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No, he isn't. I'm surprised that Ferguson might think that either, you probably don't remember correctly. His grandfather was a Barça board member for 25 years, though. Maybe. A while since I read his book, I'll dig it out now.

Ferguson says in his book that he let Pique go back cheaply as Piques family are from royal Spanish heritage I think.

Well that yeah but also fuck Liverpool for starters, after the way they've shamelessly took half Southampton's team it's good to see them getting some back in return. Then fuck all the crying about the move, the price and whatever else. If Citeh had paid 49m for Neymar at the same age then I doubt anything gets said, it's not likely he's going to do a Rodwell or Sinclair and sit on their bench, he's gone to be a starter in a team that should challenge for the title and will hope to progress in the CL. What's the problem? Definitely.

Can't write Di Maria after that start he had at Old Trafford. Would be madness to.

Thought he had an offer abroad, Belgium maybe?

It's almost as if you should judge each individual player on his own merits.

RvP is supposedly on £240k a week.

Looks fat. Sell.

Don't think he handles pressure well at all. It's a gamble but if he can get on top of that then he's going to be genuinely world class.

Great signing. Has to be followed up with a handful of the same ilk for this to be worthwhile though.

Ogbonna confirmed.

It's a lot easier to strip Coloccini of the armband now than it would have been with Jonas and Enrique here. Depends on Coloccinis standing with the players. You have to take into account he's going to be starting every game when fit too. From McClarens point of view, I'd let him keep it but then say to the others that they should display leadership also as the captaincy is up for grabs in the near future.

Where's that creep who spent hours on end at the training ground when you need him?

Don't really feel that arsed about him going there. I think he'll realise soon enough it's a poor move and a bit short sighted to solely concentrate on his Euro place. He'll probably be looking to move after that tournament. Has to have been a better club in for him who could give him first team football. The respect and like for Pardew is a bit odd.

How much would it cost to drop Ed Harris' above average house on top of Ashley and Charnley?

You look for leadership from more than just your captain, and Janmaat and de Jong aside, we haven't got a whole lot of it.

He'd walk back into our side and he'd likely still walk into the side 5 years after his eventual retirement.

Not sure if posted already, but the Liverpool Echo are reporting that we want Balotelli on loan.

Club kept to their word for once in letting him go. Daft like, but suppose I can see why he wanted to test himself at the top level in the CL. No idea why he seems to rate Pardew or why he'd wanna go to Palace.

From Barcelona to Benton. Globetrotter.

QPR will lower the price eventually. I think it's a bit high for him when he's in the last year of his contract, but in our situation and with our funds, I'd stump up the cash now to secure the player. Benefit being other potential signings know we mean business, we look more attractive as a club and fans get excited again. Of course Charnley will sit with his thumb up his arse for the sake of a few million.

Seems pretty obvious to me that he's a good player who's suffered from working with two of the biggest pillocks to have called themselves coaches. He'll do well under a decent coaching team, just like Sissoko will, Perez... The list goes on.

Sounds about right, given our scattergun approach to transfers with no conviction with any of them.

You just don't like him because he pushed in front of you in the queue at the pub and took the last packet of Nobby's nuts. This is half true.

Ah man, they stole my gamertag.