Monroe Transfer

Cisse needs a goal badly.

Urgh.

GET IN BEN ARFA

Are they not bothering with the third kit any more?

Sooty and Sweep

Great read, well done to the Villa lads.

I agree but on the other hand going into a press conference and saying little would cause all sorts of speculation. What I find bemusing is that he says this "marquee signing" would have taken us into our overdraft. How much were they supposedly planning to spend? With all Ashley's money, the new TV money, we still need help off the bank?

Okay.

Oh, CT.

Don't know who that is but Vuckic needs to be get over his injury troubles and prove himself at last.

Spot on, word for word.

Uncle Phil off the Fresh Prince

Good read. Emphasises the position Pardew has been left in. Whatever statement* he's forced to put his name to, I imagine he's seething inside. As both Edwards and Caulkin have alluded to, Pardew constantly said what he wanted, from the end of last season, to the start of the window, to the day before it. Two strikers and a CB. Maybe a winger and a replacement for any of the 'purples' should they leave (thank fuck none did). Pardew is not a stupid man, he can't suddenly be okay with it. Talk of money being an issue is nonsense - there were plenty of players we could have brought in on frees or as loans. If Remy is played as a central striker we're still only a Cisse injury away from having to partner him with Shola). *The fact that statement exists is incredible to me - it's the most blatant example of acknowledgement of a mishap and wanting to excuse it... I honestly think they knocked it up a few days beforehand because they knew nothing was going to happen.

It's worth pointing out that you won't be able to guarantee yourself a PS4 on the day of release now.

We have a decent first 11. We've a poor/unproven second 11.

PS4 or Xbox One?

Do you think selling James Perch was a bad call?

Ignore him man, start as you mean to go on...

I'll come back in a few hours. This thread will have reached Gold status by then.

Rumbled in the second post.

Bring back Chrissie Mort

We should send him a strongly worded letter.

Not sure why he'd do that, given he isn't from London...