Saint Fan CaM

My take on it is, providing we go up, the expectation is for us to be knocking on the door of the top 6 thus negating some of the wish to join a 'bigger' club. This was the wish of Markus and the goal for Nicola.

Great minds and all that!

I am liking what I am hearing from Adkins here. Just hope it's not a pipe dream and we really have the muscle to ward off the top 6 in the Prem. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16543255.stm

£4.8M + Puncheon. Just a guess, but would be good business.

Absolutely 110% this - top post.

That would be a really awesome signing IMO. Please be true!

If there's no news by midday tomorrow I will start to become a little concerned. We certainly need to strengthen in a number of areas and I forsee a problem with confidence evaporating if we continue to lose games - especially at home. We've done very well so far - sustaining the effort was always going to be an issue.

To be fair, that's not a bad offer for a 1st team level player that's not playing any games. I personally think he is being punished for something (dissent?) and the club has unofficially put his career on hold as a result (i.e. £1M or rot).

This guy is good and it looks feasible that the double loan (as stated in the article) is possible. If the lad helps bolster the squad for our run-in, why the hell not?!

Could probably do a job for the Skates? Agent Pele - has a nice ring to it. LOL

Unfortunately I agree. We're an unbalanced side not firing on all cylinders and without big characters on the pitch at the moment. It's not the end of our promotion push, but it could be a defining moment.

Oh dear, once again a perfectly decent thread is hijacked by kids fighting in the playground. Back to the thread - I cannot see us signing the guy...too much of an ask and too much of a gamble fee-wise right now.

Another thread of drivel.

Great post - totally agree, the man is a sanctimonius twerp of the highest order. I can't bear to hear his voice.

I wouldn't take Jones back here - he'd not be welcomed. However, so typical of the boring morons on here to slate the OP in the same way as if he'd started the rumour rather than just convey the message. I'll count this thread along with the many others that have made me decide not to renew my full membership.

Top post.

This. However, at the moment in the NPC Kelvin is definately adequate and deserves his place because of his loyal service to the club when the times were very bad indeed. Has everyone forgotten how he stuck with us when all the others fled like rats from a sinking ship?

"Play"? Not really how I would describe his contribution. His team-mates certainly were more than a little reticent in passing the ball to him. He ran around a bit and tried to look interested (well, Pardew was sat in the stands looking on at the team he had decided to take on, so he probably knew he had to make an impression).

An excellent point well made. Even so, I think there are too many pessimists on this forum who just cannot visualise what might be possible with the right management and resources. They probably are happy sitting in their mediocre little worlds not daring to dream of better things. Believe!

For me it's the Chappers goal vs Utd. I was in corporate for that game and to come in at half time with the place buzzing was excellent. Not only that but it was an individual piece of excellent ball control and a tough finish which ripped into the net. And against arguably one of the best clubs in the World. All of this made me really feel like we'd arrived back on the main street of English football - a little glimpse perhaps of how next season might feel?!

Kebe would be a great signing. Doubt it will happen though.

It ain't gonna happen people. Forget it - he's dust.

28 years old - worthy of a three year contract. Prem quality? Probably. Injury record? Not too good.

Shame. Was the horse your neigh-bour? (; (Gets coat...>)

And we scored how many? The final score was 3- what? Sure it worked a real treat. NOT! The point I am making is that Adkins seems too rigid in his team selections and tactics and if he's not careful he is going to stifle the creativity of certain individuals like Lallana and/or squeeze any semblance of belief out of the team if we keep losing. We WILL keep losing if opponents continue to figure out how to combat the game plan that Adkins seems intent on sticking with regardless, home or away. We do not play with enough width - with Lallana on the left, he is most effective when there is a counterbalance player on the right. Squash the play into the centre of the park and Lallana is trapped/stifled/crowded. Having said that, my biggest issue with the team is the lack of pace between midfield and attack. We need a playmaker CM to play alongside Cork and a decent pacey striker as priorities.