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True, you have to be clinical when you get chances. Hojberg only needed to avoid hitting the keeper. JWP isn't the best one to be on the end of a long aerial hopeful. And Carillo only had that one header under pressure from their defender. Too much careful approach play and no cutting edge.

NO! That doesn't mean they are definitely off, simply that with 6 months on their contract, they can agree a contract with another supplier when this one ends with current supplier. I think he looks good, and with the uncertainty over Cedric, we should offer him another contract IMHO.

Off? Source please. I know he's out of contract in the summer, but was hoping we would ask him to stay on. Is he leaving to join up with Puel again?

Stephen Caulker gets 18 month deal at Dundee ..... and all the cake he can eat (not really, that's just my joke about Dundee Cake) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42992304

Liverpool fan in the office keeps saying "you're gonna beat us" every time he walks past. Let's hope so, but let it go, mate. One win at West Brom and he thinks we are world beaters.

He didn't play last night in the FA Cup replay? Was hoping to see how he got on against Premiership opposition.

Win these and we stay up. They are the 6 pointers.

Surely that is tapping up. Authorities should look at remarks like that.

It was probably about the font to be used for the pledges Krueger is so excited about.

Yes, I agree. same reasoning and same conclusion. I keep hoping for an announcement that either Silva or Koeman have been appointed to the end of the season. Looks like MP is getting to keep the job for the West Brom game now, but after that ....

We are all agreed Pellegrino won't be able to improve results so he has to go NOW. Appoint Silva until the end of the season (he wouldn't want to be with us long term anyway). Review in the summer.

Some may write to disagree, but I have to agree with every word, especially about damaging the club's image, going forward.

I don't think it is. Sadly, we have left it to the final day before making a formal offer. Now Moscow can't be asked to go find a replacement, one that they don't need to bust a gut on today as their season is on a break. I don't think it's about the size of the offer now, we could offer £50M and they would still say they don't have time to find a replacement. One could argue they should have a replacement lined up in case we make an acceptable offer, but it seems they would rather keep him now than get on the phone this afternoon/evening and buy/hire a replacement.

On the one hand, this. On the other, a £5M saving to the kitty allows us to maybe bring in another player, albeit from a lower level.

Having jettisoned Aguero and put in Kane into my fantasy team, I need Kane to score at least 4 today!!!!

Les probably promised him two signings, without specifying quality, so expect a couple of loans from Colchester and Mansfield.

Has he signed yet? 'he' could refer to Promes, Carillo, Slimani, Ulloa or indeed any breathing soul

Oh well, yeah, Giroud, now you're talking. If we could get him in either purchase on loan, that would be signing of the season. Hideously good player, exactly what we need, but out of our price range...

OR ..... Koeman has agreed to return and is directing us who to get in before he rides into town. Fanciful, I know.

Again, yes please. Either Slimani or Ulloa would do me. Just hope our relationship (as in a bad one) with Puel won't hamper this enquiry.

Oh Lord, that kind of review has me salivating now .... have we finally found our Mane replacement? Pleeaaaasssseee get this signing done quickly.

A mahoosive YES from me, and can we have the manager as well please.

Has he signed yet? This is Skacel all over again!!

I'll take that!

If MP is going, it will be on Sunday evening or Monday. If he's still in post on Tue, then he will be there all season. All IMHO, of course.