Saint Billy

Phew! How much was he?

If I told you I would have to kill you.

Money talks these days unfortunately, this surely is the only reason CMS went to bumtown.

Nugent going to Leicester on a free

Hark at bloody Mother Teresa!

I'm with the prof on this. For the first time in a long it seems that we are going into a new season as a settled club on and off the pitch. With this in mind I was hoping that we would prepare early for what is going to be a tougher league by getting some new faces in quickly and settling them into the side asap. The natural progression is to strengthen the side as you move up the leagues and you are sadly mistaken if you expect the same side that did well in L1 to have the same impact in a higher and tougher league especially when three of the sides that have just come down from the prem with still some of their prem players and a parachute payment to purchase others. We are leaving it late yet again with pre season training already underway and this too me could mean yet another slow start. Is this a lack of ambition or is it another reason. My worry is that there may be a ring of truth in some of the rumours flying about in the last few months that we do not have any funds. Are we in actual fact reliant on Oxo being sold to raise funds? perhaps that is the reason why we pulled out of the Sharp deal as the Oxo deal is not tied up. I have not exactly reached the panic mode just yet but I am starting to get nervous about our lack of movement player wise.

Very true, it happens on here every summer. Perhaps a signing or two might lighten the mood.

Rumoured that Shelby is being loaned to Blackpool by Liverpool.

Talk Sport this morning said that the Oxo deal with Arsenal is a done deal, if this is the case perhaps NC is waiting to use the funds from that sell which is worrying because NC said we would not sell Oxo, plus it also suggest's that there are no other funds apart from those raised by selling players.

Bring on the football season for f*ck sake!

Here's hoping!

Well there seems to be plenty of transfer activity elsewhere. I have to agree with Alps on this to some extent especially when there is no guarantee that we wont lose any of our current squad to bigger and better clubs. I know the club now likes to do these things behind closed doors but some message of intent would be nice to hear especially when you consider that not much of the 5 year plan is left and surely NA and NC do not believe that our current squad is equipped enough to threaten promotion. Hopefully the reason for not dipping into the market yet is not lack of funds!

Didn't go to away leg but went to home game. If I remember correctly it was p*ssing it down all night. Anderlecht were a very tall side and pretty useful. I remember cringing whenever Jim Steele got the ball and eventually he made a howler. Great night though and great atmosphere. I don't recall any ref gaffs that evening, mind you I was a little worse for wear due to a thermos flask which was not full of coffee.

Well there's a surprise...............................................................................NOT!

It depends on what players we get in and who goes, but I think it is going to be a tough league and it will be a big test for some of our current squad.

Anyway, back in the real world.....................

I like that one! Brown that is!

Time to go on earlobe watch!

It will be interesting to see what prem players become available with the annual clearout.

Great man and just typical of his kind nature. Has and will always be a legend in my eyes.

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Well done boys, lets do a Norwich next season!

Spot on!

In you we trust Turkish!

Lucky him for getting one!, I rarely manage it these days.