S-Clarke

trotman is still a saint, sounds like he's having a mare so far.

oldham dominating by the sounds of this, locals are getting restless.

acording to some ITK sources on another couple of threads, we've agreed a pre-contract with Ward, as his Coventry deal expires in the summer.

i'd like us to spread our net a bit further than Otsemebor tbh - he's ok, but i just think we can do a bit better. He's all pace...but not much else alot of the time. (funnily enough, that's exactly what the norwich guys used to say about him) Someone said earlier - Bradley Orr at Bristol City is a decent shout, we've already shown we can pick off mid-table championship teams best players, so why not have another go?

i'm still quite surprised at the ignorance of many fans and media outlets at the fact we're owned by a multi billionaire. many of them either think we're still financially screwed, or still in administration.

after tonight we can either hold onto the hope for a bit longer....or finally start preparing for next season in L1.

Bale walked straight into the spurs team when he got there and was fantastic - until he got an injury, and another injury...but he's got back to his best now.

and lallana should look at delph if he's ever in doubt. class player at L1 level, really top quality - but went too early and barley plays.

excellent. so the one party that is interested isn't even willing to stump up £3m to enter into a exclusivity period. brilliant. i would guess that the proof of funds is his santander current account bank statement.

agreed, i've thought this way all along. Adam can be the focal point of this team, all the way through to the PL. Pard's knows this, and i'm sure adam does. What's best? warming the bench at Fulham or Wolves, or being a key player and focal point of a progressive team? easy choice IMO. Same goes for morgan...

Their home form hasn't been too special latley, who knows - football is a funny game when you add pressure to it. i agree with you though, we've got too much to make up and not enough games. If we win every single game we possibly could make it, but the chances of that must be slim.

how good is your source? suprised by that, after we'd farted around with him in january, you'd think he'd never give us a 2nd look. he's had a loan at Donny recentley, where he was very good - so if we do get him, it's still a coup.

if we are to get into the playoffs with our slim chances, then it all hinges on tonights result, if Oldham can get something then it's on - but if Huddersfield win, it gives us too much to do with not enough games left.

Alpine, you can be a pillock sometimes. apparently, according to your great knowledge we will be better placed without Lallana and Morgan anyway - but now there is actually interest in one of them, it gives you great ammunition to go on another negative route. At the end of the day, it's in the sun. which should be enough to close the thread anyway. and also the ''2m rated'' fee is a laugh, as i know the club value him of 5m and above and we are no longer in a position where we have to accept anything, if they don't offer what we want then they can sod off. and at the end of the day, if we did sell him it would be for a good fee and we know that the money would be reinvested back in quality, not like previous seasons. Not going up in the championship playoffs was critical, as we all knew we would not be able to strengthen or keep that team together. Not going up this season is not critical because it wasn't expected anyway.

i think he's still there, and that Mclean fella - but probably not for long. agree though, they will be strong next season.

unfort. they've already sold their best player (well an initial loan) to Forest i think? george boyd - class player.

it's not going to happen IMO. as much as the southend game is being built up as a ''massive game'' for both clubs, in the end it will probably count for zilch.

it really wasn't great viewing tbf, painful at times. but it's good to win games ''like that'' - esp. after coming from behind, shows the team has a bit of grit about them.

save that for after the southend game.

if you had any clue what so ever, you'd also be able to see and understand my point.

We were really off-colour today, esp. Morgan who didn't look fully fit to me - he was giving the ball back to Orient at every opportunity. Lallana won us that game through his endeavor, enthusiasm and quality - it was like a one man show at times. Well done adam. At the end of the day, 3 points are all that matters at this stage of the season - but we really did get out of jail with that performance today. Pards did look pretty exasperated on the touchline after we gave the ball away for the 99989th time, that dressing room wouldn't have been much fun at HT. anyway - a wins a win, it's always good to pickup a win when you don't perform, it shows you have something about you as a team.

and i'd also go as far as saying, without the ''pressure'' attached with that 10pt penalty, we'd have won more games at the start and would be sitting up there with the Millwalls/Swindons.

no game will be easy John, you'd have put Leyton Orient as a ''no-sweat, home banker'' - but boy did they make us sweat for that.

We were really off-colour today, esp. Morgan who didn't look fully fit to me - he was giving the ball back to Orient at every opportunity. Lallana won us that game through his endeavor, enthusiasm and quality - it was like a one man show at times. Well done adam. At the end of the day, 3 points are all that matters at this stage of the season - but we really did get out of jail with that performance today. Pards did look pretty exasperated on the touchline after we gave the ball away for the 99989th time, that dressing room wouldn't have been much fun at HT. anyway - a wins a win, it's always good to pickup a win when you don't perform, it shows you have something about you as a team.

Unfortunately it's not just on here, football fans in general are fickle and are taken in by the opinions of low-end tabloids and stupid sky sports Sunday supplement programmes. No one seems to look at the big picture anymore, it's all snapshots on 2/3 games or even 1 game - ignoring anything good that's gone before. There were questions over Mancini staying at Man City after only a few games, and also after the decent season Leeds have had (it's tailed off big style, mind) there are already big noises to get Grayson out, although I'm sure if they now won every game until the end of the season and went up, he'd be the best manager in the world. That's the way football is now and with the ever increasing media whores stiring the rumours, it will get worse.