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There is no way that we will get a 'like for like' replacement for £4mil ! Sadly that is not even the biggest problem, as it it the message that this sudden, pre world cup transfer sends out ! If we are prepared to sell our top scoring talisman then we will sell anyone, other clubs know this and so do our own players, that is the tragedy of it all ! Big deal that Rickie gets his dream move, I would have told them '£10mil or f#ck off' and most certainly not have sold him ahead of the world cup and before the new manager comes in !!

To be fair to Barton he did apologise for his 'ugly birds' remark, I think it's the first time anyone (including all the politicians!) has openly said sorry for anything on that programme !!

Just watched SSN and they are still reporting between 8 and 10 mil so I don't know where this 4 mil has come from ! Still refuse to believe it though, as he is currently with the England squad and (for sure) it would send out the worst possible signal of a firesale should it actually transpire ! (Have just seen the BBC article but surely 4m is derisory, even if true!)

And there was me worried about Pochettino leaving !!

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Hodgson say that agents would be banned from all England hotels/training grounds etc.. during the WC build up ?? As Rickie is there with the team surely he is not involved in any negotiations ?? If any of our players are leaving, my guess is that those on international duty will only happen when the WC is over. On that basis I reckon that this latest rumour is bollards !!

That's really strange, I bought 1 ticket, paid by MasterCard and was charged one pound only ! (I double checked just to be sure!)

It might be worthwhile to ask a retailer if they have any spares ! The reason I say this is because some people don't want them in the first place, I know of two friends who did this so it's a possibility and you'd have nothing to lose by asking ! HTH

Renewed today (never got around to it until now!) and found it to be a very smooth online transaction, pity that they charge a quid for the credit card transaction, it just seems unnecessary as it is such a tiny percentage of the total, just an irritant really !! COYS:)

Why do we always get the 'short straw' ? Katherina, eh ? Vincent Tan or Mike Ashley, then we 'd really be in the 'big league'

Would be nice if you could get her name right before asking the question !

Spot on, top clubs like Man U and Liverpool are able to embrace both so why can't we ? I was delighted to see MLT attending the awards do the other night and cannot see how this will affect our ongoing push for success ! If stripes are the most popular with fans then why not bring them back ? Surely respect for our history and courtesy to our fans does not mean that we lack ambition, on the contrary it can be positive IMHO ! COYS. Ps. Thanks FF for the OP, pity you always have to take a bit of flack with it, but on here it seems inevitable !

Was a piece of cake, no probs, only slight discomfort I had was when the wife (who had only just passed her driving test!) jerked the car all the way home from the clinic ! No regrets, even after another 30 years, reckon it's the best thing but obviously you have to think it through and be sure in your own minds !!

A weakened side, a win, can't complain ! I just love last minute winners, especially when the Skates concede an equaliser at exactly the same time Deep joy

You never mentioned Glen Johnson who is probably Woy's preferred option at the moment (Even with his Skate history!) so the chances of Clyne making it are pretty remote IMO !

Except for Alpine wetting his knickers

Having travelled extensively in Asia for many years I have been offered all sorts of weird dishes ! Snake, alligator, live crustaceans etc.. but (although I refused it!) the most sensational was a tiger's pr!ck served to an American business leader at a dinner in Shanghai ! For me, I had 2 or 3 main rules : never eat anything black, navy blue or wriggling on the plate, apart from that I had a go at most things and am still here to tell the tale

Fair comments IMO !

No real options for the line up apart from maybe Wanyama/Cork unless we blood some of the youngsters ! Have a good feeling about this one though, we are due a break and I reckon this could be it

Unlucky not to get three points but our away record stacks up against anybody's so one point not so bad ! Disagree with comments about the beach as I felt that we got stuck in but lacked quality finishing ! Nailed on handball, ref a plonker as ever ! Bring on the Toffees !

Actually I agree with you, I said that 'I would have to fork out £522' not that I have any intention of doing it because I perceive it to be a major rip-off ! Ps. my garden gnome has faded in the sunshine and now has a plain white kit

I can live with £600 odd quid for 19 PL matches but paying Adidas £87 for a kids (named and numbered!) polyester replica kit really sticks in my gullet (that's last season's price BTW) ! I have 3 grandsons, so if I were to buy each of them the home and away kits, I would have to fork out £522. If commercial thinking includes looking to the future, I would suggest that fleecing your youngest, potential customers is not the best way to go about it !!

I'm pretty sure that the 'barring crazy offers' comment implies that Shaw could go for circa £30mil ! TBF, left backs are not totally irreplacable and that sort of dosh can fill a number of gaps elsewhere in the squad ! Can't say the same for Lallana and Schneiderlin mind !

Neither Pardew nor Hughes are ahead of Mopo in terms of achievement ! Saints are relative newcomers to the PL and have improved step by step ! It is clear GS that you do not rate Mopo but this is stretching it even by your standards !!

The end of the world is nigh ! I'm just surprised that the implosion has taken so long after the Don has left ! No more points, Mopo will leave, all good players will leave, Kathy will sell to a gangster ! On the plus side Glasgow and Alpine will have something proper to gripe about

Bigger shame that they never managed to ditch the debts associated with the old club though, eh ??? :)