The Fish

Was desperate to get to this game, but it's just not going to happen.

How much were they, just to compare?

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Scouts don't seem that impressed with him. Say's he'd be a good signing, bu they didn't get as excited as they did for Berge

Started a new save and I'm going to try and develop more talent from the club. I'll likely buy one or two in the 1st summer because I already know what weaknesses Newcastle have.

Plus it ignores the £30m profit we made in the previous window, as it's unlikely we're going to spend £63m!

I claw at my eyes whenever I see that Ginger bellend on the teamsheet. Tiote is surely off in the window? I'm not a fan of playing Centre backs in midfield, it often seems to be a suggestion of Centre Backs who're more comfortable on the ball, to push them forward a bit. It was said of Colo and Bramble. I'd much rather just play an actual DM there.

I guess,though mostly I just want Jack Colback away from the 1st team entirely.

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That's what Mitrovic is for. He's starting in the Birmingham game.

The forum dies every year, and then is reborn from the ashes like an inbred gay bar from the flames.

To be honest i'd be disappointed if Colback was the go-to partner for Shelvey after the January window shuts. He's fine, like you say, but he's surely not going to be part of the Premier League squad should we go up in May?

They don't need him in the summer though, they need a striker now. Finishing a few places up the league is worth plenty, and Defoe is worth a few spots on his own if he keeps up his scoring return. Also in the summer there will be more players available and looking to move, so they wouldn't be chasing a 35yr old striker, it's now or never for this move. West Ham wouldn't screw him over and risk the move for the sake of 50k pw.

I was cockahoop when I discovered you can format text in whatsapp.

Few places reporting that West Ham have given up on Defoe. Now's the time for him to submit a transfer request.

If Defoe wants to leave, I don't think there's much Sunderland can do; They need him to play every game They need him to put in the kinds of performances he has been They can't drop him if his application dwindles and expect to survive They can't afford to buy someone to challenge his starting place They can't afford to let him see out his contract and leave for nothing If he's denied a move his form will naturally decline, maybe he takes longer to get over an injury than he would if he was eager to play for them. Right now, if I were his representatives, I'd be telling him that he's a highly regarded, in form, industrious Premier League striker, but if he sees out his contract, he'll likely be a recently relegated out of contract 35yr old, Striker training with a Championship club. And should he get injured while busting his arse for a club that's odds-on to go down, that's the ballgame. Nobody is going to risk paying the £100k pw they're offering now, when there'll be plenty of options in the summer market. If he wants to go all Sunderland can do is try and get as much as possible from West Ham, sell a couple of their other players like Kone (£15m), Khazri(£6m-£9m), maybe Pickford(£20m) and with the monies recouped from those sales(£55m), they could build a side that might stay up, but would be very well suited to win the Championship at the first time of asking if they don't.

If West Ham are happy to offer more than Sunderland in wages, and Defoe doesn't believe Short is going to invest, he'll hand in a transfer request, I'm sure of it.

I don't actually argue with the masses on twitter.

Ahhh, Yeah, I forgot about the spun sugar boy

Malcolm is decent on mine, but works best from the flanks. so that's probably of no use. you're welcome. Kuki?

If the "loads of time" doesn't work I just promise to talk at the end of the season, source their replacement, and bin the whiny cunts off.

I am wicket smaht

They're dumb as fuck, but if enough clever people take the time to explain things to them, who knows what changes could be made.

Partly the tears he shed in response to the ovation they gave him, the effort he's put in on the pitch, the vociferous celebrations. It could be nowt, but I just get the feeling he's not just happy to pick up a cheque. Compare him to, say, Kone or Khazri.