Wasn't the rumour last month that he was already set for a move to Turkey. Let's just wait and see what happens before the suicide mode kicks in from everyone.
http://www.calciomercato.com/news/esclusiva-santon-a-cm-mai-piu-all-inter-il-milan-sarebbe-belliss-383812
Google Translation so sorry but you get the jist.
The HBA transfer saga rates as one of the most frustrating, exciting, daft, bizarre threads ever to grace this forum.
If we'd been a 'big club' and Hatem had a bigger rep outside of France it would've been the stuff of dreams for Sky Sports News. Would've finally have Jim White a heart attack. Shame.
Still loved the chants:
'Joe Kinnears Black and White Army, fuck, shit, wank, cunt, Joe Kinnears Black and White....'
'Joe Kinnear....he's got tourettes. FUCK. Joe Kinnear...he's got tourettes. SHIT.' etc'
So basically the borehole will have paid for Rob Elliott.
In all seriousness, it's a pretty good thing we've done. If every major sports team did something like this it would have a pretty big impact.
If we take Shola, give him some apples and put him on a bike hooked up to a generator the club can save massively on it's energy costs.
Have to feed him apples though, and the current cost is a bit pricey.
On a sidenote, the borehole joke from last summer actually has some substance:
http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/56k-borehole-saving-money-for-magpies-1-4753218?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
FWIW, reading those Pardew quotes he's obviously not dealing with any aspect of it, clearly wants the player but is leaving it to Dekka to sort out. Too much being read into it.