Katalinic

We dithered with Ralph, it was all lined up...

Go up? Absolutely no chance. Sport Republic have been a complete disaster - it takes some doing to get so many key decisions completely wrong, and then keep repeating the same mistakes over and over.

The third time now the owners/board have tried to be clever with an appointment and fucked it up.

Nice big loan fee, does well in the Bundesliga, price next summer seriously inflated. Of course it could go the otherway... but given his injury record you can see why a club would want to loan him first.

Or players who need a goal to hit a landmark, or players who have Nigerian surnames and are absolutely useless normaly.

I was told last season that he was retiring but was going to be working with the Academy so was surprised when he was linked with Reading. Now he has retired we shall see, although he seems to be suggesting he wants to do something outside of football and a lot has changed at the club in terms of support personnel during the the summer so perhaps it is no longer an option.

I suspect if we re-visited the "Lambert signs" thread there would be similar comments.

Heard a snippet that Hummel are being ditched at the end of the season. Looks as though an initial 5 year contract was signed but given the distribution issues maybe a break clause has been exercised. Just passing on what I've been told.

If I was Saints I would say the fee has now gone up to £60m, see how desperate they really are.

I'm not so sure about that. I think he felt it was time to move on, just a shame it was on a low. The meltdown on here would have been worse if we were still in the PL and he had left. In some ways having the excuse of relegation helps all parties.

Brutal but long overdue.

Either way, the sooner the better.

Saudi more likely

No I heard this, it was the opposite I think. Peterborough were interested in one of our players who decided to go somewhere else, I assumed it to have been Nlundulu as we haven't sold anyone else around L1 level. Was very complimentary about Ankersen and Martin though.

The funding gap even with parachute payments is apparently £60m according to someone I spoke to who works at the club. Some areas are being cut quite deep - paying the price for other's horrendous decisions sadly.

Hopefully a points deduction kicks in next season for Everton - a long, slow, painful relegation.

Couldn't give a fuck if the whole lot left. Never disliked a squad so much as I do with this bunch.

It's when they start "swooping" that we need to worry.

Very happy with that. If we can sort out our final ball/crossing we might get ourselves out of it.

Selles out. Joking apart, this squad is horrific - too many passengers, too many bottlers, fuck all on pitch leadership. We deserve to go down.

Been told that the way the players have bought into him is reminiscent of Poch and Koeman - players love him, staff love him and there is a feeling of unity which has been missing for years. RS is incredibly hard working, always first in and last out.

So obvious what was going to happen and he did nothing. Jones Out obviously but the board should take a long hard look at themselves, not sure I trust them to pick a replacement.

Excellent, sack him for gross misconduct and avoid the pay off.

Already signed for Bolton, our top target gone, FFS Saints.

Ings is on £150k a week at West Ham and would have fallen into the exact category that you want us to avoid. Only interested in money.