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This has knocked the NE5 v the world thread off the first page, by the way.

Surely his name should be Geordinho

Yeah, we should have waited until the full week was up so there wouldn't have been any chance of him being involved against Blackburn. If we had waited the full week, he'd have been on about "Wise and his cronies" taking their sweet time identifying whether a player is good enough when we desperately need bodies. If we hadn't given him a contract, he'd have been on about how "Wise and his cronies" were wasting our time by bringing shit players to trial. There's just no helping some people.

Good signing I suppose. The fact that we've offered him a contract so early in his trial period tells me that he's actually bothered to do well. The fact that we're only giving him a six-month contract keeps him motivated. Best case scenario could be a decent Zog replacement. Fast and threatening, but ultimately a bit aimless.

Martins is out for at least 6 weeks. Paper's said that even with the operation he could be out for as little as two. Papers said were signing Nigel Quashie. So where'd you pull your six weeks number from then, thin air? SSN's after they'd spoke to JFK about Lovenkrands Harper recovered from the same surgery in 11 days. The truth is out there.

Martins is out for at least 6 weeks. Paper's said that even with the operation he could be out for as little as two. Papers said were signing Nigel Quashie. So where'd you pull your six weeks number from then, thin air?

Martins is out for at least 6 weeks. Paper's said that even with the operation he could be out for as little as two.

Don't think Saviola would be keen on warming the bench behind Owen and Oba.

We also don't know if when saying "international" Kinnear was referring to players who have actually played international matches or just "lads from abroad." With our luck, probably the latter

Dossena and Saviola maybe? Although I'm not sure we'd be after Saviola after signing Loevenkrands. Sosa from Bayern?

ah... memories of 06-07

Let the speculation begin! Link, btw?

Nile will just call in his big brother. http://ca.geocities.com/[email protected]/pr1034638.jpg

Dear Lord, who the f*** are we going to play. Have Kadar or Tozer been much use for the reserves lately?

Would absolutely love Bodmer here

Would a straight swap for Dos Santos be a good idea?

Right, stoke have got so much more "determination and organization" than we do. It's not as if they capitulated 5-0 at Old Trafford... Oh wait, they did. It's not as if they were molested 3-0 by a completely and utterly s*** Blackburn side... Oh wait, they did. Making blanket claims about a side's "determination and organization" based on one or two results will never make any sense at all. And making those claims about Stoke of all teams? Their first-choice striker just went and decked their captain a few matches ago ffs.

Nigel Quashie: already playing like Nicky Butt at age 30

What frightens me is, Alan Smith's first big injury basically killed him as a player. Now, having come back from another long-term injury, will he be (gasp) even worse?

Absolutely positively butt. By a million miles. Don't let yourselves forget how bad Smith was last season. I'd rather stick Shola at CM.

Personally I don't think he'll get a contract. All accounts have him being pretty shit and past it.

Your powers of precognition are astounding. Mind telling me tomorrow's lottery numbers while you're at it?

I may actually be able to make this since I'm aiming to go to Villa away. Won't be able to confirm till my exam schedule is made final in a couple of months though. Will also probably be too devastated to come if we're already relegated by then.

I'm just gonna subscribe to the "I'll shut my trap till February 2nd" school of thought, as I think many on here should. Just let the results speak for themselves. If by then we've sold Shay, Oba, and the Zog, while bringing in Loevkrands on a free and Riise on loan, I'll be leading the charge for Ashley's head. Hell, I might even write NE5 a signed apology.

This kind of deal would have crashed this forum under the old board. Oooh... Double entrende. I see what you did there.