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Didn't realise he was only 5"6! Can't wait to see him in action.

:lol: Great news also that Pardew seems to indicate a willingness to play him straight away. Hopefully we'll see him on Saturday.

The only matter of any quality in this picture that i can see is the turf The guy in the middle was actually top quality that moment of time. 100%. As much as I hate the little b******, I was over the moon when he signed. Bad manager - Uninterested footballer - Terrible chairman B.U.T Still to this day I'm utterly perplexed as to why Souness was appointed. Was on the verge of being sacked by Blackburn at the time an'all. Had disaster written all over him - he didn't have a fucking clue.

Good bit of business from Arse to get £24m for 29 year old with one year left on his contract imo. They'll miss him undoubtedly, but they'll be 3rd or 4th again this year.

No, he's as reliable as they come when deployed. Versatile too and you never hear about him mouthing off/being a dick in the press. He's only 27. Looks about 40.

Would I have to be 'on call' 24/7? Or a straightforward 9-5? its nearly $3000 a poo. Do I still get paid if it's a no-wiper?

Tevez is better at holding up play, creating and rattling defences. I'd say he has quite a lot better dribbling technique. Van Persie is brilliant at making space for himself and is probably the best volleyer of a ball I've seen. He is technically superb at striking the ball off both feet. You can't get much better than him as a striker of the ball The other thing you get with Tevez is tenacity - he's a mega twat, but he can, on his own, lift a team/fans in a way that I don't necessarily think RvP is able to do. Both are brilliant, however.

Personally think there's no excuse not to be looking at another CB. If we're hoping on progressing on last seasons achievements we're going to need better options. An injury to Colo/Taylor and we're painfully short of quality/experience.

It's been slow for most teams without mega money, though, tbf. That we've not bright any 'first-teamers' in wont be for want of trying, I'm sure.

Hulk's arse is like a fucking shelf.

Cerduff funs pls.

Tis only a friendly. Will hopefully reinforce the need for a body or two to add depth.

Who's in for him out of interest?

Guthrie is better than Allen imo, and they could have got him for nothing. Too cheap for them, though.

What time is the draw being made?

Want to avoid Anzhi.

I'd heed heavy caution against that, lifting weights while we make him stronger at the same time could see him lose the agility which is one of the bright spots in his game atm. Take Cristiano Ronaldo for example and compare him to when he joined Man Yoo to now his agility and ability to move in tight spaces is non existent now. There's a definite balance to be had when trying to beef up, you want him to get stronger but you don't want anything to be taken away from his current game. Anyway i like what i have seen so far i think he could play in a midfield 3, outwide in 4-4-2 or one of the attacking midfield roles in 4-2-3-1. Agreed. He has alot of effort into cultivating a chiselled physique which is more suited to advertising campaigns for undergarment companies. Footballer by trade, part-time model. Fair play to him though. The earnings window for footballers is a limited one. He's found his niche in a market, outside of football, and he's laughing all the way to the bank. But as you say though, one aspect of his game has suffered as a result. He's added quite a bit of bulk, to what was a wirey frame. One could argue, as you're alluding to, that C.Ronaldo has gone beyond just improving his basic core strength (which is beneficial in any sport), and his agility & slipperyness (in tight spaces) has been affected. The difference with Ronaldo is that he's so fucking quick that losing a bit of agility hasn't actually affected his game in an overtly adverse way. The only player I can think of who declined/became shitter when bulking up is Agbonlahor, and he wasn't especially good in the first place. Perhaps that's a bad example, though.

Diarra and Diame, ay? Old fat head building quite a solid/robust team there. Hopefully it'll fall to shit for him.

Premiership Winners: Man Yoo Runners Up: Man City 3rd-6th: Arsenal (will be pushing the Manchester clubs this year, I reckon), Chelsea, Spurs, Us (I hope) Relegation: Wigan (had enough, fuck off), Norwich, Stoke Overachievers: Reading, Villa, Everton, Swansea Underperformers: Lolerpool Top Goal Scorer: Rooney Break Out Year: Really not sure tbh - wouldn't like to guess Season to Forget: Lolerpool squad PFA Player of the Year: Aguero/Kompany PFA Young Player of the Year: Hazard Manager of the Year: Fergie/Wenger First manager to quite/be sacked/'mutual consent': Fat Fucking Sam if there's any justice in the world

Thats before you mention Sammy, Vuckic, Abeid, and Ferguson (if he continues like last season). You could also put Santon in that list. I don't remember the last time we had such promising youngsters. Aye. Very exciting times. Must admit that out of those mentioned Vuckic has yet to really impress, though the lad clearly has potential.

Was going to ask what people thought of him, ta for the info. Who's he been signed from?

To be honest, I'm not overly worried about not signing anyone just yet. The whole transfer market has been slow this summer. The only clubs that are spending are Man Yoo, Chelsea and Arsenal. They're the only clubs that I'd say have improved on what they had last year and let's face it we're not likely to be competing with them for the league title next year. If Tottenham/Lolerpool/Everton, clubs we are realistically are competing with for 5/6/7th, had been significantly improving their squads, then I'd be concerned. Just pleased none of our top players appear to be on their way.

Agreed, as much as it pains to say it.

I'd love it if Mrs B ever happened to stumble across a discarded open laptop with your posting history Bimps. You'd be in for a proper hiding.