Madmax

First people cry out loud for a lack of bench strength, then they are relieved a squad player doesn't sign.

Fucking hell ... just get the players to pay for the agent's fees and you'll never hear the term 'football agents' again.

And we won't be giving him chances either. Sigh.

Erm this is still ongoing?

Sounds like one of those shoddy advertisements randomers post here that you get pissed off about!

Asking price : 25 million £ Udinese president Gianpaolo Pozzo has claimed he told Chelsea they must pay £25million if they want to sign Chile winger Alexis Sanchez. Asked about the 22-year-old's value, Pozzo told Sky Italia: "With Chelsea, we talked about 30million euros. I want this figure, if not more." "There was also interest from Inter Milan, which we decided to stop," said Pozzo before stating that Udinese want to keep Sanchez and that only Floro Flores will be allowed to leave. "It's useless to talk about something that we don't want to do because we cannot remove anyone from the team when we are midway through a season.

And it's not even 18 mil - it'll rise to 24 mil with appearances and goals and all that. Really don't understand what Villa are trying to do here. First they let O'Neill walk because they didn't give him the funds he wanted. Then they brought in Houllier who's not got a good PL record. And then they give him 24 mil to splash on - Bent!?! This is the same guy who couldn't live with the pressure of a big money transfer at Spurs. Good luck trying to look at him for saving you from relegation.

So Tottenham's midfield options - Modric, VdV, Bale, Lennon, Kranjcar, Palacios, Sandro, Huddlestone, Jenas, Jamie O'Hara. Yep - so much playing time there. Fecker. Off for the money. Good on Chelsea to deny him then.

Voted 5* And wait for it - Voted 1* for CFCnet as well

I hope not. But if it means we're getting Kranjcar, go ahead

"Jingle bell jingle bell jingle all the way Santa is an Arsenal fan In the Emirates today"

We need a non-African forward if we're going to get one. As it is Drogba and Kalou will be at ACON in Jan-Feb.

lmao that guy is a moron. He did all that shit when he entered into a "BPL's number 1 Indian fan'' or something couple of years ago. How difficult is it really to make a cardboard trophy and stick some crap on the wall? :/

I'd like to ask - where are these tourists from?

While youtube vdos are never a good way to judge a player, found a handy one about a guy so many of us know so little about ...

I'm sure he doesn't give a fuck as long as the fat pay cheques keep rolling in.

January isn't the time to look at the future. That's for the summer. In Jan you try short term moves that will help you see out the season. Simple logic.

Yes he is, and yes it has. But it's frustrating to see him standing over every lame freekick and trying ridiculous shots when others around him are in a better position.

And less of the selfish attitude too.

Thank you

Nah mate, I understand your point, sorry if I came across as hostile

Well I was the only one who admitted to coming on after Roman, so I thought I should clarify, to everyone who agrees with that line of thought. But Ollie's a mate, I'm sure he understands

Spot on. While I don't believe Benitez is as crap as others will make you think, getting rid of Alonso was his biggest mistake.

If I came because of Roman's money, I would have done that in 2003. Or 2005 or 2006 when we won those titles. Why would I call myself a supporter in Feb 08, after the most successful manager in our history had left, and when it looked like we wouldn't be winning the league? Yes you're a local and yes you've been around longer than me but what makes you assume I don't have as much passion for this club as you do? Because I'm not in the Shed singing every Saturday? And fyi, I would also be a blue if we were playing York in Blue Square Premier, let alone Grimsby in league 2. Don't bother questioning my commitment.

Gattuso's done nothing to the effect of 'pulling him back' - it's hardly a tap on his shoulder. Gerrard's looking to dive as soon as he gets clear. But oh well. Funny thing is - poor Tomo probably didn't realise his thread would turn into 4 (and counting) pages of this centuries old Gerrard vs Lampard debate