Alberts Mustache

If the only solution to a problem is to sack someone, there's not gonna be a lot of people around in the future

£12m and he's given five months? Nobody even knew where Lamela was the first year.

Totally true!

Tielemans

I want a young CB like Brooks or Robin Knoche, along with a real leader (No idea who atm. Kamal Glik, captain of Torino looks good). And equally important in my book - a proper DM.

Scaring the shite out of every player thinking of coming here too.

Yes.

Still not linked to any decent DM's?

I actually got my hopes up for this one

I withdraw my statement then Sure he was listed as a winger - never played there earlier?

Everybody is placing Wijnaldum as a CM in their line-up and some even as a DM, but he played mostly right wing in PSV, didn't he? He is no playmaker and he is certainly no DM in my book. And Sissoko isn't really a winger is he? Yes, he didn't find his role in the center of the park under Pardew, but who did? I certainly would swap their positions.

Tielemans is surely bound for a top club in couple of years. Don't see him or his agent wanting to throw that out the window by letting him come here in the meantime.

&%!¤(/#)!!!!!

Five against one in defence. No one closing down...

Here we go again

Smooth moves Obertan

Is that some sort of Spiderman ball?

He'll be sold long before that's a concern.

Otamendi it is then

This. I know. Getting our hopes up is seriously the worst thing that can happen.

All though Rüdiger has gotten his debut in the German national side, he has only got one full season in the Bundesliga under his belt as far as I know, so I'd prefer someone a little bit more experienced. He's a big talent, but I feel it could be well much to expect him to make an impact in the PL straight away. Abdennour on the other hand looks like a leader and has the experience, but would he come here? He would also be a cup of nations candidate, wouldn't he? I would at least be much more comfortable with an experienced player next to Mbemba.

But he has been quoted by a bunch of lazy journalists and blogs, so I say it's pretty likely to happen. In more serious news we've scouted Robin Knoche in two previous windows.

Means Otamendi definitely is coming in then. Don't see any other possibilities

Why do he need to wait to see him in action? Why don't he just look at some of the games from last season? Move it, Schteve!

But who is that holding midfielder though? We might have some options, but they're all poor. And in my mind that's a key position if we're to do anything about our horrible defence.