Little bit more on the Stoke story...
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9354519/transfer-news-livorno-claim-stoke-among-those-keen-on-striker-paulinho
It's a lot of money but he was outstanding last season.
Mignolet was £9m last summer wasn't he? - Marshall is at least as good as him, if not better IMO.
I'd be less inclined to take Hernandez if we were only going with 1 striker up top.
If we went 5-3-2, Hernandez would probably thrive playing along somebody like Pelle.
So his Wiki page says he got rejected by Aberdeen on a trial about 3 years ago - He must've had a Lazarus-esque career resurrection in Portugal for this move to happen.
Lescott close to Hull deal.
http://www1.skysports.com/transfer/news/11095/9351724/premier-league-joleon-lescott-close-to-finalising-personal-terms-with-hull-after-manchester-city-release
We need a "Les Reed See-Saw thread" with a scale that tilts to the left when people are happy with him and tilts to the right when the majority are unhappy.