S-Clarke

You mean clubs know the fee they got for Siggy.... yeah, probably that. But I'd tell them to do one at that price. This is why I like our approach and always will prefer it, no matter what people say. Occasionally you'll need to buy British and over pay (as we did with Long at the time) but there are proper bargains out on the continent if you have a decent scouting network. (most at at least half the cost). Just feels wrong that Swansea are going to waste a good % of their Siggy fortune on Clucas. I thought he was a young player, but he's actually 26/27....!

Lazio already have one of the main dutch CB's on their books - De Vrij, but he wasn't really backup for them in my eyes. He played around 25/26 games last year and started to form a decent partnership with De Vrij, both internationally and domestically. He was seen as a growing prospect who would become their nailed on first choice within time, but he wanted guaranteed game time right now - which is why Lazio have reluctantly allowed him to leave. By all accounts, he wasn't seen as surplus to requirements there - quite the opposite, it's just that he wanted a new experience.

They also have De Vrij remember, who is a very, very talented centre back. Hoedt, VVD and De Vrij are their standouts. Maybe they play 3 at the back....

West Ham would pay £20m for him. We should try it.

Well, in hindsight....

Well, they both signed anyway. So what's your worry?

Midfielder Philippe Coutinho will miss the second leg of Liverpool's Champions League play-off against Hoffenheim on Wednesday with illness. Why can't clubs just be honest? Why do they have to make that up? Just say he's going to miss the tie, done. He's obviously not ill, in the same way he obviously didn't have a bad back last week either.

Speaks very good english.

We've just signed Lemina and Hoedt, both young international players with big pedigree. If you think being seen as a 'stepping stone' has anything to do with us being able to sign players then you are daft.

Don't say it.....

They are so special up there. The coutinho thread is the polar opposite to the VVD thread, everything they're *****ing about Barca doing, they're doing themselves. Weird, weird club. Always the victims.

Hard to find to be honest, I'm not sure they have actually played together.

It clearly doesn't.

I like how the OS statement says ''Alongside his international team mate, Virgil''

Yeah I saw Stoke linked with him, but then saw Stoke linked with Mangala as well. And they already have Shawcross, Zouma, Martins-Indi

He's off for sure. I reckon WBA, with Jonny Evans moving to City for 25-30m on deadline day. Just a hunch, but can see it happening.

That's been lined up for the last couple of weeks I think, they've just been waiting for the WP and bits to be finalized.

Interestingly, Luan, Vietto and Sampdoria are all linked.... One or the other for them I'd have thought, then the other for us.....maybe.

Why are Swansea wasting almost £17m, yes, seventeen million....on sam ****ing clucas? The world has officially stopped spinning.

Gazzaniga is no where near good enough to be a starting PL goalie, which is why he's leaving to be spurs 3rd/4th choice goalie. We're not mugs. We wouldn't shift him on if we felt he'd develop into a top player.

We're linked with Remy in most windows, yet it never happens. Bit like Jan Koller.

Their new tunnel thing is absolutely bizarre. Have you seen the rest? They have one way glass, so people in 'hospitality' can see the players lining up in the tunnel - but the players just see themselves. They also have a red carpet catwalk style entrance for the players on match day. Absolutle gimmicks. Shame they can't win games.

RIP. Sad news, had hoped this was pulled on Saturday because it wasn't true, but sadly it seems it was. The news actually came out on Saturday, there was a post on here - which was oddly pulled after about 10 mins. Maybe the family didn't want it made public then, which is understandable.

All these posts regarding ''it's not happening'' ''he's been snapped up by someone else'' make me laugh, as when people are posting that he's probably at that exact moment having his Saints publicity shots done.

Never really been sure on the love for Arnatovic. Always struck me as someone incredibly one paced, petulant and inconsistent. There's a reason why WHU were the only club to spend £25m on him. And as we all know, WHU's transfer policy is flawless.