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They also effectively paid 7m for what was essentially a 6 month loan for Robbie Keane, didn't they? If Carroll does come back for 12m, that's like 23m for a 18 month loan.

Everton linked to M'Baye Niang for 2m. Young, versatile forward who can play on the wing and up front. For that fee, we should be in for him.

Can you imagine if the mascot was Liverpool's?

Aye, mind games. Liverpool has just come off a heavy defeat and will be anxious to get back to winning ways. Hope Rodgers melts under pressure.

Cheers, nice to have him available tomorrow. I was half expecting someone to post a Pardew 'soon' meme.

When is the FA gonna rule on Pardew's charge? Would have thought something similar to player appeals vs reds, like before the next match. If this 'delay' makes him available for Chelsea, all the better.

Should be midnight for you then.

Thanks for that. It'll be 11pm here then. Now I'm not sure whether it's worth to have a sleep before ko Can't believe i nearly miss it because of time difference It's at 1am. Your original time was right. BST + 7 hrs to get Indonesian time. Edit: Scratch that. Forgot Indonesia is big enough to have 3 diff time zones.

Unlimited transfers for that gameweek so don't waste it.

Crazy they don't even sell before they buy. It's like they only know how to do incomings, and their first team numbers are huge now. Good luck with the wages if they go down. Probably won't happen though.

One per gameweek but you can carry over a transfer so you can use (max) 2 the next week.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5343/zpink.jpg To her left...

Just like last season, they allowed Lennon to cut in from the left. I would have thought our players (not just Simpson) have learned to close him down and force him down the left where he has to cross with his weaker left.

Exactly. Pardew made the right tactical call while everyone else was debating Williamson losing his place as 3rd choice CH. It worked a treat. Kudos to Pards for showing wise tactical flexibility.

I had a good laugh at that awkward yet rather clever piece of work too. Nothing beats the Cisse stunner at Chelsea last season though (in a different way). I was left speechless with with an open mouth after letting out a mandatory shout. Love those opposition players' reactions to these incidents. vdV and Drogba (along with Pardew) last season. It's like 'I would/could never have done that!'

Having a midget like Defoe in their team was probably a factor in choosing Perch over Williamson. Perch is a better bet than the slow-turning Williamson against an agile Defoe. It also helps that they have no Adebayor to own Perch in the air, which is a definite weakness of his.

Thought I saw a glimpse of vdV smiling after Krul collected the ball from Saylor's improvised header.

You can view them after the transfer deadline for each gw is over. Works fine for me.

Just realised too. I usually wait for the team news before I make any final adjustments. http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4395/98291278.jpg

Yeah, he already has a Dutch passport but FIFA requires 5 years residency to represent another country. That's why he has to stay til August to be eligible for Holland. We probably won't know until near the end of the transfer window whether this is a goer.

Dawson is their captain which makes it more likely he'll start over Kaboul.

Curious, does the national service exemption apply to medals in any sports, or is it just the football team with the privilege?

Does that mean no national service exemption for him? Gonna suck if that got away cos of some naivety on his part.

It would have been fine if the Olympics weren't sandwiched between 2 ACoNs. The club made the right call in this. With a bit of luck, he'll miss the next ACoN too. Will be all ours for the season.

Don't know if it's area-specific but they are streaming it live on the official olympic channel on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/olympic