Kitman

Has been a problem simmering away on the back boiler for a good few years...only now it's coming home to roost. Like a fat pox-ridden chicken

Yeah, all those article writers are right cunts

This is the crux of it for me. We're not talking about spending money to take us into the top 6 - it's purely about survival now, and the squad is so lightweight and undermanned that we're in serious danger of going down through the effect of injuries and suspensions and players who just aren't good enough (not to mention the manager). I can accept we are carrying players who are overrated and overpaid but the summer's the time to address that and try to re-engineer the squad.......now we he has to protect the club's income which is in peril. I can't see how he would be better off in the championship, it's likely quite a few of our top paid players - Owen, Viduka etc will leave anyway in the summer. And nobody could take for granted either that we'd bounce straight back up, or that some of the dead wood would then piss off. Surely there's sense in investing to protect the value of his investment......why not chuck another 20-30 mill into the pot, eh? If he's in for 250m isn't another 10% worht a shot to preserve value? Maybe he could get co-investors in in the summer if he needs to recoup it. Or are we just a rudderless ship, hoping for the best? Unless there's no way to borrow the cash of course, which I find hard to believe.

I think we can get through this but we'll need a fair chunk of luck. Key to it is prem survival, ditching JFK in the summer & getting in a decent manager. We then need to rebuild the squad, losing the dead wood, letting malcontents go and making some canny signings well ahead of a decent pre-season. Unfortunately this will require the Board to get a grip, make some plans, make them happen in good time and spend some money - all of which seems to be beyond them up to now. More likely if we survive, they'll all have a nice long holiday and then get together to discuss what should be done a week before the season starts. JFK will then write out a list of urgent transfer targets and Wise will wipe his arse on them, as usual. While Ashley's stuffing his face with Lame-Ass in some Knightsbridge eaterie, Wise will be negotiating on deadline day to sign Dean Windass and three 16 year old wonder kids. Bah!

Perhaps but we were deteriorating at an alarming rate under his "stewardship". Much like we are now of course.

If Allardyce hadn't been sacked we'd have been in the Championship a season earlier. Let's see what this chugger of a journo has to say when he's been subjected to Allardyce's ambitionless neanderthal football on a regular basis.

Would we sing "You're Shittu, and you know you are"?

Pain in the Harris?

Tell me this is all a conspiracy between you and Fat Mike to ruin Baggio. Please. And stop it before it's too late, for the love of the children * insert "will no-one think of the children?" smiley *

I believe 4m is the going rate for "serious" bids?

If this is true, it shows we've no ambition to be a top half club anymore. If we don't invest in decent players, we're on our way to the Championship I'm afraid. It's looking like Ashley is up to his old asset stripping tricks again, stripping out the cash while he can. I'd be suprised if we get gates of 30,000 next season at this rate, unless hordes of people signed up for 3 years

I'm quite relieved. I thought it was going to be Harry fucking Basset.

At last something approaching an accurate assessment from wor Louise. Shame it's so badly written.

Joe Kinnear:"Fuck off Parky"

I don't see why we can't have a PR officer to spread lies to the press. Bloody amateurs

Howay Peasepud man, I hope you're going to apologise for your lack of vision when the Academy starts cranking out Fabregas quality players* * At at a time to be appointed. Quality of Academy dependent on quality of players and staff. The value of the Academy may go down as well as up. Club reserves right to sell Aademy players for a massive profit if they are any bloody good.

I'm getting increasingly worried about the calibre of player we can attract tbh, even if Fat Mike opens his wallet

An American president with balls could stop it in 24h. Threaten to stop aid and weapons sales. Stop using the U.S. vote in the U.N. to stop motions against Israel. Use the 1967 lines of demarcation for a final settlement. Make sure Palestine has a water supply it doesn't rely on Isreel for. Have a pig that flies anarl. The US will never do any of those things.

We're not good enough for Willy Mckays rejects. The gravy train's left the station.

iirc the last player called Quinn we signed from Sheffield Utd was gash

I agree but it's not just about this, IMO it's the message that will be sent out to the footballing world, confirming how bad we are run, both on and off the pitch. I think it merely cements our place as a mediocre club with little ambition (with a plan).

Well he'll fit in great here, Blu Bambu with Mike every Saturday. Gerrin! Kluivert Mark 2?

The spastics board are still bending over for him no doubt Obviously no-one's explained the "plan" to Given. Otherwise he'd be staying surely

I'm disappointed with the lad tbh. What's with the references to the Chronicle? It's all about ME, lad. As in "I can exclusively reveal that reports linking Shay Given with Arsenal are wide of the mark. For I have it on good authority from a source at St James's that the plucky Irishman has no intention of leaving St James's in the near future. This was confirmed when Moses appeared to me in a dream last night and asked me to spread the good news, which I am happy to do."

Looks like JFK's "No way he's leaving statement" has forced Shaymus to break cover. His assessment is the club has no ambition; who can blame him then for wanting to be challenging for honours with a top club at his age. Thanks Shay and so long. Footnote to Kinnear: don't bother with Paddy fucking Kenny, just promote Krul to No 2 and use whatever money you would have spent on a replacement for Nicky Butt. Cheers.