonas; Kev... You might want to watch a bit of youtube so you know what position to play him in and that..." Would it actually suprise you if Jonas was just bought without Keegans say? In the current dilema it's very hard to be suprised by that suggestion. I don't know, only Keegan/Ashley etc. knows, but Keegan OBVIOUSLY has issues with something behind the scenes. I can't really see a side to this that makes KK out to be anything other than "in the right". Yes, I'd be extremely surprised due to the fact that he's lasted as long as he has without saying anything. As others have said, I think the problem lies more with the outgoings rather than the incomings. Certainly in the case of Barton and maybe to a lesser extent Milner, and also including the Michael Owen contract scenario. It seems to me that the required efforts to keep the aforementioned players have been (or were, in the case of Milner) far more prominent on the part of Keegan than on the part of the board.

Well, not really... Again, it's about how you interpret the quote. I don't believe for one minute that Jonas just turned up for training one morning, and Keegan had no say whatsoever in his signing. It's pretty obvious that Vetere found him, and perhaps did the vast majority of the negotiating. But there's absolutely no way in hell that Keegan didn't ultimately get the chance to say yes or no to his eventual signing. Just to add to this, I think people take quotes far too literally sometimes. Anybody who has studied language, and in particular dialogue (and even those who haven't, really), will be aware that people very often miss out words based on the former context of the conversation. It seemed pretty clear to me that Keegan's "got" referred to having "found" Jonas, as opposed to having already signed him. As in -- Vetere: "Kev, we've done our first wave of scouting and we've got this guy called Jonas who we reckon could be interested... Could be worth a look?" Not as in -- Ashley: "Kev, this is Jonas. Jonas; Kev... You might want to watch a bit of youtube so you know what position to play him in and that..."

Well, not really... Again, it's about how you interpret the quote. I don't believe for one minute that Jonas just turned up for training one morning, and Keegan had no say whatsoever in his signing. It's pretty obvious that Vetere found him, and perhaps did the vast majority of the negotiating. But there's absolutely no way in hell that Keegan didn't ultimately get the chance to say yes or no to his eventual signing.

To be fair, that particular quote has been taken out of context... I'm pretty sure Keegan meant "When I heard we'd got this guy called Spiderman (lined up), I looked him up (and then decided whether or not we should sign him)." I refuse to believe that he had no say whatsoever, or he would have walked long before now.

He likes the role of Dick too iirc.

Supermac talks out of his arse just as often as the other two, in all honesty.

I don't like Llambias. I've never met him, heard him say anything or actually physically seen him in anything other than one photo... But that one photo was enough. I definitely don't like him.

I personally think the admin needs to invest in some better users, otherwise any investments in the server would be a complete waste of time.

I heard a similar thing, but about Carlo Nash. I heard he had an affair with Kate Nash. It's just what I heard...

Wasn't it Ashley who made the comment about the wow signing in the first place? Fickle cunt!

I'm glad we reached page 100 lads. Even if Keegan isn't coming back, who really cares after making such a landmark achievement?

I like how he ranges from stating that he "really THINKS" the llambias story is not far from the truth in the first paragraph, to essentially stating it as gospel truth by the end of the post -- the only gospel truth is that nobody outside of the boardroom and Keegan himself knows what the fuck is going on, as has been quite categorically proven today. Just more tiresome shit-stirring, regardless of whether it turns out to be true.

It's like watching a fucking episode of Lost. I've come out of it feeling happy... but also totally miffed and weighed down by an endless list of questions.

He likes the way the transfers are being handled at the minute. Anyone who disagrees is wrong. He is sorry about the caps.

This one is a Ben flashforward. oh wait

I'll be there to support the players.

Doesn't make much sense considering Barton is still here..?

Do people seriously think that there's any chance that this isn't "official" by the way? There may be no statement from the club, and I understand the desire for optimism, but I seriously doubt the entire British media would drop such a massive bollock as this one.

Because despite what people with their heads in the sand may think, going by bids we've made and players who've turned us down, we had the money available, and he didn't attract anyone of note with it. What are you on about you fuckwit!? Keegan hasn't had any involvement with transfers. That's one of the major problems with this setup. I know emotions are running wild this morning, but can we all still keep the insults at bay please? Ta.

The next time I fall for this I will ban seven people at random out of spite

Apart from the fuckups we know about (1.05am etc) it's been pretty good in terms of capacity since they changed tbf. Whats been the most online today ? About 500. Second busiest day in the history of the forum. Server is doing ok considering. I'm having a good night aren't I? Quick predict some sort of crazy signing that you want! Go wild lol The way things are going, if I said Kaka, Sunderland would sign him.

Apart from the fuckups we know about (1.05am etc) it's been pretty good in terms of capacity since they changed tbf. Whats been the most online today ? About 500. Second busiest day in the history of the forum. Server is doing ok considering. I'm having a good night aren't I?

It's not the actual user-load that kills the server by the way, it's the page refreshing, which I'm guessing we're all doing a lot of...