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Errr, you have Sven...I'd say we're about evens on that.

You'll go up and we won't though. Doubt players like Konchesky and Routledge will be going to Leicester to play for Championship wages.

Serious? Sven's record as a club and international manager is way better than McLaren's. I don't particularly like him, but he did a great job with us last season after Sousa's appalling start. And he can attract big names, no doubt. I don't know whether we'll go up - as you guys know from the last two years, it's such a tough league to get out of.

Konchesky has taken a big wage cut to move to us - don't know about Routledge, although rumour has it he will come in the next 24-48 hours. He will take a cut too. Leicester have a wage structure and Sven will stick to it - that's why we didn't sign Yakubu after the loan deal, despite scoring 11 in 20 - wouldn't take a pay cut, and we could've had him for £2M

oh you got Maynard. he's good.

now what happened with hargreaves then?

I fucking hope we haven't got Maynard, not at the £7m Brizzle want for him...that is madness.

Hargreaves? I thought he was going to your lot. Quality at our level, but don't want him even on PAYG - too disruptive to the squad.