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Imagine 3 years ago our name being amongst those clubs

Not a huge lot of Euros fever in here yet

Remember I used to read NUFC blog religiously when I was younger even though it was just copying news from elsewhere. RIP

Also I'm not having our Brazilian with a first name as Nathan

We never make these type of signings

Felt like every Prem club wanted a shiny Senegal player in the 2002 summer transfer window

No chance Hutchinson is going to a mid table championship club

A part of the excitement for me was discovering new exciting players but I think with so much extensive scouting, social media etc there's not too many players that are complete unknowns these days. I realise I was a lot younger but when Senegal and South Korea did so well at the World Cup 2002 there was genuine fun and excitement watching these players we knew nothing about being able to beat the big boys

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I don't think I had remember a summer with so many managerial changes and speculation

Think I'm coming down with a bad case of Euros fever

I just remember Michael Owen creating a 40 page brochure for prospective clubs when he was a free agent

Chelsea seem to have a proper hard on for Duran at Villa Sure they went big for him in January too

I think they brought in rules quite a few years ago so young players from abroad couldn't join academies at such a young age like Fabregas did at Arsenal It just makes me feel very uneasy that teams are 'buying' children

I've always had a bit of a problem with players as young as 14 being snapped up by bigger clubs, especially when they have to relocate significantly for it. I guess players bounce around academies in their region all the time but I don't know it just feels a bit unethical buying a 14 year old Might just be me

That seems a crazy bad deal for Villa

It's like looking in a mirror

Forest being able to sell their fringe players for £25mil is frustrating

Don't be fooled by the rocks that I've got, I'm still Kelly from the block