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I assume you're talking about Yoshida, in which case I disagree as he is marginally behind Hooiveld in the 'error prone' stakes in my view.

Any good handling crosses ?

I think the same has been said of Damaio , and of course Wanyama doesn't really have to test himself week in, week out because of the standard of opposition (or so I keep reading). Perhaps none of them are good enough for us !! MLT also was inconsistent over much of his career. Of the three, I feel Banega might offer us more, attacking passing guile, dead balls, defensive duties. Although that is balanced by a gut feeling that he is also more likely to throw a strop.

probably due to the rape charge hanging over him.

And Dean and Gary ? Now they're likely to be called Kyle.

or Vokes, or Charlie Austin.

IF , we are prepared to shell out £17-£20m on one striker - not sure of that myself - but what about Lukaku ? Especially IF Chelsea buy in Cavanhi or similar.

That and a good cup run (win) would do me.

MLT. Fact was money could not buy him.

Let's see what squad we have available for the start of the season, and then on 31st August before making predictions. Gut feeling though is that we will be somewhere between 10th and 14th. Possibly even a managerial change between Nov and end of January if things look sticky.

Wonderful imagery there Smirking, take a bow. You really are the DH Lawrence of this board.

Impressive then, but is a better than Rodriguez or Barnard ? And gets injured a lot ? That's what we like. Injured a lot, and 10 years younger than Connolly. Sounds perfect. But won't happen, not ITK , just my view.

Remotely possible that something may be lost in translation ?

Has it been confirmed it is being broadcast live anywhere ? My assumption is that it was a standard press conference, where a few scribes ask general questions, (and a jap at the back just asks where Yoshida has been for holiday, eaten this morning etc). No real reason for national interest in an interview with MP at this stage, unless of course there is something to reveal.

bar-steward, you beat me to it !

Simon Peach says otherwise

For he's a jolly good Tello...

Amazing isn't it ? You look at the Hull home kit as a template, or the Swindon away, and see what Adidas can produce, or the Ajax home for an example of keeping with tradition, and just wonder why ? Cortese really has been sold - or selected - the runt of the Adidas litter.

Sounds a case of "Say Tello, wave goodbye" then.

What about Sir Clive , or Simon Clifford if we need some revolutionary coaching ?

See post 24.

I'd support NC in not being held to ransom by agents, but we do 'seem' to find difficulty in concluding deals, or perhaps we just (unluckily) court the most complex ones with multiple owners etc.

Unless of course they haven't been signed up elsewhere already, by a club with less ambitious, but arguably more realistic targets to begin with. Perhaps Katharina & Co will take a lesson from the master ,and seek a new CEO "to take us to the next level" required.

Was he better than Lee Todd ?

That format, and the Ajax shirt I posted earlier, really make the abortion we've got seem criminal.