Give it to Ron

Interesting that no-one mentioned that we blooded 9 academy players last year! Arsenal on several occasions fielded teams with no English players

Think we will lose our squad strengthening money in that case. Not sure we have many others in his bracket.

Man Utd will sign Schweinsteiger instead and Morgan will probably go for less than we want from Arsenal as we want some return

Why is it weakened......you haven't seen any of the replacements play.....you have written off JayRod then!!! Still Gashton is back just for you

have a look at Sterlings record...yet.....

Its the first test on Wednesday....have we lost the Ashes already??

Knowing our luck he will sign for us and tear his groin and be out for 3 months

Apart from Bobby in 76 it was Marians against the blue sh1te after all he had been through injury wise.

So why does everyone have kittens and constantly whinge about 12m for a proven international we signed tgen?

Agreed but he has had some bad luck with injuries holding him back.

I am looking forward to seeing if Gape and Hesketh continue to improve - Hesketh needs to bulk up a bit but can see a decent player in him if he gains some strength similar to how Lallana(cough spit) did. Disagree with The9 above about defenders Will Wood, McCarthy and Mugabe should feature this year.

Sorry posted elsewhere

Ogbonna centre half from Juve apparently we are interested

Your not neutral are you? Smugness and arrogance as a trait you shouldn't preach to others. We have done well without all those and happy with our club. ...are you after watching them fail?

Why? Is it your money? How does another 2.5 affect you? Did us paying over the top for Long impact you in anyway? Did us ripping Arsenal off for Chambers help you in anyway? What does it matter to any 'fan' either way its not your money and you can't influence it in anyway either apart from whingeing on a forum. We have signed 2 good players it seems for under 10m ....sounds like the club know what they are doing far better than you and the Austrian whingebag give credit for.

How often have you seen Nyland? What are his strengths?

You think those complete utter fckwits that have been running English cricket even know where Hampshire is.....it goes back way beyond this to when I used to watch Turner and Jesty who were in top 5 in England yet never ever got selected. Middlesex, Surrey and Kent thats your key to being selected.

"Liverpool wanted me, but I want championships, I want to win trophies." - Simon Kjær on his move to Fenerbahçe instead of Liverpool. Hahaha

That they are not English

The 2003 cup final side only had 5 English players in....against Villa we had 5 in squad not much has changed except we have more academy coming through now.

How do you explain us signing Bertrand - bringing in Targett instead of a foreigner?

I don't.....have a look in other clubs in the Prem am sure you will find we blood far more 'English' than many 9 from academy last year. How do you explain Forster signing replacing Polish keeper?

Huddlestone to Villa good for him not sure if he is what they need though. Drifts out of games too easily for me when it gets tough