Ken

"Money talks...and bullshit walks!"

In: David Bentley RW - £15mil Jason Culina DM - Free Marco Bresciano AM - £8mil Shaun Wright Phillips RW/AM- £18mil Nicky Shorey LB - £6mil Jan Klaus Huntelaar ST - £15mil Wes Brown CB/RB - Free Fred ST - £12mil Total Expenditure: £74mil Out... Ameobi - £250K Carr - Free Milner - £3mil Rozenhal - £3mil Butt - £1mil Geremi - £2mil Smith - £4mil Emre - £4mil Total Income: £17.25mil Grand Total:£56.75mil Gunning for the top 4!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with this. Taylor is too young and brash to be considered an automatic selection, so therefore we do need a commanding centreback. Nicky Butt cannot pass a ball. In fact he's part of the reason why we are so shit now that the team is attempting to play with passing movement. He needs to be replaced. A door opener is definately needed in the middle. RW is a concern. Milner tries his best, but his final delivery is atrocious. I'd keep Milner as a sqaud player though, but we need someone with a bit more technique to play RW. I'd keep Viduka, but he needs to play with players with pace to make use of his skills. But we are missing a strong, athletic type of striker who can actually get decent shots on target. Saying we need one is easy. Finding someone with those types of attributes is another. Oh and there is the little problem of finding a player who can deliver a decent free kick. Emre is the only one we have atm, but he's only available to play 1 in every 4 games. He's not the type of player you can really rely on. As For Charles N'Zogbia...he is too lightweight to play in the centre. He is at his best with a bit of room to move. He'd be constantly bumped off the ball in the middle, and he'd lose possession too easily. I'd keep Emre in the centre for now and see if KK can get some consistency out of him until the summer where hopefully KK can get some better players in.

Did we really need another small striker. I would have been all for it meself, had we let one of either Martins or Owen go. And anyway, we lack creativity and Defoe wouldn't have fixed that up...

Good post. IMO we should have gone the extra mile to sign both these players Don't suppose it will change some "opinions" that the clubs current transfer policy of bringing in 17 year old kids and hoping to gain success on the cheap is the way to go instead. Mind boggling. Still, Alex Ferguson has spent a lot of money, as have the other trophy winning clubs, but I'm sure those who agree that buying cheap shite is the way forward Worst post and the poorest attempt of trying to make a point I've witnessed in quite a while.

nor mine. Can't understand it as there was no swearing in it, just slagging off the lack of professionalism, the lack of knowledge, and that I wouldn't read there shite anymore even if they paid me. Not that offensive I would've thought.

We can start fresh without the need to getting relegated. It would be utter disaster especially with the TV money or lack of it if we did get relegated. I'm backing KK to overhaul the squad in the summer. He'll know we have a squad that is lacking in class with the exception of 4 or 5 players. Many fans have overstated the quality of our squad in the past, but the reality is finally sinking in. It's a good thing that we are struggling now in a way, so long as we don't get relegated, but KK will know we have too many grafters in the squad. Players who shouldn't even be in the squad, or present first teamers who are only squad players to be called on when there's an injury crisis. The infrastructure has finally been put in place now with Wise, Vetere and Jiminez to work with KK. We're getting some young talent into the squad who could turn out to be peaches in 3-4 years time, and I suspect that'll continue to happen. Phase 2 begins in the summer with some culling of mediocre players and bringing in some decent signings. All this can be done without the need of being relegated.

I just posted a very constructive comment. Doubt it will be published...if you know what I mean.

I rather have nobody come to the club than quick fixes like that Brazilian bloke from Levante. I wouldn't have been elated had that turned out. This season is a write-off. So long as we don't get relegated I'm quite happy that we didn't get any mercenaries or pretenders to the club. Come the summer, and I think we'll be one of the most active clubs in the transfer market. Both in terms of acquiring new talent and pushing out the rubbish.

Fergie is making sense from what I can tell. Nothing inappropriate at all. He didn't say all managers coming back for a second spell are doomed to failure. Let's hope KK fits into that category.

Things can only get better come June.

