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I don't doubt that Barnard is likely to move on. But I just think Hooper & Sharp are possibly too similar, and unlikely to compliment each other's style to play together. May of course be totally wrong on that, but thats my perception.On top of which I can't see either Sharp or a £7m Hooper being happy on the bench to be impact players.

I said during the promotion run in, that my hunch was that we would go back for Hooper, as he appeared our priority in January, and if this happens then I think Sharp might move on. Hope this is not the case as Sharp contributed to the promotion and I'd like to see him succeed at the top level.

B0ll0cks ! No way will we spend that on a single player this summer, certainly not on Hooper.

I'm staggered that it has taken 32 pages and over 1500 posts before this name appears. Can we get Carsten Jancker, Oliver Bierhoff, and Javier De Pedro out of the way as well, whilst we're at it ?

Agreed.

A couple of Dutch GK's were mentioned on a thread the other week after NA & a scout were thought to have returned from Netherlands.

So a minimum of ten non-3pm Saturday kick offs then .

Vaz Te ... what a tosser : Our run ... best part of 46 games Reading won 16 out of 18 was it ? Yeh, we both just got lucky.

I think you get the drift on reading the rest of the post.

More to the point it appears the club did not want him to be 3rd choice.

No contest for me. Although Holloway is an arse, he's a pretty comical one. Fat Sam is just a sweaty fat reptile, hope Blackpool do it today (although in truth West Ham deserve to). Only downside if Blackpool go up is that we will be less likely to sign Matt Phillips.

Can't understimate his part in our resurgence, even if in short sharp bursts, has been important in overcoming the -10 points, promotion from L1 at the end of last season on arrival, and our start to promotion this season. Shame we could not have signed him in his prime. Wish him well at his next club.

No longer possible as that would be too much of a challenge for those 'numerically disadvantaged' in our current education system, and 'appreciate' has too many syllables without an obligatory ' f'kin' between them. I do however remember that chant, but belongs in an era of the bobble hat and wooden rattle (now in the roofspace).

Interesting. Living in Cheltenham, many locals here would disagree with you.As do 'Woy' and the England set up.

We definitely need someone there now that Connolly has been released.

Please don't forget the famous IMHO - in my humble opinion. This was the customary sign off by one poster ( Morph from memory) during the summer of 2007 and the Paul Allen saga.

For £4m, I'd rather we tried for Butland at Brum, and we might still have some change left. Kasper is of course a good GK, but I think his reputation and value is enhanced by his surname, how highly might he be rated if it was Smith or Arkwright ?

So much depends on managerial departures and appointments. The immediate future of Wigan/Norwich/Swansea us appears to hinge on keeping managers in situ, and if they move the future is not so rosy. Similarly for Villa and WBA,their appointments are critical. This is before we know the playing squads available of course.

...no of course not, they seldom do

QPR will probably want to spend silly money this summer.

As he lives in Bitterne Park you could pop round and see him if you're that concerned over his welfare and missing him.

The Hood in Thunderbirds was pretty sinister at the time, for a six/seven year old. Doubt it would be permitted now as it would be deemed offensive to some far eastern religious cult or whatever.

Yes, remember that. Forrest Tucker a name from it I recall.

And for us exiles who don't get the Football Echo ?

Perhaps a difference , in that in the 1960's the occupiers of the estates described here were considered predominantly hard working, working class etc rather than the 'scrounge' culture that now exists. "Never much trouble.." another difference in times.