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Just point out that as disappointed as we all are with Sibierski, he would walk into their starting 11. I honestly am SO not worried about having the piss taken by any mackems at the minute.

This was so obviously the result of an "anyone going spare?" phonecall. I bet you even as late as 7pm last night, Antoine Sibierski hadn't even been mentioned by either Shepherd or Roeder. We've just spunked whatever transfer fee he cost, and whatever wages he'll cost away for no reason. Although Willie McKay's probably pocketed a nice few quid, so it's not all bad.

LM, you're making yourself look like an idiot. Just fucking admit that Shepherd has presided over another shambles of a transfer window. Because he HAS, I'm sorry to have to break it to you. Blame who you want, but things keep going wrong with this man in charge. You really do look stupid when you carry on like this.

Goalkeepers Shay Given Stephen Alan Harper Defenders Stephen Carr Craig Moore Titus Malachi Bramble Peter Iain Ramage Steven Vincent Taylor Celestine Babayaro Midfielders Nolberto Solano Emre Belozoglu Kieron Courtney Dyer Damien Duff Charles N'Zogbia James Milner Scott Parker Nicholas Butt Matthew Joseph Pattison Alan O'Brien Antoine Sibierski Strikers Albert Luque Martos Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins Foluwashola Ameobi Giuseppe Rossi (until January) Look at the state of that. 21 outfield players - one of whom is on loan, one of whom is Albert Luque and one of whom is Antoine Sibierski. 6 defenders who've played at senior level. Two injuries and we're down to 4 from 4. Three injuries and we don't have a back 4. The strikers - I've excluded Owen because he's not getting a game this season. We're left with Luque, Shola - whose hip is fucked, Rossi until January, and Martins. Midfield - we've got a load of those fuckers, which is why we signed Sibierski last night presumably. "The transfer window doesn't close til the end of August. I know it's frustrating for the fans, but they have to trust us." "I'm confident we can bring in the players before the transfer window closes." "We are in pole position on several players. If we get them in before the end of the window, I'll be happy to go forward with this squad." The result - Antoine Sibierski, who at tea time yesterday I very much doubt had even entered Roeder's mind as a possible signing. Beyond shambolic. Never mind though, at least we can get the squad photo taken now. I would have hated to have had a squad photo without Sibierski on it. By the way, our players have got some horrific middle names.

The most fucking galling thing about the Sibierski signing is that it's so obviously been a last minute ring-around of a few agents to basically ask if "Anyone's going spare?". We don't need Antoine Sibierski, but the club have just decided to waste a few hundred thousand pounds in a transfer fee, and probably the best part of half a million quid in wages just so that they had signed SOMEBODY on the last day of the window. Seriously, we would have been better off signing nobody and keeping the cash. I'm fucking disgusted with Shepherd AND Roeder - sorry but they both take responsibility for this one. Roeder doesn't get off scot-free.

I sincerely hope there wasn't a fee involved in this deal. We must be fucking BRASSIC.

At least we didn't make Duff any false promises about building a decent squad when we signed him. Man City benchwarmers baby! WOO!

If there was ANYWHERE on the pitch we didn't need to sign someone, it was in midfield. I hope to fuck they didn't spend too much time on this deal. Sibierski must have thought Pearce was taking the piss when he told him we wanted him.

What on earth were you thinking signing up to it in the first place?! 189318[/snapback] I just wanted the feeling of power over you all as I break the exclusives.

Roeder clearly wanted to sign a baldy so when Gravesen fell through, Sibierski was our next best bet. "Freddy, I want a baldy! Get me a baldy!"

75p this has cost me so far today. Two texts to tell me that Milner had done a round trip to Birmingham and now Antoine Sibiersky.

If it's not already it'll be on the official site in a mo. I just got the text. I know so little about this bloke that I don't even know what position he plays in.

Antoine Sibierski.

What do you reckon now? Do you think they've just given up or are they still ringing round places? It must be like trying to get a taxi at 1am on New Year's Day at the minute.

Can just imagine the fat twat on the blower to Anal, both pillocks trying to put the club spin on this disgusting treatment of the lad. 189274[/snapback] It's my understanding that when Mr. Shepherd dropped James off at Central Station, he hugged the Chairman's legs and wouldn't let him go, begging him not to send him back to the Midlands.

I really couldn't give a fuck that we've messed Villa around tbh. I'm glad the Villa fans are up in arms about it. The only one I'm arsed about is Milner and the damage we've done to our relationship with him, given that he's now with us til at least New Year.

What's he got as his ring tone like? "Answer your phone you stunted Irish cock. Leprechaun boy, pick the bastard phone up"

Where's the trophy signings though? Fuck that!

Conspiracy theory: in the knowledge that they'd have fuck all else to text people about, they only sent Milner to Villa so they could double their money when they told him to come back. The dirty bastards! But I've got them sussed. Nowt gets past me.

The big weight.

To be fair, I think I could still hold my own against a mackem under current circumstances.

We've treated him very fucking shabbily, it has to be said. As I've said elsewhere I'd be giving O'Neill a ring if I was him and saying "If I put a transfer request in in January will you come in for me?" and just fuck us off entirely.

Someone ring reception at the club and ask to be put through to Shepherd and ask him what the FUCK he's playing at. It's a simple tactic. But it might just work.

Was thinking about this earlier, because it really has got to the stage where it's very apparent that we can't move on with this bloke in charge. It's got to the stage where he needs to be given the thumbs down in the same way Ellis was. And before anyone starts, yes I KNOW we've splashed £15m this summer, but it's easy to throw money about when you have attendances like ours. Having a long-term plan is something else entirely and we haven't had one for the last decade. Any potential suitors would probably love it if we gave them a hand in chasing Freddy out. Having said that, I'm far too apathetic to get involved in any banner-making or anything like that.

I would fucking LOVE to be a fly on the wall in the boardroom where Laurel and Hardy are sat at the minute.