Andy84

He's played in over 75% of DR Congos competitive games in the last 2 years, so aye he's guaranteed to get one. If DR Congo were in the FIFA top 50 he would already have signed as he would have qualified automatically. http://www.inbrief.co.uk/football-law/footballer-work-permits He meets the criteria of being an international player of the highest calibre. The rules that are there aren't to stop the likes of Mbemba playing in the UK

Palace might have a good season. However as we all know and fans of West Ham, Charlton and Southampton know eventually things will go to rat s*** for him, if it's this season or next. Fraudsters gonna fraud

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This is it. Another CB in addition to Mbemba is a must. No reason to suggest he won't do well and seems to have all the attributes for the PL but he needs a solid partner

So as it stands with 2 weeks to go we have Steven Tatlor just back from a ruptured Achilles and who will take a while to be up to speed, Colo with fitness issues and potentially on his way out, Lascelles who is unproven and Mike Williamson. No pressure on this 20/21 year old kid then. The sheer chronic lack of attention/investment given to our back four has been criminal

Despite some of his performances last season you really can't use it as a barometer on the true value of him to us. Last season was an absolute s*** storm where we were an absolute shambles under Carver. He still scored important goals for us and I think he would be a huge asset next season

Is he an out and out CB? Sky reporting that he's a full back. Anyway looks like he will add some much needed speed and strength to our defence

Ricky Lambert looks likes he's off to West Brom Pulis

Obviously no-one is arsed about this bloke but already that's 2 first team squad players with proper injuries and it's still only July

Sounds like a load of s*** and hopefully it is

I'll stop laughing when he actually signs rather than his agent telling them "don't even think about it". @SkySportsNewsHQ 11m11 minutes ago BREAKING: Sunderland sign defender Younes Kaboul from Tottenham on four-year deal. #SSNHQ 4 year deal Will be utter baggage by year 3 That's being generous

Hasn't the whole issue with Porto been suggested that they can't afford the fee

If it's true about wanting the signings in prior to letting anyone go that would suggest one of Sissoko, Cisse perhaps tiote out? Think the likes of Abeid, Marv will be shifted, perhaps one or two more away on loan. Really hope they don't put a dampener on what may well be a decent window with an 11th hour sale of Sissoko for instance.

This is the opposite tbf, they hired young, progressive managers. Leicester have hired a past it old man who has let the game pass him by. Aye fair enough about the age gap. What I meant was Southampton binned Adkins when he was doing okay to the outrage of the football world (well his fellow average English managers). They then obviously appointed the right man in Poch. My point is Leicester have tried to do similar in binning Perason and appointing probably a more 'glamorous' foreign coach

Totally smacks of owners who have the best intentions for the club by trying to emulate the likes of Southampton but this will fail miserably.

Jordy Clasie to Southampton

Luckiest c*** in football. Still lives off that season we finished 5th, which was mainly all due to having 2 proper strikers in the form of their lives in 2 halfs of the season, not to mention Cabaye signing. When some intelligent management was required when things got tough he was exposed for the League 1 standard manager that he is.

http://www.themag.co.uk/2015/07/24-strong-newcastle-squad-revealed-for-america/ Thisb been posted ? Bigi included

Would keep Sissoko if possible, I reckon we would be a weaker side without him. Yes he was poor in the 2nd half of last season like everyone else but just think he can still deliver for us. His running power with extra guile in midfield will be a good mix hopefully. Think he's good in front of goal awell

Crystal Palace player Yohan Cabaye

Ryder (i know) suggested PSV were always going to take him in order to maintain fitness in case any transfer didn't happen

Methinks Mr Jongsma is talking bollocks. I'd be gutted to have that goal scoring threat

According to Sky the reason Sterling wants to leave isn't money, isn't no champions league, isn't Liverpool it's Saint Brendan

He's definitely got the players to bail him out at Palace similar to here. Probably needs a striker to go with it

This is actually happening