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Seems like Man City are a bit like Chelsea without the intelligence. I mean, Roman spent loads but he had Mourinho there to get some lesser known, hungry players to make it all work. Without that Man City are just spraying money everywhere.

Can't see O'Leary finding his way back into a top job, can you?

I think you're right TT... bearing that in mind it wouldn't be a disaster if some players did it.

Not sure what happens, but I've got a horrible feeling we're about to find out.

Can't be a local journo if he understands a fair bit.

I'm almost resigned to the fact that we'll be starting the season in this state.

That makes no sense. If anything has to be paid to him then it proves Ashley etc were in the wrong. I think if anything has to be paid to him now, all it proves is that the new owners don't want the issue hanging over them. Don't think it should indicate who is right or wrong. Even if Ashley knew he was right, he might still have to settle to sell the club ASAP. Fair comment. It'll be a pity for us lot though to not find out what really went on. In any case, we all know that if someone settles they're automatically guilty. That's what people in GC reckon anyway. Aye, I was going to make a Michael Jackson pun but then I remembered I've been arguing that he was a genius. I doubt we will ever know what went on with KK, doesn't seem like it's destined for a hearing in open court. Even if it was I don't think that would stop us arguing and speculating on what was true.

That makes no sense. If anything has to be paid to him then it proves Ashley etc were in the wrong. I think if anything has to be paid to him now, all it proves is that the new owners don't want the issue hanging over them. Don't think it should indicate who is right or wrong. Even if Ashley knew he was right, he might still have to settle to sell the club ASAP.

Like it Which month do we mean by the way?

If there's another thing they do well, it's buy players for ridiculous amounts.

The stuff Fat Sam said about Derbyshire was stupid, about how he needed the wages to bring in Diouf and some other knacker, and that players needed to do more than just score goals... typical Sam waffle.

I was using a deftly employed Ronan quote man.

Always thought he had potential to be a class player, but SJP is literally the worst place to be a defender... can't thing of a defence that has had more undue scrutiny than ours.

I can't bring myself to hope anymore. I'm just numb to everything and waiting to see what happens now.

It was a shock at first, as our away kits have been conservative recently, but I don't see what the fuss is about TBH. It's not a bad change kit, to call it the 'worst football strip ever' is way over the top.

I had that with 'Barnes - 10' on the back! :-[

We've never had a good one have we? That's the problem with our home kit being so striking and beautiful.

He can go for a far better club than wolves. Not sure about Doyle, still not convinced that he can cut it higher than the Championship.

http://news.google.co.uk/news/url?sa=t&ct2=uk%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNESTKBXMhPHKtwQSI78qqaLCZiK-w&cid=1263923361&ei=Wn4_SvizNY6zsAaI-Jgc&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F9%2Fengland%2F2009%2F06%2F21%2F1339012%2Fmichael-owen-i-would-have-stayed-with-kevin-keegan-at There is one good thing about Keegan leaving then.

Would be interesting to see how he would do for Hull. I would guess start maybe 15-20 games, a good smattering of injuries and around 5 goals. I wouldn't pay much for that if I was them.

It's so bad it's good!

Bit of a strange signing by City. He might do well, but essentially he's only had one good season in England.

Haven't all the gods already signed for Madrid?

I know what you're saying, but there's got to be a bit of give and take. I mean, you could say that any of our players would look good if they had Rooney and Ronaldo creating chances for them, but that rarely happens in the real world. For us, Owen was a waste of time last season.

Aye, you can't 'sort out the wage structure' when players are on pre-existing contracts with time left to run. Seems like slashing investment was a reckless gamble by Ashley that didn't pay off. If it had we might actually have been much better for it.