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Anything more than 50p and a packet of monster munch is too much for Ireland, out of form and constantly injured plus a trouble maker. Not worth the hassle imho.

I like that but i'm not sure why and that Ajax one is completely lush.

Nicky Butt was never as good as Nicky Butt!

Yeah, good for his Korea options

Yeah that quote now looks even funnier about him leaving Fulham because he's a young ambitious manager, makes you wonder if he left in hope of being offered Villa/Chelski or if he was offered something but it then fell through.

Need to be adding to the squad not one in one out, seems daft to sell when we know he can do a job for us in a pinch and he'll be on a low wage anyway.

Quite amused that Mark Hughes is still looking for work after walking out of the cottage, does this mean he's gonna be lurking around waiting for a club to blink and get rid of their manager?

I genuinely think he's a class act and he'll be fine, if he can bring them up first time of asking then it will go some length to silencing the doubters. I think it's easy to look back at where we were and say that it was an easy task to bring us straight back up but I think that underestimates our achievements in that season and the difficulty of the task.

Isn't Sturridge just someone who would be a good signing in theory though? No indication yet he's leaving Chelsea or we're interested. Yeah think Sturridge is just wishful thinking on our point, would love him though just don't know what the chances of being able to get him are.

Delighted for him, deserves it.

Still might be the way both clubs are going through managers.

Hopefully same agent should make things easier to tie the deals up. Fingers crossed.

S.S.R your avatar is genius.

Yup, this plus we need some continuity and I don't think we can do better in the transfer market for what we'll get for him as a replacement.

Cabaye: What's that you say Mr Depardieu bring my Mrs over straight away & you'll give her a personal tour of the toon why how very kind of you? Two weeks later Depardieu: Nicole? Fit French Wag: Papa? January: Cabaye transfer listed.

Looks like a hockey player not a footballer.

Like it, means we'll be playing total football this season.

The guy next to the keeper is a right f*ckin unit. Certainly wouldn't argue with him like.

Very pretty indeed that.

Does anyone else think that this is a very elaborate plan from Pardew to have a crack at some French lasses.

Some tough paper rounds in the Congo by the looks of it.

The definition of a big club is quite simple........................ You can be simply a big club, a well supported club, a successful club, a historically successful club, a well supported big club, a historically well supported club, a big well supported successful club, or you can be Sunderland. Simples.

In context at the minute it's a good price, it's nothing compared to the AC or Torres fees. Obviously all hypothetical at the minute but if he was available for that price I'd rip their arm off.

Agreed its the definition of a no brainer. Young, talented and we'll prob double fee that if he moves on in a few years can't see a great deal of risk with this one.

He'll need the extra money judging by his nightclub bill he posted on twitter http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg738/scaled.php?tn=0&server=738&filename=d7eph.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640 What a nob for posting that, talk about crass. I hate the bling aspect of modern football.