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I know, our entire first team speaks French now.

Hatem, please be as good as that when you come back. Also didn't know he had such a good understanding with Benzema. Mike and Derek, you know what to do. PS I don't mean sell him to Madrid.

Not ba-d, not ba-d at all.

At the moment he's our best striker, isn't he?

Sounds about right. His agent is probably going to tout him around in the hope some club will be desperate enough to forego that clause. Hopefully he'll still sign. Why is that more plausible than the medical issue that has been reported?

We must have known about his knee problems, so maybe the delay on the medical is just being more thorough than with a player without that history. Fingers crossed.

Let's just say your wrong anyway, I wouldn't worry about proof.

Oh.

Superb.

Isn't Blanc's position looking dodgy anyway?

I know it was, I'm not unsettled. Honest.

FFS, I don't care. I was just agreeing that people saying "let's sign so and so on a pay as you play deal" was one of my pet hates because it suggests that it is common/likely, which I disagree with.

Aye, that's one of mine actually, hilarious. There's probably about 5 players in the league on deals like that, if that. Not that anyone would have a clue, in reality. I'd wager there's far more with boosted appearance bonuses to compensate for a lower wage due to their injury records. That's not pay as you play though. You think there's players around that get paid nothing unless they play? No, that's exactly the point I was making. I was saying if there are any, they're very few. I was trying to illustrate how unlikely it is.

Aye, that's one of mine actually, hilarious. There's probably about 5 players in the league on deals like that, if that. Not that anyone would have a clue, in reality. I'd wager there's far more with boosted appearance bonuses to compensate for a lower wage due to their injury records. That's not pay as you play though.

The bit about him refusing to move except to a Champs League team might be true though, meaning he'll stay.

Unless he starts off badly That's the key really, if he gets a couple of good wins it all might die down. Also, the fans might continue to object but the owner might just ignore them.

Me too, I just think this is the wrong move for him and Villa.

Absolutely no chance. Imagine the carnage Joey would cause in the Arsenal dressing room

Brummie is a good poster, it's the rest of the Villa fans we should be ridiculing. Assuming McLeish isn't going to do well or anything mad like that.

Get it done Pards/Carr/Ashley/Derek/whoever the fuck does these things.

They just racially abused him the thick, cockney knuckledraggers It's funny because it's true.

Anyone know what the West Ham fans sung for him?

QPR will be my first one I reckon, although I'll try to get to a home game before that.

All I can think is that we have multiple signings lined up. If so, Best won't be missed. If not, our squad is looking perilously small.

Nah, save that for their relegation.