Monroe Transfer

Anyone seen his Twitter? Seems a bit... wacky.

Impressive goals to game record... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modibo_Maiga

I'd just love it if for once we showed some ambition. Just once. Our lot have a policy and they're sticking to it, and this policy is simply too risky. I know it's still a massive amount of money but knowing we've got a bit to spare what is stopping them from paying £3m more than we'd supposedly spending on Maiga in order to bring in Ruiz instead? I honestly can't us spending more than £8m on a player for as long as Ashley remains at the club. Smaller clubs with less wealthy owners do and will continue to outspend us.

Skysports reckon Ruiz is off to Fulham for £10m. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_7139413,00.html Might not be a 'proper' CF but his scoring record is fantastic. Why aren't we in for him (I know, £10m is far too much for our lot)? Fulham showing more ambition than us despite being a smaller club with /supposedly) less money.

For significantly less than what they paid for him too. Utterly bemusing but hilarious if true. edit; @Semimental: one of about 3 Turkish clubs apparently

Sorry, not going to happen. Don't get your hopes up about getting anyone better than Federico fucking Macheda.

I'm really getting nervous now about our striker search in general. 24 hours and if we're concentrating on Maiga than we need them to get a replacement. Obviously them being the selling club means that they're the ones with the power and I'm sure they'd be quite happy just keeping him.

It's a different club. Just typical...

Will be pretty depressing if we bring in Macheda.

Saint-Etienne reach agreement with Max Gradel. Great. Really can't see Maiga coming now.

It's not funny any more, Deadman.

Without meaning to go all Deano, a starting XI of Krul, Enrique, Coloccini, Taylor, Santon, Gutierrez, Tiote, Cabaye, Barton, Ben Arfa and Carroll would have been a bit tasty. Don't man.

Good, they can now concentrate fully on getting someone decent in to play up front.

The guy in the background

That's great and all but I'd like to think our targets are the known ones now (Roux, Maiga). We don't have much (if any) time to discuss who to get in, it's now or never tbh. They've only had 7 months to be fair to them. Another day of scouting wouldn't hurt I suppose.

That's great and all but I'd like to think our targets are the known ones now (Roux, Maiga). We don't have much (if any) time to discuss who to get in, it's now or never tbh.

TMI

I'll drink to that! Good good. Seriously I'll cry if our only striker is Macheda.

Alan Oliver?

Why have these 2 bits been bolded? We already know about them. And Steven Taylor for England? Can't see that ever happening.

Oh for fucks sake.

Not sure if serious.

Or Macheda.