LRD

They bid 10m + SWP so in theory 8m from us will be accepted.

It's close to midnite and I don't think I can sleep tonite.

Was looking thru the IBWM 100 list, saw this Gotoku Sakai and looked him up in YT. Equally adept at both LB and RB and good crossing with either foot. Takes a mean set piece from what I saw too. On loan to Stuttgart with an option to buy, which most likely will be peanuts. Doesn't even need a WP since he has a German mum. Wished we venture into the Asian and SA markets for these bargains too. The German clubs are way ahead of us when it comes to Asian players.

Shola was so passionate, he got a sending off.

Blackburn got him for 450k too. Fat Mike would jizz over that.

Doubt we'll even get a CB in tbh. Even if we do, it will be a Williamson-type bargain which will defeat any purpose in doing so.

2 yellows rather than violent conduct though sadly. Would have been great if he had decked El-Abd and received a 3 match ban.

And Shola is the backup to Cisse, Williamson is the backup to Colo/Saylor, Obertan is the backup to Ben Arfa.

We needed a reserve LB when Jose Enrique was here, got Santon in as his replacement after he left and are still short of cover in that position for god knows how many windows (since the Championship?). The purple players BS means that we can't afford to rest tired and/or out-of-form players, and if injuries/suspensions strike our back four, the players that come in will be our agony. Fml.

Here you go. Our new CB.

Fk, shut it off before it's going to be 3-0.

Hoarau on a free this summer since we need more options up front and Pardew loves his target men ? Is he any good?

Fergie was desperate for him to stay by all accounts, but his agent is Mino Raiola Ah that explains that then. Anita's agent too, isn't he?

Did his best for us in his two years here and glad this circus is ending early to find a possible replacement and to save our hearts. Good luck to him, hope he does well. Hope that detestable club won't win any major titles though.

RvN started his international career late and had a long-term injury at PSV. That probably affected his international record. Also, I believe at that time the NL national team had a Ajax bias, rightfully or not, so Kluivert was pretty much first choice. Back then their regular starting XI was a Ajax core, players like van der Sar, the de Boer bros, Seedorf, Davids, Overmars, Kluivert. Besides Huntelaar with 34 goals in 59 games, the next closest is van Persie with 31 in 71. RvP without doubt the better player and imo with a higher chance of breaking that record, but I'll so hate it if that twut becomes their leading goalscorer of all time.

Shares the exact same birth-date as van Nistelrooy. Remember playing FM and catching onto that. Pretty much an early / late bloomer + early / late career peak when you put them side by side. Record goalscorer for Holland beating the likes of Cruyff and van Basten and still is. Surprising with the number of striking greats that Holland produces that 40 goals is the record.

He still has 3 more matches in this calender year to further extend his record. Search 'Messi 86 GOALS in 2012' in YouTube (oops, I've said it)

Better than Giggs.

His horrendous miss against West Ham distinctly comes to mind.

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/640/429/lionel-messi-1_display_image.jpg?1295155392 http://www.behindthehype.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/messi-scores-the-second-goal-for-barcelona.jpg A midget had no right to score that.

His contract ends next summer. That along with the release clause means it's pretty much in his court. Can see his agent(s) making the best out of the situation.

Santa

And we have been looking for a proper backup leftback since god knows when.

Was obviously talking about Lescott.