Fatwax

You're right and the risk is that we will lose out on him last minute and be left short of players. There's a reason clubs like Man Utd pay that bit extra and get them in early. Added bonus being that the player has a whole pre-season with the club, is better integrated in the dressing room, training etc, has more chance to work on his role in the team and also has less chance of injury. We've done the right thing getting players in early but we've also signed two bosmans, triggered a transfer clause and are targetting another transfer clause (Neil Taylor) to replace one of the best left backs in the league. I think people have a right to wonder why the club would drag its heels over bringing in a player such as N'Zogbia who is available at very good value and would command an important place in our first team. I know that a club like ours has to be slightly more wily than Man Utd in the transfer market but just as the Carroll and Milner sales left us short on players, I'm wary of it happening again. Ashley likes a game of brinkmanship but if bigger clubs miss their targets they will take a look at N'Zogbia - it is not a simple case of just sitting back and making Wigan sweat. If we get him on deadline day for 2m less then fair enough but is it worth risking a weak squad til January, or signing an inferior player, just to do so? Successful clubs generally don't think this way. So it's not to have depth at left back then? Also you say successful clubs don't wait to the last minute, then point to the sale of Carroll at the last minute that left us short, funnily enough sold to one of the most successful clubs in British football history to replace a player that was sold to one of the most successful British clubs of the last decade, all at the last minute. Chelsea and Liverpool had no problem waiting so why judge it by what Man Utd have done? The same Man Utd that signed Berbatov last minute.

It's in his desk, he's in no rush to sign it. Plenty of time. Still got it, champ.

There's only room for one of them on here, Blef... I'm insinuating it's you, by the way.

Signing a sought after player for £10m+ before the transfer window opens. This doesn't match the current trend of the ownership at all. Considering there are supposedly CL teams in for him. Never said anything about the amount paid being too much if you get me, more what's going on.

Not buying it. No quotes or anything really. It seems a bit too grand for us to be honest.

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Who's Lee Charney? Actually, I don't care given the source.

Cheick sandwich!!

It looks like his package has caused him to lose balance. Also someone kicked a football nearby.

OK... so putting it down just on player for player terms and ignoring fans' opinions do you think Bramble would improve our defence on the basis that he'd be in the starting line-up? If yes, then who would he replace?

I wonder if Punk77 is called Harry....

Would you still have Bramble here?

There's no questioning his inconsistency though, surely? Ameobi has made over 200 premiership appearances and he's just as Jeckyl & Hyde

Yeah mistype Point still stands though.

Bramble would make at least one a game though, unless it was against Chelsea. What a load of rubbish. Nah you're right, he rarely made a mistake, hardly gifted the opposition goals and was consistently solid. That's why he now plays for the Premiership powerhouse of Wigan.

Bramble would make at least one a game though, unless it was against Chelsea.

Nile starting?

Lehmann to start!

Of course there were major decisions that were wrong 20 years ago. The difference between now and then is just how easy it is to watch and re-watch these mistakes in HD, from multiple angles etc. No surprise Neesy is flapping his mouth in his typical bi-polar, badly spelt way about something he knows nothing about. If you are a qualified referee then I take it back but I'd be amazed if you are. Webb got the major decisions right yesterday and apart from the sub incident had an alright day.

I've now seen it again and still can't believe it was a red card, he overran it and tried to win the ball back, not violent conduct or malicious at all. He dived in, left the ground, went over the ball and into Elmander. It's a red every day of the week.

Subbuteo in midget form? How freaking small is this version of Subbuteo? Bigger than the original...?

I've been playing Final Fantasy again over the last few days and read this as Jenova.