S-Clarke

I think he was asked if we were close, he said not really....maybe 1 this week/weekend. and then he said we still need a couple more after that too.

Didn't quite agree with what he said there, to be honest. A bit naive to say that. Would have been better motivating both players by suggesting we have 2 number 1's, both competing etc. Similar to what Jose did, Pelligrini did. It's likely he was brought in as number 1, but I don't think you come out and be so straight about it... He's probably just put the for sale sign up otuside Boruc's house for him with that. One of the poorest things I think Koeman has said in interview, he's usually pretty flawless.

To be honest with you though, that is over periods of time. We don't get £80m in the letter box one morning, the same way as we didn't get £27m for Shaw, or £25m for Lallana. We're probably reaching the end of our transfer pot now, what with the outlay on Forster. But I don't want us to sit and wait until January before fixing the obvious wide area issues....I think we'll get our CB, I think we'll get a marquee striker (that's my feeling) but I cannot see a great deal of success this season if Isgrove plays a prominent role. For me, he's not up to it at this level.

I'd say the lack of any wide player, CB quality, or alternatives to Pelle is pretty alarmingly obvious right now...

I reckon this is one of those injuries caused by an impending transfer though. They're pretty damn niggly injuries those ones!

He is injured though.

Is Boruc's head on it's travels?

Football these days is rotten to the core ... I'm glad I'm one of the few who look in the mirror without disgust ...

No, you could take a fair few Norwich players out of that side and integrate them into good sides. But they're just very poorly managed, they were all last season. Why they kept on a reserve manager is beyond me.

Redmond was pretty inept today to say the least, but so was the entirety of Norwich's attack and tactics. A very poorly managed team.

Liverpool would probably comfortably navigate past Leverkusen, to be honest.

Yeah, looks like a done deal. Seems to be suggesting it's as part of the overall deal taking Vidal to Utd.

His dad comes across as a right idiot. Not sure what his beef is. He's not exactly professional.

No idea what your point is there. Totally lost me.

Fantastic write up. Really appreciate the effort you put into these, very interesting.

Really happy with this one. I think he's class.

Nah, won't be sucked into anything. May flirt around it, but ultimately end up 12-14th. We'll be a pretty standard mid-table also-ran.

Fair opinion though. Any team is going to miss a £25m players influence. However it's dressed up, we will not be as good next season as we were last season. It's pointless expecting otherwise as it'll set-up for ultimate frustration. We'll be ok league wise, but we won't be as good.

They'd be buying the wrong midfielder, to be honest. He's not an Arsenal player, their fans would simply not take to him.

I wouldn't say Lallana's, Lovrens or even Shaw's deals were completed fast. Not entirely sure where this myth has arisen from. Maybe Football Manager? He's signed, I'm not sure why everyone is still getting a tizz about it. Who cares if it's not announced yet? He'll be our player on Saturday, so it's all a bit pointless fretting isn't it?

To be fair, the walk up was pretty emphatic. Doubt they expected that turn out.

Why do we need 2 right backs?

Really hope we shift him out, no hope for him at this level. Awful football player.

No coverage on Solent.

There's no chance a club director would reveal that sort of information in a public car park. Just putting that out there.