Crazy Diamond

80 people dead on Utoya Island. Shocking isn't the word for it.

Wonder if Erlend Hanstveit is still a possibility. Shall do some investigating. No phone hacking though. Don't have his number.

He had a year left on his deal and they wanted to keep him, so that would have played some part.

One of the European clubs interested was Utrecht. Enquired about him in June apparently. "Utrecht are already planning how they will invest the money made from the sale of Strootman and Mertens, identifying four transfer targets on their official website. The Eredivisie club have confirmed they have made enquiries over Heerenveen midfielder Geert Arend Roorda, ADO Den Haag duo Timothy Derijck and Jens Toornstra and De Graafschap forward Steve de Ridder. Must have been a good deal too. On the 4th of this month De Graafschap said they wanted to keep him and expected him to stay De Graafschap are hopeful of keeping Belgian forward Steve De Ridder at the club this summer, according to technical director Leen Looyen. The 24-year-old has been linked with a move away from the Dutch side, with Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar and FC Utrecht thought to be chasing his signature. However, Looyen claims there are no transfers in the offing for De Ridder, who has a year remaining on his current deal. "I can just see him staying," Looyen told Omroep Gelderland.

Good news though, Sam Sodje has been transfer listed by Notts County.

My last post was sarcasm, of course. I think it's safe to say the reason for the huge amount of season tickets that have been sold is due to the excitement around the new stadium. Whether they'll maintain that level of support in subsequent years remains to be seen.

I only have one concern over this, and that is I wonder just how much time and space he will have in what is a very strong and combative league. Hope he's well built in addition to his obvious technique! He looks a handful though I'll say that much, could well be a great signing. I love a flair player!

A roof is practical for most buildings, I quite agree! Their stadium looks impressive on the outside but inside? Looks like they've had problems with the contractors and they've walked out halfway through. You'd think with the length of time its taken for them to build the bloody place they'd have at least got it right.

Yeah he's a regular in Costa. Anders Svensson also spent nearly all his time in Southampton drinking coffee in town.

We're going to sign Glenn Mulcaire!

Well that's my question answered!

I wonder how rumour starters got on before the innovation of football forums.

Hmm. (Not my greatest post but I think it's best to be cautious about this one)

This whole acoustics and atmosphere thing is a total farce if you ask me. If you need to make your stadium sound louder, your fans are doing something wrong.

Worked in a bar for a few months and the smell of tequila makes me want to be sick. I've never tried it and have no intention of doing so. Had a bad experience with sambuca too...

It does have a sort of half finished look about it, it has to be said. Or like an existing building that they've thrown a few seats into.

PR stunt.

Interesting. Oh wait my mistake, it's not.

Burley would be delighted at the very thought of alcohol.

I bet lower league managers shop at Lidl or pound shops. Dario Gradi for example, years of 12p cans of baked beans.

Met George Burley. Miserable bastard. Nice to hear good things about Adkins, I'd expect no less from a man who now lives in Winchester!

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I cannot trust that man's judgement. He's the one who said Marc Wilson should play for United or Chelsea. Stupid skate ****.

Why would you take SaintRichmond with you?

Watford have replaced Danny Graham with... Chris Iwelumo. So now they've done that, let's sign Marvin Sordell.