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Bologna are slowly turning into a feeder club for us. If the bid was genuine this would be another headache as he is co-owned with Juventus

Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeri Liverpool's target Diakitè "has rejected all our offers for a new deal" said Lazio president Lotito Looks like Liverpool have moved on then.

Regardless of the clause's with Milan to buy him back or Napoli supposedly interested there are two key factors here: 1. Milan have not got a pot to **** in and even if they could stump up the cash Italian clubs are well known for offering very little salary wise. (they're a few exceptions to this of course) 2. Both Astori and his agent have stated that his ambition is to come to the Premier League. I wouldn't get to worried about the length of this deal. As others have said its now the norm it Italy to drag these deals out so the selling club can get the best deal possible. Cortese will know this, even more so from the Ramirez deal this summer. He isn't stupid and if things did get too ridiculous he is an intelligent business man and will know he needs to pull the plug. In my opinion I think we will get our man but can't see it happening until the tail end of this window. The real question here is do we wait and get the man we want or get somebody in sooner to fill the void left by Jose.

Alex is about as knowledgeable as Garth on final score most weekends. Today is the day I can feel it!

Are we taking wagers on what page he will sign yet?

Astori turned 26 today, a birthday move to Saints?

On a serious note Cagliari lost 2-1 in Lazio today. That is their sixth loss in a row, financially in the pan... I would want out.

The best fake tweet I have seen thus far....

It was I was sat right on the dugouts. Looked in a fair bit of distress too. Really need a cb in before villa!

No.

Little bit of comparison... [table=width: 500, align: center] [tr] [td] RED: Best YELLOW: Second Best GREEN: Worst [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table=width: 500, align: center] [tr] [td] ASTORI Technical Corners 6 Crossing 8 Dribbling 12 Finishing 10 First Touch 15 Free Kick Taking 8 Heading 16 Long Shots 5 Long Throws 14 Marking 15 Passing 14 Penalty Taking 5 Tackling 18 Technique 16 Mental Aggression 18 Anticipation 15 Bravery 15 Composure 14 Concentration 13 Creativity 10 Decisions 13 Determination 16 Flair 8 Influence 15 Off The Ball 8 Positioning 14 Teamwork 12 Work Rate 10 Physical Acceleration 14 Agility 12 Balance 15 Jumping 15 Natural Fitness 16 Pace 12 Stamina 14 Strength 14 [/td] [td] FONTE Technical Corners 6 Crossing 7 Dribbling 11 Finishing 9 First Touch 12 Free Kick Taking 9 Heading 15 Long Shots 8 Long Throws 10 Marking 13 Passing 10 Penalty Taking 8 Tackling 14 Technique 13 Mental Aggression 14 Anticipation 12 Bravery 12 Composure 15 Concentration 13 Creativity 10 Decisions 10 Determination 14 Flair 10 Influence 14 Off The Ball 11 Positioning 13 Teamwork 13 Work Rate 14 Physical Acceleration 11 Agility 12 Balance 13 Jumping 16 Natural Fitness 15 Pace 12 Stamina 12 Strength 15 [/td] [td] YOSHIDA Technical Corners 7 Crossing 11 Dribbling 9 Finishing 9 First Touch 13 Free Kick Taking 11 Heading 12 Long Shots 9 Long Throws 8 Marking 13 Passing 12 Penalty Taking 9 Tackling 12 Technique 12 Mental Aggression 8 Anticipation 14 Bravery 14 Composure 12 Concentration 11 Creativity 13 Decisions 11 Determination 14 Flair 13 Influence 12 Off The Ball 12 Positioning 14 Teamwork 13 Work Rate 10 Physical Acceleration 11 Agility 13 Balance 13 Jumping 13 Natural Fitness 13 Pace 13 Stamina 13 Strength 12 [/td] [/tr] [/table]

[table=width: 500, align: center] [tr] [td] Astori Technical Corners 6 Crossing 8 Dribbling 12 Finishing 10 First Touch 15 Free Kick Taking 8 Heading 16 Long Shots 5 Long Throws 14 Marking 15 Passing 14 Penalty Taking 5 Tackling 18 Technique 16 Mental Aggression 18 Anticipation 15 Bravery 15 Composure 14 Concentration 13 Creativity 10 Decisions 13 Determination 16 Flair 8 Influence 15 Off The Ball 8 Positioning 14 Teamwork 12 Work Rate 10 Physical Acceleration 14 Agility 12 Balance 15 Jumping 15 Natural Fitness 16 Pace 12 Stamina 14 Strength 14 [/td] [td] Fonte Technical Corners 6 Crossing 7 Dribbling 11 Finishing 9 First Touch 12 Free Kick Taking 9 Heading 15 Long Shots 8 Long Throws 10 Marking 13 Passing 10 Penalty Taking 8 Tackling 14 Technique 13 Mental Aggression 14 Anticipation 12 Bravery 12 Composure 15 Concentration 13 Creativity 10 Decisions 10 Determination 14 Flair 10 Influence 14 Off The Ball 11 Positioning 13 Teamwork 13 Work Rate 14 Physical Acceleration 11 Agility 12 Balance 13 Jumping 16 Natural Fitness 15 Pace 12 Stamina 12 Strength 15 [/td] [td] Yoshida Technical Corners 7 Crossing 11 Dribbling 9 Finishing 9 First Touch 13 Free Kick Taking 11 Heading 12 Long Shots 9 Long Throws 8 Marking 13 Passing 12 Penalty Taking 9 Tackling 12 Technique 12 Mental Aggression 8 Anticipation 14 Bravery 14 Composure 12 Concentration 11 Creativity 13 Decisions 11 Determination 14 Flair 13 Influence 12 Off The Ball 12 Positioning 14 Teamwork 13 Work Rate 10 Physical Acceleration 11 Agility 13 Balance 13 Jumping 13 Natural Fitness 13 Pace 13 Stamina 13 Strength 12 [/td] [/tr] [/table] Key areas are in red.

I scouted him, got a bid accepted at £8.5million but he wasn't interested in opening contract negotiations. Time to move on...

A moron too if it is miltonroader.... he's paid his membership twice.

Was just about to post this, we all know FM stats are gospel

From what I remember they said about a fortnight prior it was done before the os announcement. Turned out to be true in the end there was just a few little complications. Do we know if there has actually been a bid from us or just the Italian journos speculating?

SSN Live Feed Sorry if already posted.

Thanks, much appreciated.

Im planning on driving to the game this Saturday instead of catching the train as per usual. I seem to remember when I drove a couple of years back there is some side streets on the opposite side of the Itchen Bridge that are free to park in. I can't for the life of me remember any of their names, if anyone does would make it a lot easier for me to pop into the sat nav for the journey up?

Although NA never backs down I feel he has to be more reserved despite us being much better defensively than when we played them at the Emirates.... ...and now to contradict that I think this will be the sort of team he will pick for today ----------------------K.Davis----------------------- Clyne(if fit)-------Fonte------Yoshi-------------Shaw --------------Morgan---------Cork------------------ Punch---------------Ramirez---------------J-Rod---- ---------------------Lambert----------------------- Would like to see Mayuka get some game time though, especially if Mertesacker is playing.

Richardson on for punch. Another excellent game for him.

City score is a plus

I can't see how playing Walcott in RWF is playing him out of position. Never the less he'd play up front in a 4-4-2.

Here is the Match Preview on the Sunderland game for those interested in a read.

------------Lambert------------- Lallana------Ramirez-----Walcott Not that punch deserves to be dropped, but.... ...does look pretty mouthwatering! Can't see it happening, but crazier things have happened. Such as Carroll being sold for almost £40million.