Crab Lungs

General consensus on here... "Lallana not good enough for United" "Average" "Squad player at best" http://www.redcafe.net/threads/adam-lallana.361862/page-4 Normally, United fans are quite knowledgeable but literally the only player I'd have from their midfield over ours is Mata, possibly Kagawa.

Delighted to be in a happy environment AND enjoying his football again... a few other sly digs

True, he's come on leaps and bounds but I could spot a mile off he was absolute class. Kudos me.

Whaaaaa? Not Milner? I've always wanted to see him and Wilshere play together, possibly with Rooney too in an attacking three. Doubt we'll see that though.

Loooooooooooooool that emboldened bit is so true... one or two bad games and a player is written off on here. Hence, the term "mongboard". Woy didn't even know why he was there, probably, bless.

He'll get 50 minutes or so in the next friendly and will be replaced by Rodwell/Henderson/Cleverley/Milner off the bench, guaranteed. Been saying it since our League One days.. he's the best attacking midfielder this country has produced since Joe Cole. There is not one midfielder of English nationality that can do what he does.

Yup, hence the major shifting in recent days... far more flexible with other clubs and what they want to pay now, as we are with players who want to go...

I think he is a NOB fan, so I guess we wouldn't have competed anyway. Truth is, we;re going in another direction now.

Banega is a helluva coup for the NOB's

TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK... Goes the admin clock

Ahahahahahahahahaha but Katharina's nice to them, she writes really nice letters that mean we are now in a better position than we ever were. Why? Because nice letters mean success.

http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/video/3132361217001 He's absolutely beaming

why is everyone so reactionary? Wet yourself over a nice letter from KL without knowing the facts then get your knickers in a twist over Osvaldo being suspended. Say he was in the wrong, do we not give second chances to people any more, just write them off straight away? If he returns and bangs in a few goals you'll all be singing a jokey song about the incident and making light of it... Yes, and it'll mostly be the same people who are saying "rubbish, disruptive, get rid" on this very thread.

why are we tweeting/ airing this publicly?

You're right, Defo. A lot are suckered in already and have made as judgement that this is for the best. We don't know either way yet but when a similar worded statement is released after the first player sale (they won't asset strip, but won't have the same hold over the players like NC) there'll be a few people feeling a bit duped

People are very easily pleased very words. Lets have a review in 6 months or so and see where we are.

a lot of people getting really excited and no doubt someone will say that it's nice to have a bit of communication out of the club as Cortese operated in almost complete silence. That said, she, has to deliver that upward trajectory now, not just say it... And I'm not sure the appointments she's got lined up will have the same single minded vision and drive Cortese had. For all hos faults and non communication, the guy delivered and not just any old suit could have done what he's done. I think we're in for a few years of treading water with Uncle John heading up a board that will basically run by Katharina. We'll miss Cortese and probably leave us wondering what could have been. Sure, Williams will be far more personable but this is a stabilising appointment, not an ambitious one.. and the players will sense that too.

Cortese was given a list of things to do from the Liebherr family, mend relationships with ex saints, disgruntled companies, stop going in and out of court over things (or settling just before court), stop being frivolous with their cash and tidy up how he was running the club. He took it as an offence to the way he was doing things so the Liebherrs took it off his hands as it was his way or nothing according to him. Can only hope the new guy shares Corteses drive and vision but we'll have to wait and see .. Katharina addressed the staff yesterday but players haven't been yet as they had day off yesterday.

What the actual f*** to those dippy Sunderland fans, what the actual f*** to people slating him on here. Best keeper since Niemi, arguably better (though more mental) than Niemi. Jesus H.

Now's your chance. Hope you're well bud. x

This, very much so. Yes, life will go on and it's not the be all and end all... but it could be the end of becoming something special. Instead, we'll probably get an average suit happy to do the minimum required and revert to "type" as a club, selling our best players, aiming for midtable etc..

Um, oh f**k.

Well, they probably couldn't sell the club with Cortese in charge unless it was to Cortese himself. He might well return.