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This is an awesome way to spend some slack time in the transfer window, yesterday I was getting a boner about Diego joining and today some super wealthy Chinese dude is looking to buy us and leverage the well known efficiencies derived from when you combine a cinema/football club/shipyard. What's in line for tomorrow ??

This is quickly turning into Paul Allen mark 2, someone quickly find if he has a boat and where it is docked currently.

just seeing this and some other pics and wolfsburgs kit looks pretty nice. Anyway if he is on our list then surely we can beat Santos and he has already said no to one of his old clubs so maybe fancies a challenge in the UK since its the only major league in europe he hasn't played in. I want to believe.

Put this on the other thread. Obligatory youtube and he looks gucci If we pay 1.6m and his rated value according to transfermarkt is 10.5m http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/diego/profil/spieler_4248.html then a 3yr contract on e.g 60k (all inc) would roughly translate to 9.3mil over the term of the contract so would only be 400k over his rated transfer price currently. Oh and his twitter feed is here for those interested https://twitter.com/ribasdiego10 and he currently seems to be riding camels !!

Think I preferred the Diego rumour, younger than I thought he was (28) and has an average rating of 7.85 for Wolfsburg this year which compared to our best Lovren 7.41 would be an awesome additional in the central playmaker position especially since he is on a free in summer. Obligatory youtube and he looks gucci

Vancouver is awesome, the constant rain not so much but I agree it is a wicked place and I will defo be back cos after 9yrs in Aus/Sing/South Africa I need me some proper winter and the ice hockey there is an awesome awesome show.

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Jim Lucas ‏@Jim_SFCMedia 42m By popular demand, my interview with Mauricio Pochettino from yesterday’s SAINTS magazine will be going online later today. #saintsfc

Have had a look to see if I can find it on the web but had no joy but I would be interested in what the article was like etc and if you guys really gleaned anything interesting out of it ?

Come on baz that is 2 lucky's now, 1 for the assist and 1 for the save, your quota is up

Gaston with his match assist bonuses

I'll take the credit for that :-)

We will score, I am not watching hence i am positive

Some more Kate Upton to help

So the defence is doing ok then !!!

Is it true that Oregon is the meth capital of the US and it rains more than England !!!

Hahaha that made me laugh, I used to go on the lash there with my mate before it got popular, the proper Wild West of Eastern Europe.

No worries, I live in sunny Johannesburg and will check out the page cheers.

Or Toby Alderweireld List of Athletico squad but I think Gaston is off on loan. http://www.whoscored.com/Teams/63

Obviously buying Costa hahaha

I like the idea of Guarin, he's an attacking central midfielder who has a average 7.49 rating on whoscored for this season, would keep Osvaldo though and go for a cash deal for Fredy.

Each premier league position has about 800k difference in prize money, we are a fair bit behind at the mo the next position and a few points ahead of the next place, from a EPL only perspective whoever we bought I don't think would create enough value in the next few months to advance us higher up the league to recoup some of the outlay for the higher fee we would probably have to pay. As untrendy as it is I would be happy to get a fit Vic, Osvado, Boruc and keep everyone else fit for a couple of months to see how we will do and then see what the opportunities are for us in the summer when we will know as a club where we stand and what the next steps are.

What's he meant to say, "yeah we are going to be buying 2 players, 1 CB and 1 AM", under pressure managers during the season like to court fan favour in Jan by stating they are looking to bring in people to get the fans off their back (Fat Sam/Hughes) and put pressure on the chairman etc instead and they become the source of complaints with the manager going back to the old cliche "I didn't get the backing" etc etc. Since Cortese has come in we have tried to deny all rumours and statements regarding transfers and put out a clear message we are not a selling club as it is not productive to get involved in the rumour mill which equates to open season for football writers. If decisions have been made by the committee then Cortese is actioning them enabling MoPo to focus on the team and try and negate queries on signings etc. as a clear message has been sent to the press we have no intention of doing business. (who cares if we lie to the press) The winter transfer window in the premier league is unlike any other window as its the window of the desperate, the last chance saloon, those that need to throw the dice for CL places or relegation avoidance where the outlay is worth the rewards, we are currently in neither predicament. We do need improvements but are we in such dire straits that we will over pay to get them, I think not, I would suggest if we do purchase in this window it is either due to a deal to be had in a position we need strengthening that was a not possible for the selling club in the summer (i.e Astori) or the club believe a certain player familiar with our system and robustness of the league would add significant value for the remainder of the season (my wish Banega). Thought you might be interested at Cortese's form for all transfers dealings since he has been in charge (http://www.soccerbase.com). Total Signings - 33 signings 21 Summer Signings 11 Winter Signings 1 Youth Signing 2009/10: Takeover Season - Building the team League 1 6 Summer Signings 5 Jan Signings 2010/11: League 1 1 Summer signing 2 Winter signings 1 Youth in April (Stephens) 2011/12: Champs 4 Summer signings 3 Winter signings 2012/13: Premier League 7 Summer signings 1 Winter signing (Forren) 2013/14: Premier League 3 Summer signings (spent 36 million) ???? Winter singings TBC

Yeah Avram at Chelsea v Avram at West Ham

Just checked out the news bits and I would say though that there is a lot of sensationalism, "shoot to kill", don't think that possible based on my experience, you just shoot, kill or being wounded is not pre determined action.