angelman

I like Reed. Seems to be better than Clasie???

Not a great start. Not sure, thankfully, that Martina/Yoshida would be a natural choice

Have to remember that Barnsley have a 15% sell on clause with him, which on £50m is £7.5m

Think that they might need to do a bit more shopping....maybe. http://www.gazzettaworld.com/news/transfer-market/rumour/roma-everton-funes-mori/

Strange market. Everyone seems to be reluctant to sell unless for silly money (that is apart from us and Wanyama, but then you never really know the details). Everton have made it worse for themselves by telling everyone how much money they have. They are then trying to sign players that the bigger clubs are wanting

No it's not. It's ballcox There that was easy. HTH

Did we ever confirm signing Kieran Freeman?? Since his tweets its all a bit quiet

In years gone by, did back room staff always sign contracts in this manner?

Isn't one of their problems that they are going for the same players that other bigger clubs than them are going for. eg Witsel might well be going to Juve. Wijnaldum to Liverpool. Pelle to China

Just going on Transfmarkt (who seem not to have values for some). But anyway, we all have opinions, and I don't see us buying the league. Others do. So be it.

Sorry Batty, not that it is hugely important, but I think that you might be wrong. Kasper Schmeichel cost more than Lambert when he went from Man City to Notts County for £1.49m, but granted, many teams took loans and frees.

2009/10 Bought Fonte - £1.19m Lambert - £1.02m Puncheon - £191k Total - £2.40m Sold McGoldrick - £1.59m Rasiak - £1.53m Surman - £1.19m Total - £4.31m Not sure that many/any other L1 sides sold that value of players to enable them to spend at a similar level. If that is aimed at me, then it is way way off target.

Sorry Batty, but signing a couple of £1m players is hardly blowing people out of the water, not least as we sold twice the value that we bought.

Really Batman? Can you tell me how we blew everyone else out of the water in L1?

And then Vardy to Arsenal? I hope so!! Some might think it petty but I hope it happens and their team is ripped apart. What modicum of success that we have had pails into insignificance with what LCFC achieved. For them to then be dismantled reinforces what a **** league/sport this really is. We got picked apart in a similar way to what seemingly will happen to LCFC. A player wanting to move + a good fee = a transfer. You can't blame the players. Sure they have CL this season, but it is more than likely to be a one off. They sign a 5 year contract at Chelsea/Arsenal and they are likely to get CL 3-5 times in that 5 year contract. The sad thing is, that those in charge of the game are more than happy for the big 6 to be able to steam roll everyone else and for the top 4 to be, save for last year, a closed shop.

Question that interests me is whether RK was right in saying that the U21 were all crap. Personally, and I know it is only a pre-season friendly, I thought that some did OK 2nd half and could be brought through.

Think that that might be a watching of a defector that I might pass on. Is it something particular to football players that they have to have a **** with an audience? Does it massage their already considerable egos?? "Look at me while I pleasure this lady. Rudolph Valentino eat your heart out!".

**** me. Are you always so negative about everything in non football matters?

Maybe it is a little early for the Mail but of the friendlies.... Celtic v Leicester Bradford v Burnley B Rovers v Swansea S****horpe v Hull Karlsruher v WHU Preston v Stoke Lokeren v Newcastle Barnsley v Everton yesterdays games involving Arsenal and Man U all get mentioned. Any mention of us? Of course not, not that I really care not least because it is a friendly. I just find it interesting which teams this rag (and it really is a **** rag) reports on.

We need a goal scoring midfielder. Been crying out for one for years.

Rubbish, This 2nd half is much more important than the 1st in that it shows who might be able to make the step up. No petering out as this is pretty much the U21 playing so of course are going to be at a lower level.

Turnbull looks a big lad

Brought this up week to 10 days ago. LFC say that they have no idea where story comes from. But...... No smoke without fire.

Surely you are mistaken. Our Andy is ex Chelsea and nothing else.