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If it is expect a rumour war.

The Spurs Connection Strikes Again. Maybe theyll give us Berbatov for a cut price deal after 'letting' them take Modric. Or maybe not.....

7m just to piss-off/spite a s**** club/team? If he's a big prospect, and he's looked decent & looks a good prespect - especially if we was placed alongside a defensive leader which makes signing Dunne so important, then fair enough but i couldn't care less about pissing off a club whose results up until last season's relegation have flared little interest in me. Yeah, we'd need an expercienced centre half as well but I remember on the build up to the derby when they all heard he was going to be out, they all said they'd get beat. Before they'd heard about his injury they were pretty confident.

Agreed. He's gone from being one of Chelsea's quickest players to one of our slowest. Pace was vital to his game the only way for him to recapture his form is to ask Dwayne Chambers if he can buy his legs off him. He seems open to alot of stuff so you never know.

All I can say is Leeds. I know they have a rich owner but if they fork out another 70M on players and dont break the top 4 they'll stop investing. Didn't spurs spend 67M last year? They are on target to do that again and maybe a bit more.

Nah just put a clause in his contract saying his hair will become the property of NUFC and he can only cut it when allowed to do so.

Still don't know what he's done to be so highly rated, but weren't people talking about him costing much more than £10m? Been in a struggling side has put a few away and has some quality attributes about him, quick, technically good, can spot a pass and can put defenders under pressure and is very young. What hasnt he done that makes you wary? Other than a couple of freekicks I've seen him score on MOTD, I've not been concentrating on Birmingham. I know they got relegated though. Not putting a downer on him, just seems like everyone is raving about a £10m+ player and very few have said what's he's actually so good at. As I say, not seen much of Birmingham like, so I admit ignorance on that front. Doesnt matter what he's good at, he ticks all the right boxes for me. South American- Check Cool Name - Check Expensive - Check Long Hair - Check

And what are the chances of him getting back to the form he was in 3 years ago? Probably reasonably likely considering his age and the fact when he does gets a decent run in the chelsea he looks quality. I think he's one of those players rely on alot of gametime to play well. Much like Barton, Owen etc.

Cracking little player, anything under 14 million and i'd be very happy IS that not the 3rd season they've had him on loan or am I confused?

Any removal of Alan Smith is good business. I'd even pay another club (Boro would be good) to take him off our hands. Quotes from his agent on Setanta this morning saying Smith's not looking to move.

Club are very short of numbers up front assuming Shola goes. You have to remember that the current fourth choice striker is Smith and you'd hope we got rid of him too. Consider the players Keegan used to have up front (although the players are different in terms of attributes, they have vaguely) similar stature: Shearer = Owen Ferdinand = Viduka Asprilla = Martins Beardsley = ? Kitson = ? Huckerby = Carroll Ginola = ? Watson = Smith Just read his mini-bio, damn you Shearer for getting old. Shearer would be immense in our 4-3-3 system with Oba and Owen at his side. Love this one: http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/19/19n_owen_wideweb__430x273.jpg And when have we ever played a 4-3-3 with Owen and Oba on either side of anyone? Owen wouldn't be able to play in that role. That's why Keegan plays that disjointed front 3. To play on the right or left of a front three which I consider to be a wing forward you need the ability to beat a man which Owen doesn't really have. If he could have, Allardyce would never have went 442 to accomodate him. Yeah agreed, you should explain this to Pullman. I was I just qouted the wrong bit. To be fair I think Martins is the only one in our squad that can do that but he drift's inside too much. Duff may be able to do it but I have my doubts and he seems to have lost the ability to beat his man.... Well, he can beat them but has to cut back due to his lack of pace/confidence atm. Milner should definatley not play in this role.

