Happy Face

2003 - £45.2m 2004 - £44.9m 2005 - £50.2m 2006 - £52.2m 2007 - £62.5m 2008 - £70m 2009 - £71m 2010 - £50m (removed Owen, Martins, Duff, Beye, Geremi, Butt) 2011 - ? (removed Carroll, Campbell, Nolan, Enrique, Xisco so far) Wonder if we're under £40m yet.

What if it works and we're performing better than last year in a few months with good results behind us? What if Wise finds us some geat players? What if Keegan is shown to be wrong at the tribunal? What if Kinnear keeps us up? What if we spend the £35m? What if the atmosphere's better without the corner? What if Pardoo does better than Hughton? I congratulate them when something good comes from something they do...or I will. Anyone who doesn't learn from history is doomed to repeat their mistakes.

Read the link Meenzer posted a couple of pages back. I don't know how Cameron has the gall.... http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2010/04/ex.../#axzz1Uogf68wx

not all..... Not any

Don't believe anything he says. 100% Even if we did bring in a left back and a CF, I'll not be placated. The first 11 has been completely transformed. You have to add quality in small doses each window, not replace all the existing quality with unknown quantities.... http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...t=0#entry945012

He's talking shit but I'venot seen that quote anyway. It won't be quoted to Enrique because they're Carroll's comments, a man who you claim had no choice but to leave and a player you will be applauding on his return. I admit it is difficult to spot the difference. http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment...rs/andy-carroll

I'm pretty sure those are the first mentions in the entire thread of the words "Social worker", "leftie", "multiculturalism", "immigrant" and "asylum" Well done for fitting them all in a single post.

Best get him now before his value goes up after they batter the mackems.

In any case, just because top 4 is out of our reach at present doesn't excuse completely giving up on trying to hold onto decent players, which is more or less what the club has done. It's no good pointing to offering Enrique a 'lucrative' contract either since, in the context of the situation at the club, anyone decent is probably going to look to move on at some stage. I think as much as I occasionally wear rose tinted glasses, others wear the opposite (whatever they are). During the last season. Tiote offered new deal / accepted Carrol offered new deal / accepted Ben Arfa offered new deal / accepted Barton offered new deal / accepted then declined / basket case tbf Nolan offered new deal / wanted more and club probably right not to offer big long deal to potential bench warmer given they had Cabaye lined up. Enrique offered new deal / But had made mind up last summer to be away. Lots of other players such as Shane etc tied up on 5 year deals. Like statistics we can all put our own spin on all of this. Contracts up next summer Barton Guthrie Lovenkrands Smith Tavernier Shola Ameobi Sammy Ameobi LuaLua Donaldson Soderberg Kadar Airey Richardson Newton Inman Adjei Zamblera Shola's signed on so far The summer after that.... Harper Coloccini Simpson R Taylor Best Dummett Only simpson offered an extension...rejected, right?

Nah, I said Carroll was a twat who secured the move he was after by handing in a transfer request (as he was told he should)...while telling everyone he was desparate to stay.

Glad it's not just me then. @DrRichardKimble @Alex #FF #pastit

Eh? Why did Carroll hand in a transfer request then? Bassong, Owen, Martins, Beye, Duff and Geremi wanted to stay too?

Unfortunately the FA and clubs aren't ready to get behind a campaign to kick homophobia out of football just yet.

That sounds like the sort of question Nick would start a thread on. With a poll, of course, listing every possible number. I was ashamed of the thread in the first place, but just couldn't keep the fascinating information theory to myself. Luckily this less interesting question diverts attention from my own dullness.

Just been out rotatin' ma tyres to this

Excellent

Me too, best website on the internet by a mile if you sort through the many mugs and add the right people. I very rarely even use the website tbh, browser add-ons and apps all the way. Do you use chrome? Mostly use the phone app, but looking for an extension to use on the PC.

http://www.redkestrel.co.uk/Articles/Rando...rdStrength.html

Changing all my passwords as we speak

FYP

Like when my big brother told me I was stupid for believing in Santa. Don't listen to the bully man CT, you enjoy yasel.

They broke into Ladbrokes and both lost £50 each! They broke into McDonalds and cooked their own food! Oh wait - that actually happened. Did it? On the first night when it was just Tottenham, apparently, aye. Don't think it was ever reported anywhere 100% reliable, but I like to think it's true just because why would you make it up? Mind, on a serious note, despite all the wailing about the materialistic nature of the looting (clothes, trainers, tv's, phones etc.) all I've seen is people laughing at the fact these kids are stealing food, rather than worrying about it. It's obviously very funny that they'd steal crisps from the pound shop and cook themselves burgers in Maccy D's, but jesus wept...they're hungry kids looting a meal for themselves, if it was happening in Somalia we'd send aid shipments. On the other hand, that lass with the crisps was a fat cow, she can't have been missing many meals.

3-5-2 is the future anyway....ensures Perch doesn't get a game as an added bonus.

Decka's Carroll negotiations, January '11... "We would accept £30m but we need to be seen to drive a hard bargain. We'll reject that offer, you come back with £35m and we'll knock the extra £5m off Enrique in the Summer" "Deal!" My cynicism knows no bounds.