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cash fucking converters? amazing.

2 years left on his deal, why is this now an issue? Just wait until next summer to discuss contracts....any fee we'd get for Nolan now would be pittance compared to what he can do in 2 more years here. We'd never get a good fee for him and in 2 years time I imagine he'd barely be able to move. Just let him see it out. For Barton/Enrique I can understand the club's panic, but Nolan? He's got ages left, man.

So if I bulk up and hire an agent, are the rumours true that I'm off to Liverpool for £16m?

can't believe you picked me up on that. many players are high profile because they're very good. and we should be looking for one of those.

If Jose does run down his final year, we now need to get looking for other high profile LBs that are doing the same. If we have to lose money on Enrique, at least do it to someone else too.

Hasn't football got to the point now where 50k isn't atrociously high anymore? When we got Smith, Barton, Viduka, Geremi, Enrique etc 50k was a lot of money, but the market has kept exploding (as the Lescott, Milner, Carroll and Henderson transfers show). Transfer fees and wages have gotten ridiculous. Now, with massive TV deals, 50k wages are the new 30k.

Or we could just agree that both those contradicting articles are bullshit. And that of course he wants to join us, although if someone bigger goes for him he probably won't. Simple.

Theres a bit off a hoo-hah going on between Rio Ferdinand and Ollie Holt from the Daily Mirror. Tonight, Holt posted a column about Rio’s drugs test fiasco from years ago: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/oliver-holt/Oliver-Holt-column-How-Manchester-United-Rio-Ferdinand-furious-foul-mouthed-rant-at-me-at-Wembley-shows-he-STILL-doesn-t-get-the-point-about-missing-drugs-tests-article745384.html His point being that missing a test is just as bad as failing one and he should’ve had the same ban as Kolo Toure got (which he did, but he thinks they both should be longer). Rio sent Holt a direct message (‘DM’) telling him to say it to his face, which Holt did at Wembley on Saturday. They almost got into a scuffle and it’s spilled onto Twitter.... OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt: Column on @rioferdy5, Mixed Zone and secret Twitter messages on Mirror website soon OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt:Here's @rioferdy5 opening gambit sent by DM "You fat prick, u got something to say about me missing a drugs test say it when u see me." rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand: @henrywinter shaun Custis @DiscoMirror etc and you wonder why a lot of players don't trust or speak in depth to journalists.... rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand: Are DM's private?! A player + a journo falling out is nothing new but stooping this low speaks volumes of the person your dealing with! OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt: One other thing about @rioferdy5 and his obsession with fat people. Doesn't the guy own an Italian restaurant? What do they serve? Salad? OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt: Got to love @rioferdy5 whingeing and whining about this DM business. And @henrywinter too, for that matter. Not like it was any big secret. OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt: And by the way @rioferdy5 if you're interested, @henrywinter was appalled by your DM as the rest of us were laughing about it. Retweet that OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt: Debate is actually about drug testing and the need to observe the rules if sport is to have any chance of staying clean OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt: Funny thing about @rioferdy5 whining about DM is he said almost exactly the same to me in Mixed Zone - in front of a crowd of journalists Cue a debate on whether direct messages should be kept private. He chats with a lot of people after this, but nothing directly to Rio.

no way is all that good news going to happen.....theres gotta be a mix.

To whoever called their pet Charles N'Dogbia, theres actually a Lens youngster called Geoffrey Kondogbia

If anything, our signings are more like what Comolli should be doing.

No way in this world will he be reluctant to return. Not a chance.

I don't get how you overtook them. Ok, France have been awful in recent years but at least they've been qualifying. Russia went to Euro 2008 and Greece won the thing 4 years before. Well done though. I love a bit of Norway

Would love it if Sunderland's negotiating backfires and Liverpool pull the plug. Once the deal went past £12m it became too good to turn down.....they're just taking the absolute piss now.

Werder Bremen bought Wesley > We got Ben Arfa PSG buy Forlan > We buy Gameiro?? As an aside, I wish English newspapers read like translated French ones do

MsiDouglas Mark Douglas Just had a chat with Gervinho's agent. Cagey fella.More in tomorrow's Journal but suffice to say,he hasn't agreed to go anywhere yet #nufc

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Normal players would leave if a bid was accepted, but Joey's a bit different isn't he? If theres anybody that will refuse to leave, despite the club, it's Joey Barton. Hopefully.

He's in the last year of his contract, so I doubt he'll go for £12m. Would be a fantastic signing though.

I'll save my words and my little love explosion for when he finally goes, but I will say this: the history of this great club will now be split into two eras - BAS (Before Alan Smith) and AAS (After Alan Smith). Just like the bible. Just like BC and AD.

Well done to Fulham, that's a great appointment (unfortunately). He'll do great there and its nice to have him back in England.

Oh Barcelona! If Jose decides he's definitely leaving, I really hope its to Barca. It'd be beautiful.

Just noticed.... .....I know they're just opinions, but I believe Caulkin and Douglas more than other journalists. They suggest Enrique might be staying and Gervinho won't sign for us.

We should all come up with an NUFC drinking game tbh. Drinks for every time Simpson backs off, every time Tiote gets booked, every free kick won by Jonas and a special bonus for if Nolan throws up on the pitch again.

Erm....so what exactly does Jordan Henderson do? Eh? This is ludicrous. Football is a joke.