Yeah, the majority of them. Y'know I'm guessing the majority of them haven't been, hence why there have only been about 5 suggested, unless there hasn't been any more than 9 Italians in the PL. There haven't been that many, no. It's also really ridiculous to say 'this guy's <nationality> ergo he's shit because I can't personally remember very many good players of <nationality> in the Premier League.' Let's forget for a second that you were wrong about the Italian success rate. How many dutchmen have been successful in the Premiership? I'd still have taken Bergkamp in his prime. Portuguese? Few successful ones, but I'd take Ronaldo. Argentines? Often unsuccessful. Tevez, though? Yes please. Etc. Bollocks, what I'm saying is that the best Italians seem to stay in Italy or don't adapt to English football. I'll ask another question then, how many good Italians have been developed in England? I'm guessing very, very few because most of them who are worth their salt stay in Italy. Saying that I really hope I'm proved wrong. Flamini ? french Oui massuer! Seeing how Chris Mort was true to his word and the club has only bought young up-and-comers this January, this Italian lad at least looks tall and strong, from the one or two still frames that I've seen of him (not much eh?). He is at least young enough to get a grounding on what is required in the PL. That goes for the other three we've got as well. Our youth system is pathetic atm, so at least these continental players bring something different and not-seen before at the club. Players of the future...or so we hope.

I'm reserving my opinion on this for 1 1/2 to 2 years down the track. I had wanted a restructuring of the club for ages like many, and we've finally got it. But will the said new employees do the job?...we have to wait and see. I am one of those who doesn't give a shit what Wise has done in the past. He is not a player any more. Let's see what he can do on the administrative side of things...

Agreed, wisey's been shite for us as well He won't measure up, mark my words. Your words have been marked and when you are wrong once again you will reminded with a vigour reserved only for Stevie and the Baines experience! Maybe you should see if his blog/site/whatever the fuck it is will publish them. Keep on it Sammy! Back to topic I hope this little rumour is true. Shola is shite, put us all out of our misery and piss off to the Championship.

Nee problem with him reading websites imo. If he starts buying players/managing the team based on what he reads though... unless it's something I've suggested obviously. PS. Keegan, get rid of Shola, Smith, Geremi and Carr would ya, there's a good fellow. Buy adriano, ronaldo (brazilian) and quaresma aswel. This is the reason why I hope there isn't any ounce of truth behind the story... ronaldos just one of the greatest forwards of all time adriano has the potential to be one of the best forwards in the world quaresma is the nearest we can get to an cronaldo type of player all reasonalbly cheap. but we wouldnt want them Queresma I can't argue with...he is class. But Ronaldo and Adriano?..I don't think so! Ronaldo is only a shadow of himself, but with an ego the size of the USA. He'd be another Kluivert, and one would question why he'd come here if he did. Adriano is worse. The last time he had a decent game would be about 6 years ago. Bloated like an ankle with gout, and is more interested in having competitions with his mates on who can stay out the longest and party the hardest. He's trouble and seeing Julio Baptista ruin his reputation playing in the PL, Adriano would be even worse than that, but on bigger wages. You talk of players of the past my friend...

The only thing you should be depressed about is what genuine, good, quality players want to come to our club. I'm not just talking about this transfer window, but the past the present and the future despite the Keegan-factor. That is reality... If the likes of Pompey can attract good players we shouldn't have a problem. Obviously I hope you're right. But as KK has said, he won't bring in players for the sake of it, and kudos to that, but world class players in the north where we are??? Hasn't happened for a long, long time.

The only thing you should be depressed about is what genuine, good, quality players want to come to our club. I'm not just talking about this transfer window, but the past the present and the future despite the Keegan-factor. That is reality...

Toon insider??? Bollocks to that shite. Woodgate is not worthy anyhow. Fucking shadow of himself and the spudz will have two crock CB's in Woodgate and King. Thank heavens we didn't get him.

Nee problem with him reading websites imo. If he starts buying players/managing the team based on what he reads though... unless it's something I've suggested obviously. PS. Keegan, get rid of Shola, Smith, Geremi and Carr would ya, there's a good fellow. Buy adriano, ronaldo (brazilian) and quaresma aswel. This is the reason why I hope there isn't any ounce of truth behind the story...

I'm just in a pedant mood. Normally I couldn't care less, and would just read between the lines. It's all good...if we don't end up signing this mercenary.

Have we signed anyone yet??? If not then why not?

the acutal definition of a mercenary can only applied to someone who takes part in an armed conflict so no it isn't Erm no, not necessarily my friend. It can mean; "primarily concerned with money or other reward." or "money-grabbing and greedy".

Chimbonda's a peasant. He wanted out of Tottenham in the last off-season and since he didn't get what he wanted, he sulked and played utter shithouse. We've got Habib Beye who is just as good if not better. It doesn't make sense at all. Not the priority area to fix up now is it?

I agree. A more open style of play should help Martins out. This plus Keegan's man-management skills should get the best out of him and his brittle confidence.

soz mate its from the Sun That's the only thing that is keeping me from hyperventilating right now about this...