Dan Johnson

The transfer market is quiet slow at the moment, I'd prefer us to hold out for our top targets than sign lesser players for the sake of it. We've got quiet a balanced squad that we should be looking to improve rather than add to. I think all clubs are holding their cards close to their chest as I imagine there's going to be a merry go round of top strikers in this window, no one wants to sell a top asset before they have another lined up so we're caught in a "transfer chain" where if 1 deal collapses it effects multiple other deals.

I hope Billy gets a good move, i think we've treated him pretty poorly to be honest. He moved down here after an absolute tragedy, in search of a fresh start & career progression & we've given him neither. I cant understand how after 6 months he's deemed surprless to requirements and shipped out on loan without even an explanation as to why. IMHO, i dont think he'd be cut out for the premier league, but to not even be given the oppertunity to have a crack at it is unfair, he was obviously told when recruited he'd have a part to play in the Premier League otherwise he wouldnt have relocated his family at what was a very trying time for them. Yes, i think it's probably the right footballing decission, but the manor in which we've gone about that decission is poor. I'd have sooner seen him play in the reserves and given the oppertunuity to fight his way into the side last season, than forced out on loan.

I dont know what the tempo is like in brazil, however i'd imagine the tempo at international level is fairly similair, 16 caps for Brazil no less. If Ricky or Jrod were Brazilain they'd get no where near the brazil squad regardless of how many high tempo games they'd played in, they'd probably be the first to admit that!!

Still a massive step up in quailty for us, no disrespect to Ricky or Jrod, but Damiao is in a different league. Plus he is only 23 so that could change as he matures. For me, this signing is as much about signing quailty players as it is about signalling our intent. It shows other players we're in for that we mean business and could open the flood gates. Man City needed to sign Robinho to get the ball rolling

Paul Telfer, everyone hated him but me, always workmen like. Even when he was having a shocker he never hid away. Even played champions league football after his spell with us!

Would snap your hand off for Huddlestone at £5 million, massively underated! Fantastic technique!

To be honest, with the kind of money being suggested for Hooper I'd rather move for a proven striker in the prem like Darren Bent, I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but you can't argue with his scoring record in the premiership. Hooper, despite his record in the SPL, is an unknown in the EPL and there's a marked difference in the quality of opposition. I'd of course welcome someone with such a fantastic scoring record, but I don't think it would be an "exciting" signing

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/8791621/Celtic-star-Victor-Wanyama-is-waiting-to-open-talks-with-Cardiff-City comments from his agent above suggest the deal has been dead for 2 weeks, could be just agent talk but I suspect this is why we've been linked with both Banega & Nainggolan in recent weeks, both of whom I understand are defensive midfielders. I can’t see us signing 3 defensive midfielders, so I suspect it'll be 1 from Wanyama, Nainggolan, Banega or an as yet undisclosed player. Can’t say I have seen any of them play, but my preference if we're spending £12 million+ would be to sign a player who has played most consistently in the most competitive league I believe we're looking to sign 4-5 players this summer A defender - Completed A Midfielder - A Wide player - Striker -

Signed a new contract at City 2 weeks ago http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/01/manchester-city-confirm-micah-richards-and-pablo-zabaleta-to-sign-new-contracts-3824616/

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Not sure why Beattie is getting hammered? I've meet him on a number of occasions at charity events and found him a likeable character. Good for him on making the move into management, I personally hope he has massive success. As others have said though, can't believe some even entertained the idea of sharps moving to acc

I'd expected to see these players leave regardless of contract, with a few youth players added into the mix Billy Sharp Dean Hammond Frazer Richardson Danny Seaborne Richard Chaplow Danny Butterfield Steve De Ridder Tommy Forecast Ryan Dickson Aaron Martin Lee Barnard Jonathan Forte Tadanari Lee

