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No Kittel? How come?

there might not have been any loan fees (we were desperate to get him out the door and the `buying' clubs new it) and we may even have been paying a significant proportion of his wages too (who knows?). Whatever the final amount it won't look good on a profit and loss sheet.

nothing more enjoyable than seeing Brenda squirm last season, and if results don't go his way quite quickly we will get to it all over again. Having said that I think they will be better next season. After a laughable start Lovren eventually started to find his feet, once Lallana got over his latest injury he offered them something. Ibe looks a good player, Coutinho had a great season, Emre Can looks a very good player to me (if played in the right position) in Clyne they have upgraded big style. Hope they fail, but not so sure they will.

Blimey. That's certainly decisive.

maybe Ibe, Flanagan, Coutinho and Henderson could be described as young players that have progressed

out of interest, how much more income do Liverpool make than us and where does it come from - sponsorship and more TV appearances I assume? Or do shirt sales outside the UK stack up as well?

****, I forgot the toilet thief was out of contract. We had better not compound my misery of losing a top class full back by replacing him with that useless show pony.

from his point of view the move makes sense and I can't blame him, but as with all good players that leave Saints (and he was certainly was a good player), he is the enemy now and `dead' to me. Soares my good man, I hope you turnout to be an even better player. The king is dead, long live the king.

Martinez was bought for 35m euros and Madzukic sold for about 18m euros. Mind you they must have made a bob or two with their recent success on the field.

I don't buy to much into this agreement thing. He has a contract. We didn't change the contract last summer. He therefore is our player until we get a bid we like. Simple as. I suspect they said to him last summer that we are not selling you because too many players have left. Next summer (ie this) the pressure will be off us, so we can consider offers. Whether they mentioned a set fee at that point who knows.

I'm all for low price ticketing, but final game of season is popular and so will bompey game, hence cat A. Cat A is based on popularity after all.

we don't have to agree to a transfer you know. If the fee comes too late to replace him we could turn it down. We could also be saying to united we want £30m and we need a decision by X date. Take it or leave it. Who knows. I doubt we are desperate at this point and from what I read the united bid is miles off what we want.

agreed. Can't see him signing though. No need from his point of view.

wonder what Clyne would do?

You think its Manyoo playing hardball rather than Saints? Why would we be desperate?

and how long did Pardew get at Newcastle

If only you could combine the two you'd have a proper player.

Alderweireld will want to play for a club going forward. If Morgan and Clyne are sold before he signs he, like some of the players last summer, might take another look at his own situation. Not the only factor of course, but he will want to sign for a club attempting to get in in the CL. Lose Morgan and are we really that club?

wow, is that a true story?

anyone know if we have been receiving a loan fee in addition to the clubs paying their wages, or have the deals been weighted in their favour with no loan fee and us having to pay a percentage of their wages? My guess is the latter.

how do you replace, like for like, the best (or second best if Matic is more to your liking) holding/defensive/central midfielder in the Prem? Very hard. We have had a full season to find the right one though.

I know youtube is an armchair scouts dream, but that video doesn't half show up what we are going to miss.

I agree with you, I can't begrudge him a move, but not because he stayed. He only stayed because he was under contract and we said he couldn't go. He had no choice. He wanted out and he moaned when we prevented him leaving. But I am glad he knuckled down and played well, but that's what we paid him to do. Or was that what you meant: he said he would knuckle down?

almost everybody put in Morgan's shoes would make that move, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. It will be tough filling his shoes. I think United are getting him at very good price. How much did they spend of Fellaini? With the huge rise in prices for players last summer, this feels a fraction low to me for what I would suggest is now a completely proven and outstanding premiership midfielder. Maybe I have rose tinted specs on, but he is will allow the flair players at united or wherever to shine. With the number of times he intercepts balls, they will see more ball than they did last year that's for sure. Schweinsteiger is winding down. Morgan is at his peak. Much better choice for united.

totally one footed.