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Is the Del Boy reference in the first paragraph a roundabout way of implying that the 'senior club source" is Llambias?

Well, regardless of whether he was a good player back then, it wasn't a "good" loan deal for us given our refusal to use him.

Diarra can't bring down the quality of your team just by existing like Wor Smudger can.

Protests attempting to convince someone who wants to sell that he should sell would probably be a bad idea.

I don't mind loans, but our track record with those is terrible. I don't think we've ever had a good one

He's been leaving in slow motion for something like 6 months now. Might actually be a relief to get it done.

Well, we need a bare-ass minimum of three players (striker, replacements for Barton and Enrique) now and I'd prefer that we add a defender of some sort to that. Optimistic idiot that I am, it's hard for me to imagine us signing four player in a month.

How dare you imply that Joe Kinnear is not the worst manager in the history of human existence

I'm almost nostalgic. What a year. That year man. I just wanted the club to somehow be erased from my memory. I didn't want to support a team owned by Mike Ashley and managed by Joe Kinnear. Still paid nearly $1000 to go see us lose to Fulham away.

Fuck integrity. I'd really, really rather not see him walk.

In 2008/2009, we had a manger resign on September 1st, saw the owner try to sell the club and fail, who then appointed a certifiable lunatic as manager, saw said lunatic nearly keel over and die to be replaced with somebody with no managerial experience whatsoever, who was then subsequently replaced with somebody with no managerial experience whatsoever. After all that, we would have stayed up if a stray ball didn't hit Damien Duff's arse and roll into the net. It takes a lot to get relegated. That said, current events do admittedly look like a promising first step for a new chain along those lines

There really needs a button at the top of the forum that automatically bumps the relegation-o-meter. I'd do it now but I just can't be arsed to go find it

Don't be silly. There are posters on this board that make KaKa look like Thomas Jefferson.

Smith? Plank? All is forgiven

Barton, Llambias, and Ashley deserve each other. Lock them all in a room and have them do whatever the want while the sane people try to run a football club.

NEIL!!!!

Makes more sense now. Still insane.

Insane piece of shit probably decided to retire from professional football or something

Replacement or not we could have just sold him. I'm no fan of Barton but this smacks of impulsive and emotional decision making from the club leadership.

You know you're in trouble when Nile Ranger is the voice of reason at your club.

sad but true

Someone out there would by him. Even if we had to sell him for 99 pence or something, surely it's better than this?

I really don't know now obviously somethin is seriously fucked up in the dressing room

Knowing barton he probably just went up and punched Llambias or something to give them no choice, but surely we could have managed better? I just don't get it

We're paying a good player to leave What? Why? How? ARGH