Stifler

To be fair though I wouldn't wanted a promoted team either, they usually have a decent first game.

I couldn't give a shit to be honest, he was offered a decent contract here for only one season less. It was his choice to take West Ham's money as soon as he could despite him stating how much he wanted to stay here and how he was settled. He could have easily just kept his current contract or signed the contract offered to him if he really wanted to stay here.

Wolves at home first day. Man City away boxing day. Norwich away last day.

It will only be good if we have another much needed forward.

Is it still ok to post them in the fixtures thread in the secret VIP members forum?

Fucking hell, West Ham and Blackburn owners are making Ashley and Shepard look like football club owners from heaven.

£4m is a good fee, that means we now have Cabaye for nothing and we go ahead in the summer with a replacement and all our original funds left.

Hoilett would be worth a look, he's not really box to box though.

I wonder why we have gone quiet on him.

How come SSN says nothing on this new development?

I hope he does well, his 8 games here weren't long enough to bas how he was going to pan out as a manager. It's a career in which he has shown that he really wants to do since his playing days are over and as a club legend I wish him all the best, just not ever at the expense of us though.

How come people aren't happy so far? So far we have signed 2 players, though one of those is a youngster. Not only that but we are progressing well with other targets and are showing an intent. Sure I've not heard of most players we have been linked with, but I trust our scouting system now. We aren't even into mid June and we are progressing well on the transfer front while others teams won't even start for another month.

Are we going to go in for Ireland?

Theirs a rumours in Birmingham saying that we play Wolves at home, Sunderland go Villa, while WBA host Swansea and in the Championship Birmingham go to Leeds and Coventry host Barnsley in the first fixtures of the season which are supposed to be released on Friday. I thought that since they haven't actually been released and that they are only unconfirmed rumours then it's ok to post them.

I'm not going to doubt this guys talent but this doesn't seem to a big massive name with a big massive like we were lead to believe.

Because the goal keepers in the Premier League are so much better than in France? Unless your Gomes or one of Arsenal's keepers then anything that doesn't have real power on them will most likely be saved. His placement will have to be spot on because I can't see him being able to put a ball back across the face of goal and into the far corner over here where as where he plays now he seems to be able to score from wider positions then just face on. I can't see many keepers here being beaten like that.

It seems like he places a shot well but has no real power, could find it quite tricky over here if he doesn't have any real power in a shot.

http://a.yfrog.com/img620/5163/we5ru.jpg

Well played, 1-1.

Apparently Hulk has a £40m release clause.

I know, us spend £20m on 1 player, they need to go to St Nick's.

He's not really used as a striker though is he?

More like League 1.

Aguero? Pato?

Hulk? Benzema?