TheMoog

It's because he is shite. Martins would've finished there. Not at all pleased with Owen getting picked over Martins. I don't think Owen's got the fitness to be starting matches yet, should have started with Martins and brought Owen on later as a sub.

Bollocks, he's fucked off for the best reason in the world, to be closer to his children. There is no better reason than I can think of. His wife left him for whatever reason and took his kids to London, more power to Nobby for wanting to be nearer to them. No way, "Bollocks" is the fact that at his time in his career he couldn't have put it off for a couple more seasons. Nobby was one of my favourites but he's let us down by moving. Using his kids as an excuse is poor, as if he/they couldn't commute for a couple of years? It's that attitude that's fucked up a load of footballers these days. So you're telling me if your family was at one end of the country and you were at the other and there was a job that paid just aswell right next to your family you wouldn't move? Fuck off, man There's other things to take in to consideration - loyalty and the length of a footballer's career. I can see what you're getting at but it seems like a pointless upheaval to me for 2 years in the grand scheme of such a short career.

Bollocks, he's fucked off for the best reason in the world, to be closer to his children. There is no better reason than I can think of. His wife left him for whatever reason and took his kids to London, more power to Nobby for wanting to be nearer to them. No way, "Bollocks" is the fact that at his time in his career he couldn't have put it off for a couple more seasons. Nobby was one of my favourites but he's let us down by moving. Using his kids as an excuse is poor, as if he/they couldn't commute for a couple of years? It's that attitude that's fucked up a load of footballers these days.

The lad was desperate to go south, plus he wasn't in Sam's plans. Would you fell better if we got 500K for him? Perhaps a little, Nobby's let us down in my eyes, not only has he fucked off for no good reason he's joined them pricks at West Ham. £500k might have helped ease it but nobby going has added to our problem now of lacking creativity in midfield and the more of these big bruisers Sam brings in the more I'm concerned we're turning in to Bolton... he's not helping banish the jibes about him being a long ball manager either. Being closer to your family is more than a valid reason. As for Big Sam's style of play I could not care one bit if it gets us results. I don't agree with that at all. If his family was in a different country then fair enough but it was their choice to live in London. For the short time a footballer's career lasts I'd expect their family to live near them, not vice versa. It's part of the problem with today's game, as much as I hate Roy Keane it's pretty much what he was saying and I believe Sam agreed as well. Shows a lack of comitment in my eyes.

The lad was desperate to go south, plus he wasn't in Sam's plans. Would you fell better if we got 500K for him? Perhaps a little, Nobby's let us down in my eyes, not only has he fucked off for no good reason he's joined them pricks at West Ham. £500k might have helped ease it but nobby going has added to our problem now of lacking creativity in midfield and the more of these big bruisers Sam brings in the more I'm concerned we're turning in to Bolton... he's not helping banish the jibes about him being a long ball manager either. I see what your getting at, but i'm not afraid yet about Sam's style. He already said that in his first year he will concentrate on the defensive side, trying to make us harder to beat. But further on I would like to see a real quality midfield general in our side. Tbh Nobby wasn't the player who would eventually solved our creativity problems, because I don't think sam would have played him. Btw .cock says an "undisclosed fee", so he didn't go for free. Actually, that's made me a little better, I guess it's not all bad. Thinking about i suppose if he's going tostart playing for Peru again he'll benipping over to South America every chance he gets too.

Wow... I'm impressed with the vision put in to coming up with a balanced all round team.

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The lad was desperate to go south, plus he wasn't in Sam's plans. Would you fell better if we got 500K for him? Perhaps a little, Nobby's let us down in my eyes, not only has he fucked off for no good reason he's joined them pricks at West Ham. £500k might have helped ease it but nobby going has added to our problem now of lacking creativity in midfield and the more of these big bruisers Sam brings in the more I'm concerned we're turning in to Bolton... he's not helping banish the jibes about him being a long ball manager either.

Free fucking transfer??? Jesus flying fuck! Okay, now my piss is really boiling, letting Nobby go is bad enough - especially to them wankers at West Ham - but on a free? I'm speechless, my estimations of Sam and the new board have suddenly gone down a tad. That's put a real black mark on what was looking to be a promising start of a new era for me. Grrrrrrrrr!

That it then? We got Beye and Faye while Nobby went to West Ham? Shame about Nobby, he just lost his legend status for me, can't stick West Ham.

I liked Le Sib, always thought he was pretty much spot on for us and although not a long term prospect I think I'd have kept him for another year or so just as back-up if nothing else. Sounds like a fan's player with the stuff he comes out with in his interviews.

Why is it I get this sneaking suspicion that Eggy's got one of his mates back home to try and stir up some shit for us seeing as we mugged him with the Dyer transfer?

I'd be sorry to see Nobby go but rather Pompey than them cheating scumbags at West Ham

So two games in to the season they're calling for the manager's head, half the team to be replaced and a new board? And they say we're fickle!!! I bet the London rags won't touch that story though.

Go go Ron!

"My precious"

Racist. Blast, you've rumbled me

Exactly, as if you can take anything this coming from West Ham as gospel

Dabo looks like the sort of bloke who asks to be smacked though If it's true he hit Barton first then it's his own fault, he shouldn't hit people and think he can get away with it - if someone hit me I'd leather them for the affront

Tell you what girls, don't link this thread to an Arsenal site eh, they'll think we're all a bunch on in-fighting pecker-necks. Personally I don't like any London club particularly, least of all Arsenal, Chelski or the Spuds. I've always found Arsenal fans to be the sort who come out of the woodwork when they're winning something but then go all quiet when there's nowt going on. As a team though i'd have to begrudgingly admit they have played some lovely football (if a little dive-tastic) in the past.

Would be more than a little amazed if Anal was quoting truth here It wouldn't benefit Nobby to leave, why would he swap cult status and move his family this late in his career just to be a squad player for a team that wouldn't think anything of him? "Fack orf Wist Am, cheatin Cockney w*nkers"

Thinking about it, to me it shows we're NOT in any financial difficulty that we can turn down an offer of £6m on a player like Dyer with wages like his at the last minute. If we were struggling for cash I'd have thought we'd have begrudgingly accepted the money. I'd have taken the money just to get rid of Dyer but then if we can get a bit more for him then fair enough. As someone else said it shows that we're not as easy to mess around in the transfer market as we used to be that we can up a fee just because the buying team's gone public with their boasting before everything's signed.

I think Leeds should be backed by other league clubs, it's disgraceful the punishment they've had compared to West Ham. I actually feel quite sorry for them. And as for Dyer, I still think they should snap West Ham's hands off for £6m.

If we're going for one of the new lads I've have gone for Cacapa maybe, seeing as he's had 5 years experience captaining Lyon at the highest levels... depends how good his English is though I guess.

Does make you wonder doesn't it, personally I'd have liked to see him go for the £6m.