Chicken Dancer

I wonder who we will actually end up with, if he was Plan B to Gameiro, wonder who C is. C stands for Carlton Cole Please don't even joke about that.

I wonder who we will actually end up with, if he was Plan B to Gameiro, wonder who C is.

Will be annoying as fuck if he ends up somewhere else like. Imagine N'Zog Ben Arfa Marveaux/Jonas Ba Sign him up.

! Funnily enough we've just got a new lad at work who's a Mackem, and I don't just mean a Sunderland fan, I'm talking full on two syllable for one syllable word (i.e Skew-ell) Mackem. Was bragging the other day about Gardner, and I said I wouldn't get too excited, most of his goals come from route one football ala Nolan under Allardyce. And he said 'like Nolan for you's last season then?'. While I am fully aware we are hardly Barcelona, I think our style of football generally improved as the season went on, whether that be Pardew's methods kicking in or the loss of the big target man I don't know. But this lad always goes on like Sunderland play some kind of carpet football that everyone is envious of. I have actually heard this a few times from numerous mackems, and everytime I've saw them it's been honestly horrid. Even in October all they done was give the ball to Henderson to try and knock it diagonal to Bent.

Few Lucky 15's; Birmingham, Chelsea, Huddersfield and Swindon (all league winners) Man Utd, Ipswich, Sheff Utd and Crawley (all league winners) Citeh, Reading, Sheff Wed, AFC Wimbledon (first 3 league winners, AFC for promotion) All optimistic, top one probably most likely.

Snap Is he fully fit to be training with the first team? Wonder if he'll get a run out at Darlo.

Well what? I know we won't sign him, the fact that bell even sugested it proves we won't. Also Levy rips peoples eyeballs out in terms of player sales. However, I wouldn't mind Defoe. Criminal?

I'm not suggesting I believe him for one second. Twitter transfer bollocks thread means post Twitter transfer bollocks in my eyes.

Our bezza Colin tweeing about Defoe. As things stand I wouldn't mind him.

Would be pissed off if we lost Jose/Barton and didn't replace them but if we get a striker in then I'll be please. Not exciting but stronger than last year.

Freddie Shepherd was ahead of his time when he only sanctioned Bowyer's free transfer in the summer of 2003 and blew our forthcoming Champions League campaign out of the water, a decision with such disastrous consequences that we are still suffering from it to this day. "Keeping the powder dry" is the new "winning stuff". In all seriousness, the day when my ambition for NUFC is simply to still exist, I'm packing it in. How f***ing depressing. Honestly I see both points of view and I agree with both, I love nothing more than a big money signing. Really want Charlie back. I don't even know what my point is to be honest. Trying to please everyones take on it I suppose.

I really miss metroland like.

Fucking hell that tickled me .

As much as if I've enjoyed reading this debate, I have, after much thought, came to the conclusion that I couldn't give a flying fuck how much as spent as long as there is steady progress on the pitch. Sell the lot for 100 mil and replace them with a team of Championship rejcts and come 10th for me. We can beat the strategy to death, call for Ashleys/Pardews head but that fact that we're being careful with the clubs finances pleases me. We've tried the other way, it didn't work and we payed the price in relegation. At least we have the security to know our club will be here in 10 years when other clubs probably fear liquidation every day.

Really can't see us getting him which is disapointing considering he apparently wants to come. Pardew quotes in the Ronnie the day suggest two incoming players, presumably a striker and Neil Taylor.

"Were all looking forward to getting back to work next Monday. The squad is looking healthy and, hopefully, there are still one or two to come. They wont be in before July 4, but we hope to get one in before the tour of America and there could well be one after the tour." Doesn't fill me with confidence, considering we need at least 3/4 for the first team (argubly) and also squad fillers. Long summer. Suppose you can't complain with our buisness so far like, but would like a right winger/striker as priorities.

Has Pardew said we're only going to sign 2 more or something? Be very fucking worrying if that is the case, especially considering one is likely to be Neil Taylor.

Just reckon we will now. Clear we're in for a nippy striker, which we need, and having lost out to Gameiro and Erdinc becoming more complicated, I expect us to move for Long.

Long is increasingly looking like he'd be a decent signing, even if he was Plan D or E.

It's brilliant business. Wish we'd have the balls to take a gamble on English youth, they'll reap the rewards and make a fortune when the sell him on in a couple of seasons. Aye that's if he does well. There is a good player in there no doubt, but it could all go tits up in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to have taken a punt on him, but £13 million is ridiculous. Theres been a million and one decent English young strikers in the Championship, and probably 1 in about 10 become decent. Prime examples are Stead, Nugent, Bothroyd. Then again, he could take to the prem like Carroll did. Big risk though if they have spunked they're budget on him.

Although I have high hopes for the likes of Tavernier, Ferguson and Kadar, I've voted Vuckic. This isn't coming from someone who's just going off the hype either. I'm going off football manager. Nah, in all seriousness, I've seen Vuckic play what, maybe 15 times now, and everytime he's been class. Thought he was very good at home to Arsenal in the cup even though we got smashed.

Aye it's not rubbish, just disapointing. Not a patch on Flying High!

I was disapointed with it tbh. No interviews or nowt, also naff game footage, especially in the 5-1 game when they drown out the crowd for some reason. Ah well, another £15.99 in Mr Ashleys back pocket.

I try to avoid all kind of communication with the club, probably a bad thing but I booked a tour with my Granda last week and all I got for 13 minutes was a recorded message of some man with a fake geordie accent telling me 'It's Arsenal at home first for the Magpies, followed by a trip to Sunderland!' followed by some crap about nufc.co.uk or something. Anyway back to the point, the lad I sit with went to the Box Office about 3 weeks ago to confirm since we can't be sat in L4, could we go to the Strawberry Corner, he then picked where he wanted us to sit and according to the lass there, it was all done and dusted. That was 3 weeks ago. Should I be worried I've not heard anything? A letter, and email, a phonecall, anything. I'm scared.

Is he even good enough to warrant the hassle? I mean, he's obviously highly rated down there but surely there is other targets that play there? Not that I'm against it like, but faffing on with him when our attentions could be elsewhere seems foolish...