Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

NA didn't bring in any of our current LBs so maybe he thinks he'd rather be rid of 2 or 3 of them and bring in his own man instead. We've been linked with left backs all summer - he was even trying out young Ben Reeves there in pre-season - so maybe this is an area he's unhappy with even if it does seem odd to us. My Forest supporting mate told me they've still got an interest in Harding (he's not ITK there so no idea how he knows this) so maybe he'll be one to go, if this is a goer. Sure I read Cork was best mates with Rodriguez on a Burnley forum, when the chase for his signature was still on, so maybe he's been putting in a good word for us?

Although McCarthy did have a strop recently because he was told to reduce the size of his squad and EB himself maybe getting a little bored of being 3rd choice in a team which plays with only 1 striker unless absolutely necessary. Rumour is not as crazy as it sounds, methinks. The Gorkss thing also rings true. Yes, it looks like it's not going to happen now but the plan might have been to unveil the lad tomorrow.

I'm hoping he's done it for a laugh, biting his thumb at those who feel that's the very way he is...

Oh.

Interesting news when there's rumours of us making big bids for players. Let's make bid massiver then!! Maybe Maynard is the target & Waghorn plan b?

Maybe its a betting scam! Agent starts talking about Saints making big bids for players. Daft punters start lumping money on us to go up, price goes down on Leicester (also mentioned), agent whacks a load of cash on Leicester. Allegedly.

This explains some of his headers...

Thank f**k I didn't look on a P*mpey site; imagine having to look on there for information...

http://www.wearetherangersboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109509 Fella on this QPR website says Puncheon will theirs by Monday & Gorkss is staying there too. Interesting to see if this pans out...

Or even players behaviour. Maybe a contract will start to mean more to them - as it did, say, 20-30 years ago - as the luxury of allowing your contract to run down safe in the knowledge there will be a bunfight amongst clubs, offering ridiculous signing on fees and salaries, starts to become less attractive when they see more and more (supposedly) decent players not finding new clubs or having to take large wage cuts as the situation hasn't panned out as expected. Good, if it does, quite frankly.

Are they? Just checked the website & couldn't see anything? Has someone from the Echo Twitterated something? Sounds good, if so!

Certainly doesn't sound like he would've fitted in with the 'on the bus' mantra! Do you have any news on Gorkss?

QPR have completed signing of DJ Campbell today. Hopefully 'sell Gorkss to Saints' is next on Warnock's to do list...

Maybe Puncheon doesn't want to go to QPR as part of a swap deal so we've had to buy Gorkss for a fee?

He didn't but he did say there would definitely be another signing before the Leeds game, I think? Maybe he was anticipating this being Jemal but there's still about 24 hours to go before we need someone to be registered to figure in the game...

Yes, forgot about that. He said we would definitely sign someone. Still a day and a half to register someone before the kickoff I s'pose.

More importantly, does this mean no more pictures of lush Lucy Pinder in this thread???

On the Puncheon to QPR thread, someone has posted a link to the Daily Mail, which is carrying a story saying the Puncheon/Gorkss swap may be close to completion so maybe this has also affected the Jemal transfer?

Is that finished as in deal done or finished as not going to take place?!

Bizarre reason for not signing - wanting to know the transfer fee - if true! What difference does that make unless his signing on fee is a percentage of the transfer fee and he doesn't believe what we're telling him?!

The discussion, above, of principles, laws & regulations is all well and good but, more importantly, anyone know whether he's signed yet?

She's a virgin. Knows what's on a bloke's mind before he's tried his luck, unfortunately.

Seem to recall that too. Think the rumour was that we were going to pay £750k but we've got De Ridder now anyway. Good job we didn't pay, if we had wanted him, as now he's on a free...

Or we've already agreed a deal for a CB - Jemal - instead?

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/9172659.Warnock_hopeful_of_Puncheon_deal/ On Echo site now. Report is pretty much a re-hash of the piece on the London site.