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I don't think we'll see anyone else coming in. Which is absolute madness because if we don't get a proven striker we're fucked.

Was tempted to get two seats a couple of weeks back, that feelings well and truly vanished.

Bollocks I fancy watching this but I'm off to Manchester where i'll bet precisely nowhere would consider showing it.

I quite like it overall, although I want a closer look at the long-sleeved version. I don't buy kits anyway, but obviously the sponsor ruins it. Agree with this. Wonga will ruin any shirt, and of course the quality will be terrible, but the basic design I quite like.

If Hatem was still at Marseille and we were being strongly linked with him, likewise with Mapou you'd be thinking fucking hell if we get these two in we'll have done well. Massive potential for both to be stars. And here we are looking to offload both because our manager has shit for brains.

This. Real classy player, totally wasted due to the clown who coaches and picks the team.

I'm past caring to be honest. Pick any formation you like and we'll stink at it. We could sign Grenier, Lacazette, whoever the fuck you want really because by Christmas they'll be Gosling and Shola. Ashley's a cunt, Charnley's a cunt, Pardew's a cunt, Carr's probably a decent bloke but he works for cunts. It's all one big pile of shit and I don't want the season to start because this is the happiest we're all gonna be until next May when it's on hold again. The end.

I think it's alright. But the quality will be shit and Wonga would spoil any shirt.

Grand, thanks for that.

Was there any coverage on Look North, in particular the Sunderland lads effort?

It seemed as though he strung them along all summer in the hope we'd make an offer.

Is the Sunderland cash total money pledged or actually received? Cause unless my eyes are playing tricks it's over £1000. If that's accurate I'm damn near lost for words. Absolutely blown away in fact. If the mackems are reading this then thank you all.

I'd drink piss to have him here next season.

If he isn't in our first team next season it'll mean a criminal failure on the part of Alan Pardew. Someone mentioned this is the same bloke that headbutted an opposition player, how the fuck he's still in a job amazes me. He's not fit to coach a pub team.

I've been reading this thread all day without posting, what can you say that hasn't already been said? But jesus I never would have predicted that from RTG, top work boys I'm a bit choked up actually.

I'm relatively happy so far. With Arsenal after Debuchy bringing in Janmaat was the best we could have hoped for. We need a proven goal scorer though, to go into next season with what we currently have would be mental - so I'm 90% certain it'll happen.

He aspires to bigger and better things, can't fault him for that. After a shaky start he came on to show his true class, Man United away I though he was unreal. I remember going into work later and the neutrals on my shift raving about Debuchy. Good luck to the guy.

I really couldn't give a monkeys about man united if that helps.

Just been reading the BBC artice about it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28282444 -Nike has been paying United £23.5m a year, and the new deal is worth a world record-breaking £75m -Champions League winner Real Madrid's £31m-a-year deal with Adidas was previously the biggest club deal. -The huge sum involved is only £40m less than the Glazer family paid for the club in 2005. Something stinks here. Why would a sponsorship deal increase by 250% over previous highest global figure. And does this impact upon Financial Fairplay Rules? I guess we'll never know but I reckon the £75mil per season has a huge champions league clause attached.

If that happens I'll get a season ticket.

Having committed to fucking the club off completely I'm now sat here at work entertaining thoughts of a season ticket. I feel like a battered wife.

I like the thin stripes. Two things that would put me off are iron on stickers and the fact I don't buy shirts.

Way better than anything we've had since '06. Quality remains to be seen.