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What, cheap signings that are brilliant? It's basically like saying "I'd prefer to shag beautiful lasses with amazing bodies. And lots of them."

I think it's a motivational issue. His heart's still with Arsenal, we're just his last payday. I'm just thankful our failures cost 2m instead of 20m now.

We've had a ridiculous amount of dumb luck since relegation last year. Ashley failed to re-sign Shearer, turns out that Hughton guy was actually the right man for the job. Ashley fails to make significant signings in the summer, turns out "this group of lads" were actually awesome. Ashley sacks Hughton, turns out that Pardew guy who we all thought would fail miserably wasn't too bad after all. By all indications he's been engaging in his usual idiocy, it's just that things have turned out okay for us somehow. Selling Carroll only starts to qualify as a good decision if the money is aggressively re-invested this summer.

He has a cheaper car than I'd expect for a footballer

Mammy and Daddy Ameobi must be proud as f***. Fair play to them. Mammy-obi and Daddy-obi

Dude, how many on here aren't going to hell anyway? Might as well just enjoy the ride now. Fair point We're already there imo. We were all ManU supporting glory hunters from Thailand in a past life and supporting Newcastle is our punishment.

My biggest worry right now is that he had a very good first season in the Premiership with West Ham and it all went downhill from there.

What actions? Clearly you've selectively erased things for your memory so we've got nothing to talk about here.

We didn't need to sign Duff and we didn't need to play N'Zogbia in defence. So because we signed Damien Duff and played him out of position a couple times his actions are justified?

Probably. Who would buy him? He's an okay player but probably on ridiculously high wages and West Ham are going to want to jack up the price on account of the whole "player of the year" thing.

It wasn't hindsight, some of us knew he'd be a good player. Well, those of us without psychic powers are wrong sometimes. It doesn't take psychic powers, you just need to be able to see talent when it's staring you in the face. Right, when it's staring you in the face having stagnated for two seasons, put in a transfer request for three consecutive windows, and gone on strike. He's a good player and I'd have him back with some reservations but I hate how some people are so quick to forget what went down. His behavior was disgraceful and he does not get a free pass just because "we signed Damien Duff and played him at left back sometimes."

Man, how cool is it that we're not part of this discussion

It wasn't hindsight, some of us knew he'd be a good player. Well, those of us without psychic powers are wrong sometimes.

I know the former isn't happening, but it would be hilarious if we bought both Parker and N'Zogbia back.

N'Zogbia today is a completely different player from the N'Zogbia we had, but feel free to continue your hindsight orgy.

Two out of five teams getting relegated on the last day, can't ask for much more excitement than that. I can't laugh at West Ham going down. I'm never going to laugh at relegation again after what we went through two years ago.

Pitch invasion at Wigan Guys, you're technically still in the relegation zone.

Wouldn't mind just keeping him here as cover for LB and LM. He's good enough. Don't think he's fit enough to be playing 90 minutes every week at this level, but he can certainly play a squad role.

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showpost.php?p=9969829&postcount=5 WTF, Sammy Ameobi has his own thread on RTG?

One more player in the squad who's better than Alan Smith at playing DM!

I officially like him now. Dear me.

Aye, but think that's more to do with R.Taylor having a game of McClen v Arsenal like proportions. Nah. Chelsea are just his 'us' now that he plays for us. Two games at Stamford Bridge, two free kick goals (even if Jonas deflected the one today!) If he's always going to have an 'us', Chelsea certainly isn't a bad choice

Really wish they were showing Wigan v. West Ham instead of Liverpool v. Tottenham on tv. The former would be so much more interesting.

Screw the match. Get your body-language radars ready and aimed at Enrique when they make their lap of honour.

Aye, saves buying players and then we can watch that balance sheet get stronger and stronger until we win the BSPL. It would though. We need backup wingers and I'd rather not buy them if we don't have to. Ferguson is pretty much already there imo. Hope Lua Lua makes it too.