themanupstairs

Didn't think it was possible for me to hate Chimbonda any more than I already do, then he goes and signs for Sunderland he's left the scum to sign for the scum......fantastic! i'm so glad we've steered well clear of rubbish like Chimbonda

So what's the fee for Chimbonda on his own then? No idea, I don't honestly believe £23m for all 4 either tbh. Keane is saying that 3 out of 4 have agreed personal terms so I'm hoping they've all got inflated fees! What do you mean "no idea"? Weren't you involved with the talks? No. All I did was make the tea and supply the chocolate digestives.................... And thats where Spurs go wrong you see. Plain digestives cost less. Extravengant display by the Spurs tearoom they have a tearoom???

deal of the century if true

Crack pipe? puff puff give

he does it every f***ing time! and £2.5m for carrick??? is he pissed? (i take it he's talking pre-spuds, but still, thats a random mention) That's straight up. Carrick was waiting for a bid from Arsenal, never came, Pompey offered £2.5m. Spurs gazumped them with a bid of £3m. Aye, Spurs are gazumpers imo

ban!!!!!

Carter Beauford on the Drums! yes sir

Would be a decent acquisition imo. No frills, and a player who just wants to play football. hopeful on this one

We should go for dem innit. Would love to see Silva in a Keegan team

Shiteam on 6 different IPs.

stoke bolton fulham

back to obscurity one would imagine

and it pisses ME off how UNsensitive some people are... Switzerland finally takes side in an argument.... What a boring old joke... Heard it a gazillion times, but go ahead, if it still brings a smile on your face! ;-) you have to admit, it was quite funny

I'm not even muslim, and still find it unnecessary. Having said that, I don't think Tooj needs to apologize, as he's probably not actually a racist, and is an upstanding member of this forum

I'm always cracking bad jokes man....but thats besides the point I don't see many jokes being cracked about whites and the KKK for example. if people want to take the piss (sportingly) out of the arabs or any other race, why not stick to the conventional jokes always bandied about and leave out s*** like terrorists etc... i'm quite sure there would be absolute uproar if a joke was made in bad taste about yossi benayoun or avram grant I'm pretty sure there was a joke about the KKK and Martins(??) flying around here around Christmas time Well that's piss poor then! Cracking jokes is one thing, and using horrible murderous cunts to crack them is another. Have you lost anyone in a terrorist blast? I have, and it's not funny

I'm always cracking bad jokes man....but thats besides the point I don't see many jokes being cracked about whites and the KKK for example. if people want to take the piss (sportingly) out of the arabs or any other race, why not stick to the conventional jokes always bandied about and leave out shit like terrorists etc... i'm quite sure there would be absolute uproar if a joke was made in bad taste about yossi benayoun or avram grant

2J that's pathetic tbh always thought you knew better

They must be cross-bred with monkeys though ofc wouldn't they also have to be in-bred to have 3 legs in the first place? Nah. Toad + Machete = Newcastle in the Champions League but of course!!!! genius!!! why go down the genetic engineering route when a good old butchering can be just as effective!

so which is it NE5? I'm not a fence sitter myself, but it appears you're swinging your views back and forth as it suits. Please clarify if you've got the time. Thanks its quite simple. We failed to sign a player the manager wanted, and in this case, he wasn't even first choice. well, let's assume KK wanted Aimar, and agreed with Wise and co to go for him. We put in a bid, which was accepted by all "press" accounts. Let's also say that said club and player had other offers on the table. Doesn't said player then get to choose which club he wants to play for? naturally factoring in his own ambition, the club's ambition, wages, european football, city, climate etc...etc... what if the player really did turn us down in favour of Benfica? why does that automatically indicate failure on our part? he's south american remember, and has been a relatively big name charlie for a few yrs now. There may be several reasons why he would choose Benfica over us, and none of them have to be automatically due to our club failing at boardroom/Wise level. just the same way you accuse people of having an agenda against the old board, you clearly use every chance you get to criticize the new board, even when factual information is scarce and all that's available is unsubstantiated drivel written up by some 2 bit journo. the club are missing out on managers targets for not showing ambition/having the setup to persuade them to come/not being urgent enough to go and get them, whatever the reason, and making noises about putting in place a policy that I basically think is the wrong way to get among the top clubs and you think they shouldn't be criticised ? You bet your arse I'll criticise mate, and whats more its justified as well. Show me one piece of hard evidence that suggests that Aimar was a Keegan target. Also, what kind of set up are you on about? The type where we spend 9 million on the likes of Boumsong and Luque? we have a top class stadium, top class training facilities (all thanks to Shepherd no doubt of course), a (small) crop of high profile players, and a decent record in the past 10 or 15 years. So what set up would that be mate? You can't do f*** all about a player who wants to join a London club or a club playing in Europe. And if we throw crazy money at players, we'd end up with mercenaries who you (yes you personally!) would be wanting shot of for being lazy mercenary types. The rebuilding will have to be gradual, and we'll have to step up a gear in terms of league finish first before we can attract the top calibre players we used to. edit: oh, and kindly leave my arse well alone. cheers

Sadly that's true, and who can blame them? If I wasn't a toon fan, and I was earning a fortune a week, I'd be off to Milan/Madrid/London in a shot. All we can do is gradually build ourselves back up to a side that will attract players for what we achieve on the pitch. That can take time, but it's more than possible. I bet Tevez and Ronaldo wouldn't be in Manchester if they weren't such a massive success - achievement can overcome geography, but it doesn't happen overnight. We were almost there but we f***ed it up, so we need to face that fact and rebuild. so they DO exist!!!! thank f*** for that! Who do? people who talk sense, like your good self sire

so which is it NE5? I'm not a fence sitter myself, but it appears you're swinging your views back and forth as it suits. Please clarify if you've got the time. Thanks its quite simple. We failed to sign a player the manager wanted, and in this case, he wasn't even first choice. well, let's assume KK wanted Aimar, and agreed with Wise and co to go for him. We put in a bid, which was accepted by all "press" accounts. Let's also say that said club and player had other offers on the table. Doesn't said player then get to choose which club he wants to play for? naturally factoring in his own ambition, the club's ambition, wages, european football, city, climate etc...etc... what if the player really did turn us down in favour of Benfica? why does that automatically indicate failure on our part? he's south american remember, and has been a relatively big name charlie for a few yrs now. There may be several reasons why he would choose Benfica over us, and none of them have to be automatically due to our club failing at boardroom/Wise level. just the same way you accuse people of having an agenda against the old board, you clearly use every chance you get to criticize the new board, even when factual information is scarce and all that's available is unsubstantiated drivel written up by some 2 bit journo.

They must be cross-bred with monkeys though ofc wouldn't they also have to be in-bred to have 3 legs in the first place?

aye and in the nick-o-time we'll pull out of it and mess it up

Sadly that's true, and who can blame them? If I wasn't a toon fan, and I was earning a fortune a week, I'd be off to Milan/Madrid/London in a shot. All we can do is gradually build ourselves back up to a side that will attract players for what we achieve on the pitch. That can take time, but it's more than possible. I bet Tevez and Ronaldo wouldn't be in Manchester if they weren't such a massive success - achievement can overcome geography, but it doesn't happen overnight. We were almost there but we f***ed it up, so we need to face that fact and rebuild. so they DO exist!!!! thank fuck for that!

where's the biscuit avatar when you need it!