adrian lord

I only wish our posters were as reasoned and well informed as their forum - OP excepted, of course.

A most prescient post this transpired to be.

It is all part of a our long term strategy to replicate the team names with the 76 Cup winning side. We are presently scouting furiously for a young McCalliog, a Blythe, and a Turner as goalie, hoping to complete some deals before the window shuts.

Whatever they do wear, when we take the lead, it has got to be a reprise of the classic "have you got another kit?" chant.

Get the signings in, a month to weld into the team, and over the bad run of fixtures and I think we'll be flying. Lots to be excited about.

Please spare Norfolk...

London-centric, Chelsea supporting Home Office staff; or good, old fashioned bribery?

except that we''ll be pointless till December 1st with our fixture list...

Pointless table until Sept 1st, Shirley?

I can just see the Chairman's opening speech at the Baggies Board meeting pre-season: "The aim this season - like last and next - is to carefully orchestrate alternate relegations and promotions. The last thing we need is to get established as a comfortable, mid - table Premiership club, it would be a disaster"

Not forgetting Eileen Drewery, as a key back room staffer, of course?

It all makes for such soulless stadia these days. Heaven forbid a flag might obscure an advertising hoarding, or worse still, pose a health and safety risk...

Brinkmanship.

Adkins is going to be a bloody genius given time. Compliments Cortese's rampant ambition perfectly. We are going places. If we get that Ramirez bloke we are really going to tweak some noses this season.

"Saints fairytale return from the brink...leafy Hampshire...."

Yea. Hopefully our end will be packed with scowling, stocky 35yo casuals in designer clobber.

err...where did I say that? I am not interested in silly point scoring - simply saying that in our position, we are left scrambling in the surge of last minute musical chairs. Now, I shall return to my Chateau Talbot 1970. Far more enjoyable and arresting.

Quote from that article: "It is interesting that the last day of August – also known as the transfer deadline day is the busiest day of the transfer window almost every year. It is not unusual that a lot of interdependent transfers are completed on that day, making it the media’s favorite summer day." OK so maybe busiest but not most transfers on that day, but you should get the point I was making - i.e. "Don't panic- we'll strengthen by Aug 31 st, at the last minute".

For a start: http://blog.fieldoo.com/2012/07/when-does-the-summer-transfer-window-start-and-end/ There is more but I m on train with ****e connection

I think a lot of people subconsciously equate the season starting with closure of the window - Adkins included in his declaration of activity intent in the market. But the trouble is, outside of the mega-signings league (Van Persie etc) there is little done until the final days and hours of each window, when transfer activity rises exponentially as the deadline looms. Certain key moves unleash a flood of knock-on, domino effect transfers just before the deadline, and suddenly "dead" deals are revived and all is well. It'll happen this window with us - just not in time for City.

Pre-season results and 'performances' mean nothing.

Kit is ****. Guly looks to be building nicely on his excellent form last season, will blossom at Prem level even further.

Dunno - but I hear they will be fitted with Willans harnesses. For the rollercoaster ride in the Premiership...

Concrete:Seats ratio is all wrong. It demeans us to have any sort or rivalry with such nobodies.

I thought that was the Viagra.