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and so have Ajax. CL football and playing time are apparently high on the agenda.

I like him. He did what he was brought in for at Chelsea last year.

Rojo would be a solid signing but we are still desperately weak at the back, can't see us in top four next without some more defensive improvements...

SL wants £30m for him. He's not worth that kind of money!

Seems like we might be in for Manolas - would be pleased with that based only on his WC performances.

Not sure where the eto'o dislike comes from he's still got that killer instinct, he won't run and harry as much as Suarez, but he will score goals, and if you can afford the wages he's a quality finisher.

Not in CL tax... People know we have money to spend etc,

Won't end up being £30m if it happens.

Moreno doing his medical 2mo....Strange. I thought the hold was to do with the Super cup...unless he got say his goodbyes.

Shame Kelly will be leaving as part of that. He looked really good when he first made the first team. Yet another local lad who doesn't quite make the grade.

Wow. Capital One cup tonight. Daggers at home to Brentford. We went 2-0 down in the first ten minutes and somehow (probably due to Brentford's defence being just as bad as ours) pulled it back to 4-4, forcing extra time. 5-5 in the first period of ET, when we went a goal ahead for the first time in the game but Brentford equalised in a matter of minutes. It finished 6-6 and we lost 4-2 on penalties. But WOW. After a soulless 3-0 defeat on Saturday, where I don't think we'd have scored if we played all night, to putting our scoring boots on. Such a good performance, regardless of the final result.

Shame Kelly will be leaving as part of that. He looked really good when he first made the first team. Yet another local lad who doesn't quite make the grade.

I had so much faith in him before his cruciate. Big shame, though 1.5->£2m is a little low....Then again prices quoted for Moreno were around £20m! To get him for £12m is fucking awesome...Makes a complete mockery of Shaw's £30m.

#stillgettingrelegated

My friends kid (Montell Moore) scored in that 6-6 game. Two assists as well.

I think that Brentford's 6th was scored by Harlee Dean.... ex Dagger. #italwayshurts.

At least we got further in the cup that in the previous 7 years, by forcing ET & penalties. Hopefully next season will bring that elusive win.

He never looks the same player after the bad injury... as you say shame. Sadly the club can't be sentimental these days, which is why lucas will probably go as well

Some you win some you lose

Also, I'm rather amused by Man U's captain being a scouser

Anyone up for doing this? https://predictor.talksport.com/landing.htm

A pretty fun game I've been doing the last couple of seasons is this thing called Goalscorer Challenge - goalscorerchallenge.co.uk

Essentially each week you pick a player who you think will score and each time they do you get a point; tricky part comes in that you can only pick that player once all season. Had 1500 odd players last season which is pretty decent considering up until then everything had been done on an excel spreadsheet.

Can you make a mini-league?

Done. Code is 5a9edca7

Oh sorry, didn't notice that was in reply to the predictions thing, but if anyone wants to have a go at GSC then go for it.

Done. Code is 5a9edca7

In for this as well...

FC832-LWE

code for the league

FC832-LWE
code for the league

In

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28770664

Southampton are going down the Spurs route of spending their windfall, i.e. badly.

What the fuck!? I was sad to see him go from us but £6m was a good price. £12m is insane.