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Well, you might get a player who knows how to kick a football, is not a lazy billy big boots and contributes a little to actual team play. But hey, we could hold on to him and watch his sulks/I love my torso celebrations for another year... My car available for driving him up etc

Very interested you should mention insurance companies because when the Swiss interest was mooted it struck me that it could be Zurich or even Swiss Re providing the wonga. Maybe it was and you're connected to them in some way? Seems a bit of an odd thing to say without any other incentive... Ho hum.

you will play for saints, my son. but only if you come and look at my puppies. ;-)

agreed. just remember the sitters he missed, not to mention the penalties. Still, will improve under Davies - the manager we should have had - at Forest.

I'm kind of hoping that MLT isn't tempted to get his old mate Francis Benali in on the coaching side, personally.

He's wanted to go for ages. When a player wants to go, all you can do is get as good a price as possible. £1m is that price IMHO. Plus he's not very good.

You can't talk about people's daughters on here but you can call Irish people paddies if you like. Personally I'd like to see Strachan back but...he'll probably dash our hopes and go to Pompey. But to say he is not a good manager after his record at Celtic, and us (more particularly) is nonsense. Still didn't get them up for that FA Cup final, though.

no thanks, no thanks, no thanks. Strachan's return would do me (I wish) or Keegan (double I wish). Realistically, Paul Simpson.

You're joking, right?

Christ that's pitiful. Journo didn't even bother to put a call in. Embarassing.

A better letter it would have been difficult to imagine. Great news, but personally I'm also leaving the champagne on ice until it's all gone through. Then we can start the rebuilding process, without, I would suggest, Wotte at the helm.

I wouldn't worry. I'm sure the fearless newshounds at the Echo are more than capable of doing that. Oh.

By a nose? So it really IS Rod Stewart and Matt?

keen to know how much this non-refundable deposit was. wonder if it was like the old fizzy pop bottles.

uh-oh. ground share... NOT

I hope the Pin bit of Pinnacle is Pini Zahavi The 'le' bit at the end is of course our Matt No idea who nac is.

21 days takes us to another Friday...are they doing this on purpose? ps cheers pancake

Thought he was sole administrator. Probably my bad.

yup. 21 days to sell the club now to them. Beats 48 hours...

i think I'm going to have some bubbly tonight

since when was Fry the joint administrator?

I really, really hope they have the dosh.

Pinnacle out!

Hopefully not with Conrad Black. I suppose Roger would be more like it given his Southampton connections.

No, I don't believe it either. Would be interesting to see if Fry has had previous dealings with 'mystery' bidders who emerge late on in proceedings in previous administration campaigns.