Chris_R

We won't sign him, he doesn't know all the words to "La Marseillaise" or ride a pushbike with strings of onions round his neck.

Must keep Jonas. Simple as that. We're looking to bring pace and skill into our team, he's our only current player who has that. If we sold him, it's a step back in what we're looking to achieve with the team.

I don't want to take loans, unless there's a set deal to buy at the end (a la Ben Arfa). Otherwise we're just developing another team's player whilst paying his wages and probably sizeable a loan fee too. I'd love us to get Sturridge, I really would, but I'm dead against loan deals.

Just think, if someone told us last November that Hughton would be leading his team out into Europe next season we'd have all been bloody delighted! Now that's what's happening, but for a whole host of different reasons. Wish him all the best, hope he does well for Birmingham.

Plus he's never played professionally iirc, came straight in as a manager.

Transfer window doesnt officially open untill July 1st, thats why. The transfer window is open now. In France it doesnt offcially open untill July 1st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window We've managed to sign Cabaye from France though. Only to the same extent that we've signed Marveaux. He's agreed to join, signed the contract, held the shirt up, stood on the pitch, but his registration won't transfer to us until July 1st.

Can't recall Smith playing in Reading's 2005/6 team. Agree with the sentiment though.

But, as time goes by and nobody offers him a better deal, he's more likely to take whatever's on offer. Plus even if fit he might not play at Spurs, meaning he'll not get paid much. At Leeds, if fit he'll play for certain. Also it needn't be a pure "pay as you play", it could be a low basic with high incentives for appearances. Clubs would be fucking mental to pay someone with his history a high basic salary.

Bowyer's a hasbeen, Smith's a never-hasbeen and Woodgate's a crock. That said, I'd take Woodgate on a pay as you play deal or something massively incentivised towards appearances. He's a tremendous defender and at 30 he SHOULD still be at his peak.

Barton played well on the wing when he had Carroll's head to aim at. He has no pace, can't beat a man, no trickery up his sleeve. Once Carroll left, Barton's assists dried up. He can pick a good pass, but we need wingers with pace who can beat a man and offer a threat. If we play Barton on the wing next season, he'll be found out. That's 'wtf' I am on about.

Ferguson can't be relied on, he's too young and untried. Barton and Taylor should never be allowed anywhere near a wing position. That leaves Marveaux, Ben Arfa and Jonas. Ben Arfa prefers a number 10 role off a striker. That leaves Marveaux and Jonas. Looking a little bit thin on the ground, especially considering Marveaux's hamstring is made of blancmange. So personally I'd take N'Zogbia, or at least someone else who is proficeint and quick to play on the wing. We need another winger, a right back and a striker IMO. And if Jose goes we need a left back as well.

I too was gutted when we sold Kelly. I was 15 though so crying wasn't an option.

Vive la revolution!

Until his knee that's made out of popadoms decides to crumble to dust 30 minutes into the season...

He's like Messi and Garrincha combined, but French. He's an alcoholic midget with one leg shorter than the other? Sounds bad.

Yeah, Ginola was better than Robert but Ginola was completely 2 footed and could easily play on the right. Robert needs to be in that team. Shocked to see there's no place for our world cup winning striker though?

Striker Right winger 2 high quality acquisitions there and I'd be fucking ecstatic.

Well I sure as fuck wouldn't put him on the wing. In the middle is the only place I'd consider him. Though I'd probably prefer Ben Arfa in the middle and Jonas on the wing myself, but Barton in the middle would be pretty decent too.

I can't imagine for one moment that this hasn't already been done. And that he's not listened to a word of it. Sometimes you have to just draw a line and accept that someone's not going to change.

Delighted at the contract length and that it's heavily incentivised based on goals / appearances. Seems we're finally going about things the right way. Excited about who the number 9 will be, guessing Erdinc.

He won me over not so much by the statistics of 6 in 9, but his overall play. I think he looks like a decent centre forward, has good feet, works his bollocks off, gets into good positions and makes a nuiscance of himself. Things that can't be said for any of the rest of our current rabble.

He's won me over, so I'd be happy to keep him as backup. I think he's the best striker we've currently got. Of course I'd rather see Lovenkrands or Shola go, but in reality we're never going to shift those 2 until their contracts run out. Best seems to be for sale for 2 reasons: 1) We're going to have too many strikers next season 2) He's the only one we can sell Shame for the lad. Could have done OK next season, grabbing a few from the bench or covering for inevitable injuries. Instead it looks like we'll have to rely on Ameobi and Lovenkrands as cover again...

Is his ankle sorted? Was still on crutches 3 weeks ago. Can't see how this would massively change his time over a mile.

This medical's lasting ages. Guessing they've asked Nolan to run a mile.

But we don't have Craig Gardner. And until we do, we shouldn't think of selling Nolan. We've already had our hopes dashed by Gervinho and Gameiro, let's not start putting yet another player who isn't coming here into lineups and claiming we've improved our squad when we've done no such thing.