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Well the press conference could easily be about the players we signed, couldn't it. At least I hope so,

I don't agree with the "attacting players" bit. Of course we can high profile attract players without being in Europe (but I don't consider someone like Petrov as one) - by just throwing obscene money at them. That is how we got players in the past, like Luque, Emre and Viana. The problem is that it will really unbalance the wage structure (plus we apparently also have still over 20m of outstanding transfer fees from the past). We already have seen how someone like Milner acted about a team mate getting a better contract than him. We also still have the likes of Smith who are nothing more than fringe players but earning super star wages. What would you have to offer a star player then to make him fairly treated? Of course this balancing act to sort out mistakes from the past is painful as it means another "gap year" when other clubs seem to move away from us. I only can hope that it really works out once we have reached the point of return.

I think we would have spent more if we had got other players we were in for. It wasn't the fees that restricted our spending but the contract terms we offered to players.

Considering that Anal made Xisco four years older he probably increased up McFadden's value as well. Or he is just as terrible with numbers as with words...

Heard this last week. Timmy is a lot better than he looks, certainly has been reasonable and played very well in his first season (06?) 50 odd appearances? Transfer has taken a twist apparently. According to Hamburg's press officer Atouba was due to fly to England for a medical but instead surprisingly turned up at the training ground and has been included into the squad for tomorrow's match now.

What happened to Keegan's fragile temper? Are you two sharing the same mind-expanding drugs?

Apparently a German radio station in Hamburg (NDR) reports that Newcastle will sign ex-Spurs player Timothy Atouba (Parky can probably confirm?). Not to chuffed about this if it is true. Inconsistent and a dubious character.

I hope this isn't the sort of Roeder deadline promise... Shhh man! Id be happy with 3 like. Ollie Bernard, Antoine Sibierski and Ronny Johnsen then.

I hope this isn't the sort of Roeder deadline promise...

I thought he was overpriced when we bought him, but making a 5m profit on him is hilarious. I thought we only got him for £5m ? And selling him for 12m with part of it going to Leeds. A 4-5m profit.

I'm thinking more Ramos watch this year. Could be swayed. So, considering your success rate it will Tottenham finishing 4th now and Benny getting sacked...

Done. http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsD...1378813,00.html

Ideally Milner should be replaced with a better player, but I think there are other positions where the lack in depth is more worrying. N'Zogbia and Jonas would be my first choice wingers anyway with the likes of Duff, Geremi and Lua Lua at least providing some sort of backup options.

I thought he was overpriced when we bought him, but making a 5m profit on him is hilarious.

Mirror says he is undergoing a medical at Villa now. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/200...15875-20716121/

Zayatta didn't feature for Bern last night because he left the team at 5am in the morning to fly to England. Spent last night in London and is said to speak to several English clubs according to a newspaper report from Bern. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball.../story/13492622

The same Kadlec who officially signed for Leverkusen on loan yesterday?

Pop into Liverpool as well and Stevie will want your babies. (Why would anyone want to go to Shields who wasn't from there btw?) You've obviously not stayed at Happy Face's auntie's guest house. I was joking anyway, don't know where we'll actually stay. F***ed up the whole "planning" and won't even make a match.

I have enough of the numpties like Danny B, Torres et al... ... so I am off tomorrow for four weeks of holidays. Two weeks of sailing in the channel early in August, stumbling around South Shields looking for taxis later in August. Ta ra.

Yes, but who's to say what is when? Instead of being picky and only to believe the stuff I want to believe I'd rather believe nothing without concrete evidence.

What, you didn't expect this? Seriously, if you are not a WUM then you are totally dumb. Pick your choice...

Didn't miss many Turkey games. he was crocked at the euros wasn't he? Yes he was Dan. My statement is still accurate however. so you're saying he made more of an effort to get fit for internationals than for the club that pays his wages? could the same criticism be levelled at micky owen? The same criticism was levelled at Michael Owen yet Emre seemed to get away with it. And the only reason Emre missed the Euros was, iirc, because he got injured playing for Turkey in a friendly warm-up match after he hadn't featured for us for ages. Karma. Even worse as Owen actually has done a good job for us when fit while those "days" from Emre that Dan is speaking of were very, very rare.

I'll wonder what our other new members mark7, mark786 and mark766 who all tried to register in the last hour have to say about this matter...

He won't get this or more anywhere else. So if not - good riddance.

So that's one of the absolute wasters on silly wages gone. Very good. He was on 60k ish?? Speculation. But even if he was on 60ish it was far too much...