Swagger

Not if CL football matters to him. Or winning trophies.

Meltdown ...

Where'd you hear that? I like Carson, I think he has great potential, but for 4m I'll bite their hands off. Not likely to play much for us with Reina around.

I don't. Simao is not a winger. He will always look to drift insider, same as Garcia. We need someone to hug the touchline, widen the opposition defence, and put in good crosses. Alves is the player just for that.

Carrick is a good player, but the jury is still out on whether he is a great one. I don't think he is yet. By the way, I like your signature growler.

I was thinking the same thing. Seems he has sorted himself out now.

It's a shame that you comment before reading my entire post. I said that if Rafa doesn't want him that bad, then he should move on. For me, the fact that Rafa is still trying to tie this deal up indicates that the two clubs are not far apart, certainly not 4m apart as you indicate.

It is a year.

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I agree. He's more like Garcia in the sense that he can play the wing, but will always drift inside. I would prefer us to get a proper winger, i.e. one who is happy to hug the touchline and get crosses in.

Is it the hearing today or is the decision out today?

This Del Nido guy is a right a***. Its one thing getting the best deal for his club, its another agreeing a fee and then upping it.

Hope so too. I rate Pennant, but Rafa must have a very good reason for spending a large chunk of his budget on Alves when he knows he can have Pennant for much less. Rafa must really really rate him. So does Figaro by the way, and he has probably seen him play more times than any other member of this site.

When does his contract finally run down? I assume it was a 5 year deal, else he'd be finally off our wage bill this summer. Can anyone confirm?

Only 3m? Parry better get his offer faxed quick before anyone else realises what a bargain it is ...

Relax mate, its done.

Kahnee is in great form today. Not the first time he made me smile.

Class !!

Just checked Big Phil's club record and yes, he is deserving of a place in that list. No Wenger though?

Didn't Wenger rule himself out?

Been trying in my mind to list the 5 best managers in European football, but cannot seem to be able to narrow it down to 5. The criterion in my opinion should be domestic as well as European success: Rafa Benitez Jose Mourinho Arsene Wenger Alex Ferguson Guus Hiddink Fabio Capello Ottmar Hitzfeld Marcello Lippi Frank Rijkaard ? knocking on the door. Note that four of that list currently work in the Premiership. Also note that of the nine, Wenger is the only man never to win the CL.

Not necessarily. If he's fit, he'll score. If he'll score, he'll play. He doesn't have much pace, but if we'll have Speedy and Alves on the wings, plus Stevie and (sometimes) Momo in midfield, then that should be less off a problem.