Saint Charlie

Chelsea in for Victor Moses. Sturridge must be worried!

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/866752-eljero-elia-to-be-subject-of-chelsea-bid-as-liverpool-transfer-interest-wanes £17m price tag a couple of years ago!

Clyne?

No way Everton will go down with their squad.

Is it electronic advertising round the sides or just the two end screens?

Maybe we should just say 'thanks but no thanks', move quietly back to the Championship and let someone else have a go?

Top 3: City United Chelsea Bottom 3: Stoke Reading Norwich Saints - 15th

Realistically thats a tough a first 6 games as you could probably be given. Run in seems better but just looking at the fixtures makes you realise how tough it really is. Need to beat some of the top teams every so often.

Good luck to the lad, still could be a very good keeper - hope he starts as their no 1 and then its up to him.

Thanks - its not too bad. Had an interesting chat with Ron the other day, will fill you in later. Agree re Upson - think he had a few injuries as Dave said above.

Wouldn't be the worst signing ever but would be a bit meh.

Nutshell.

Seems like a good guy, no ego and very focused, exactly the kind of player Adkins values.

Yeah would have thought lots of them must have had a rise for being promoted to the Prem. Might make some hard to sell, especially the ones moving as low down as L1. Dickson will probably go on loan this season and then on a free next summer.

Yeovil wanted Dickson back but his wages have doubled after we went up and he is outof their price range.

True, could see him moving to Italy or more likely somewhere in Russia!

Gebre-Selaisee available for about 2m it would seem then.

Brighton were watching him but priced out of a move. Available for 2m before the tournament: http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/9756804.Albion_prices_out_for_Czech_defender/

Well...if he was and there is any truth in those rumours then this guy would be a serious signing.

So more people have Rodriguez playing in a midfield role than up front? Quite odd. He is a striker. He plays on the shoulder of the defender and is a no 9. Not really worth having a thread like this until August when you see more of the signings.

Interesting read, would have thought he earned a bit more in his later days at Saints. Makes you realise how mad today's wages are. Fact is some L1 journeymen will earn more than Le Tiss ever did from football although I'm sure Sky look after him now.

Perhaps interesting comments from Pulis re Saints going for Butland. Might just be quoting the reports, or he might have more of an inside track... http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/story-16346719-detail/story.html

Think he would be no2 to Davis for a year then take over.

He definitely has some very good contacts and a lot is true I think. Just milks it a bit as a tabloid journo would. He was spot on with our pursuit of Sharp in Jan and largely with JR too.

Everyone thought Arsenal overpaid at 12m for Chamberlain. Bet there would be a few takers at 20m now...