Club are very short of numbers up front assuming Shola goes. You have to remember that the current fourth choice striker is Smith and you'd hope we got rid of him too. Consider the players Keegan used to have up front (although the players are different in terms of attributes, they have vaguely) similar stature: Shearer = Owen Ferdinand = Viduka Asprilla = Martins Beardsley = ? Kitson = ? Huckerby = Carroll Ginola = ? Watson = Smith Just read his mini-bio, damn you Shearer for getting old. Shearer would be immense in our 4-3-3 system with Oba and Owen at his side. Love this one: http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/19/19n_owen_wideweb__430x273.jpg And when have we ever played a 4-3-3 with Owen and Oba on either side of anyone? Owen wouldn't be able to play in that role. That's why Keegan plays that disjointed front 3. To play on the right or left of a front three which I consider to be a wing forward you need the ability to beat a man which Owen doesn't really have. If he could have, Allardyce would never have went 442 to accomodate him.

Aye might as well resign Carr as well with your 'if he can kick a ball/man and has played in professional sport sign him' policy. I really dont rate Diane seen him a few times in Le Championat.

what you're on about?! Look at the link. I did. it's one game, mate? wtf. I'm confused now. Diane's goalscoring record is. 02-03 Roye 26 Goals, 34 Games (-) 03-04 Reims 19 Goals, 35 Games (-) 04-05 Reims 8 Goals, 34 Games (-) 05-06 Strasbourg 9 Goals, 34 Games 2 Goals, 8 Games (UEFA Cup) 06-07 Paris-SG 5 Goals, 33 Games 6 Games (UEFA Cup) 07-08 Paris-SG 5 Goals, 22 Games (-) Edit: Above is in the league.

I'm starting to hate Benitez. He doesn't half say some retarded things.

what you're on about?! Look at the link. Edit: Sorry looking at it won't do much good. Click on it.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3564888,00.html wtf. His goalscoring records comparable with Smith's

14th/15th nailed on then.

Agreed. You also can't blame the back 4 for all of the goals when earlier in the season we had a non-existent midfield add that to fact Rozehnal was first choice for a while.

Kadar has been called up to the full Hungary international squad. http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1310912,00.html

Media is probably just confused. Must have seen a contract offer being made by us. Something like Edgar, David POS CB.. etc

to dow ith the Fair Play league I'd imagine. Its been awarded to the prem.

Similar to Modric in calibre (based solely in what i've heard). Lest hope, if we are in for him, we don't make the same mistakes we did with Modric. I signed this guy on FM (no relavance to his talent ) and TBF he is one of the most highly rated young players in europe. I'm hopefull about the calibre we seem to be after but sceptical about which ones will come through the door. Yeah I'm not sure someone of his calibre/ reputation will sign for us. It would be great if he came but realistically we need to sign players that will get us into europe then we can start fishing for so called wonder kids. In contrast we can't lose ambition because we aren't in Europe. Veloso would have been around when we played sporting in the UEFA cup (albeit as a bairn), he will know of us, we also played them in a friendly. However, i agree with the sentiment that we need to get to europe then pick up these players. BTW, noone on this earth could convince me that we are not a bigger draw than Villa, Pompey, Blackburn, Man City and Everton. Spurs i can understand because of the london factor but not the others, that alone puts in with a good shout for these players. Agreed, I'm not saying we shouldn't go for these players, we should, we just need to have plenty of back up plans if it doesn't work.

Definately. Even if this hadn't happened we still needed one anyway as Smith is not a target man or forward he's a holding midfielder who can't play in midfield so just breaks up our own play in the final 3rd. Edit: My point about smith was on the basis Viduka won't play 20 games in a good year.

Similar to Modric in calibre (based solely in what i've heard). Lest hope, if we are in for him, we don't make the same mistakes we did with Modric. I signed this guy on FM (no relavance to his talent ) and TBF he is one of the most highly rated young players in europe. I'm hopefull about the calibre we seem to be after but sceptical about which ones will come through the door. Yeah I'm not sure someone of his calibre/ reputation will sign for us. It would be great if he came but realistically we need to sign players that will get us into europe then we can start fishing for so called wonder kids.