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Robinho finally realizing how badly he fucked up

Mike Ashley did everything right until the moment Kevin Keegan walked in. The appointment was probably wrong as well, but then I wouldn't be able to use my catchy opening line, since he did a few things right after appointing Keegan as well.

Mike Ashley did everything right up until the moment Kevin Keegan walked. Everything he's done since then, particularly his capitulation after the initial supporter protests, has been an absolute, unmitigated disgrace. If Ashley had just a bit more strength and stuck with his plans, we'd be sitting pretty at mid-table mediocrity just like West Ham. Instead he's letting the club rot. That alone is enough for him to lose my support.

How the fuck did NE5 turn THIS into an old board argument?

It would make sense to sign him. That's probably why we won't.

We've probably gone and sold him for 8m or some other price that represents peanuts compared to what he's worth. Because the rule at the club these days seems to be that everything has to be run in the worst way possible. Fucking hell I'm going to be beside myself is news breaks that we've sold him for some pathetic fee. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I want to throw up. He's the absolute last thing I can be proud about in my club.

fucking hell if Given is in goal for City next Wednesday, I'm going to cry.

The only way Smith is recapturing old form is with a time machine. More likelihood of Shearer coming out of retirement and banging in 30 goals.

Why would Taylor want to come here. He'd never score another goal again!

Sounds about fair. Not everyone is as skint as we are.

I'm giving him exactly 10 minutes to score a hat trick.

Exactly the kind of player that would fail miserably here then. No thanks.

Well, I'd be pretty bothered if I was promised Kaka and given Craig Bellamy instead

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=611099&sec=england&cc=5901 Just seemed like really, really silly quotes to me. It's not as if English players dive any less than foreign players do... And if there was any foreign country which had a "culture of diving (snigger)" it certainly wouldn't be Germany

I hate Gerrard. But fucking hell, if we only had a player like him.

Gerrard scores.

Seriously this is like watching grass grow. Also interesting how Kuyt has reverted to his old self after being possessed by the spirit of Johan Cruiff earlier in the season.

Not exactly a shining advert for the quality of Premiership football is it?

I'm not sure about this, but in a league like this years', won't the points required to stay up actually be lower?

What an Owen-esque miss!

Everton are actually playing with a striker! Shock and awe.

With the next-sale fee we payed Leeds, the "Milner money" is probably a bit less than 10m, which jibes with what Kinnear has said that he has available to spend. I would wager that our problem has more to do with the fact that no sane fucker would come to us than not having any money at all.

Except Boumsong. Or Bramble I remember Arsenal away 2006-2007, the one where Dyer put us ahead but we had to settle for a draw because of an Henry freekick. Henry came on at halftime and Bramble literally had him in his back pocket for 45 minutes. I'm pretty sure he did the same to Drogba for another match that season. That's Titus Bramble for you, moments of brilliance interspersed with utter madness. Or is that utter madness interspersed with moments of brilliance?

Shoot the messenger? Don't be silly. Can I give you a hug instead? A manly hug? Graham Roberts was also on talksport saying a deal for N'zogbia should be completed by tuesday. Yes, a very manly hug in a non-gay way. A swap deal with Bale would work for both club's I think. They're both decent-ish left midfielders except that Bale doesn't hate being here (yet.) I wouldn't mind cash either if I thought we'd spend it actually buying anyone, but looks like that won't be the case. Knowing our luck, we've probably gone and sold him for 3m or something similarly daft.

Attempt at humor or actual itk-ing? Call it a gut feeling but it clicks, we need a right back, he spoke of a swap deal. Bale's a left back though. Well, at least he's supposed to be. No sane Premiership team should ever play him as part of their defensive line.