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Gotta be interesting dissecting those comments.

He has for France. Dunno about Toulouse though. Personal view that he doesn't belong to the wing.

Have you ever seen someone with the mantle 'Don't believe what Pardew says, it's all media talk unless it fits my agenda'? I have. I don't know what that means. Mirror on the wall will tell you all you need to know.

Have you ever seen someone with the mantle 'Don't believe what Pardew says, it's all media talk unless it fits my agenda'? I have.

Who manages the players, Alan? Is it really that simple? For Pardew? Yes, it's a simple and convenient excuse. By saying an excuse you are basically saying low confidence wasn't a factor? Correct? Yes it's Pardew's job to raise confidence and ultimately he failed to do this, sometimes though confidence isn't such an easy thing to gather no matter hwo good your man-managment skills are. Confidence is a major factor in football yet you shrug it off like it means nothing and it's a petty excuse. Moyes had seasons at Everton where he struggled with team confidence and they slumped to tame league finishes, he's now in charge of the biggest club in the land. Of course confidence was a factor. How else do you think I find his words laughable? When I said excuse, I meant it in the way he tries to push a bit of everything into someone else. The biggest problem is never himself. You could blame Ashley for not backing him in the market but the last I knew, the manager is in charge of getting the best out of his players, which Pardew has failed miserably. The lack of confidence and subsequent inability to raise them originated from his own limitations. That squad should never finish 16th. You know if he gets sacked, he will blame everyone except himself. As far as things go atm though, I would prefer him to stay and hopefully make the most out of it. The potential alternatives are frightening.

Who manages the players, Alan? Is it really that simple? For Pardew? Yes, it's a simple and convenient excuse.

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Who manages the players, Alan?

You get an extra £20-40 million from the improved tv deal alone. That's how those 'lesser' clubs are spending their way so far.

Might be your hero's last season so I'm guessing you're getting one with his name and number? (Maybe you do that every season.)

Apparently that in-house Roma kit is made by asics.

Unfortunate. Never really fit with Spurs plans I guess. He'll do the business somewhere else. Apparently getting rid of Adebayor too. They seriously need the striker they have been looking for ages.

The same money Everton spent on 2 players for 10m?

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It's Kemen.

One year left on contract too.

6'4"!

Writing is on the wall regarding a Bale swap.

Never hurts to have more/better options.

Is Douglas fast? Hasn't signed with Hannover afaik.

Hmm if a strong motivator like Harry can't make anything out of him despite desperately needing survival, I doubt (m)any other managers can get a consistent streak out of him. Him and Holliett are 2 supposedly talented players and yet they weren't involved much in the dogfight and I think that tells you quite a bit.

Harry didn't use him despite their relegation troubles I think and that says a lot. And VI mentioned that he's weak mentally iirc. Might not be a good deal if so.

Re KDB, In his plans it seems.

His deal with Leverkusen collapsed I believe, in part to Dortmund who has boosted their squad with recent signings. There's also the possibility of Ashley thinking we could have signed him for 2m years ago, now we have to pay a 'premium' and go 'No way'.