Monroe Transfer

There's absolutely no way we should be weakening the squad any more than we have done. Debuchy should be the last one out of the door. We just can't afford to weaken it any more than we have done. But we will anyway. All of our own choosing. The player isn't demanding a move, and another club hasn't exactly come in with an offer we can't refuse. Unless we've got better targets lined up - and I desperately hope we do - I just don't see the point in doing this.

And on top of that, why take a financial hit too? They absolutely better have a good replacement lined up. So it's just two strikers, a RB, and now another CB that we need...

Why create yet another position which we'll need to fill again? Why persist with Taylor and Williamson, and a past it Colo, but not him?

Like Steve Jobs.

Agreed, Tom. If - a big if - he's supported well in the window then he'll have no excuses going into the season. He's got to be on thin ice. As much as I want Pardew out, if we have a solid start to the season then I'll just get on and enjoy it even if it's just delaying the inevitable sacking. Life is too short.

Sammy hasn't. He's probably get one chance left to prove his worth though.

Not this argument again...

That image is a mock-up isn't it? Been doing the rounds for a while now I think.

Aw jeez

Cheer up, Ant.

Looks that way mate...

I give it 3 days before this one asks Ant to delete his account.

When it rains, it poors.

Not if Goal.com said it.

But Ken said Aussies aren't (fairly often at least) racist?

CMON TIM

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... who has said or even implied that?

Haven't we already bought 3 players?

Shamrock Rovers?

So much for £8m fee agreed.

There aren't that many clubs that aren't selling clubs, then.

Except in this situation the player himself is (unsurprisingly) desperate to leave. No, we don't have to sell him, but he wants to see out his peak years at a club playing Champions League football and competing for trophies. Hard to stand in his way, or to want to keep a player whose heart isn't really in it. Not sure that makes us a selling club. We didn't sell Cabaye after the first bid or two, did we?

29 in less than a month. £11-12m for him would be decent.

I was on about the fee. I know he's off.