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If we were being run like last season, then i'd say Saga sold abroad, Rasiak loaned to another L1 club and Lallana loaned to Leeds - with no time to bring in replacements ahead of Saturdays game. Fortunatly, hopefully, the club is being better run now!

he was badly treated and did keep us up in that last game before. But for me the last line speaks a lot of truth. "I still have a lot to give and I wanted to play at the highest level." He thinks he's too good for L1.

Be great if we can get him. Kinda old for a footballer, so not a long-term one-for-the-future investment but definatly be a good signing!

why are we talking about O2 bolt-ons?

i usually go by myself.

Does anyone know how many tickets will be available on the turnstiles today?

Whitbread would be an awesome signing. But I imagine clubs higher up are after him.

well I am amused at least

I just can't see how they'll keep all their strikers happy. They must be planning to play 3 up front each week.. ?

IF we lost 6-5 every game the fans would be more pi**ed off and less likely to go I think. Esp. if some of these we were 5-0 up and threw away 6 goals in the last 15 minutes...

I put in my usual Rasiak performance (but without the goals, cept 1)

if I am back from hanging out with my sister in time, i'll pop along. Might be able to get there 5.30ish if not 5.

Clearly playing for a move today I thought.

Really shone today. Delivery was fantastic.

phone em up?

i play - but one team is enough for me. I can't be bothered to scout for two.. it'd take toooo much time I'm PSV in World Cham 1441!

pathetic.

Lee, I was under the impression Bridges did alright?

Agreed about Gillespie. But disagree about Bridges. He has been excellent for Carlisle during his time there, creating goals, scoring out of nothing, but he does have a questionable injury record.

Lets hope he has more hits than misses. Good to hear he is actively looking!

So who is going to buy Raz and Saga? People have hardly been queing up...

He's only had 2 games back in pre season. Hard to tell, but is it heart still in it? He is a current international ? At least a million.

At least Pardew will know now that Lancashire isn't up to the job and gives the team less confidence. It is a shame, but I think the harder Olly tries, the more nervous he looks...

at least we have a manager behind things now. starting saturday, presumably.

We played fine first half. Then we started subbing players, as you do in pre-season, to give everyone a runout. Which weakened the team (of course) and so we let in some more goals. Second half perhaps was a waste of time, but not if 4-5 players got some fitness time? I don't agree we gave up.