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If he cared the slightest bit about NUFC would be a canny player tbh. Has proven himself to be a solid leader of the defense on the international level. Just couldn't give a **** about us. I've said it before, but it's just unfortunate how many Australian players have really blossomed after Hiddink's tenure, while Moore just turned his preformance levels back down to where they used to be once he took off his yellow shirt.

From what I've seen of him he's got some decent technique and is much, much stronger than Crouch is. More of a Koller than a Crouch really. 8 million isn't a bad price for him, although I don't think we should be spending 8 mil for ANY striker this summer. Long ball isn't necessarily a bad thing. Heck, if we had this bloke, I think it'd work quite well.

Would rather try to work Luque back into the squad than go anywhere near Cassano ...God this is going to start up another Luque thread isn't it?

When I think of Glen johnson, all I can think of is how he broke his hand punching a wall in frustration when he wasn't getting games in Chelsea. Has to be the funniest injury in the history of the Premiership.

I'm gutted for the obvious reasons, but what do you think? Think Freddy and Glenn are underestimating the sort of cash they could make on an Asia tour. Aside from the fact that the Peace Cup organizers are filthy rich, just expanding into the Asia market in general surely couldn't be a bad idea. On the other hand, I suppose it could be too much of a strain on the lads if we end up in the intertoto again. EDIT: Oh snap, didn't notice this thread

In 2 years we could have... New RB New CB Taylor New LB Milner Emre Parker Zog Martins Owen Which, depending on the quality of the new defenders, would be a pretty darn good team. Definitely top 6 if not top 4 material. (Assuming Milner, Zog, and Taylor don't go wrecking their careers) Then again, there is a LOT of "if"s involved in that scenario

True, but I must imagine he would be quite useless and unexciting on a team without other halfway decent attackers to support him (i.e: us)

West Ham: Reo-Coker, Ashton, Benayoun, Upson Charlton: Young, maybe Bent (but not for the 32942903482094823094 pounds that charlton will probably demand) Watford: I don't know... Jay Demerit? Might take a punt on Marlon King if he comes cheap

When Martins learns to anticipate and how to use his pace effectively, he will more than likely be in a Chelsea shirt, unfortunately. Still, I'm enjoying him while he lasts. The downfalls in his game are more than made up by the sheer energy and excitement he brings to our side. Can you imagine where we'd be and how unfun we'd be to watch right now if we had say... Kuyt instead of Martins?

Aye, that's the intended effect lol

I'm honestly stunned by how positive the reaction is. I expected "OMGLOLKNEEJERKYOUKNOWNOHTINGABOUTFOOTBALLSCREWOFF" Guess this just shows how much Titus has been contributing lately.

Dare I jinx things by even uttering these words but... The lad has undoubtfully been our best defender since he's come back from injury, and dare I say one of or more consistent field players period. It's been said ad nausem that he "could be class if he puts his head on straight." Well, if he's ever had his head on straight during his career, it's right now. So, how do you see it? Has Bramble turned the corner on the way to being, if not a world beater, at least a productive player for us? ... Or his he just waiting for the right moment to spring the big one?

well, nice to see that the captain took it in a quiet, yet dignified manner. Then again, perhaps Taylor and Bramble are jumping up and down with champagne off camera?

Given the cash and history we have I'd say we're one of the more attractive clubs outside of the top four. Honestly people, if it was you, would you rather go to Aston Villa or Everton over the toon? That said, barring a 10-game losing streak or something to that effect (and there aren't even 10 games left in the campaign) Roeder is just not going to get sacked at the end of the season. Moreover, the jobs of Mourinho and Riijkard are both looking rather shaky at the moment, and he'd probably slot right into either of them if vacancies should arise.

Aye me too Our scout system is shocking and i highly doubt that Roeder have heard about him He will probably go to some big club but at least we should try to sign him especially when he is on free Scary thing is I don't even think that's hyperbole. You'd think Glen would at least get around to watching the WC. Not too confident about that though.

Agree. He might as well have been the only player on the pitch to be honest. Thing is, do we even have an attacking partner to pair him with? Emre's mystery groin injury will probably flair up again... Parker-Pattison!

SIGN HIM Was very good at the WC. Perfect for the English game I think. Of course, Roeder's going to have to scout him a couple dozen times first...

My heart disagrees most painfully whenever Sibbers comes on to the pitch.

As a side note, if we're going to keep going 'Wimbledon' style, we might as well go for Klose.

"World Class" debates all boil down to the fact that different people have different definitions of World Class. For me, the only out-and-out Strikers I would have ahead of Owen would be Eto'o, Drogba, Henry, RVN, Ronaldo, Klose, and Villa. I think a lot of people would have a similar estimation of his skills. For me, that's good enough to be "world class." For others, that might not be.

Miroslav Klose himself started out as a part timer in the German seventh division, so you never know. Not that we should be getting too excited about this, but you should always hope for the best. Who knows, perhaps we'll come out of it with another useful squad forward.

One of them's a thirty-something on his last legs. One of them should really just be playing up front. One of them should really just be playing on the wings. One of them has already been buried six feet under by the mudslinging media, and is probably on his way out the door. And one of them's Scott Parker, who is apparently the second coming of Satan. ...And Tevez isn't a centre midfielder.

I highly doubt Tevez would take kindly to being brought in as third-choice. Just sowing the seeds of dissent tbh. And probably for a fee of at least 7~8 mil.

Beckham is certainly not a fair comparison. Beckham doesn't have an especially high media reputation or supporter reputation. No pundit or footy fan worth his salt would ever claim that Beckham is comparable to Zidane. Only in his reputation among the public, with little or no footy knowledge, is he larger than life. While the media certainly does seem to overrate Jenas now, I don't remember this being the case for Newcastle-era Jenas. Parker differs in that he is actively praised by the pundits, the media, and supporters from other clubs while his own fans call him s***. So no player in any mid-table team is any good by the virtue of the fact that they dont pay for the big four?

That has to be one of the funniest pics I've seen in ages. The presenter's expression juxtaposed with the "just shoot me now" West Ham fans... Classic.