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You'd also have Gabby Agbonlahor if he'd kept his phone switched on.

Yeah. £67,850 pa doesn't sound bad to me. He'd just have to use it wisely so that he has enough to live comfortably when he retires at 36 or whatever. Still, it shows the gap when there are dozens of players in the Premiership who earn more in a week than a League One player does in a year. Good salary for your average man on the street, but no way is that enough to retire on at 36, tbh. 67k pa is 3.7k net a month. That's not stratospheric by any stretch of the imagination.

You can add Lee Hendrie to that list of free agents. Although word has it he's taking his mutant orange face to Sunderland

Ah, my bad.

you could say that about practically every English player signing for anyone this year, mind

Indeed he did, in a roundabout way

3 in 11 games (although obviously that should be four, given the unfairly ruled out goal at your place). But that's only part of the story, his all round contribution is immense. I've seen him play more impressive passes with his chest than most of the rest of the squad can play with their feet. Baros was a shirking waster who contributed nothing.

Yes. Straight swap for the utterly fucking useless, diving nonce Baros. Very nice piece of business.

He's taken a lot of unfair stick last season. Alright, he wasn't spectacular after the previous season, but look at the basket case of a team he was playing in.

^^^^ and a goalkeeper, pref Boruc or Gordon

We desperately need a holding midfielder, a right back, and a poacher style goalscorer. Bardsley got sent back to Man United because he's not good enough. Sent back early, in fact, so he won't be our new right back. He was better than Hughes, granted, but that isn't saying a lot. We need to ship out McCann as soon as possible. That Luke Moore to Boro stuff is absolute fucking rubbish, mind.

How was that for quality work from Ashley Young getting the ball in there? Jesus, Peter Whittingham is coming on.

Word is the NRC deal will go through on Thursday, though it is all connected, Barton to you, Parker to them, NRC to us.

Pearce could have handled the Agbonlahor situation better, I think. It is all very well moaning in the press that he rang him 2000 times and his mobile was switched off, but if he'd just called MON he would have found out exactly what the situation was. Can't help thinking he opted for playing the big tough man by just leaving him out.

I agree, Speccy.

Yep, you've definitely got yourselves a player even if you've had to pay through the nose. He's definitely best wide right, though. I don't mind us paying top end wedge so long as it is spent sensibly. If I were a West Ham fan, for example, I'd be genuinely embarassed about the way they are spaffing their money away at the moment.

Nice work again from Young. I'm very excited about him next season.

I'm hoping he does. Local radio down here reported that your lot have made an offer for him too this evening. His agent reckons he's coming to us, mind. Yeah, I honestly wouldn't mind him for the right price. What Spurs really need, perhaps even above a leftie, is someone who can dominate the midfield area. If NRC can do that, it'd be £7m well spent. I think Villa would be a decent move for him though. I think he had a tough time from the Wet Spam fans over last season, tbh, although if you take even the most cursory of looks at kumb.org.uk, they all seem to be borderline retarded.

I'm hoping he does. Local radio down here reported that your lot have made an offer for him too this evening. His agent reckons he's coming to us, mind.

Ashley looking lively. Despite being played out of position.

Yes what i have seen on him, he is going to go far! Always remember that goal he scored too! Given who it was against, I've had fewer more satisfying moments in football in the last decade or so. I know it isn't quite that simple, but those three points played a massive part in us staying up and them going down. I like to think our teenage centre half relegated them with a stunning overhead kick.

http://www.adidas-shop.co.uk/images/ptools/football/SS_07/020507/13.jpghttp://www.adidas-shop.co.uk/images/ptools/football/SS_07/020507/14.jpg At least the side-on aspect minimises the horror of seeing Duff's chunky mongface staring straight at you.

Watch Gary Cahill. That boy will be in the senior squad before too long. I shall also be keeping a close eye on how Ashley Young and NRC play together, what with them seemingly making up a chunk of our midfield next season. Nice surprise finding this match on.

I can think of one left sided midfielder I'd pick over that cunt Downing any day. McClown disagrees, mind.

Guillem Balague was on Sky last week saying that Ramos is "waiting for the call" from Citeh, and desperate to get the job.