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Wrong. Is it still that funny, 12 months or so on? Really. I never told anyone my "source" and FWIW, there was two or three people and it was nothing to do with Lallana. No, I don't cling to that opinion to beat Uncle Les or co... I just don't think he's very good. I'm normal enough a human being to differentiate between the purchase of a player and the actions of the footballing board. I'm also normal enough to admit things that I'm wrong about and laugh about it if so. You just seem a bit bitter and a bit weird. Time to let it go? I'm ready.

Hi Halo, sorry it's taken me so long to reply, just read this... appreciate what you've said, seriously. What I don't get is... I've made a climb-down from what I said and I did pass on everything that I'd been told but yet, for some reason, more than a year later, I'm still being trolled. To be honest, it's a bit weird. I'd be quite happy to engage with these people, sensibly, but the same old tired lines are just repeated, over and over, for no real good reason even when I'm simply posting an opinion. I made an arse out of myself, agreed and I've admitted that. Bit weird some people can't let it go though. Quite happy to bury the hatchet but it appears they aren't. Doesn't matter anyway, it's only the internet.

That said, in Cedric's case, there clearly is ability. For some of the others, though...

I love the "he's young, he'll improve" line... get that a lot with Forster last year. He's 27. Might be true that, Oscar Gobern just moved from Huddersfield to QPR.

We were as open and messy last week as well.

Yep, it's obvious we haven't (yet) replaced with players of equivalent quality.

The Schneiderlin screen and Alderweireld shield has well and truly gone. We look half decent going forward, but we will not repeat last seasons feats with our current squad. We're WBA level at the moment. As I've said previous, Alderweireld- quality CB and composed, hardworking DM of good quality (won't be Schneiderlin quality, no-one is) and we'll be ok. Feel a bit sorry for the likes Stekelenburg... Forster had it easy last year compared.

Fonte has been immense for us, there is absolutely no way we should sell him to make room for van dijk as captain. Would much rather we went elsewhere then unsettle our most consistent and important performer.

Paul Clement will be terrible, I was saying that to a mate when he was appointed. Early doors, but I honestly believe he will be.

Say it. Say it a million times over.

Derby didn't sell out the other 8000 seats. It's their fault. Utterly bereft of passion that club.

Even their players just look like skates ugggghhh

What a terrible camera angle .... I assume it's not safe for anyone to go any higher up then

100% the supporters put on a show for the cameras (constant nernernerner'ing) as they used to in the prem. then they'll go on about how great they are for years to come. Even if there is only 7,000 there they'll say 20,000 or if not, that 7,000 made far more noise than any other club in world football. I guarantee that.

Hahaha. But seriously, Forster doesn't have his command, presence and if you ever watch any Forster highlight, he's a more "in the way of the shot because I'm massive" goalkeeper, not because he's actually read the situation and reacted to it. Well, as long as it doesn't go in I suppose...

Depends on how seriously you took my comment. Plenty of people on here like to perceive it how they want to, then, at later stages, use it as some sort of weird bullying interweb stick to beat you with.

Yeah I honestly believe that, as I'm often mocked about on here. Stekelenburg is by far the more complete goalkeeper who doesn't share any of the weaknesses Forster has.

Miles better than Forster, as he'll prove this season.

Goddamn haha cheers

The9 I have some homework for you. Any chance you could work out the likely qualifiers and from there on, the likely pots of teams that'll be assigned? Might get a rough idea of who we might face if we get through

Do you ever get bored?

What a load of f()cking t0ss. People went to war from Southampton, Preston, Gibraltar, India... don't see Sachin Tendulkar daubing the walls of the stadium in Kochi reminding them of the absolute thousands who fought for the empire... Oh and if that isn't sick inducing enough, it wasn't even Alan Ball's actual quote;

In fact, this probably sums him up nicely... watch all of it and you'll get the idea! [video=youtube;_9-q56Y3JO8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9-q56Y3JO8

Oh god no, mine would Dragovic and Gonalons. Maybe also a cheeky £2.5m bid for Lovren on the penultimate day to the window closing, and as Dejan's head gets closer to Southampton as the bid goes up and up, pull out. Don't think VVD will be quite good enough for where we want to be but that said, Wanyama developed well, so... The CDM at Sevilla I mentioned above I've never seen play so I can't comment on him but Gonalons I have... good, combative, hardworking midfielder, can pass, very composed, chips in with a couple of goals every now and then... sound like anyone familiar?!?

Think I'll just reiterate this again. That said, looks like my choice of CB won't be happening.