Crazy Diamond

We're linked with probably hundreds of players each season. Why was this ever 'hot' ?

Try harder.

I tried so hard to forget about David McGoldrick. So, so hard. One of the worst players I've ever seen. So they should. He is. If I played in a top six Championship team last season, it wouldn't make me a good player.

I've just spoken to someone who works a lot with Peterborough, I asked him about CMS' likely destination. "Word up here is West Ham is a done deal"

I'm aware of all this. David Nugget is off to Leicester. Hope someone's readying another screenshot of the squad list on Wikipedia...!

That doesn't necessarily mean it's not true, though I grant you it is quite unlikely. I'd like to believe it's not true purely because the Mirror is a sorry excuse for a publication and Oliver Holt is not one my favourite colleagues at all. Not by a very long way.

He's a Chelsea fan, so to dream of playing in front of a capacity crowd at Fratton is a bit of a strange one. He's a nice guy and an alright player but I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Perhaps a solid League One signing...

Well, a lot of people thought it was ******** when Theo was reported to have done the same back in 05/06. Then Rupert said he had been there to look at the facilities so we could have an example to copy when improving our own at Staplewood. I don't really expect him to stay unfortunately. It's a shame but that's how it will be with promising young players of ours for a long time to come.

Birmingham now have Hughton who used him in his promotion winning side with Newcastle, and they're about to lose Gardner to Sunderland - plus they've already lost Larsson to the Mackems. Seems they're a bit short in midfield. As I say, wouldn't mind him down here. Could be very useful.

Danny Guthrie is wanted by Birmingham. I thought he looked quite promising with us, wouldn't mind him coming back. Thoughts?

Would have to agree really. Seen him a few times, not sure what all the fuss is about.

I thought that once, but a lot of them do have a degree of truth in them. Just because a transfer doesn't happen, it doesn't mean it wasn't true and a club didn't put in a bid or weren't interested. In this case however, it's a pretty poor rumour. Who wouldn't be interested in AOC?

Here we go again. Chamberlain will sign for Arsenal next week, says the ever-reliable (sarcasm) Mirror. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Ricky-Alvarez-set-to-be-first-of-THREE-Arsenal-signings-next-week-including-Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain-and-Gervinho-article752234.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

He's apparently going to QPR. Sorry.

Was it? I've not got my copy of 'Strachan' to hand. My mistake. It wasn't an anti-Lowe post in case people were wondering.

I think we should help our neighbours in their time of need. We'll let you have Tommy Forecast. No no. We insist.

That's a good point actually. Sharp played at S****horpe under Adkins and did very well, so it's a player he knows well and he also knows how to get the best out of him. Perhaps Forte would get a few more games too. While I'm thinking, let's have Andy Keogh (if fully fit), Gary Hooper and Martin Paterson...!

They seem to be quite thick in general!

Indeed. I find it quite alarming that Lowe refused to pay £7 million for both Saha and Malbranque in one deal saying it would make our rivals stronger financially, but paid £4 million for a man who to all intents and purposes only has a long throw to boast about. Gareth Bale also has a hell of a throw on him by the way, so it's not as if it's a rarity in modern football.

Warming up against Swiss second division sides. Hmm. Oh well, it can't go much worse than last year.

Reading on a forum - normally full of complete ****e - that we're in for a player is not something 'hotting up'.

Absolutely.

Indeed. For what it's worth I don't think he'd go to Burnley on a permanent deal.

Exactly. Just one of far too many unfounded claims regarding the Club's management at the moment, this agent is making one too. Unless he wants to back it up, and a lot of people have asked him to, it's not worth talking about. Saying 'oh I heard it from other agents' is ********. Put up or shut up.

Jumping to conclusions really. That's assuming we want him, have spoken to him, have arranged a fee... I really wouldn't get so carried away. As for who this club is, I've not heard anything more but I'm trying to find out.