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Same, there's very little chance this really deserves special dispensation. What, were all of the computers and fax machines in White Hart Lane broken or something? Or can Harry just not work one?

As recently as last season I had major doubts about Carroll, and whether he would just be another Shola who had potential to be decent but never improved. But he looks a lot more mobile and hungry this season, and (fingers crossed) he looks a proper player. The fact he's a fellow Gatesheadite is just a bonus. Just don't get injured Andy, please.

Well no, but it would be better than going down. Thus you've just restated the original question really.

My girlfriend prefers Jonas. :-[

I think he was being sarcastic. I hope so anyway...

This is basically my view, I'm completely mystified that any fans expect the club to release financial details mid-way through a year. The press and the world at large will make up their own minds anyway, let's just keep our heads down and get on with the job. Lest we forget, the club get hammered every time they release one of their statements anyway.

I doubt any club is going to explicitly spell out to the media and fans where the money is coming from precisely. It's a ridiculous expectation... the press know nowt and are just speculating. If you want financial details, wait for the accounts.

Obviously I would take it if I could guarantee survival, but we can and should be looking higher with the players we've got now. I think Hughton will be wise enough to avoid any talk of targets or satisfactory finishes. He's been a master so far of every-game-as-it-comes, getting the team up for each week and taking victory and defeat in their stride. As I said before, main thing for the fans is just not to be shitting it for the last couple of months!

If Bent gets injured then the mackems could struggle, although Gyan might turn out to be good. West Ham look awful, them with Blackpool and maybe Wigan. It's competitive throughout the league now though, it's pretty tough to predict at this point.

I'm happy with squad, we've done as much as reasonably could be expected in the transfer window. Much more probably! Carroll's replacement is a worry, but from a management point of view we actually have a lot of strikers on the books. I can see why we wouldn't be able to sign another one at the moment. Overall, well equipped for the season and very excited to see Ben Arfa and Tiote.

Really really want to go to this, but I don't have the cash to travel up from London for the third weekend in four. We should be getting a win really, would be nice to see the new boys come off the bench and get some good minutes.

Guthrie's a munter TBH, very sweaty close up as well. Carroll's got to be the best though, surely. With his might-not-be-from-Gateshead looks?

Keanes for everyone!

I wouldn't be writing off Guthrie just yet, he showed some good things last season. As the season develops we might see Hughton become more adventurous with the midfield. Might been Nolan sometimes dropping out for Ben Arfa, and Barton or Smith making way for Guthrie.

When it shuts at 6? Oh.

They should really call it "transfer deadline three hours between 9pm and midnight".

As much as I don't rate Shola, I wouldn't want to see him consigned to such a terrible fate.

Fucking hell, George Graham. I think we'd endured enough of the crazies and hasbeens of English football already.

I know relegation shouldn't have been required to sort out the club, but that's not the question. We went down, was it good for us? I would say definitely yes, we're in a better position all round than before it. And I don't believe these changes would have happened if we had limped on in the Premiership... certainly not as quickly. May also have been good for the long term of the club in that it showed Ashley that relegation is totally possible if you allow the weaknesses in a team to go unaddressed.

There's no reason at all for Moyes to go to Villa, it would be absolute madness.

Do you genuinely think he's a Premiership-level striker?

I do want to us to sign a forward, but I'm just saying that this transfer window is already way beyond what I expected.

Maybe 'Arry's favourite agents haven't got the players on offer this summer.

Weird going into deadline day not actually caring what happens. We've done some great deals already, so even if nobody else comes in I'll be reasonably happy. Would like to see another striker in, except if it's Heskey.