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Not sure if those concepts were intended as a home, away and possibly third kit, but if so then their "imagination" wasn't great as all feature red. I'm with you on either red and white stripes (front and back) or keegan era. I like the red sash on white but would reserve that for anniversaries or specials. Aside from the red sash on white I'm not a fan of the design in other colours (looks too much like a Thunderbirds costume - showing my age). Away kit - would like a return to amber and black, and don't mind the sky/navy (esp the 'keegan' design). Yellow and blue has been done to death by us and every other club since the 1970's.

Ajer would be better although he's likely to have better options, and possibly chance to join Brendan at Leicester.

Hope Bournemouth pull clear but given their form, and fixtures coming up can't see where the points will come from, but a few years ago we all thought Leicester had "gone". Of the others, hoping Villa and West Ham join Norwich (already booked for it). But expect it to be Norwich, Villa & Bournemouth. Coming up hope would like - WBA (decent away fixture), Brentford & Fulham, but expect it to be Leeds, WBA & no idea on the third.

After one decent game ... against Watford ? Depends how much the cash is though, and what they're valuing KWP at. Think we could aim for, and bring in better.

Second half I expect Watford will take to hoofing it into the box more,or switch Sarr to take KWP on. Either way, you wonder if we can go a full 90 minutes without an individual error no matter how crap the opposition are.

Familiar story though, first half dominance with a slender lead. I think the last two trips to Viacarage Road have ended conceding last minute or late goals, includng Dacoure punching it in.

Issues I recall were his injury record, and terms of the signing with an obligation to buy, even if he were crocked at the end of the season or underperformed.

Par for the course really, I think most we are involved in are likely tyo take on the feel of a pre or post-season friendly.

Romeu heading straight to their bloke...

True, but both VD and Wanyama were recognised regulars at Parkhead even if there remained a question over whether they could 'step up' into our league. Same can't be said of Ntacham.

I read one article - posted on the site before the changeover so it may be on here or not - where Celtic fans were highly critical of him giving a half hearted performance in an important CL match. Although VD, and Wanyama, even Forster came here with good reputations, there isn't a lot to get excited about in this signing if it happens. Went to Man City at an younf age but has been farmed out by them ever since. Of course it's difficult to force your way into things there as a younf player, and some leave to make it elsewhere, Trippier for example, but he then had a decent record at Burnley. Ntcham looks bang average from his record to date.

Buendia for me is the stand option that might be within our price range,the Norwich youngsters will be out of that and destined for 'Big 6' clubs. Billing is an interesting one, looked to have big potential at Huddersfield in their promotion year but hasn't shown anything since. Wouldn't look at the Brighton squad as I can't see them being relegated.

Puncheon to a limited degree, although before our promotion.

As I said previously:

So from this link: Really ? Anyone know where this HQ is, or just a storage cupboard at St Mary's ? Not one to my knowledge near Bristol, or Gloucestershire. Any other exiles around the country heard of any ? Wonder if anyone has told the good people of Dortmund, Frankfurt or Valencia about this. Seems as suspect as the Max Clifford Training Schools, but at least we knew they actually existed.

Please no.... Even having a had a good season up there I don' think I can face another season of Forster failing to get down to low shots etc. Can't believe Ralph needs pre-season to assess them, and not realise the need for repacements. Unless he knows there won't be any ££.

One was against Liverpool though.

Taken from the BBC Gossip columnTelegraph:

I think the Brentford DoF, and Head of Recruitment have regualrly been mentioned on here in the past when speculating as to where we should be looking. They've done a cracking job on limited resources for a few seasons now. If their HoR was the one we were wating for previously ('won't be appointed until the summer as at another club') then you wonder if it would now happen at all, if Brentford go up.

1-0 down away from home chasing the equaliser in the second half. WBA used five subs in pursuit of a goal yet Austin's arse remained welded to the bench.

Can't think of one from the EPL, in previous years the bottom 3 might have been a recruiting ground but nothing special there, although the Bournemouth young keeper has ahd some good reviews. Championship ? Bentley at Bristol City was considered a decent prospect a few years ago, no idea if he's living up to that. Has Butland recovered from his wobble now ? Not sure he's an improvement on Gunn. Hope Ralph can raid the Bundesliga. Irrespective of where a new GK might be recruited from, a bigger challenge might be offloading one of the current ones.

This has to be Plan A If we can't afford Plan A, then this is the next option.

And St Pauli in Hamburg I think play in brown.

Assume you mean Nivea. For me seeing VD collect a medal is galling given the way he managed to engineer his move and gave such half arsed performances for us.

Perhaps he learnt it from Gunn and Watson in training. Seem to recall a not dissimilar clusterf^ck of a goal conceded v Huddersfield at the end of last season. Personally I've never been a fan of the passing it back to the GK it just invites this balls up.