Dr. Kucho

This is a must win game for me. I am driving over with a mate (who is a Ajax season ticket holder) and have been telling him for ages that we play like Barcelona.

The reason that the deal didn't go ahead is down to Buttner. After agreeing a deal with us and only a medical away Buttner decided it was a good idea to talk to some other clubs to see if he could get a better deal. After we found this out, and that other clubs would pay him more and also have to pay Vitesse less for Buttner, the board decided they wanted to renegotiate the transfer sum with Vitesse.

What we need is another British team with similar set up to Sky built around Cavendish, then we could have Cavendish and Froome challenging for the green and yellow jersey (reckon Geraint Thomas is another possible contender for the yellow jersey in years to come)

Niklas Moisander is a great player and now Jan Vertonghen has left the best CB in the Eredivisie. Ajax are/were interested in him, AZ want 6 million Euro for him (bargain imo)

That sprint was ridiculous, the look on Sanchez,s face after seeing Cavendish pass. This sprint reminded me of the final stage of the 2009 Tour.

Tomorrows stage is a big one, after the last summit its a 20 kilometre ride downhill to the finish. I am expecting Nibali and Sagan to be very strong so Wiggins, Froome and the rest of the Sky team have to try and loose him on the climb. Very much looking forward to this stage (after this stage its just 2 mountain stages left)

Does anyone know the line up? Do the players in the Academy get taught to play the Southampton Way? And are they taught skills and passing (something England lack) like on the continent? Just wondering.

(in reply to Raging Bull,s question)

Working in the Netherlands (I grew up in the Netherlands). Hope to move back to the Southampton area next year once I have gained more experience, the competition in the UK is far bigger and tougher, though the possibilities are greater I find.

Fitness instructor and Personal Trainer, love the job, though the pay isn't that great (very poor to be precisely)

Dutch media are reporting a that the deal was worth around 4 million Euro. Lets hope he doesn't block Shaw,s progress to the first team.

Buttner wants to sign for us, ahead of Fulham and QPR, we are offering him a 3 year contract. We are currently in negotiation with Vitesse about the price.

Wiggins and Evans might not be the best climbers but they are the best all rounders, these little Spanish climbers usually are poor at time trails.

Another Dutch mate of mine told me he had to leave Ajax because his dad apparently punched one of the youth coaches, also said he can play LM and LW so maybe we seeing him as a back to Lallana. If we do buy this guy, can I claim to be ITK?

He also told me that Buttner played for 5 years (11 till his 16th) at the Ajax youth academy.

My mate, who lives near Arnhem and knows his niece, says he,s a good attacking player but it rubbish at defending. He also said people in Arnhem cant understand why he is going to sign for us as according to them we are dead cert for relegation and play Chelsea style football:x

I reckon the yellow jersey will go between Wiggins and Evans, with Contador and one of the Schleck brothers out, this is his chance.

My favourite annual sporting event starts Saturday with a good chance this year for Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish to do well. With Contador and one of the Schleck brothers not competing this year it could be very close. If Wiggins can keep his form I reckon it will be between him and Evans for the yellow jersey.

According to the Dutch football website Voetbalzone.nl we are interested, along with QPR, Fulham and Werder Bremen, in Vitesse Arnhem,s left back Alexander Büttner. Büttner is 23 year old Dutch under 21 player who has played 107 games in the last 5 years. He has 1 year remaining on his contract and can leave transfer free. Link: http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=168070 [video=youtube;rRGb9JS_-OU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRGb9JS_-OU

Lambert will be top scorer of the English players next season, starting with a brace against Citeh.

Maybe a triple bid, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Denmark and Sweden both to have 3 35K stadiums and Norway to have 2.

Why don't the Scandinavian countries bid for 2020? If I am correct Norway are loaded and the roads are decent up there (as are the woman)

Eljero Elia, Dutch winger plays for Juventus but has agreed with the club he can leave, did a good job at HSV in Germany.

You could replace Labour with Conservative or Lib Dem, all 3 parties don't have a clue how to run the economy and promote growth. Nigel Farage hits the nail right on head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Ws_ZqAJtI

PSV signed a goalkeeper at the start of the season and loaned Zoet to RKC Waalwijk, I think Zoet would definitely want regular football after the season he has had, so we might have a chance. My mate reckons we could have been talking to Ajax,s nr 3 goalkeeper Jeroen Verhoeven who has just been released;) Would be a challenge to get him Saints fit