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They should soon enough, he's a regular in the Mexican u21 NT.

I agree, Cole is on his way down. He's not finished yet though, which a credit to him. He played almost every game last season, I'm sure that's going to take a toll on him soon, so you could be right. But I'd like to see Bertrand/PVA (whoever's still here) come in now and then to play as LB with Perreira supporting them in MF.

Indeed. Still being forgotten, I hope not for long!

Yeah! For a good 15minutes+ in the second half all you could hear was "Oh Arsenal we love you"

Yeah, WAGNH says reports from Holland & Belgium say a fee has been agreed.

Well said.

I must admit. Sometimes I feel sorry for Wenger with main stars always wanting to jump ship. Then I remember, it's his own damn fault for never re-investing!

Lol, people are sad/quick to jump the gun.

Yep. I'm sure that one got him a bit fired up.. Can't wait to see him next Chelsea game. If AVB plays him*

There is a deadline, but I'm not sure when it is. I think it's 2 or so weeks after the window closes for main transfers.

Finally the media will drop this whole "still Mourinho's team" story then.

Don't believe it. I think Kalou's destined to finish his career here at the age of 45.

Yup, we're quite unlucky when it comes to these big money, forward signings. Sheva was unfortunate, because he actually was proper on form when we signed him, he just couldn't adapt. Torres was bought at a time where even his own performance hadn't been great. I wouldn't say sell him yet though

Tough course mate, but you're right, it opens up a lot of doors. Purely because it's an academic subject, which involves a lot of skill that gets you into the professions you just named. Good luck with it though, hope you're ready for some heavy, heavy, reading

He has fallen from grace from when the hype about him first appeared. But one ugly game + a Mourinho hair drier treatment, sent him on a long road down a fall from grace. He's picked up his game on several loan moves Inter sent him out on in the last 2 years, but they probably feel he's not worth a contract extension any more. They can't really be blamed for having such mentality, they've got a good youth academy anyway.

I'm glad we have 2 more strikers waiting in the background when Villas-Boas gets fed up of Torres. Lukaku & Sturridge have both shown glimpses (more so, in the latter) that they're more than ready to step up. Torres knows this and when Torres is dropped, he'll really realise he does need to fix up. He probably thinks Mata's been signed for his cause, so now it's time for him to, personally, show it was worth it. Otherwise, Danny's more than happy to fill in.

I don't mind keeping it zoomed out to be honest. Just let me know when it's alright to zoom back in

The price isn't an issue we should worry about (in comparison). Wages will be the problem. Rumours have it he's demanding anything from £200,000-£300,000/week.

If Downing goes for £20million.. AJ will cost around £25-30million, at least.

I do hope he's leaving because we've got a replacement lined up..

Gary Neville said it best (NEVER thought I'd say that) "If you were a neutral, you would not have enjoyed watching that after a point"

This could be a good signing. €30million is a lot, but Villas-Boas clearly sees his true value to a team and if he's better than what we get from Malouda, why not?

Yeah, good business for Newcastle. Replacing Enrique isn't easy but Stanton can play RB & LB so he'll help their cause a lot.

Exactly. Killamanjaro makes this point often too and it's very valid. Building a squad around 1 player can be disastrous on it's own, let alone building it around a 27-year old who's not performing.

Congrats then mate! Nott Trent is a good university & the Nottingham night life is great as it is