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

[Dave Cooper please]

You are taking 'what is coming out of the club' (which is basically nothing at all) and twisting it to fit your uber-pessimistic outlook. I haven't heard anything that would suggest we wouldn't pay for a loanee should the right player (i.e. one McLeish wants) become available and should the player want to come.

[TheBarneyArmy]

If there is any truth in it Adam Johnson would be a great signing, can't help but think this is nothing but agent speak though.

[PaulWinch again]

You are taking 'what is coming out of the club' (which is basically nothing at all) and twisting it to fit your uber-pessimistic outlook. I haven't heard anything that would suggest we wouldn't pay for a loanee should the right player (i.e. one McLeish wants) become available and should the player want to come.

Well Hitz is on a free and Mcleish mentioned him, and said we'd have to do trading to get the players in we want.

[PaulWinch again]

In any case I hope I'm wrong and I've misunderstood, I'd love to have Johnson in the squad he'd be a great addition.

[Greg N'Ash]

Feels very much like the DOL/GT days money wise to me. Cutting back on the extravagence and waste of the MON days is one thing, but it seems we've gone from one extreme to another.

[Irish villain]

Surely we can afford a player on loan for a year?

[spangley1812]

Surely we can afford a player on loan for a year?

depends on their wages..........if its £30,000/£40,000 a year im sure it wont be but I suggest Adam Johnson is on at least £70,000 a year

[Greg N'Ash]

well i can't imagine hitzleberger is on a fortune as he was bought in since porno dwarf took over. So if we can't afford him, Johnson is a total non-starter

[spangley1812]

well i can't imagine hitzleberger is on a fortune as he was bought in since porno dwaref took over. So if we can't afford him, Johnson is a total non-starter

He was a Bosman last year for the Hammers and Im guessing he will be wanting £40,000/£50,000 a week 

[Greg N'Ash]

i reckon 40k a week would get him considering his options which isn't big money compared to what we were paying rubbish a few seasons back. If you scrambling around for that sort of money after bringing 23m in net and knocking the best part of 300k off the weekly wages bill since May, then god help us

[D.boy]

Re Johnson and Man Citeh. If the player is on 70k a week at Citeh but can't get a game and wants to leave then surely the player must understand that he is on such a stupid high wage because Citeh are minted and  pay it as it suited them at the time. Now Citeh are signing better more expensive players the likes of Johnson are overlooked and drop down the pecking order.
Other clubs cannot afford and rightly wont pay the same figure so if the player wants to leave to play regular first team football then he will have to take a pay cut. It's no use the player moaning as he was quick enough to sign the contract for 70k a week.
This talk of other clubs being put off by a players current weekly wage is bollox. You can't move from Citeh to someone like us/spuds/redscouse/bluescouse etc and expect the same wages.

[PaulWinch again]

We definitely need to sign a creative player after today.

[TheSandman]

Or just pick one of the ones who started on the bench.

[The Situation]

Or just pick one of the ones who started on the bench.

Yes, I'd like to have seen Bannan come off from the bench.

[Shrek]

Barton In for Petrov for me! He is a quality footballer