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Can't really afford replays through fear of injuries

Periscope maybe ?

Also he said he'd still like them all in by the 20th but would prefer the 15th.

All he had to say to shut the press up was "yes i know the budget" i believe he genuinely doesn't know & inside he's probabky seething .

Why bother doing a press conference then ?

He must be even more fcuked off not knowing the budget

Benitez on transfers I don’t know exactly what is our budget, so I don’t have any news. We have to keep working, make sure we have our targets, but all I can is prepare for the game. We had a meeting last week but I am waiting for an answer (from those above). Deadline set for transfers Rafa repeats that he wants his squad in place by “maximum” January 20, but he says he can say “nothing more” other than he had a meeting last week. Rafa says he won’t talk about “names” when he is asked about whether he has interest in Deeney & Ings #

West Ham after Ings

A decade under Lard Boy as taught me to "always expect the unexpected" also "anybody worth anything will be sold" & "anyone with an opinion will be gone" & finally "a kick in the nuts is never far away" He hates us just as much as we hate him. He's a 24 carat cnut & you cant get any purer than that.

Imagine how you'll feel if it falls through. I'm already there i've premptied this cnut if it goes through i'll be over the moon but i dont trust him as far as i could throw him

Nothing would please me more than to see Ashley waddle off into the sunset withbhis millions. But unless HE gets exactly what HE wants he's going nowhere fast.

You would want me banned because i have a different opinion i finf that very bizzare

Up yours Gloomy It's called having an opinion i will not accept thecway the clubs being run as long as Ashkey's here. It's an open forum & i'll have my say

I didnt expect him to say "ive a budget of X amount" but i did expect him to say "yes i know what my budget is" To not know at such a late stage is taking the piss out of the bloke

I just hope everyones right & i'm wrong i dont want to be the guy at the end who says "i told you "

There's every reason to think he doesn't want Rafa there. Why doesn't he back him ? this will be the third window he's had bugger all to spend. Everyone knows the teams struggling we need some experienced players in yet Rafa gets no help from Ashley. Rafa must be seething .

Everyone has a point were they go you know what "fcuk it" IF as we suspect Rafa's been given a very small budget again he may well walk or be bought outvof his contract. Lets face it it's all in the public domain the way Ashleys treat Rafa

Amanda Staveley offered to help with Newcastle United’s efforts in the January transfer window. The Chronicle say that the bidding group made an ‘offer to aid’ United with buying new players to help stave off relegation but discussions ‘did not prove fruitful’. If this is true Rafa could have had a nice budget to spend. Instead it looks like he'll probably get a pittance from Ashley. It makes you wonder if Ashley's trying to piss Rafa off so he walks so he can get another "yes man" in Mark Hughes ?

West Brom, Brighton & Olympiakos all interested in Mitrovic Burnley interested in Ritchie West Ham interested in Shelvey Saviet available for £5 million

Ings on 60K a week & Slimani on 80K a week would Lard Boy allow this ?

It looks like he wasn't joking when he said on Friday he still didn't know what his budget was

i was hoping they'd be knocking on the door

zRafa said he wanted them early not me mate

Looks like Rafa's request to get any new signings in early has fallen on deaf ears

He's worth about £2.50