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What is exactly is the advantage for Newcastle in going for a loan ? Apart from handing him back if he’s crap. We’re not talking mega money going into or from this years accounts.

Perhaps they haven’t. But they’ve not had the resources to replace them. Or the willingness to do so from above.

Wasn’t he a Saints fan born in Netherlands ? But why can we not go out and buy a GK, experienced and made for the first team, not another ‘might come good’ protege ? GK is not a position to piss around with. Seriously wonder about our club and the people involved.

BOGOF ???

Yes fair enough, but at least they kept it under wraps until they’d won it. It’s the mindless jerks who start trotting it out at quarter finals and even in group stages that get on my tits.

We were also linked. Google search today mentions Rangers as being after him

No mention of “coming home” bollocks either

A lot of them are. More so than most of the blokes (although some of the girls purposely seem to lapse into ‘bloke football speak’ ). Michelle Agyemang has spoken well in interviews when I’ve heard her.

Wonder what the viewing figures in Scotland are like for this. Nicola Sturgeon … are you watching on the box ?

Pleased for them. Great going. Hampton and Kelly take the headlines but great team effort. Deserved their success.

He couldn’t make it. He’s at a Pizza Express tonight

I’d agree with your interpretation but I think the ‘tapping up’ is bypassed as clubs are - as I understand it - able to speak with the agents, but not directly with the player. Nonsense of course, but seems to be the way of the world.

Gone are the days of having a bid accepted before speaking with the player. Now the negotiations seem to be in place with the agent before the players club are made aware of the interest. I remember Lawrie whilst our DOF (mid 90’s) saying that clubs would be talking to agents about their players who might be available in 12-18months time.

This may seem a bit pedantic and somewhere on the MLG spectrum but I don’t think he ‘promised’ signings, just that there were three positions that were prioritised for replacement without looking to sell first. The MF from rumour was the Armenian bloke who wasn’t interested, leaving us to look elsewhere.

There are lots of things that have caused losing interest in the game over the years, especially the greed of the elite, fawning coverage, and many owners of clubs. Legohead - and that style of play - has contributed to it, but not the only factor.

Agreed. It was a good finish, and a nice through ball to him. Hope this is a sign of things to come and not to be filed in the archives with the Ramirez v Villa, and Mara v Leeds moment.

Remind us all again how many goals Archer scored in 40 games in case anyone has missed it. BBD too. Unfortunately very few people seem to share your optimism.

Has there ever been such a thing ?

If that happens then both Spors and Still lose some credibility in my book.

Most past their Best Before dates. Turds that simply won’t flush

Ridiculous thing is that we all knew that at the end of the season if not before. Accept the ‘difficult to get rid’ argument but it seems the club have embraced the turds back into the fold. Recruitment seems disappointing so far, although perhaps limited by outgoings.

No surprise

Not necessarily. It shows he previously managed to score 18 goals in 40 games. Let’s revisit this at the end of the season. (I seem to remember similar claims of past performance for both Holgate and Maitland-Niles being made. Apparently both had a good game once).

Shocking waste of money. Again. Out of his depth last season, admittedly in a piss poor team, but not expecting too much from him this season.

Sounds as if he should be sponsored by Anusol.