Joe_F

That depends on how you calculate the expenses. If we include agent fees, salaries during the contract period and sign on fees, we've used all the money. And a very, very important factor is that we used some of those money to tie down Tiote for 6,5 years. You're not under any illusions why that was done, surely? Only so we can extract the maximum fee when we sell him in 6 months.

Well the lesson isn't specific to the last day of the transfer window. My point was that the example of Carroll wouldn't encourage Ashley or anyone else to pay over the odds or pay what is now being called 'a premium', for a player you've targeted. Unfortunately the valuation of players we set in almost every case is stubbornly/optimistically low in the first place. So it's not the case of paying a premium. The reason Carroll was eventually overvalued at £35 mill was because we the selling club supposedly didn't want to sell and Liverpool kept coming back. In all the deals we were interested in the clubs were willing to sell and had set a price but we wouldn't meet their comparatively fair valuation.

Is that a fact? We could have brought in Maiga or Cisse and found out they're shite. I don't understand the attitude of spending lots of money = better. It was tried under Shepherd and the club was in bits by the end. Look at Leeds too. No of course it's not a fact but it makes it a hell of a lot more likely. That's what good scouting and backing the manager's judgement is all about. Using your logic we'd never buy a player ever again.

I'm taking full responsibility for our failings in the transfer market and have tendered my resignation. That might.

Predictably pathetic

Ruiz in a nutshell - fucking dick. At least stick to your own bullshit.

Where have they had a go at Pardew. If anything they're sympathising with him.

By the looks of the responses of some people in here, I guess I'm wrong. Results have been despite the performances this season so far though. We've seen nothing of the alleged new system that was going to give us greater posession, but have managed to ride our luck and grind out results against the run of play. Allardyce had a fantastic start to the season statistically, but we all remember the shite that was served up in those early matches and how it turned to shit after one negative result. So we're just judging him on three games, last season never happened. That's despite having lost the backbone of the team, having to bed in new players and a nightmare of a pre-season for various reasons. Not saying he's Guardiola like. But he deserves a chance.

The 100% stuff was probably to put extra pressure on MA an DL to try and make sure they get the deals done. Blaming him for anything other than results and performances (and he's doing ok) is bullshit.

MsiDouglas Mark Douglas Absolutely no plans to sign Beattie or Diouf for #NUFC I'm told. Sigh of relief?

Every club does it man. What would be good is if it wasn't such an arrogant, ham-fisted amateur doing the tapping up.

As if it's an achievement. Cunts.

Useless amateur arseholes. Fuck off Ashley and Lambarse you twats.

Yeah it's official they've agreed a fee and he's agreed terms. It isn't official he's agreed to sign yet.

Where have you seen his missus?

Fuck that make your mind up NOW

On here... 1400hrs-1430 at 20:50 in:- http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/listen-again/episode/45411

At this stage you'd simply have to be pleased. Aye I'd take him now like.

Has David Craig given up on reporting on us? Everytime they go to him he just talks about the mackems.

Rotund

Scouts rated Erding more highly? Fair enough, make enquiries. Then discover he doesn't want to come here and move on. It's not rocket science.

It's where the money's going. Nothing to do with bookies knowledge.

Looks like teeth girl: http://i51.tinypic.com/a10h83.jpg Do you think he'll be able to adjust to our cold winters?

f*** sake, not exactly the sort of signing we need at the moment, is he?! why not?We bought a 20 year old left back. Slightly more proven than this guy don't you think? He scored 12 goals for Interblock I'll have you know.

They wheel him in to state the bleedin' obvious every ten minutes