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Won't need a new player profile photo, just paste over the Exeter badge. Tis the recession.

I'd rather have him at right back playing, than not playing at all, growing disillusioned and being shipped out. James is a player we don't want to be losing, a real asset to the team. Every team needs a utility player, and James seems to be ours.

Meh. I don't think Newcastle would've wanted the hassle of taking Lambert on loan. If they want a League One player that's not Beckford, I always though Holt at Norwich would've been the better option. Class player there...

We've come on a long way since the 1-1 on the first day of the season. I remember thinking after Patterson's strike that we had a little gem of a player. How wrong I was! (Granted he's got time on his side and we've made signings since then...) This will still be a tough game, Millwall are doing well and won't lie down, but with our new strengthened defence with Fonte willing to make an impression on his new boss/fans, we could win this. I'm going with heart here and say we'll scrape a 1-0 win, though any further player signings this week could make me change my mind...

I think all managers that take jobs elsewhere should have a clause in their contracts stating that they cannot take players from their old clubs for at least six months. (I expect smart clubs do this already.) Having never seen Stock play, I can only say what others say on here, and it has got me excited. If he's Donny's best player, then dropping a League makes me salivate. Fonte was one of Palaces best players, and while they're financially screwed, it shows we have the persuasion to entice players to SOuthampton. We have to hope that the new manager of Donny if also as much as a fan of Gillett as O'Driscoll was, but I figure that any new manager will want to keep his best players, which, unless the deal is already nearly done, spells bad news for us.

If somebody offered me promotion to the CCC this season in exchange for Portsmouth staying up, I'd take it. I'm not concerned with them, I just want to see what's best for us. These are exciting times (for us). The only thing that's letting us down currently is League placing. The sooner we move on up, the better. (Though I'm not too concerned with the Premiership, I just wish we could be in the CCC again.)

While it's not the healthiest way to look at things, the more class players we sign, the more assets we have running around the pitch if the worst were to happen again. My biggest concern of the spending (and when I say biggest, it's not big at all but bigger than the others) is that we could stump the development of the academy players. In the Premiership the youth rarely got a look in, with more players being signed, we could be seeing the last youth players in the first team as being Lallana and James.

A Palace-supporting mate of mine told me that Fonte started at Crystal Palace as a right back, so perhaps Pardew does have designs on adding Ward and perhaps using Fonte at right back... ...or perhaps we're just all making excuses because we want to see Ward here and yet logic dictates 5 CB's is a lot...

"Drew Surman is poised to join old club Saints on loan" www.imadethislinkupmyself.com I wouldn't mind seeing him back tbf. Would provide strength on the left. Though it is probably Ward...

This may be the Lounge, so I'll keep it as clean as possible, but I would ruin Cat Deeley. The dress she was wearing on Saturday was so short, I couldn't stop staring at her legs! And I'm not a leg man...

If you're contracted, you should get paid, so long as they have officially told you not to go in. Otherwise, take a rag, go to work and clean the windows. They surely couldn't deny you pay then, plus you've shown initiative to your new employers. Or just go down the pub.

If this happens, I will literally burst with excitement. He's been linked with the top CCC and one or two Premiership sides, I wouldn't be too sure that even we could persuade him to come here, irrespective of the money we throw at him.

I'd be suprised if he goes anywhere. Always seemed like a one club man, I think he'd rather retire than drop through the leagues, despite what Fergie says. He has become too injury prone too, which would put him on the same footing as Murty. We have James who, despite having his doubters, can do the job there until we can sign a competent replacement.

Good call. Never post when hungover. Brain meltdown.

Suprises me that they'd put Swindon above Millwall and the Dons.

Thanks to alcohol, I can't remember what I did last week! I'd be suprised if Rasiak played for Spurs at all, I thought he'd been at Derby for longer than one season...

I wouldn't say they're on a par with Claus and Killer, but the partnership of one brute, header winning, no nonsense defender and one silky ball playing defender could draw similarities. It'd be nice to have a settled centre back pairing. With Thomas, Trotman, Perry and Jaidi we were always chopping and changing. Granted players go in and out of form, but my friend who's a Palace fan seems to think, or know of course, that Fonte is a consistant player, rarely letting the team down. I expect him to nut me if we also take Danns.

The team looks good enough but you can never strengthen too much. Pardew can obviously see that. The more players we sign of a quality better than what we have, the more chance of promotion this or next season. Failing that, we'll still have dozens of little investments running around all over the pitch!

Let's appeal the 10 point deduction. Well, if Newcastle think they can re-write the rules.... Sell them Pulis - tell them he's the cousin of Lionel Messi.

I'd be suprised if we can't persuade Lallana to stay, as long as he's happy here. We can afford it financially, it's up to him whether he wants to spearhead the push for promotion or sit on the bench for Wolves like Surman. Same for Morgan, although we never know what's going to happen. We might suprise ourselves and make it up this season!

Jose Fonte. Isn't it funny how music cannot be expressed on a messageboard. :-D There's got to be a way of fitting his name into the Hokey Cokey.

Albeit the newbies would be FA Cup tied, so we'd be relying on the same old (and young) faces.

Norman Wisdom is a good shout. I thought I'd be all big and special and clever by suggesting him but Gaz beat me to it. Hugh Heffner is another shout, choking on a Viagra.

Does anyone have Pulis on the back of their shirt? I could imagine him hiding behind the dressing gowns at the megastore waiting for the first... Don't know much about Danns, but certainly looking forward to seeing the new arrivals play!

Very excited by this, a centre back that plays the ball out of defence rather than hoofs it. In my (admittedly strange) head, he's the Claus Lundekvam to Jaidi's Mike Svensson. I was reading through the Palace website and they do seem gutted, but understand it was done due to their financial troubles - oh how I am so glad we don't have those anymore. He also sounds like a player the fans will love, a real "get involved with the fans" player. Fingers crossed he proves to be the best centre back in the league.