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Banega is only on loan at Newells for the time being, whether there's a permanent move on the agenda I just couldn't say. With Bielsa at Marseille now I wouldn't be surprised to see him turn up there.

Michu no, Cabella, Grenier or Hamouma certainly are, to name but 3 known to me, in fact we could probably get 2 of them for the sum we'd expect to get for Lallana, that 25% to Bournemouth is a bit of a bugger though. Don't actually mind the idea of selling Lallana myself, but giving 5 or 6 million to Bournemouth just rankles.

Turnover of about 9 or 10 billion dollars I think. Still at least our new sponsor is a company that actually markets something and not just an N'ieme tacky, third world, on-line betting outfit. No doubt a few more people at least know what they market now, some of the stuff doesn't look too dusty. Think I might get one of those video cameras actually.............

Why Steve Grant is even on Ben Vallance's friend list on Facebook. Come on lads, how much are they giving us, use your influence and let us know.

Damiao wouldn't get a work permit so the question is redundant.... Had a very poor season and doesn't play for Brazil any more.

What we need to keep in mind here is that last season West Brom were 8th, they showed no desire to progress whatsover and it all fell apart for them. We need to stop the "academy at all costs" ballax and buy what we need now and then try to fit in any of the youngsters who are actually good enough to play at the level we want to be at. Like Shaw.

It's not about wanting to be here or not, it's about not trying to make silk purses out of sows ears as he's been forced to do on occasions this season.

Surprised at all the surprise really, he's been odds on to sign for them for a couple of weeks now, it's been posted before. Doesn't mean he'll sign for them though.

He couldn't play for us because he had a dodgy dual nationality or something like that, WP commission refused him and he had to leave. IIRC

Would have been if it was in such a crap place, small one horse village just outside a small 2 horse town. Good totty though.

It means don't go out and get steaming every evening from here to July, don't book your wedding or anything, try not to write yourself off in a horrific M1 accident, try to stay fit and be prepared to be called up if necessary. It's a standard French system but whether he'll make the 23 is a different matter, might make the initial 31 who go to the first training camp though. Anyway this is quite a scoop that St Chalet has shared with us, these pre-convocations are usually pretty "classified" information, certainly where DD's WC group is concerned. Not seen one othe leaked pre-convoc actually although some go without saying.

Now where did you get that idea ? All I've said is that Clermont Foot despite their L2 status isn't much of a club as clubs go. This lady won't be managing anything, just coaching the team, coaches manage nothing in France outside playing affairs. Now if Eastleigh appointed a woman coach, would that raise a great debate because CF 63 are certainly at about that level. The club has no money and very few fans, they probably just looked for novelty value or something that brings them a bigger government handout.

Makes me think of the response of Mr Bennet towards the end of P&P, just after Lizzie's engagement actually.

doesn't he play principally on the left side though? Not that it would be an obstacle to getting another Liverpool player into the England side I suppose. On the subject of RBs, I read today ( came from a crappy paper I expect) that we're in the hunt for Trippier, now I'd think that RB was one position where we don't need any reinforcements just now.

Then again any player asking for a transfer would have to put in a formal request anyway I'd think. It's not just a thing you do off the cuff because so much depends on it. All we can assume so far is that no player has put in a formal written request, doesn't mean that agents aren't still beavering away behind the scenes.

Strangely strange though, most people in UK football would know Reed and he's supposed to be responsable for transfers so why would anyone call Krueger who they probably wouldn't know from Adam. Might think he's an easier touch I suppose, promise him a couple of draft picks for Lallana or Shaw.

No player who might be the subject of a big fee'd transfer is going to ask to leave, they'd forfeit their cut.

before they actually get to make an offer I hope then, if not Uncle Les either isn't in the know or has been economical with the truth.

No there aren't any offers, Uncle Les keeps telling me so :smug::smug:

L2 isn't much above conference level really, in fact it's pretty awful. L1 isn't great in it's lower regions either. French football is a bit of a lame duck, great players, poor teams due to the savage fiscality of France which is necessary to pay for all the Mitterandian handouts.

Ah but it's Clermont Foot. Clermont is a rugby city, football is of a very minor importance there so they could hire a gran from a retirement home to coach the team and no-one would give a toss. The average attendance at Montpied is about 3500, about 250000 people live in the catchment area and ASM Rugby get 21000 for every game and could get more if there were any more room at Marcel Michelin. It's innovative, perhaps they're trying to get more female supporters but in the great order of things it just doesn't matter.

I have no idea what his intentions are, according to L'Equipe and the Riviera Coast Press FdB is Monaco's number one choice given that Ranieri has been told that he's being removed from office at the end of the season. Monaco has it's advantages you know so that may well attract him but they certainly won't be looking at out of work Italians.

Without reflecting too much on the base of the discussion I can tell you that the military don't usually feel the necessity to comment or make available information that they think that they might just as well keep to themselves. That's what creates such a shockwave when you get loose cannons like Snowden and the little knob now calling himself Chelsea Manning. I put in a good few years at S.H.A.P.E and have never felt obliged to share anything that went on there.

Nope that's not right. FdB is top of the list and it probably won't go any further than that unless he gets Barca. They wouldn't give Ranieri the shove for any of the 3 you quote, probably just an Italian rag overestimating the capacities of their homies.

FdB is also favourite for the soon to be vacant job at Monaco, won't go to Spurs if he can get Monaco. Everyone touting him for the Spurs job seems to be completely ignorant of this.