hypochondriac

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...

You know you've lost the argument when the only thing you can respond with is an emoticon.

FFS What are we doing?

So actually all of our previous weaknesses from last season will remain (depending on if Boruc stays or not.)

Would prefer not to take that risk considering the upheaval across the entire squad.

In which case would make me slightly happier. Whilst I disagree with some of the signings, at least we will have then attempted to get a bit more squad depth and Ralph could feasibly argue that he was telling the truth.

And if Clyne gets injured we are stuffed.

Very disappointing if true. Cannot say that we have strengthened from last season in any way.

Agree with most of that. Not sure I'm as confident as you about being OK though.

I don't think she/he understands how a forum works. You won't be missed.

Or that we will certainly finish top ten. Angelman is boringly optimistic so I doubt anyone really cares what he thinks.

Very sad and the reason people have made a big deal of this is because of what a unique and special actor he was. People have find memories of many of his films and it reminds everyone that if it can happen to someone like him then it can happen to us too.

Nah.

I didn't say it did but then I wasn't the one arguing that we should be pleased about the signing because he comes from a good team.

I support them because I enjoy going to games, because I enjoy meeting up with my mates before and having a few beers, because I like it when the club buy exciting players that are good investments (as they did with Tadic, Wanyama, Lovren, Jay Rod and I said so at the time), because I like to see us be successful and because I have supported the club since I was little. I support the club for lot of reasons but support for me does not mean blindly trying to find positives in an incredibly depressing and poorly handled summer. I'll criticise the club when I feel it is necessary thanks and praise them when appropriate (see the Forster and Tadic threads for example.) The club have not done a lot this summer to deserve praise so no wonder they are getting more criticism than praise.

What I was responding to was someone saying we should be happy to sign Long because he comes from well performing teams. I was pointing out that that doesn't make him a good player.

So in effect, if the agent acts unprofessionally, then indirectly so too does the player. Interesting. Rebuttal from irene?

what an oddball! So irene, any evidence to back up your claims?

Not really. Long has a poor scoring record in what have been fairly well performing teams. Just because a player has played for a good team does not automatically make him a good player. Certainly not worth 12 million at any rate.

Not very professional allowing his friends to plaster the news all over a fans forum.

Turning a blind eye to unprofessional behaviour from an agent under your employment is not something I would consider professional.

So he will act professionally but instruct his agent not to?

If he is going to act professionally, how is he going to guarantee himself a move away by September if the club don't want to sell him? What is he going to do?

So how is he going to guarantee himself a move away before september?

I thought he was going to be a professional about it?