Duppy Conqueror

i didn`t vote because i fall into the "not sure" group... i believe Carlo & Roman etc.. would like to have him but A.Madrid may drag their heels too much and ask for too big a transfer fee...maybe we could offer them 20mill plus player/s.. he has said that he would be willing to join us..or words to that effect...but i`m sure he was expecting a big salary when he said that,probably more than the majority of our 1st teamers are currently on if not all of them...how would that sit with the players who are already here?...it seemed like Ballack`s salary didn`t go down too well with JT,Lampard etc..when they were being paid less than him...he may come but i can see plenty of potential hurdles...i`d say it`s about a 40% chance of him joining us.

i can PM you what i picked up from being over there,if you`ve got any questions..(to try and keep the thread on topic)..bear in mind tho it was 12 years ago..so you would be wise to double check anything i tell you to make sure what was the case then..still applies now.

by the way,the Dutch for Celery is Selderij... :tophat:

Ajax away is very tempting..i lived in Amsterdam for 6 years (from 1992-1998)...always looking for an excuse to go back there. .. though i could bump into an ex with kids in tow who look alot like me.....if they`re in the Ajax academy then i`ll happily claim them,but there`s no way of knowing at this point,it`s a gamble.. guess i could always go in disguise...

i don`t think even Roman could afford to pay anyone "96 million" :eyebrows:

the club that i have supported since 1980 and had long accepted would never become champions of England in my lifetime..has been champions of England 3 times out of the last 6 seasons...i`ve no complaints to give on how our club is presently run.

ah,i remember that game,i was there too..we won 4-2 and they had the F.A cup in the club shop before the game..it was also the game when,if i recall correctly Gus Poyet was introduced to the crowd for the first time after we had just signed him..he came onto the field in a suit and mustard coloured trench coat..i remember thinking..blimey i don`t like the colour of the coat but that lad is a lot bigger midfielder than "Ernie" Wise..even from the back of the East upper he looked big.

had the odd `mare from time to time ( e.g the infamous 3-2 defeat to Arsenal/Kanu at the bridge ) like all keepers do,even the greatest...but he had many great games for us too...best keeper we had since Eddie Niedzwiecki in my humble opinion....tho special shout out to the immortal Tony Godden:worship: for saving those two penalties at Old Trafford in the same half during a 1-0 win in the 86/87 season..