Whitey Grandad

Round 2 week commencing 25th August Round 3 week commencing 22nd September Round 4 week commencing 27th October Etc.

As cover, and also to let him know that the sun doesn't revolve around his arse.

A bit of a gamble? This is the Premier League, there is not the time or space for gambles.

Why not? I wouldn't have thought there was much difference.

Nobody really likes saying 'I told you so', but...

It turned out that we don't.

Dropped his wallet and bent down to pick it up too quickly.

Because he might not be any good at this level.

Technically its 23:00 on the 1st September, which is also the last day of the school holidays so perhaps this forum will calm down once all the little ones have gone back.

Not when he's not playing he isn't. Even I'm better than Osvaldo until I get out on the pitch.

Manchester United sold more Peter Schmeichel shirts than any other club sold in total.

That would have upset the existing pay structure. We can only play one of each player in the team that we put out so if you're asking me whether I prefer Long or Sharp then it has to be Long every time.

Takes ages? That's because you start believing they've signed as soon as they are on the rumour list. How long did Lallana take to leave, several months?

I agree. I really do despair some times at the attitudes of some people on here. Come on guys, what on earth were you expecting? For myself, I think he's a very useful addition to the squad and if he chips in with his usual 8 goals a season will turn out to be good value.

So you would prefer someone unproven at this level rather than a safer bet? And how you can describe a footballer as 'ageing' when they're only 27 is totally beyond me.

I thought he had been offered as a free transfer?

Some people are never satisfied.

Romanian, part of the EU innit.

Pleased that we have another addition, I think he'll add a bit of a spark to our attack. If he's half as good as Lallana then he's worth every penny.

We've made so much profit that we're hoping to sell him later at a loss in order to offset it.

Welcome to the real world. Do you think that this doesn't apply to ordinary people too?

You're new to this football fan lark, aren't you?

I couldn't agree more It could almost have been written by one of us.

Good one! That'll do, I can't get it out of my head already.

It's not far to walk. Even I've done it a few times.