LuckyStar

Press embargo to keep us all in suspense. Say what you like about the Fat Controller, he's shown himself to be a master at running the PR game at this luvverly luvverly rollercoaster - how many to mass outside the club offices chanting "Sack the board" now?

Everytime you post with that avatar you make me think its some wonderful news! Shearer should offer Nobby his No. 9 shirt.

It's the fans' fault!

Scott Parker - 6.5 million JJ - 8 - 9 million Decent deal - really. Dunno how Spurs are going to use him though, they have more central midfielders than wor lot before the Great Clear Out of '05.

What's the craic over in the shop about fresh inbound transfers Mr Flintoff?

Not as a right winger perhaps, but he'd be ace as a "Pitchside Translator" for Luque. Really wouldn't mind him back - then get Olly Bernard in and recall Laurent Robert and Milner after a few months - two players for every position sorted!

Would Solano in for Milner AND Jenas out be too much for our squad to bear?

Just to give this topic a bump - how many think O'Leary's starting to set up shop in advance?

Yeah I remember Rafa (the poster not the manager! ) started a thread to wish wor lot a good run in the season. Goes both ways too, HTT is getting a fairly decent reception on the RAWK site with his "cheer up" post too. Take care, and as long as the 4-3 scoreline happens in our favour this season, I wouldn't mind that sort of excitement, like!

Thanks for your sentiments flagpole. If you are Softlad on the other board, its back up and running. Accept my profuse apologies if you aren't though. Good luck to LFC nonetheless for the season ahead.

If we've made enquires, it at least means that we're looking to fill the right wing position, Solano or not. Concern is that Liverpool could outbid us just as a "right back at'cha" move for Owen.

Any orders yet for 300 - S 300 - O 300 - L 300 - A 300 - N 300 - O Jimbo's telly + Flintoff's letter orders = better source than SSN!

If this actually turns out to be true, then the "big bang" theory that some of wor lot have been suspecting a week ago has come to pass. FFS lets us hang on without signing anyone. We scream for the board's dismissal. One more day before the close of the transfer window - TWO players who will improve our team no end! One a world-class striker, another a favoured adopted son. This is PR at its most outrageous. Sacrifice 11 points, but you can hardly blame us for being boring, eh? Oh my giddy aunt!

That's fucked it then! Edit: Bastid Gemmill beat me to it! 22979[/snapback] To be fair to the fella he mentioned that he had been worried about Liverpool nicking him when the heard the stories this morning but he said that Shepherd had told him personally that he would be signing for us no question. 22988[/snapback] Don't forget who's still holding on to the wife and kid, eh? Until he signs on the contract at least.

What's this talk about "luring Owen"? Its not like they failed to reach an agreement with the player - he'd walk back to them even if they paid him in sand. They will not match our bid for Owen and that's that. Load of utter bollocks. Amazing how the press can put out this shite without being held at all accountable.

Keep him. Keep them all. If Owen comes, he'll provide a lift to everyone at the team and Jenas and all the rest of the underperformers should by rights pull their fingers out of their arses and start performing. Only one weak link now. Too bad its the manager.

Wonder what R A Softlad has to say about all this then?

How many of the 46 users currently reading this topic are refreshing their computer screens ever 2 seconds, then? ; )

Apparently AP News Wire is reporting an NUFC news conference which was scheduled for 12 noon has been put off til 4 pm. Owen will enter talks again (with whom is unclear) at 10 and then end his talks and join the England squad at 5. Good news or bad?

He was just being nice and keeping us in suspense. Nothing was more certain than Van Horsehead scoring on Sunday - well, apart from Rooney scoring. 22320[/snapback] and us getting beat.... and Dyer & Emre hobbling off 22325[/snapback] and us not scoring, tbh. Oh, and Amdy Faye being "Fucking Diabolical".

"... we have other targets on our list and, with 38 hours left before the close of the transfer window, its early days yet."

Is there any truth behind the reports that there will be a statement on Owen by the club at 10 am on BBC Radio 5? - I got it off the RAWK Owen thread.

There's a thread on the RAWK site about how NUFC have reportedly agreed on a 5m fee with L'pool for Riise. Prolly utter bollocks, but if it turns out to be true, we'd have given them the extra needed to up their offer for Owen. For Riise, not Cisse. God we're a beaten lot.

Agree. At least he had the courtesy to hear what we have to say, but he was always going to Liverpool. We can't blame the lad either, this is exactly like the Shearer situation. He's obviously patched up his differences with Benitez and wants to go home. At least we tried, nowt more we could do. The problem is, we need another striker and we're now not going to get one till January. 22255[/snapback] We need GOALS.... and we're now not going to get one until January.

Anyone know if Souness was in the Owen talks this afternoon? If not, I can smell another juicy conspiracy... "Join us, we'll get rid of Souey and bring in Houllier, Roy Evans, whoever you want..."