benjii

Blimey!

I remember Brown giving our under 18s the run around in a cup match at SMS. I also remember him looking pretty average for Arnhem.

I remember Brown giving our under 18s the run around in a cup match at SMS. I also remember him looking pretty average for Arnhem.

Is he "proven"? He's played half a season. Same as Stephens and I think the jury's out. Yoshida must be worth, what, about £30million then?

Why do people want to sign Ake? He's not what we need at all. I doubt he's any better than Yoshida, frankly, and at £20million he's a pretty crap signing, if you ask me. Defoe - good player but when you sign someone that age you are gambling not just on performance but on physical capability so a three year deal is potentially a millstone around their necks. Could be a great signing but probably not a gamble we need to take. Begovic - was good when he played regularly. Who knows now? Also, a bit odd seeing as Boruc won their player of the year awards last year. Would surely make more sense to sign a younger up-and-coming keeper to phase in over time? So, in summary, I think AFCB are doing well for a club their size but they shouldn't be the model for us. I want us to win matches in the here-and-now but we have been demonstrating over the last few years that signing players with future resale profit is a good model if you get it right. Of those three signings above, two will definitely not appreciate in value and one may well not. That can cause problems in the future.

So the best approximation of Labour's position seems to be to leave but retain the benefits? I thought that was the swivel-eyed Brexiteer, cloud cuckoo land, loony toon Tory bastard, "me little ol' kipper", hopelessly naive position?

Don't get me wrong, Tiss' is an awful book but if he's a Saints fan and 15 then he should read it.

Matt Le Tiss, of course!

Yeah, I agree completely, it's bizarre.

Cortese's mate Dalian Wanda is sponsoring tonight.

You're entitled to your opinion and your last sentence is actually quite pertinent.

£20k.

Fair point but I'm not sure what those words are supposed to mean! When have we ever signed a player for "fashion" or purely to "get people excited"?

"there is no need to bring in players" is clearly complete ********. We need a centre back, combative and energetic central midfielder and ideally a decent offensive player to jump above Long and Jay Rod in the pecking order. That's assuming no sales of any key players.

It's not a restrictive deal at all though. Whether that clause is in the contract or not (I suspect not, given the source) makes absolutely no difference. Clause or no clause, we are not compelled to accept any offer for him. Clause or no clause, we can accept any offer for him if we want and he can then decide whether to go or not.

That's a nonsense clause though. It can be varied if the club receive an offer they want to accept and Virgil wants to leave. Complete waste of ink. You should tell your tier 4/5 mate.

So the Premier League "investigation" is entirely reliant on the victim gathering all the evidence?

What about Taider to come back in midfield?

No idea!

Most due diligence is done online. More likely to he annual audit.

Yeah, but his gran is Welsh. Or something.

Disclaimer - there is no reliable evidence for the above assertion.

Q: Who was the last Welsh speaker to score a goal at the old Wembley stadium? A: Gabriel Batistuta

I don't use any electronic devices.

Ok, so a few things I've heard... FdB and MaPe have both been spoken to, along with a couple of German managers and a British coach (I'm afraid I don't know precisely who that was). MaPe is currently the firm favourite, unless we get surprising news from one of the Germans (but we don't expect to). Expect MaPe to be announced. Possibly today but possible next week. Les is impressed with his footballing philosophy but recognises that the fans didn't take to Puel's perceived dogmatism and MaPe has a pragmatic bent, in a similar vein to Koeman but with, perhaps, a more holistic approach to the development of the club. Also, expect some player comings and goings.