Ketsbaia

Add Remy to that, then yes.

Demba Ba will love sitting on the bench against us, that's for sure.

He'll be fine, he'll be back where he belongs

Too much hype about Zaha now, his price will be extortionate It's remarkable that we got such a prolific striker on a free transfer, knowing how hard it is to buy a good one. Paid nowt, scored loads, got us into Europe and we make a tiny profit on him - albeit nowhere near his value. Just trying to put some positive spin on some bad news.

This will be another 'grass isn't always greener' departure, I reckon. Obviously it's bad to lose our top scorer but we have time to buy a replacement (one that gives more balance to the team), we put Cisse where he belongs, we remove this constant agent talk and possibly improve morale (if the reports were true). On paper it looks bad, but I'm confident we'll emerge from this a better team.

Well at least we get the real Cisse back.

Sounds like Ba is off to Chelsea though, so what a day.

Shit. Sky have just announced he's meeting Chelsea representatives tonight

They really have icons for everything, don't they?

Mata is such a good player to watch.

Even if we could get £1m-2m for him this month? I guess it'll show how tight Ashley really is - is he all about money or can he put the team first?

The question is: do we keep him for 6 months and let him go for free, or do we try squeezing money out of some gullible club? I don't think any small fee we get would be worth the loss in squad depth. Also, who can we convince to buy him? (.....all this is if Debuchy signs, of course!)

That initial Ryder tweet was real though, I saw it too.

Fuck off Everton

How is that Kana-Biyik doing at Rennes? From the little I've seen, he looks very useful.

To be honest, I think we should be aiming for him to be a #1 starter by next season. If he continues his progress, he'll be ready.

I love it when wee clubs sign top players.

One name definitely stands out there, like

http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/a29d98e5.gif EDIT: Ahhh damn you, palnese!

All those years reading and listening to Andy Brassell has paid off.....what a story to start the day! I remember our hopes being built up over the summer but I have a feeling it'll happen this time. Happy New Year, hopefully.

It's mad to think that I don't want him to leave as part of a Remy deal anymore. He's still got a long way to go, but we're getting positive signs that there's a few brain cells in that gigantic bulb-shaped head.

Brighton pre-match thread Norwich pre-match thread Reading pre-match thread Aston Villa pre-match thread etc.

I'm convinced that the only clubs that are willing to pay the fee, agents' fees, extra medical insurance etc will also have their eyes set on someone better and more glamorous. Except QPR, but surely he'd not go to QPR.