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So how confident are we?

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  1. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Have to say lads... I'm becoming less confident by the day that we will make any decent signings.
    I have this horrible feeling Shola will return and we'll get Bent in on a last minute deal.
    Hope to hell I'm wrong but I'm feeling a bit Mr Tiote as the summer progresses.
     
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  2. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

    Darren Peacock’s Ponytail Well-Known Member

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    Very confident that we will get Lacazette, Grenier and Cabella. Or 3 LB's as Saint Alan likes to call them.
     
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  3. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Hard to tell. We will of course do the bare minimum. Its just difficult to tell if Ashley will judge what the bare minimum is correctly.
     
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  4. Tasty Magpie

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    I'd put money on MA underestimating the bare minimum. The state of our squad, we need so many reinforcements to even hope for mid-table. Cabella (for HBA), Grenier (for Cabaye), Lacazette (for Remy) and Caulker (for Mbiwa) + one more striker (for Ba) should be the minimum... That we are still needing a permanent replacement for Ba 18 months after selling him tells it all though.
     
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  5. Beardsley's Rancid Sack

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    We will bring in a striker, of what sort of quality is anyone's guess. Debuchy will be off. I don't think we will replace him. As far as Cabaye is concerned, we will apparently 'chase' Cabella or Grenier, offer paltry sums which we know will never be successful, this will be obviously rejected then we will say 'We will not be held to ransom, blah blah f**king blah'. I think this time though we will go for someone late on the window, probably in England of the clogger variety. Christ knows who the **** will that be.
     
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  6. anyobrien

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    I fear the fat **** will go with what we have and gamble until January.Then when we are in the **** he will have to spend to try and keep his epl status sorry i mean money.
     
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  7. lady-eleanor

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    I think we might bring in a couple in just to pacify fans but I also think that andyobrien might be right.
     
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  8. 2010 tops dog

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    We will be left With the worse squad in over 20 years.
    Sad times we have finally bite of more than we can chew
     
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  9. lady-eleanor

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    Does anyone know how the season ticket sales are going?
     
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  10. Lord Jonjomort

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    Well further to repeatedly reminding everyone of the deadline, they subsequently extended the deadline. I'm guessing not well.
     
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  11. Gordonthetoony

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    Seen someone say crowds of below 40,000 will occur quite often next season.
     
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  12. Lord Jonjomort

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    Doesn't matter if there's less than 40 to the fat kunt in charge - as long as a billion people around the World see SD logo's, that's all that fcker is interested in.
     
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  13. General Lee Speaking

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    Had a look on the ticketing web site the other day and there are huge swathes of seats available in a lot of areas.

    Sub 40k crowds could be a possibility if we do badly but I doubt it'll be that low. If we have a decent start to the season people will buy them on a match by match basis and I'll bet we'd still get high 40s. If we are winning everything is rosy, innit?
     
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  14. magicbus

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    Cant see Ashley committing financial suicide by not getting a squad capable of finishing 17th or above. His life seems driven by money nothing more nothing less. So some decent signings I believe will happen to let us achieve my earlier placings comment.
     
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  15. lady-eleanor

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    Thanks lads spoken to a few fans who aren't renewing and not really surprised.
     
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  16. 2010 tops dog

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    Just had a call from the club asking if I had a pair of boots and am I available most weekends to work starting in August.
     
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  17. Graham Carr's Binoculars

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    I think we'll sign five players. It'll be two strikers, a winger, a number 10 and a defender.

    Mike knows what's needed, he knows he can't afford to not sign anyone for the third window in a row.
     
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  18. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    I admire your faith. History is not with you. I guarantee we are short on numbers and our patsy of a manager is carrying the can by Nov/Dec. Mike has found the perfect balance.
     
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  19. Beardsley's Rancid Sack

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    Mate he will never sign five players. We will get a striker and midfielder and that will be our lot. I would honestly take two at this point considering their track record in previous transfer windows.
     
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  20. leez

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    a disgrace really ... not worthy of being a prem club ran like this ..

    just wish he would fook off where he belongs .. min signings if any ..
     
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