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And a massive heed.

I really hate the thought of him improving West Ham, the horrible bastards.

Aye. He's a great man manager, of that there is no doubt. Refreshing to be in a position whereby one keeps faith in some of the shite knowing that the manager stands a good chance of turning it around for them.

Watching now. Adkins seems like an absolutely top bloke. Can't help but like him - think Southampton will do well this year.

Would love to know how they can afford this kind of sum. Didn't think the porn merchants were particularly flush.

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This is ridiculous. Why the hell the BBC give this shite exposure I don't know. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18982554 They're banging on about RVP having a choice of the Manchester clubs or Juve. None of whom have had a bid accepted.

Is Allen even any good?

Absolutely. Would be gutted to lose him, whatever the situation. Completely gutted. Would have love for him to sign another deal here without that ridiculous clause. Would be a real statement of intent by both parties.

What is the greater priority do folk think, then? If we had hopes of signing one first teamer before the season started would it be CB, RB, ST, or a Midfield player?

People that want shot of Ba need their heads testing. Can't believe how quickly some are ready to underestimate what he did for us last year. Short memories.

Absolutely. I'd be very concerned indeed if Krul picks up an injury and this guy has to fill in. Not inspired me with confidence the little I've seen of him. As you say, though, it's probably still too early to judge.

That Man Yoo kit is absolutely vile. Gets worse every time I see it.

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Aye. Pearce has done the grand sum of sod all to be regarded by FA as a supposedly good coach. Annoyed the fuck out me when he was pimping himself out for the England job before the Euros.

Not sure anyone can justify the money footballers earn, like. It's criminal.

Good for them, imo. Rip those twats off to buggery, they've set themselves a precedent for paying over the odds for mediocrity, make them stick to it.

I just hope there's a back-up option if this falls through. We simply cannot be left with Williamson-Taylor-Colo as our only CB if we want to move forward next season. Not with so many more games that we'd potentially be playing. Fucking West Ham, man. Detestable club.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/Skoalbandit77/2ccv4ac.gif Perfect deployment.

Wigan want somewhere between £6m-£10m, we could get him and Anita for the cost of Carroll

Think they renewed until 2014.

This. Wham won't go down. The porn merchants will pull the trigger at the first sign of trouble. They didn't get rid of Grant a couple of years ago and ended up going down as a result. They've learnt their lesson imo. I'll happily stick a few quid on Allardyce being gone by Christmas though. Contenders this year have got to be: Stoke West Brom Norwich Possibly QPR and Swansea, but they'll have enough to stay out of it unfortunately.

I dunno, OT, they've still got that smug twat Di Matteo who I'm not entirely convinced will last the season. Will be interesting to see how he does when he starts having to make the transition from temporary to permanent boss. Was under no pressure to succeed last year, will be vastly different this season. Has he got the credentials to make a success of it? Time will tell, I suppose.

The cuffs on most of the Nike shirts this year look ridiculous imo.

Ever having it enabled. You never know when you might have to search for lee ryder