The Fish

Moussa, Gini, Perez, would go for for north of £10m, Gini maybe north of £20m. Might get a little over £10m for Mbemba and Mitrovic if their form maintains/improves.

That quote of his is interesting. He's spent most of his career playing on the right, yet seems excited about the prospect of playing Left Side for us. Honestly, I'd love to see him maintain the form shown in his highlight compilations, but he's not been hugely consistent throughout his career. Still need a striker, still need a left back and could do with another body or 2 even if it's just a <£2m teenager from a lower league. Two of the last 3 signings have been for the here and now, not "ones for the future". Arguably the summer transfers were too. Is this a change in the Fat Man's approach? Is this McClaren's boardroom influence? Or is it, as has been mentioned, just panic buying like we did with Sissoko et al?

More like to be "And Dross Townsend on the wing"

Say his name four more times and he'll appear.

Up until 5 minutes before the inevitable heat death of the universe. Then we'll spend the rest of the time sorting out the stand up/sit down wiper debate.

I like two girls wearing clown makeup and snorkels going at it in an historically accurate Viking longhall, should I just find videos like that or download all the porn?

Aren't we having a planning meeting to decide on our preparations first? Seems rash.

... Sexy?

That's my trouble too.

Nigh on 1/2 an hour and nobody's made "Tooj is going to a Stasi prison because of his drug habits" gag? I'm disappointed.

That kind of stuff is where some of my confidence comes from.

Kind of makes you nostalgic, doesn't it?

Don't. Even when I did have hair, I was blighted by having a duck's arse on top of my head.

To be fair, we've been playing some decent football, the issue is that we're not taking our chances and we're giving away stupid chances at our end. To say we've been tremendous may be overestimating it, but the message is clear. We're playing ok and sorting things out in either box will soon see us winning games. I have anticipated every jibe, joke and glib remark that you're all yearning to make and it's all water off a duck's back, so I wouldn't bother if were you.

If we're going down the route of pulling a football manager up on his word choice, we may have very little time in the day to moan about his tactics.

Not being funny, but it'll work (and has worked) on a sizable number of the fans, so it's probably worth it.

Can't people understand that there might be a difference between what is said publicly and what is said to the players in private?

Still can find a decent version of the Star Wars movie. But everything else works fine. Without the Beast.

Bournemouth take the lead at sunderland.

Was conflicted today; hate liverpool but desperate for them to beat Norwich. Nobody played particularly well but Moreno had an absolute mare, scousers must be delighted that Flannagan is close to a return. There wasn't any creativity or guile, just total defensive incompetence. Liverpool win is also part of a 7 game acca

Elliot, Coloccini, Lascelles, Mbemba, Janmaat, Sissoko, Saivet, Shelvey, Aarons, Wijnaldum, Mitrovic or Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Lascelles, Mbemba, Sissoko, Saivet, Shelvey, Aarons, Wijnaldum, Mitrovic

Don't see the point in having a part-time pet. Might as well just open your house to a stray...

I know there was a bit of buzz about him when he burst on the Premier LEague scene, but demanding £30m for someone who so clearly wants out of the club is bizarre. As SEW says, every window his value will plummet.

Boro to win to nil is a decent bet as well. 7/5