This Charming Man

I'm afraid you have... massively. Please re-read the thread and have another go at forming a sensible response that takes into account as to what's been said.

People haven't really mentioned Premiership quality. Just players who have done the business at a high standard before. The Kraken has already given numerous examples of clubs of a similar standard to us signing proven quality players.

We could well be ahead of them, who knows? But we've got to ensure we've got a squad capable of keeping us up long enough to give that a shot. Teams that haven't strengthened with decent proven players haven't lasted long enough to try...

Because Swansea and Norwich haven't established themselves in the Premiership over a lengthy period of time. If in 5/10 years time they're still going strong, competed in Europe and reached cup finals, then we can agree they're good models to follow. There is over-whelming evidence to show that teams that don't strengthen with decent proven players end up back in the NPC very quickly. I really don't understand why people aren't able to see this. Are you burying your head in the sand? Are you deluded? Are you not able to remove your rose tinted glasses? Are you assuming as we've done alright so far this will automatically roll over into the toughest football league in the world?

Anyone got any highlights of the game? I'm too tight to splash out for Saints Player.

I tried to kill myself after reading Frank's Cousin's long winded ramblings on here.

No. But nobody on here is saying let's go out and spend obscene amounts of money on very average players.

Please stop with the tiresome Swansea and Norwich comparisons. We're not them. As I have already stated and proven, the only teams to establish themselves since promotion are those that have bought proven players who have done it at the highest level - Fulham, Sunderland and Stoke. A few have yo-yo'd up and down for a few years but most are now consigned to the mid table of the NPC.

And any segregation required can be taken out of the away teams allocation. Hence the 'missing' 200 tickets from City.

Agreed there. That's something we needed to address and I like to think we have, with a decent winger still to come in. The lack of goals from midfield last season could've cost us dearly if Lambert had picked up a serious injury.

So ML wanted him gone, Cortese resisted and fought his corner. The second ML passed away, Cortese sacked him. Riiiight....

We've relied heavily on Lambert and Lallana over the last few years and struggled without them. Every team has a player or two that is key to them.

Strange he would appoint someone he quite clearly disliked. Pardew was ML's appointment.

Doubt there is anyone left at City who would even remember that. It'll be more to do with the fact it's the opening game of the season and they're newly crowned champions.

There's a reason why Cortese was so eager to get rid of Pardew and replace him with his own choice...

Was in London when we last had a little heatwave and the amount of skirt there is staggering on a sunny day.

You should listen to your own advice...

Errr... I am Turkish.

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I live in a dark and dingy bedsit.

Looks like Row DD, that's all I can make out. Another person jumping on the bandwagon though. I don't recall him having a ST when we were in the lower league's. Glory hunter...

He'd be a top signing for a bottom half NPC team or a decent L1 side. Can't see any NPC sides with promotion aspirations wanting him though.

The majority of people on here cream themselves over our training facilities. You're not the only one to bang on about it. Paranoid...

Look at Man Utd, a team full of seasoned, experienced players and they've won plenty of trophies in the last few years. Look at Arsenal, a team full of young, promising players, yet to prove themselves. They've won nothing. Before someon has a pop, I'm not comparing us with them two as they're on a totally different level to us, just merely using them as an example.

I see people poking fun at our new training ground, that's about it. Paranoid...