Window Cleaner

Absoutely nothing in L'Equipe about this and Rennes are pretty open about their transfer dealings as a rule.

Only player on our side to have participated in a stupid international friendly in the week though. If we had a viable alternative he might have been subbed beforehand. Position needs sorting out illico, thanks to Buttner leading us on for 3 months or whatever.

Now to me, it looked as if we just didn't last the distance on Sunday. We found out to our cost, as did Reading last night, competing at this level means hacking it with the mega billionire clubs for 95 minutes, not 60 or 70, cos what they do is grind you down and then throw on a couple of class players in the last 15/20 minutes to finish you off. Fox's clearance ws just a tired gesture from a player that had been under the cosh for 80+ minutes, could have been anyone.

Going to be just like the Büttner case, we'll do all the spade work and all the acceptable details will be thrashed out, then it will stumble on some trifle and a 'big' club will just step in and sign on the dotted line and dish out the necessary bungs which we wouldn't do.

Right, seen all of the match now, good game for us but I thought we didn't last the distance this time, no doubt we'll get that sorted soon enough.

Although I've only seen the first half so far I'd agree with you there, can't really see why JWP got rave notices cos his contribution to what I've seen so far is pretty minor and he gives the ball away quite often.Also loses his runner on a couple of occasions, gets taken to task by Morgan and Fonte for that as well. We need to start Davis as soon as he's fit enough to last the first 70 or so.

Buttner and Ramirez if you believe all the rumours. You have to allow for personal choices though in the case of Lallana,Puncheon and Fox. 10 is number to which all continental attacking midfielders aspire, in our actual case it should be Lallana but as he's got a fixation on 20 it will go to Ramirez if he signs.

the answer lies in the squad numbers really. Typical first team today I think. 1,2,13,5,6,4,8,20,7,9,42 or whatever number Guly is now.

Nice win today, if only we could get a few entirely dry matches we might even get promotion. Got to get McKenzie back at the start of next season though.

Got to get this straight once and for all; a Skate is a Skate, no added adjective changes that.

5 games might be a bit scroogish, probably get 10 at least but the recruitment has been poor in some areas, CB for instance where NA has said we would definitely be strenghening and that hasn't happened so far. All depends really whether the players we have brought in and those confirmed in their positions (like KD) have been NAs doing.

There's a poll on the OS, incredibly 55% of the respondants think we'll actually win....blind faith eh !!

Agreed.. and to make our chances even lower we have one of the worst goalkeepers in the PL to give the aforementioned a helping hand..just cannot believe that we are just 5 days from the big KO and KD is still our number 1, we must be going for Derby's record I suppose.

more like 39 actually, see they've signed Rodwell today as well.

Disappointing result tbh, attack mute again.

me too, and the goalie of course but as everyone else thinks Kelv will be adequate, then I guess that that's just me.

To be honest if the actual owners aren't really interested I could see NC putting a consortium together to buy them out, doubt if it would change very much for the club though. Can't see NC going anywhere else at any time soon, wouldn't be surprised if he quite likes running a football club.

Well I think it's OK, seems easier to browse than the old one actually.Being a throw back to the age where computer screens were all black with either yellowy-orange,white or fluo green characters I have no problem whatsoever with that;;;why I even remember black and white television and crystal radios.

thinking on comparative results I noticed the other day that Bastia, who are no world beaters, beat Evian 4-0 in a warm up match. That set me wondering if we're an efficient striker short at the moment.

Great knock by McKenzie or so it would seem.

Well I'd imagine that 4 years in the council tip known as Glasgow would take a while to wear off.

; but that's just like us "thrashing" Sholing 4-0, Scottish football is worth nothing.

Out of interest what is the Japanese translation of "FFS Deano pass it to my feet not over my f*cking head"?

Tomb Raider addiction perhaps...that's what happened to Skatekeeper.

nowhere near it, we paid about 4 million and 3 years salary for that totally useless pair of Ecuadorians. I am totally convinced that that deal was the root of all our past problems, that and appointing Gray and Wadsworth that is. That wonder package must have cost the club somewhere in the region of 8/9 million. 5 years for TF at 5K a week doesn't even come close.