Neil

Agreed. Can't not see them being fairly strong.

Average. Decent passer. That's about it.

Harsh, mattis. Harsh.

Has to be Neville really.

Is something going to happen in the summer of 2016? All these long-term contracts you're offering all seem to point to then. Is shit kicking off then? The ACTUAL apocalypse?

See, some of these valuations are beyond laughable. Speechless. And then you see Henderson really is (it seems) going for £18m. Christ on a 2 wheel transport device.

Wow, what a great move by Fulham. If they didn't get the right manager in I could've seen them slip quite a lot but this is good news for them.

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Put it this way, Sunderland friend sees him every week and he doesn't know what his best position is, and he "can't believe a team is willing to pay £10m nevermind £18m for him."

Surprised Spurs aren't interested in him too.

LOL!

Probably would like.

Let's not forget Wenger's swoop for Richard Wright. The man who (and I know I keep saying this but it's fucking funny) upon returning from injury due to falling out of his attic, injured himself in the warm-up by falling over a sign in the penalty area reading, "Do not warm up in the penalty area."

Ah, Jeffers. Remember seeing him score twice late on against Boro to win 2-1 back in, blimey, 2000 I think. Wow, I thought; we have a player on our hands here. It's fair to say he didn't live up to the initial promise.

TBF all except Carrol and Henderson actually had at least a whole very good season, even Milner. Yes, but it captures the utter lunacy of prices in the transfer market nowadays.

Barry, Lescott, SWP, Henderson, Milner, Carroll = something like £140m. Depressing.

Thought he was off to Spurs or was that just made up speculation?

Fucking hell.

It should be stressed he may turn out to be a very good keeper in a few years, that's not the point here, before you say anything Ash. Relying on such an inexperienced, young keeper is madness, especially if you are to have any realistic aspirations of going for the title.

I've seen him a few times watching Sunderland games (usually have the "pleasure" of watching televised games with a Mackem mate) and midds has got it spot on. Honestly, he looks "alright" and can pass to an above average quality. He has absolutely no distinctive quality or characteristic. It's purely because he's young and English that has led to his ludicrous fee. Either that or Liverpool are pilled off their faces.

I mean, I just... ah? Eh?!

Is that those five combined for cheaper than Henderson? With some to spare. 1.5 + 2.5 + 3.5 + 4 + 5 if I've got the fees right?

True, but at least the Bent money was justified (mind it was £18m actual fee and a third of that went straight to Spurs). In fact, Henderson > Bent in terms of transfer value. Fucking hell. That's depressing. Imagine what you lot could get for Rodwell? Probably a whole new team My Milner Principle (if Milner's worth £24m, then he's worth £xm) has been replaced by the Henderson Impossibility Theorem. At least Milner had a good season for Villa before his move.

Sczezny looks alright, mainly as he hasn't had time to drop as many clangers as Almunia and Fabianski. Putting your trust in him to win the league next year is madness, though. What makes you think he'll address the defence Ash? Year after year he's supposedly going to sort you out. Year after year he doesn't. It's fucking boring.

£18m. £18m for Jordan fucking Henderson. If that doesn't signify the absurd transfer market we're dealing with then I don't know what does. Cahill, Arteta, Tiote, Cabaye and Ben Arfa all for less than Henderson. Dear Lord.