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and in the real world.... if J-Rod doesn't end up being an exceptional centre forward (the one up top) I'll eat my hat. Major injuries for a club like ours have a major impact, we cannot just chuck cash at the situation. Until such a time that J-Rod is sold we will not bring in a replacement or allow McQueen further game time (appreciate he's injured too).

Ok, lets get someone in for this moment... money to burn 'n all that.

J-Rod > Pelle HTH.

Indeed, unless Mitchell has a spare £20m to cover the likely difference between the Spuds bid and our valuation of Morgan.

#Proud Love the "...we march on" quote from Ronald.

Disagree, it's a fantastic read Thanks for sharing.

Black box says "Yes". *cough*

Black Box says J-Rod *cough*

Despite an abject performance at Villa I strongly fancy us to beat City.

No offence but I'll stick to my original point ;-)

RK alluded to it after last nights match.

No offence but I think I'll side with the management..

Or if Davis doesn't play, JWP does (when fit) and in the near future Reed will be pushing for the same spot. I don't blame us for not rushing into this negotiation. FWIW, I hope he does stay particularly if we do end up with sort of European football next season.

I believe he's on the same / similar money to what he was on here ~ £40K per week.

Excellent post, agree with all points. What does stick out though is that our season was de-railed and yet we finished 8th.... that is some improvement trajectory in 5 years Some perspective is never a bad thing.

It is a good team but it's a Top 8 side. The Munch Suarez was the absolute difference between a Top 8 team and a Champs League side. The Mickeys often point to the stat of the first 10 games of last season - when Suarez was banned - being no different to the avg points gained in the next 28 which has some credence but doesn't explain how awful they now are following his departure and the improvements to the squad. They are bang average, have been for a number of years and will continue to be so.

Very good but not extensive enough, they should also consider Forster, Bertrand and Long. I was staying in the same hotel as Liverpool on Saturday, I was hanging from a superb wedding reception. Whilst sharing a lift back to the rooms with a yoghurt based drink sipping Mignolet it took all my effort not to suggest he shouldn't spill said drink in the lift.

Having watched the Lambert press conference it's no wonder the Villa side are bang up for it all the time...

Isn't Levy married to Lewis's daughter?

Could have been a very different start to the season without the arrival of Toby A. Another first class signing by the recruitment team. Do we have an agreement in place with Atletico similar to the Bertrand deal?

Good point. A top 4 finish would be phenomenal for us, would also mean avoiding the appalling Europa League... #ItsHappenning

Change Management should be being applied off the pitch as well as on. I'm reasonably confident that it is.

Exactly. The organisation of the club, from top to bottom, is set to expect and adapt to change - so far it has done so successfully.

We are very much in the Top 4 race, with an approximate 50% chance of achieving it.