Summer transfer rumours, speculation and out-and-out b*ll*cks.

[pauliewalnuts]

I heard that Hutton has an interesting lifestyle away from football.

[Mazrim]

I heard that Hutton has an interesting lifestyle away from football.

Rock climbing, chess club, open University, model railways. That sort of thing?

[Karl Bridges]

We are 5 days later than the Champions - and you would think the rest of us would have to do more than they have.  Cannot see the point of coming back on the Friday , unless they are coming back on Friday for tests then start properly on Monday ?

Don't they play the Charity Shield a week before we start our season?

[Rick_avfc]

I heard that Hutton has an interesting lifestyle away from football.

Rock climbing, chess club, open University, model railways. That sort of thing?

Very interesting indeed!

[Concrete John]

We are 5 days later than the Champions - and you would think the rest of us would have to do more than they have.  Cannot see the point of coming back on the Friday , unless they are coming back on Friday for tests then start properly on Monday ?

Don't they play the Charity Shield a week before we start our season?

Don't let something logical like that get in the way of a good moan.

[pedro25]

Hutton, not fussed, would have preferred a left back, would leave us with 4 right backs and 1 left back.  I don't mind Luke filling in at left back but when we have a whole summer to assemble the team I think it's fairly lame for him to start the season as 1st choice.

[Rick_avfc]

But is Luke Young good enough or do you think we need a change?  I have no problems with him playing at right back but could it be time to freshen things up?

[eastie]

Hutton and warnock with luke able to step into either role looks ok to me- on downing I must say I'd take £18m if it meant getting nzogbia and having £9m leftover.

GED got him playing well but there are no guaantees that eck will play the same system or get the same displays from him- experience also tells me that once a player wants out it is best to get rid rather than have the disruption of an unhappy player.

I expect downing to force the issue in any case by handing in a transfer request.

[Concrete John]

Hutton, not fussed, would have preferred a left back, would leave us with 4 right backs and 1 left back.  I don't mind Luke filling in at left back but when we have a whole summer to assemble the team I think it's fairly lame for him to start the season as 1st choice.

Sorry, but who are the 4 RBs?  And just because we sign a RB first does not mean a LB isn't also coming in.

As it goes, I'd say Hutton, Young, Warnock and Lichaj are a decent set of FBs, with the big question mark over Warnock and whether he's prepared to knuckle down or not.

[eastie]

Maybe he is counting cuellar as well as he's played right back.

Surely if those rumours were true regarding Hutton he would have been tested and banned by now- probably a pinch of salt.

[pauliewalnuts]

Hutton, not fussed, would have preferred a left back, would leave us with 4 right backs and 1 left back.  I don't mind Luke filling in at left back but when we have a whole summer to assemble the team I think it's fairly lame for him to start the season as 1st choice.

Sorry, but who are the 4 RBs?  And just because we sign a RB first does not mean a LB isn't also coming in.

Lichaj, Young, Beye and Hutton being the fourth.

[ADVILLAFAN]

My flatmate is a Spurs fan. He reckons it was fairly well known that when Hutton had a spell on the sidelines through 'injury' he was really in The Priory with a coke problem.

Can I post that?

Careful, the News of the World will tap your phone.

[eastie]

I wonder if beye will establish himself as he gets a clean slate too- beye, Ireland and warnock would be like 3 new players added.

[UsualSuspect]

Beye IMO aint good enough

what is he now 32??

[Rick_avfc]

I dont mind Warnock and Ireland but Beye!? no chance, he aint good enough.