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Thanks for this - am e-mailing the fuckers as we speak!

My only worry is that we'll not be able to find a replacement. If we sell now without other players lined up then we'll really struggle considering the size of the squad. Other than that, as many on here have stated, if any club are prepared to pay the right price then sell him.

Great result. Played lads.

Does anyone else think that Zoggy is playing LB because KK doesn't rate Enrique or is it just that KK thinks that Zoggy poses more of an attacking threat?

Makes sense to me - I think he'd be adept at filling the role that Owen played towards the end of last season. Any other sources?

Do people reckon Smith will be getting any minutes on the pitch tomorrow?

Sounds like pre-March. He's fucking shit man. (No, i didn't watch the game tonight, but that's got nowt to do with it, he was gash last season and i've maintained that from the word go). If he's still a mainstay in our team next season, then he'll hold us back as far as i'm concerned. Pleased that Guthrie's doing well though. If Barton can keep up his end of season form (he's got a better chance of doing so than the likes of Nicky Butt), then maybe we can just about get by with that pairing? Completely agree.

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned: 'We're shit and we're sick of it' Hope we don't hear that one EVER again!

HTT, I commend your position on the whole situation - very positive indeed, just what we need! Really hope, as you say, that this was an opportunistic deal that we lost out on rather than a targeted signing

What the fuck happened!! Logged off last night and he was all but signed, wake up this morning and find he's gone to those fucking cunts! Cannot believe it! Absolutely gutted, particularly since the gutter press will no doubt be creaming themselves and particularly since, as we all know, Modric is a decent player and is only likely to improve their bastard team. What's more, where do they get their money from? Still, as people have said, it's not in August and there are enough decent players still to bring in before the start of the season.

There will likely be a Termination clause in Barton's contract, which will likely take the (amended) form of the standard boiler plate clause as contained in normal contracts of employment. The clause would, if properly drafted, allow for NUFC to unilaterally terminate the contract should Barton go to prison. A basic Termination sub-clause might read as follows: i.e. "The Employer reserves the right to terminate the Employee’s employment without pay or payment in lieu of notice if it has reasonable grounds to believe the Employee is guilty of gross misconduct". In what is essentially a commercial contract, such as Barton's, the Termination clause would generally list everything and anything that could be caught (i.e. X.1 - imprisonment; X.2 - substance abuse, X.3 - gross misconduct as defined). The only issue with footballers is that they pay big money to specialist sports lawyers to ensure that any onerous clauses etc. are removed or have the edge taken off them. Rather like the Chelsea / Mutu saga? Did they have to pay anything out to him or just let him go? If Barton does go down, which is reasonable to expect, I don't think I could see KK getting rid, he seems to like him. If this is the case, would it be a matter of 'suspending' Barton's wages, so to speak, until his term is up OR would he continue to be paid?

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Completely agree. ITV have arguably the worst / bias commentators on tv. Sick of hearing their fucking voices. I'd love to shit through their letterbox!

Can't stand either team tbh. The ONLY consolation at the end of this tie is that one set of cunts will be crying in to their cornflakes next Thursday morning

Comedy gold

Great result, certainly would have taken that before the game. Once again it was a real professional performance. Can't quite believe that we're level with the Spuds, especially considering our predicament a few weeks back. Positives all round today, particularly for Owen. It just shows what a difference an attack minded manager can make! All in all, this sets me up for a fine week!

He's been great today. Got forward well and made some fucking ace tackles. Unquestionably player of the season

Thank fuck Smith hasn't got a look in - fantastic!

Amen brother!

Thank fuck for that! Would've been a blow to lose two of our best performers recently

Well said, should get rid of all above mentioned. Must add Smith to that list, as long as some fucker will be daft enough to have him. Even as a 'back-up' player he's too much of a liablity, even coming on as sub. Get rid before his value declines after spending next season on the fucking bench

Fan-fucking-tastic! Get in Wigan. For all that is irritating about Man Yoo they play exciting, flair football and their success is deserved by playing the game how it should be played. Chelsea, on the other hand, are one of the most dull, uniteresting, arrogant piss-pot of clubs around Grant is gone after this season, from the minute he was appointed it seemed as though he was a stop-gap until a better alternative could be found

Over the past few weeks Butt has been tremendous, incisive passing, well-timed tackling and being in the right place at the right time. When we've really needed him he has stepped up to the plate and, to his credit, has proved his doubters wrong. However, despite his recent performances, it should not be forgotten just how frustrating Butt has been in patches this season. Poor ball retention, poor passing, etc. Though Butt has thus far flourished under the new system and KK's stewardship, I think it would be unwise not to look for a DM, particularly because we have little cover in that area, and especially if KK is going to persist with the current formation. We need someone who will perform consistently throughout the season and someone with a greater ability to influence the outcome of a game

Exactly. Pleased with the result against a strong side. Really positive that our men don't have to be at their best to get something from the game. Considering the other results today a point will do nicely

How I'm glad those days are long gone!