Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[PaulWinch again]

Well this is becoming pretty depressing now, we really need a midfielder.

[kippaxvilla2]

At least keeping Ron will be like a new signing, well at least it will be at this weeks Press Conference.

[Louzie0]

Thanks, LP I was wondering when he takes over.
Exciting stuff if true, kippaxvilla!

[pauliewalnuts]

At least keeping Ron will be like a new signing, well at least it will be at this weeks Press Conference.

I saw an article from John Percy in the Torygraph the other day, which said Lerner had backed Lambert this summer "with an outlay of £12m, including wages"

It struck me that that - throwing in the cost of the wages across the contract length to make it look like we'd spent more - was the sort of thing Doug used to do.

Except, he'd add national insurance payments and VAT as well.

[ozzjim]

I wondered if the Cleverley bid was a Doug stunt.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Oh well, just the official announcement tomorrow of the takeover to look forward to now.

[Malandro]

Come on have a bit of faith, remember Dawkins!

[Toronto Villa]

I wondered if the Cleverley bid was a Doug stunt.

I don't think it was. He's hardly a high profile player in the Lineker, Juninho mould. He would have a player who was made available by Man U and Lambert saw him as an upgrade on what he had. It didn't come off once Cleverley started to consider his options. It happens. A decent player and not at all the end of the world that it didn't come off.

[kippaxvilla2]

At least keeping Ron will be like a new signing, well at least it will be at this weeks Press Conference.

I saw an article from John Percy in the Torygraph the other day, which said Lerner had backed Lambert this summer "with an outlay of £12m, including wages"

It struck me that that - throwing in the cost of the wages across the contract length to make it look like we'd spent more - was the sort of thing Doug used to do.

Except, he'd add national insurance payments and VAT as well.

I don't know what TV money are going to receive this season but seeing as Cardiff received £62m for going down, it is a pretty fair bet that we had a bit more than £12m including wages, pension contributions, car benefits and NI in the available coffers.

[edgysatsuma89]

Probably had this on the back burner while chasing Cleverley, much more excited by this than "TC23" aka "bell end"

I am one of those people who forms dislikes for footballers based on irrational, trivial reasons (Mark Hughes = Ailsa Stewart, so don't like him, that sort of thing), and although I don't rate Cleverley, I will happily admit that this "TC23" bollocks has made me even more adamant I don't want us to sign him.

I am exactly the same, and my reaction to TC23 has been the same. I keep bounding the word 'bellend' around about him now, rather than just 'shit'.

[Ron Manager]

I wondered if the Cleverley bid was a Doug stunt.

Doug would have gone for someone of note for us not to sign. Not a mediocre midfielder with a sense of false importance.

Bet we sign him now!

[john e]

Oh well, just the official announcement tomorrow of the takeover to look forward to now.

Ha ha, it's unbelievable to me that there are actually people out there that believe that shit

[taylorsworkrate]

Without trawling back through the thread, what's the reason for the Canales bid being a no go?

[kippaxvilla2]

Oh well, just the official announcement tomorrow of the takeover to look forward to now.

Ha ha, it's unbelievable to me that there are actually people out there that believe that shit

Given that apparently it is the new owner who is 'splashing' all this cash, it is indeed to be hoped that it is shit.  Because if it isn't expect Ramesh, Samesh and Bimal to walk through the door.

[JUAN PABLO]

Defoe to Leicester