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sounds like he's told them he aint going nowhere - no matter how hard they try to push out the door by refusing him transfer funds. but what kind of board negotiates that kind of payoff in a contract in the first place?

why the need to offer him £3m - just tell him there'e gonna be no capital outlay over the summer and see if he wants to stay then

it is very very rare but occasionally happens. want to start taking my kids with me soon and havent been put off.

Is that a joke? I can't tell. Same think it was serious, but will turn into one of those "whoosh" ones. difficult to gauge.

obviously gearing up to be changed to a 32 team turnamnet in the future - should have stayed at 16 - perfect for quality knock out football. now teams may be tempted to grind out a ciouple of draws to get a shot at best 3rd place team. not enough quality teams to fill 24 places. that said, not keen on a 32 team tournament but would have rather that than this lopsided fiasco.

hmmmm. never really been convinced by that format.

not sure about the 24 team thing - will it be like WC82 with a second round of 3 teams in a group, or are we going to get into this best-placed 3rd placed team mess.

milito has more the sheringham about him than shearer, maturing with age and having the first yard in his head. its amazing what sheringham won in his 30's and milito could do so as well.

the green needs to be blue

and a black cat

The Bard declareth this the best, Up your arse, good fellow, you can shove the rest. just needs to have a black collar

there is no plan = we will see how it goes over the summer and spend if the right players come along at the right price? ie nothing set in concrete. just clutching at straws like. how to put a downer on a really enjoyable season and a renewed air of optimism. bassa's!

born 1969 so seen a few england teams but no decent consistent left winger/midfielder - always been a problem. barnes scored against brazil and had a great 15mins as sub vs argentina in WC1986 but that was it.

funny thay was my immediate thought too.

needs to learn to use his strength and stay on his feet a lot more, and someone at the club has got to make him stay behind (even though he should be doing so himself) and work on that right foot.

and added a tap in

didnt he turn down the chance to go to big U19 tournament with hungary over the summer to get as fit as possible for the championship season?

mike williamson and paul kaye

or 101greatgoals

and yet again to all those who left early - you missed one of the moments of the season - jose's first goal and the subsequent celebrations. moments like that are priceless.

and you'd get done for it. i actually doubt you would go for him, i've seen it often enough and it normally stays a battle of insults. i know i'd get done for it. but if its something persistant despite your best efforts to ignore it, its only human to snap. punching someone doesnt mean you're trying to break their jaw. clearly woudnt be such a big deal if had just been bruising. again who knows what went one, makes it impossible to judge.

again. no one has any details as to what led up to the alleged assualt. if it is true that taylor had been winding up carroll, how many on here would have turned the other cheek repeatedly in the same position. if someone started winding me up and making suggestions about my mrs and didnt let up, i'd go for him.

Oh yes, Mowbray who has just murdered Celtic, Curbishley who is l;argely responsible for putting WHU where they are now and Grant who looks like his face has been shagged by a double decker bus. Great choices. Not forgetting Hughes, Van Gaal and Jol who are either unobtainable or would want millions to spend, which we havent got yet. Great choices mate. Stick with what we have and have faith in the bloke. i think u misunderstood me. thats my point. i'm saying mowbray and curbs are the quality thats available and would be no guarantee of doing any better than hughton. the likes of hughes van gaal and hughes are a step up but probably out of our reach. so if we cant get a great proven manager - then stick with hughton rather than take a punt on some joe average.

nor really nervous at all, just really excited. no pressure on us, its all on them. we win or draw and we're nearly up - we lose and it's still not the end of the world.

other than hughes and a few foreign coaches, anyone stand out? mowbray, curbishley? martin jol, avram grant, van de gaal, i'd happily take, anyone else that is realistic would be as much a gamble as hughton.