LeBizzier69

The part that made me laugh was when he mentioned having the time, while injured and supported and paid by us, to reflect on his career and deciding he wanted to move away. While WE supported him through his injury he was busy deciding he didn't want to be at SFC any more. The cheeky ****.

Different thread no doubt, but trying to think of players who had god awful debuts but went on to be top players for us. I saw Pahars on his debut (think it was debut) at Coventry City and even though I was a nipper I thought he looked like he might be out of his depth.

Delgado is the one that will always spring to mind. Shame about the outcome!

No I'm fine thanks - 190 pages says we're all quite keen on player signings. Perhaps I more than some. I can live with that.

I feel better for having shared my inner thoughts.

Only a matter of time before we get Shhteve McLaren's thoughts on the situation then.

If the deal was right, Chelsea would be much preferred. A team that will genuinely challenge for trophies on all fronts, and the type of club he should be aiming for rather than the effing dippers.

Sounds like (and frankly is) a ridiculous thing to say, but I don't care who we sign - just sign someone with some pedigree to get the fans excited, even if it's in area we've probably got covered. Yes, I know that's not the name of the game but it'll work for me. Love a good player unveiling.

Does anyone else think that with the whole black box thing, that as a club we sometimes over-think/analyse signings/players to the point where we aren't happy to commit to someone with obvious talent, and subsequently miss out on them? Personality fit is important, but I don't think 99% of footballers are trouble makers that are going to disrupt a group or not buy in to the ethos.

Are we signing another Pole?!

You might take Ings on a pay as you play or 1 year deal but be nuts to offer anything else.

As an employment contract, wouldn't he be at the stage of written warnings if he's seen as disruptive to the other employees - to the extent where he's not permitted to work with fellow employees? I don't understand how his behaviour wouldn't be subject to some sort of disciplinary action? Mind you, this is football so anything is possible.

In the same way that a struggling Coutinho was flogged to Liverpool for £8.5m and subsequently flourished?

What has happened to Hoj? I'll not forget his debut when he came on and changed the game. Since then his pass completion must be about 5%! Seems odd that someone seemingly so talented can lose the ability to do the basics.

Was the Patrick Roberts rumour ever anything but a tenous link made up for SSN??

I'd be quite happy for us to win the opening game 3-1, and for their goal to come from a Gerrard type slip from vvd. I wish him no professional success at all. Even though he'll have plenty, I'm sure.

His long diagonals are a bit Hajto-esque...

Perhaps we can all club together and pay Tom28s subs!

Pied was the only one who seemed a little off with Boufal, but that's probably a nothing observation. So long as they tell Boufal to not try and re-beat players and over-complicate his game, he could be a really top player for us.

Packaging overkill yet again it seems.

For most of us it's ONLY about the club in question. I'm not sure there are many of who begrudge him a move so long as the money is right and it's to one of the top clubs, history aside.

I loved the Championship so that's fine with me!

Hoping they ask vvd to hand deliver them all.

Tongue firmly in cheek - in reference to yesterday's rumours.

There must be clauses in player contracts that stops them from excluding themselves or behaving in such a way that means they have to be excluded? I can't believe that in this era of player power clubs aren't protecting themselves against this happening? Any contract gurus out there??