The Prophet

Overrated. I watch Atletico regularly and he's is not consistent at all. When he's good he's very good, but his off days are often. Atletico should ship him out to one of those idiot clubs that buy into the hype and spend that cash on defenders. Is that not Aguero?

Whos this Aguera they speak of?

Beckham? Who said he'd fial in a slower paced Serie A? Malouda and Gomes are good shouts.

The common sense you mention reads more like clutching at straws. Where does the statement categorically rule out the purchase of any new plaers what so ever? If anything there are more indications suggesting we will buy players than we won't. Anyway, time will tell. Irrespective of whether we're buying anyone or not. Do you think it's a well written statement that benefits the club overall? Does it bring clarity? Does it put an end to negative press? Does it improve relations with the fans? A 'no' on all counts then. Oh I agree it's a very poorly written statement. I just don't think there are grounds for panic yet.

The common sense you mention reads more like clutching at straws. Where does the statement categorically rule out the purchase of any new plaers what so ever? If anything there are more indications suggesting we will buy players than we won't. Anyway, time will tell. Irrespective of whether we're buying anyone or not. Do you think it's a well written statement that benefits the club overall? Does it bring clarity? Does it put an end to negative press? Does it improve relations with the fans?

The common sense you mention reads more like clutching at straws. Where does the statement categorically rule out the purchase of any new plaers what so ever? If anything there are more indications suggesting we will buy players than we won't. Anyway, time will tell.

See and there is the problem with this statement. People initially paniced we will having nothing to spend due to the lack of clairty in the statement, once you read it properly you can see this ins't the case. The statement later goes onto to slate the media. However by making the it as ambiguous as they have they've given them the ammunition they need to create a shitstorm where there isn't one.

Common sense starting to hit the thread after the initial 'ZOMFG WE'LL HAVING NOTHING TO SPEND' outbreak.

Read the whole statement man.

I only have a basic knowledge of this so someone may well want to correct me, but as far as I know 'working capital investment' is your current assets (cash or items amounting to cash) minus your current liabilities (short term losses).

Because he has assurances we will be buying players despite the badly worded statement?

You have to read it carefully but: They're not saying they aren't going to invest, they're essentially saying there isn't going to be any massive changes to the squad i.e two or three new players.

All it essentially says is there won't be an overhaul of the squad, fits with Hughton's two or three players comment. There's nothing new there at all not sure why people are suddenly panicing.

Drogba.

Agree, Davies has said as much too.

Merson really, really grates on me. Uninsightful, unfunny, cockney wanker, fuck off.

Hope Leeds go up like. I wonder if it's the same people who don't want them promoted that cried when Villa laughed at our demise.

They're certainties to go straight back down if they're promoted. That's good for us. So are Forest in fairness.

Out of curiosity how come so many neutrals are backing Blackpool, underdogs?

Phil Down is such a hateable cunt.

Blackpool haven't got off the bus yet.

I suppose different people have their own interpretation of what is meant by 'direct'. You could even argue there are even different degrees of how direct different sides are. For example I'd say we are already quite a direct outfit in terms of we get the ball out wide and delivering the ball into the box whereas someone like Blackburn don't really make use of the wings and just play it into the forward line for long spells of the match. What worries me with the nucleus of the current sides is there isn't enough quality there to make the step up, therefore our success will depend heavily on our game plan. Currently there are serious questions whether our wingers and midfield area as a whole have enough ability to provide regular goal scoring chances for the forwards ala 08-09 therefore for me a team built to take advanatage of set pieces and keep things tight off the ball is the best way to go about things.

It'f from Football Rumours, it's a great sight if your after your daily does of laughs.

Agreed but then do we have the players in the middle who have the energy to get back and close down? Perhaps Smith but his limited ability means he contributes little else to the cause. Simpson has a habit of backing off and as good as Colo has been he sometimes goes walkabouts so it's certianly something that needs addressing.

Obviously it’s difficult to say when I don’t know how much clubs will be demanding for players as well as their wages and signing on fees but if I was to go with this approach I’d go for players such as: Gelson Fernandes and Lucas Barrios (probably out of our price range) or cheaper still Marvin Elliot and James Beattie (stolen from Canjun) from the bargain basement.