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Somehow managed to get himself a move to Rangers

Wouldn't he just be number 2 to Gomes? Going from one subs bench to another when he really needs playing time.

If Rafa wasn't being backed then we'd never have signed Murphy or Gamez. Rafa himself has stressed several times that he only wants to bring people in if they will improve the squad and be able to step up next season, the lack of signings is probably indicative of the fact that players are unwilling to drop into the Championship or are not available for sale. It's quite a slow window this January anyway as is evidenced in the fact that 7 PL teams haven't made a single signing yet. Usually incomings mean outgoings, teams wont be willing to let players go unless they have a replacement ready to bring in. We're possibly struggling to buy because clubs cannot replace the players we want. Rafa wouldn't be walking out at SJP on Wednesday if Ashley had gone back on his word and as Ian correctly said earlier, there is no point worrying over something that may never happen.

Brighton have bought Chuba Akpom in on loan from Arsenal. THATS IT THE LEAGUE HAS BEEN LOST. BRIGHTON ARE SIGNING PEOPLE. Quick everyone! Panic!!!!!!

We're not far away from measuring willies and comparing them with Brighton on here like.

Yes and yes.

This.

People getting angry with loads of hypothetical situations that have been made up by the press f*** HIM he dont wanna sign and now Rafa's gonna leave because Ashley is holding back all the money. We'll find out within 24 hours if he'll sign.

Agree.

I don't see why. He's been sacked by West Ham and England since then. His reputation is as a relegation specialist, that pretty much tells you all you need to know about his standing in the game. How does he have a reputation as a relegation specialist? He's never been relegated from the PL I presume he means escaping relegation and by this you know he's a shit manager because he's always in and around the relegation zone.

The thought of Townsend and Ritchie on the wings man Rotate them both on each wing during the game as Rafa currently does with Atsu/Ritchie.

I think the betrayal part is due to Ranieri promising him for three months that they'll sell him at any offer above £4m, since then there has been two offers in that region and both have been rejected. This is the part of his argument I agree with and understand.

What the fuck

They don't want to sell to a direct rival? Has an offer on the table from Galatasary too, which they wont entertain as it's a loan with the obligation to buy.

£2m for effectively a four month loan is pretty ridiculous though.

Just watched the unauthorised interview Ulloa has given Sky Sports Admitting that he'll be sanctioned by the club but doesn't care because he just wants to get away to play football. Crazy stuff. Why are they refusing to let him go man? He's their fourth choice striker (Vardy, Okazaki, Musa all ahead of him) and he's even been told that they have no plans to play him. They could easily replace him with someone young that they could develop if needed. They've told him for months that they'll sell him for a set price, then they've gone back on it. I can sort of understand his frustrations there.

We don't need to make a single signing and we'll still comfortably be promoted. Sign Townsend and we may as well just be given the trophy for 1st place now. It's quite refreshing not selling players during January though.

That Ulloa account is not verified, is it?

Aye, that's what I thought. BBC doing some massive backtracking because they expected Ipswich to win against Lincoln. Imagine the uproar if the FA allowed the time and date of the Lincoln v Brighton game to be moved to allow for TV coverage with only a week and a half before the game.

He played 29 minutes for us, it's almost impossible to judge him based on that. Still, Rafa/McClaren were unable to play him as it was a "favour" signing and one that the club didn't want to trigger a permanent deal from.

Has any striker ever moved from the Russian league to the PL and been a success? Musa at Leicester is another who looks a sack of shit after scoring for fun over there.

9 goals in 9 starts in the league for Basel this season (on loan from Roma).

I'm sure during the 10 months that he has been here, Rafa has seen enough of Curtis Good in training to realise that he's a sack of shit and didn't need the 90 minutes yesterday to confirm that. He picked the team yesterday with the feelings of "not arsed if we go through, not arsed if we go out".

Berbatov was 27(?) when he went to Man Utd for £30m.

Fucking hell :lol: