Froggy

I know you were. I like your banter. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40dt7ZR6n1rw559co1_500.jpg

I generally keep a low profile now too. Tried to have banter last season and some people just couldn't handle it. The season before was fine, weirdly.

Am I not even allowed to praise the potential of our youngsters now? Lads you are really restricting me here like!

Zaha was incredible. Honestly think he's going to be one of the best players in the league in a couple of years.

At the game in Sydney. Big deal made out of RVP joining the squad for the game and he didn't even start.

Giggs? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2368731/Newcastle-fan-wants-club-logo-printed-glass-eye.html

I'm happy with that squad like. It'll score high depending on whether Walcott starts or not. Might review him before it starts.

Very well rounded squad there. Nice job.

Australia is messing with his brain. He was just on the tele here. He's at Origin III which is a huge rugby league event. I wonder if I he would listen to me if I went down to the stadium.

I really hope Moyes has asked for a little more like £5m and Mourinho pays it. This is incredible that we've had the chance to sign Mata and it's been refused. Fuck sake.

In general he has been absolutely brilliant since signing for us but he was completely out of sorts last season. I really hope he gets back to top form because he's a top player. He isn't capable of playing on the left though, which means either Kagawa or Mata would have to play there, which wouldn't suit either. Look at me thinking about future formations with Mata included.

By the way for the people that are mistaken, Rooney's contract expires in 2015.

Fuck it. I like him, and all of our wingers were ridiculously out of form last season, so I'd put Zaha in and give him a chance.

He had a bad Olympics in 2012 and was the best midfielder imo in the league. No correlation imo. Aye I actually voted him the best player overall in the league last year. He's fucking class. Which is why I think that story has to be bollocks. Only 25 a few months ago too. Carrick Cleverley Mata Kagawa Zaha RVP. Hmmm.

It's bullshit like. I'd have said Mata was a 40m player. I'd snap their hands off for that deal right now given the current state of affairs. We would never reject it.

I thought about De Gea over Hart, but I think City will keep more clean sheets than we will. I would have chosen the following but didn't for the reasons listed: Rooney: Possibly injured and possibly not even going to be there. Rafael: Suspended RVP: 14 fucking million.

Froggy's Croakers. Hart Luiz Agger Baines Walcott Diame Mata Bellamy Sturridge Aguero © Graham Speroni, Briggs, Baker and Johnson as subs.

I'll be absolutely gutted when Rooney inevitably leaves. He really is a phenomenal player. He isn't as good up top as RVP, and he probably isn't as good as Kagawa in the #10 role, but he combines both of those in a game. He has incredible vision, is a very good goalscorer and works very, very hard for the team and is always the first forward who gets back to defend. A massive, massive loss. I honestly have no idea what Moyes was thinking when he made those comments, unless he does want rid of him. The bids would come in regardless once Rooney appears unsettled, so surely the best way to get the most money is to make it look like you really want to hold on to the player, not say he's fucking back up. Honestly baffling. Moyes out. Bring back Fergie.

They probably are.

I am not even a 100% why but one of my favourite non-Newcastle players, would be a top signing. He's a class act. I just can't see him being interested. If he wanted to come back to England I would have thought it would be Arsenal or nothing. Would be so pissed off if we signed Fellaini.

Fabregas. Please let it happen.

Agree to disagree for the most part. I can see your point of view as well. Also, I thought you deliberately left out Juventus as you thought they'd walk the league. I can't see Milan overtaking them this year at all. Napoli have lost Mazzariri and will probably love Cavani so they have no hope. Fiorentina need more than Gomez and Inter will be a few years getting back to the summit. Personally think City will win the Premier League. We need a midfielder.

I didn't say it was a massive improvement on those leagues. I just think it's as good as any league in the World. I didn't mean for it to come across that I thought it was a step above the others, because I don't think that. However I disagree with how you see the competition for the leagues next year. - I don't think anyone really expects Madrid to win the league this season. Barca will win it comfortably. - The German league doesn't have two challengers as well. Bayern Munich are winning the Bundesliga. - PSG will walk the French. Monaco may challenge in two years or more but they won't this year. The Premiership genuinely has three teams that most people couldn't pick a winner from. Can Spurs or Arsenal challenge as well? I'll agree with you that the smaller teams in the Spanish league are better to watch than the likes of Norwich or Stoke, but to be honest I enjoy seeing teams like us try and break down the hoof teams in the Premier League. It's good when teams like Southampton have a go at us like last year. It made for a very good game but they still lost. Going gung ho against a better attacking may get you some goals but you'll conceded more. Stoke are playing to their strengths and trying to get points and I like when we go there, alter the tactics and break down a solid defence. It may be an unpopular opinion but hey, I enjoy all aspects of the English game.

Obviously I can't judge Zaha against top level opponents as he hasn't been there yet, but once I found out we were interested I followed him very closely and the guy was dynamite 90% of the time. He was just a different class in the playoffs. I'm excited. He excites me.

8m for Ince is fucking nuts. It's the going rate for that sort of player. How much has Zaha cost ManU? Into double figures (or eight), isn't it? Zaha is class though. I think we paid 12 for him but it can rise to 15.