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I'd take Tuncay in an instant tbh.

Yeah I guessed he'd 'done a Dos Santos' in that sense. Just thought on a free he might be worth a gamble in terms of reviving a career. Can't be demanding high wages surely. Wigan turned A. Valencia from a Villareal reject into an £18 million player, it's the kind of model we should be following.

Oh well. Scrap that one then

Gai Assulin, 19 year old attacking midfielder/winger released by Barcelona. A potential future investment in the Gosling mould? Thoughts on him VI?

Yep, agree with all of that unfortunately. I'd love us to be sufficient in producing and bringing through bought in players at a young age. It would be a really good sustainable policy of we could actually be successful with it. Seems like Ashley has scrapped this plan completely though. Based on what? Scrimping and saving on frees and loan players, not bringing any more young players through scouting, DoF thing disasterously collapsing. Just doesn't seem like it's in the priority anymore.

Yep, agree with all of that unfortunately. I'd love us to be sufficient in producing and bringing through bought in players at a young age. It would be a really good sustainable policy of we could actually be successful with it. Seems like Ashley has scrapped this plan completely though.

I'd love it if we went for him. £3-4 million is a bargain. This. He'd add SO much to our midfield it's unreal. His physicality and dynamism could literally be the difference between relegation and stating up.

Also, what are Rangers gonna do next season? They have no money and are selling/losing players. Alan Smith's a Rangers fan isn't he?

Andrew Halliday, Chris Killen.

I disagree. I think it was Ronaldo who pointed out that Loven was like a lost child in the Premier League, looked clueless. Fair enough based on last season he might deserve to be ahead on Xisco on merit, but I think over the course Xisco could be a better impact sub. I think he would have a better knack of getting on the end of things in the box. Xisco looked like a lost child for the reserves man.

Loven is streets ahead of Xisco. Agree about Best though.

Yeah, it's good to know these players are more likely to improve rather than go backwards

First I'm going to hope he f***s off before the summer transfer window closes.

I'd love it if we went for him. £3-4 million is a bargain.

Exactly, it's worth giving him away to just save the wages. To think the 60k a week saved would essentially pay for both Gosling and another player, ie De Guzman.

Poor show.

Blue Flames? That's the place on Whitley Road isn't it, where West Allotment play? Was tempted to go along, but cba.

I'd lol.

Don't know where you got that stat from. Assuming Paul's predictions were no better than fair coin flips, the probability of 12 or more successful predictions in 14 attempts is ~0.65%, as given by the binomial distribution. And the probability of 8 successful predictions out of 8 attempts is ~0.39% Aye, that then.

Cracking way to spend 30k a week, agreed.

Forlan wasn't even THAT bad at Man U, as in his talent was clear. He scored some absolute crackers.

He has that home sickness problem still. Was alright for a month at the World Cup like but I can't see him ever leaving Seville permanently.

Signing for Swansea apparently, out of contract but it's not complete I don't think. Edit: Looks like Sousa's exit has put it on hold - but it looks like he's trying to leave a sinking ship.

Was terrible for Brighton last season apparently. Barnsley look fudged, lost Bogdanovic (topscorer) and Colace (PotY) for nowt to other Championship clubs.