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Sorry, if he said that its contradictory b*ll*cks. Why have we made "substantial bids" at all if the squad is good enough ? Why not keep our powder (and funds) dry for recruiting in the summer for the Championship ? If he really said that, it is a thinly -veilled attempt to stop other clubs demanding silly money by making it seem we are not that fussed about those players really. He wants them to doubly ensure we get promotion and are not derailled by an unfortunate injury or two.

Whats the point of being "informed" and drawing the wrong conclusions ? Just to satisfy to Über fans on here, it seems. I'll leave you to it, then...

Dont change the subject. You mis-represented my opinion. I am not going to discuss this further until you prove that I really demanded loads of signings. Begining to look a tad foolish, mate....

I'd like to quote me directly on that please. Otherwise I am just going to laugh at you for being a hysterical fish wife.

Bang on the money my a*se. I'll give the same answer I always do - I will start thinking there is some merit in this attendance-in-the-flesh argument the day I start seeing consistent comments from people who were at the game. How can "you werent there and didnt see it" be a convincing argument when one person who was at a game can claim Player X was sh*t and another person at the same game can claim the same player was brilliant ? It happens on here EVERY GAME. I read all the feedback I can before forming a judgement - positive and negative. And I watch on internet feeds and listen on the radio whenever I have the chance. To argue that ex-pat fans should shut the f*ck up and not have an opinion about issues affecting the team they support is just preposterous.

Is there another decent player with the surname Crockett out there we can buy too ?

Common sense at last.

Why ? I think his action is admirable. It shows up the tabloids for what they are - shallow with half their column space copied off the back of conflake packets.

I dont believe I am as bad as made out to be. I give you an example. I am currently being taken the p*ss out of about my comments from the first day of the Brisbane Ashes test. Yet after England fought back in that test I then expressed the opinion that I thought it would be good for their confidence and expected them to convincingly win the Ashes on the back of that. Guess what happened ? It turned out exactly as I predicted, yet which post is the one continuously referred to ? I contend the problem is as much to do with the perception of others, and what they look to respond to. When I post something postive about Saints, it doesnt draw the attention because it aint controversial. Other people's problem, not mine.

I know, but it is so frustrating that it seems only one opinion is welcome around here, and that sticking up for an alternative voice/perspective is referred to as "gloating".

LOL. Superb.

Nothing the media does in relation to football surprises me anymore. I started losing my pretentions about such issues with the 1979 League Cup Final, where I really wept at just how biased to Forest the radio commentators on the BBC were (I was only 9..)

Yeah, yeah. Whatever. And he's an angel who isnt making continuous digs, isnt he ?

Yes it is. Cortese has made it crystal clear the whole plan to return us to the big time hinges on this. This might hint that the Liebherr family have a desire to see through Markus's wishes, but with limited patience so need to see progress. Therefore, I certainly wouldnt risk some complaicency and us miss out for wont of one or two players. And if the club have made the substantial offers that NA refers to, it seems the SMS heirarchy agree with that sentiment.

What, like your effort on the Oldham thread ?

So I get attacked for expressing my opinion and attacked if I then dare to point out I was correct and that the original attack was unfair. Superb. Completely mental Maybe some of you shouldnt jump down dissenters throats so much in the first place.

How about a football-related post ?

Everytime we have been on the spot with a crucial game against Oldham that I can recall, we've blown it. I suggest we watch this space and see what happens this week.

Hopefully NC will get a taste of the high-life and be even more determined to bring it here.

Yes it has. Thanks to the PL and Champions League. Time once was that I would have accepted relegation if we won the FAC. Now I would gladly sacrifice our place if it helps our promotion campaign.

Nope. Not going to indulge your very tedious "I've been more times than you" p*ssing contest.

Indeed. And the fact that our promotion campaign finally formally failed last season with a goaless draw against them at SMS. And people accuse me of not knowing what I am talking about... I am laughing at the "slag Alpine off for his lack of knowledge" bandwagon on here....

Wow, very clever what you did there...

Indeed, its utterly pathetic. Some real megalomania issues going on around here....

Jesus, thats a bit uncalled for. Really, its bizarre how aggressive this place becomes when we win...