Saint Garrett

Ah, apparently 5m, my bad.

£4m.

They're still paying Sheff Utd for the whole Tevez saga. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/coowner-david-gold-reveals-cost-had-west-ham-failed-in-promotion-bid-7770999.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2190605/Carlos-Tevez-transfer-saga-hurting-West-Ham.html

Yes, what is better than regular first team football for his career!?

Right ok, very odd post.

Still a long time then, I reckon end of Jan he'll be back.

I don't understand what or who you're getting at ?!

To be fair they made some 'clever' signings. Free Diame Jaaskeleinen Diarra Loan Carroll Benayoun Bought Jarvis £13m Maiga £4m Collins £1m Only really Jarvis was expensive but they did pretty much have a premiership team last season. Wouldn't say they have spent that much.

True, but debt can be seen as a good thing due to tax reasons.

Depends what it is used for.

@officialsaints: Training has been excellent the last few weeks, and we're raring to go after a 2 week break.

How do you know about our financial situation ?! WHU's owners have publically come out and said they were/are £100m in debt...

Porn money isn't it. Anyway there are a lot of clubs I'd rather he went to than West Ham, they are such a w4nk club.

Havent had a chance to really look yet, and not really heard of anything...but who are doing 'Christmas Specials' this year? I know of: Royle Family 8 out of 10 cats Top Gear? League of their Own?

Sure I saw something somewhere that Germany are actually leading the way with points won at european level or something with Spain 2nd and England 3rd.

I actually think Kagawa is a very decent player. Was superb at the start of the season and was their main threat along with RVP. Schneiderlin completely dominated him vs us though. He does a good job, but never going to start over Rooney lets be frank.

Better than Pastore, Nasri, Kagawa and Snejider ?! Hmm...

Think you can sign a pro contract when youre 17 but only for 3 years. Proper contracts can be signed from 18 as far as i know.

Not going to bring in anyone better than him for the 2m, I would rather keep him and let him go for free in the summer as he's been decent this year.

Anyone got any advice as to where to park or where to stop and get the bus into london from? Was intending on driving and then parking by a tube stop and getting the tube to the ground, but with the strike, I'm a bit stuck. Tempted to use 'www.parkatmyhouse.com'

Not a lot to say on the matter really. If the club have said he'll be offered a contract on his 18th birthday then we have a lot of indecision until then. Wouldn't be surprised if a few of the bigger boys bid for him in January, but if this is the clubs way of doing things then we've just got to hope that he is going to sign. They must be hugely confident that he's going to sign, or surely they would have got him tied down.

Yer, Norwich came 3rd in my 3rd season and still had Holt up front. Then the following year they were relegated!

Pilchards also mentioned that 'Lallana is back' on the build up thread. Not getting my hopes up though as I can't see it.

To be fair, it's pretty rare that anyone will play well in a bad team performance.

You say that but I'd say that Punch is actually very good at bringing the ball down. He is very strong and doesn't really get pushed off the ball. Quite a few times I've seen him get in front of his man and hold him off bringing the ball under control.