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Van Rhijn would be a good signing from what I've seen! (which admittedly isn't loads...) Could we potentially have him and Matthews covering at RB, and PVA/Jones at LB? Looks like Jonny Evans might be on the move to WBA for £6-8m. Why the hell aren't we in for him if he's available? He's...

This is absolutely spot on. I was thinking of this when reading the 'questions for anybody at the club' thread - 'Ellis, could you publish full accounts incl all incomings and outgoings?' We may have high wages now. We definitely used to have high wages. But we also have a reasonable net spend...

A bit gutted as I always had hopes that he'd realise his potential here, but he hasn't really kicked on. Sod's law he'll have a great season at Palace but hopefully we've got a decent fee (must be £9m+) and can reinvest in quality. Austin would be great!

I would have loved this when we were linked a couple of years back, but £9m for a 29 yr old seems a bit steep? Definitely an improvement on what we have though so hopefully if he signs we can get a good couple of seasons out of him.

Totally agree there's no need to change his tactics - since promotion, we've bought a lot of players, but never really thought about tactics. Bruce, Keane etc just assumed they'd play well together.. I like Fletch and there's a lot of potential in Connor, but if Gus doesn't think they work then...

I didn't say full-on warfare - I said there was a threat of it. There's a difference between Sunderland and London, no doubt. There's a slightly more significant difference between Moscow and Makhachkala. 'A nicer part of Russia' is a hell of an understatement. Feel free to look it up.

The same Russia where the Prem-level players at Anzhi have had to live 300+ miles from their home games due to constant threat of terrorism, explosions, full-on warfare? Say what you like about how Britain has it bad, but I don't remember JT, Lamps, Henry etc commuting from hundreds of miles...

Much better than both the home and away this season, I reckon.. Would definitely buy this if it was in the shops!

Same as a lot of people - it's just common sense. I don't want to see a gay couple absolutely going for it on the bus, in the same way that I don't want to see a straight couple going for it on the bus. On the bus everybody should just be sitting still and quiet! Couldn't give a hoot if they...

I might put one on on the way to the pub. 4-0 seems optimistic though! I might go with 3-1 or 3-0 England.

I agree with this too mate. I'm a proud Brit and nobody wants to see areas that are no-go etc. Totally agree everyone immigrating to GB should have to speak at least basic English, and should abide by our laws (which they do have to at the moment - as do all Brits born here, but sadly Brits...

Great thread this, nowt like a good passionate debate! One thing that everybody in this country should be entitled to is their own opinion and the means to get that across, and it's good to see that coming out strong. Which is probably the one good thing that Farage has triggered so far... The...

Yeah we must have upset somebody. England struggle for strikers at full cap level, let alone U21. Who is in at U21 in front of Connor?!

Yeah fair enough it's not astronomical, but I suppose it depends how you take 'within your means'. It's much higher net spend than most comparable clubs. My thinking was that our crowds + commercial income are much bigger than yours, so where are you getting the money for 2.5x net spending...

Spot on! Although I'm sure we all agree that it isn't great or fair to watch Man Utd spend their way back to the top 4... It's even worse watching muckers like QPR and (dare I say it) Hull spending beyond their means. If it cements the status quo then at least that means we won't be getting...

Love a good Belgian beer. Some of the cold easy drinkers like Leffe and Hoegarden are great on a sunny day. Personal faves are some of the Tripels. Westmalle and Karmeliet are both great and definitely worth a try!

If QPR get Borini then the world's gone mad. We can't even attract players who have spent a successful year here already?! It's looking like Hull will have Hernandez, QPR will have Borini, and we won't reinforce up top at all. We're going to fall behind the teams around us.

Did we just let him go for free or did he buy out his contract? Seems strange not to get a fee at all, even £1m would help

Without reading the rest of the thread... Total ****ing bullshit. :) I saw a stat earlier where Colback has 4 goals and 3 assists in 120 Prem games. No wonder we're happy to let him go for free. Whereas Rodwell (SO OBVIOUSLY a better talent) scored against a full-strength Man Utd on his home...

Agreed good to see him back, he was top class and very unlucky with injuries, he was being talked of as potentially one of the best in Europe when we signed him. If Celtic can keep him fit and get him back to top form they'll be laughing. 10m and replace him for free!