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Wait there, who we actually talking about here. Mike Williamson or Willy McKay?

I've seen quotes on this board saying that "they wouldn't swap Carroll for any striker in the world" Black,Kettle,Pot...re-arrange.

Will he be banned Messi style if he fails to accomplish it?

I'd think Gosling is more suited to covering Barton or Tiote as well.

Jose's even getting clever with the double negatives. Definitely not happy with his FIFA rating like.

Steven Taylor on Northumberland St today.

Easily our most important player this season behind Carroll, £1.5m would be a joke.

Looks like he's definitely had a trim as well.

I've actually never seen that interview but keep hearing about it so would be interested to see it too.

We need to get Tiote on twitter tbh.

These on the SkyPlayer?

February can't come soon enough tbh.

Also your asking whether we'd sell him at this price, which is implying that the decision is ours and therefore we'd be able to implement the reinvestment as we see fit. Unfortunately the decision is Ashley's and under Ashley selling big is pointless because you know he'll use it to cover costs only.

I'd use the Berbatov deal as a precedent. Berbatov was arguably more talented at the time but had also just about peaked whereas Carroll's barely into his twenties which should add value and the fact he's pretty much irreplaceable to us adding more. So basically a canny bit more than £30m, which I don't think anyone will be prepared to pay at the minute. Not sure that's the best way to look at it, considering how desperate Man U were to sign him and then had to battle Man City to sign him on deadline day with Tottenham playing it clever the whole time too. However, if someone was to offer silly money, so £30m+, are you saying you'd accept that under the assumption it'd be put back into the squad? What if it was just going to cover another year's worth of debt instead, rather than Mike Ashley forking out the yearly £20m? Basically I don't think anyone will offer his worth to us atm which, with a sensible owner, would be around the £35m mark. However with a very less than sensible offer I can see a much smaller sum being accepted which shouldn't be.

I'd use the Berbatov deal as a precedent. Berbatov was arguably more talented at the time but had also just about peaked whereas Carroll's barely into his twenties which should add value and the fact he's pretty much irreplaceable to us adding more. So basically a canny bit more than £30m, which I don't think anyone will be prepared to pay at the minute.

Don't think you can underestimate the effect growing up watching Shearer, staying loyal and becoming a legend, will have had on him. Worth more than a couple medals at Chelsea and Man Utd where, in the grand scheme of things, you'll soon become forgotten about.

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Whatever he's on that contract was handed out during Ashley's initial big spending phase which ended with us getting relegated. I don't know why people keep chiming in with Colo's supposed wages, does anybody seriously think when his contract is up he'll get that sort of money again? At least Colo's a foreign mercenary and stays fit. What's local lad Taylor's excuse for wanting to screw his home town club? Colo's hardly a mercenary.

23 and under at the start of the season making Nasri eligible.

Nasri will win the young player I'd of thought. Possibly even the proper one as well. They'd never give it to AC, it'd be too controversial in their eyes.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Forecasters-Say-A-White-Christmas-Will-Happen-This-Year/Article/201012215853927?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15853927_Forecasters_Say_A_White_Christmas_Will_Happen_This_Year

Seeing as a white Christmas is now meant to be a near certainty I hope there's 50,000 people on leazes park beforehand stocking up on snowballs.

http://twitter.com/#!/Josenufc3/status/13545702583959552 Jose clearly does not agree with his rating of 73 on FIFA.

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