This Charming Man

Cheers. Haven't been on Twitter today, seems I've been missing all the action.

Hull also did more than fine in their first season... oh.

The Swansea and Norwich comparisons are really starting to do my nut in. Yes they stayed up for one season, let's see if they can consolidate on that first before we use them as our markers. The fact is, out of all the newly promoted teams in recent times, the only ones who have consolidated themselves in the Premiership are Fulham, Sunderland and Stoke and guess what they've all done? Spent money and spent it on experienced, proven players. If Swansea and Norwich are still in the Premiership in 5 years time and still relying on signing relatively unknown, young prospects, then they'd be a good comparison. NC and Adkins have both rather stupidly been banging on about European football being the aim in years to come, well it's time to start signing players that are going to enable us to do that.

Where have you seen that?

I was in Oslo a couple of months ago and at one point I genuinely thought I was drinking in a Somalian pirate enclave.

Him and Stevie G aren't internet friends, so imagine that was deleted straight away.

People have been telling Wenger for years he needs a decent keeper and CB and he hasn't listened... Probably why they've won bugger all recently.

Will be Tuesday or Wednesday.

It is North of Watford so doubt we will sell it out.

If only we adopted a similar attitude in the footballing world.

Get a £50 flight from Madrid to Manchester and watch it in person.

Someone from the NPC Team of the Season, I'd imagine...

I'm chuffed with this. New ground for me and only need a half day off work.

Yes. Except if it was me, it would be a cocaine empire rather than a football one.

At f*cking last. A decent away game in the cup and a new ground for me. I'm happy with this. Without seeing the draw, surely this will be on the box?

I can imagine him sat there in his white linen trousers, looking relaxed yet important - authority just oozing out of his pores. Just a meaningful stare from him should be enough to convince said player to sign on the dotted line. Once it's signed, he'll give off a smile of satisfaction before kissing the player on the top of his head and retiring to the bedroom with 2 models, whilst a butler escorts the player off the yacht.

Ah right. Doubt anything will be done until the Strauss press conference is over then.

They started yet? Stuck at work and bloody Sky Go isn't working.

n/t

Haha. Got to love those highly strung, mental Italians. I had a big argument with a taxi driver in Rome, it was one of the best arguments I've ever had. He was going mental, despite being in the wrong.

Looks decent for on-line use and the like but would look terrible on the kit.

Well for him to be going on Talksport it must involve an English club. My guess is Liverpool are going to hijack Spurs bid at the last minute.

What better place to thrash out a deal on the back of a yacht in Monaco?

Weren't they willing to offer him £100k a week to stay though?

They can have him. Why waste our time with tinpot players like him when we're busy outbidding the likes of Inter for our next winger...