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Boruc needs to man up and count himself lucky he's not an outfield player where competition is more fierce. He's had no threat to his position since he took over the jersey, and now he's aggrieved?

Weak in midfield with Ramirez there. Too lightweight. I'd swap him for Taider.

What wasn't said in bold.

oh, I didn't know that.

yeah there's that, but also, how would the club look if we accepted 10m for him? He's one of the best midfielders in the epl. 10m is a joke figure. We would look stupid and it would be the daftest transfer of the lot. I wouldn't let him go for less than 25m, but I'd want closer to 30m.

Right, it was more about the formation really than the players.

Isgrove, Ramirez, whoever.

I think we could line up like this when we attack. Wanyama dropping in to form a 3 at the back guard which gives the 2 CM's a little freedom to support the attack a bit more. Then, without the ball, we could line up like this. The full backs tuck in and the 2 CM's press and intercept in the middle with Wanyama in behind. Obviously, the personnel may change.

Florin Gardos eh? That's one from out of the blue!

Quelle Surprise!

Oh jeez, Samaras is awful.

Yep. Actually, what we need is an upgrade on Gazza, not Boruc.

This.

If he does we'll be back to square one which would negate the whole purpose. I'm not convinced Forster is the right man anyway. SPL watching friend says he stays rooted to his line.

For a start, any player not wanting to play for the club should submit a transfer request, which will be made public. If the club don't want to sell, then they can reject the request. That's the end of it. Any troublemaking or agitation for a move will be met with fines. If the club accept the request then they must state a release fee. Up to buyers to meet that fee. Bonuses should be paid in the final year of contract or at renewal, whichever comes sooner. All bonuses are lost if player hands in TR.

I think our pre season opponents have been weak and I'd have liked a stronger test. Leverkusen will provide that I'm sure but it may be a little too late. It's alright winning games and keeping clean sheets but it provides a false positive when the opposition has been as weak as it has. How will we react to going a goal down for instance?

uh oh

You think none of them got other offers before?

Do they have time to, what with all the work being done on outgoings?

It cracks me up when people say "look, we've got loads of money, a great manager, he can buy whoever he wants". 1) do we have loads of money? Or is it Kats? 2) you can't just buy whoever you want, it's more complicated than that. They have to want to come here, and at the moment, you'd have to question whether they would want to.

I agree, kind of, but the thing is, they DID want to play for Saints, now they don't, so why? What's happened? Someone, somewhere has ducked up.

Pulling the plug? Meaning what exactly? Worse than what she's doing? (allegedly)

Genuine question, is she allowed to do this, if true? Sell all the players and then the club. She can't keep the transfer fees surely, they're an asset of the club.

Is this the action of a fit and proper owner?

Sadly, I'm inclined to agree with you.