I'll drive him up there myself if we'd get £20 million for Lallana

Swansea 1-2 Win - Swanseas form is poor, they're already in europe and have nothing to play for, i expect a good game of football but feel we have momentum West Brom 1-0 Win - They Drew away at Stoke & then lost to West Ham away in their last 2 away league games, again their season is over. A poor game with a goal seperating the sides... Spurs 3-1 Loss - They simply have to win if they want to get champions league, they lack out and out strikers but have quailty everywhere else. They have too much pace in their side and we'll struggle! Sunderland 2-0 Loss - They'll be a different side after the derby win, they're not much better than us but I think this will be a game they'll be up for. This win will see them mathmatically safe and they'll make sure they get it. Stoke 2-1 Win - Depending on whether Stoke have to win to stay up, if they do then the result could go either way

Maya is the best CB we've had at this club since Michael Svensson. Our best summer signing by a country mile! Will be one of 4-5 players I'll be considering as player of the season.... Maya Lambert Punch Spiderman Cork

Think he wanted to play elsewhere but other clubs couldnt afford his wages, so we were asked to either buy out his remaining contract to let him leave or subsidise his wages at another club but we refused, it was put down as a "Business decission" I suspect the pay rises he got when we got promoted twice over put him in that situation. If he was on £3000 a week when he signed he's probably on nearly £4500 now, thats nearly an extra £80k a year. For someone who potentially will be out of work at 35 & who will never earn that kind of money again you can hardly blame him. We all have financial commitments to meet. Just because he's a footballer & on good money doesnt make his commitments any less pressing than ours. If he was on 10-15k a week it would be different, but I highly doubt that!

Completely & Utterly astounded by the lack of football knowledge on this football forum!! Our fullbacks come in for allot of flack because they're left exposed defensively, then get hammered if they're not getting forward... because they're expected to get forward at every oppertunity!! We're playing 4-3-3 FFS!!! If we're attacking the front 3 (Lambert, Jay Rod, Gaston) 1 from the midfield (lallana) & normally both fullbacks (Fox & clyne) are all forward!! It is impossible for any full back to play that way all game, fox came off because he was shattered, not because he was having a shocker! Our midfield, because of the way we set out, offer very little protection over our full backs and often they're left in a 2 on 1 situation in which they can't commit so end up backing off. Even when we play a flat 4 with lallana on the left like we were last season, lallana drifts inside to often that he offers no protection for Fox! There has been times where Fox has been accountable, the poor header in the City game springs to mind, but every player has & they can only learn from that and improve.

Southgate & Neville best pundits on TV by a mile, I absoultely hated the rat faced ***** but now can understand why he played at such a high level for so long. Top Top pro, & top pundit, his knowlege on the game puts others to shame!

Adkins said yesterday in his post match interview "Thats why defenders cost so much at this level" http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19458521 Pretty sure that translates to we were in for a few & were effectively priced out of the market. We also must not forget, 2 of our last 3 games were against 1st & 2nd in the league, mistakes will get punished. A better result against Wigan & we'd have been saying we've got what we expected. you can't panic after 3 games, we certainly have showed enough (in 2 out of the 3 games) that we'll be OK at this level. Just because we didnt sign any more defenders, doesnt mean we didnt try, or indeed that we spent the money we had for defenders elsewhere

Think we owe it to Deano that if an offer comes in from a club where he's likely to be a starter, then we give him the oppertunity to talk with them. It's a good suit for him, he wouldnt have to move his family if he didnt want to, Charlton are on the up & he has the experience they'll need to get them out of that division. As previously mentioned, if he appears for another club at SMS he should get a warm reception. Good solid performer at championship level, lacks the pace for top flight imho

Could well have signed, but could be wanting to get him over to the UK for press photos before the offical press release. If he's still abroad and we annouce the signature of our most expensive player with no decent quotes/photos then it will be seen as a bit of a PR balls up! Hopefully the delay is just why he's flying over here to get photos done :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHRXTrnIyX8 even...

WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!!! phew....

I think at the moment the priorty is to do business with clubs that are willing to do business so we dont miss out. 2 CBs are still on the cars

Ditto