Anderson

Is that a that it will?

Possibly a place in Europe next year?

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00981/alansmith1909getty_981023c.jpg But I agree, Carrick's miles better but we've no need for him. Like Butt and Smith we'd just be signing them because he's available and he's come from Man Utd.

Remember what happened the last time we got a midfielder on the decline from Man U?

The last two games he has proven he's more than worthy of a place in our squad for now.

I doubt Villa would give him a long term deal, especially at the wages he's on. As for Blackburn, well they're a bit of joke with their new owners at the minute.

Because he knows that nobody will give him the same contract that he has today, and i really think he loves playing for us. Yeah, I didn't mean like that, sorry I wasn't very clear. Why is the club asking him to? Completely difference circumstances to when he signed his current contract? He came here for £6m, aged 24 and looking like having the potential to move on to being a part of the national team. Since the he's been locked up and will be knocking on 30 by the time his contract is up. He's not going to move to anyone better and I doubt anyone will give him what he's currently on.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5378581259_757c41d5c2_z.jpg Colo's face and Shola looking giddy trying to get a touch of his hair.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349729/Own-goal-Mic-captures-Sky-presenters-sexist-diatribe-female-linesman--Apprentice-star-Karren-Brady.html Recording here: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01_04/sky.mp3

He's training with the best though.

Erm... has he not just signed a new contract??? Would be a brilliant sign of intent like.

Jonas. He was very good today though.

Every time I see Golfmag post I now expect some sort of exclusive ITK.

There's better and bigger versions on the clubs Flickr.

Actually lol'd.

Bent tapping the Villa badge in his celebration.

He might realise how good a player we ended up with the last time he spunked £10m+ on someone. :colo:

I doubt we'd buy enough. We'd need at least 4/5 quality incomings and no outgoings to compete on all fronts. We need that anyway if we're going to progress as a club. We'll get more money for the transfer WARCHEST and plus, as Kaizero mentions, actually being in Europe will attract good players to us. We need them to progress but, we're unlikely to see them all in one transfer window which is why it'll be another year at least before we should concentrate on pushing for Europe.

We're not going to become one of those clubs are we? What sort of clubs? Like has previously been said it ruin our season and we don't have the required strength in depth. I'd love to qualify in a couple years time if the squad's been sufficiently strengthened but definitely not this season. I know, but I just hated it when people like Allardyce got Bolton into Europe, Hughes with Blackburn etc when they spent all season wanting to get into Europe, then once they got there, the following season treat the competition as a reserve league. Just thought we were better than that that's all. Probably not in reality. Ah no! I used to love even being in the uefa cup but it would be counteractive to our progress at the minute.

I doubt we'd buy enough. We'd need at least 4/5 quality incomings and no outgoings to compete on all fronts.

We're not going to become one of those clubs are we? What sort of clubs? Like has previously been said it ruin our season and we don't have the required strength in depth. I'd love to qualify in a couple years time if the squad's been sufficiently strengthened but definitely not this season.

Don't want to qualify nor think we're capable of it.

Twice we've been unable to hang on to one goal leads, twice we've been without Tiote.

Coloccini getting forward again even at 1-0 with 5 minutes to go. :colo: