Going to be on the beach begging for a ticket. Look out for me if you've got an extra...

People saying we should shift kouyate for Wilshire are absolutely bonkers. Kouyate has been our best central midfielder for three years. Seriously. Our revisionist history is out of control. We've also been calling for ginge to leave for three years and every single year he's come in midseason and p...

OK, Joey Barton's escapades were also YEARS AGO but he got the heave-ho from us only a couple of seasons ago. So again, why Barton and Diouf but not Gray? All examples were years after the fact and they all apologised but we still stood up and said no. So why should this be any different? Because p...

Totally agree. I was hoping he would become our MG but not so sure now. He has all the attributes to be a Libero but can't see us playing a system with one. He could still mature into a proper B to B but for the moment as he isn't a P, think we will have to accept he is just a CM. Huh? A libero is ...

Does the Scottish Messi slot in?

----------Randolph
Byram--Fonte--Reid--Cresswell
----------Noble---Obiang
Antonio----Lanzini---Snodgrass
-----------Carroll

Fegouli, Fernandes, and Collins off of the bench.

Very excited about the Fonte signing. Have always rated him highly. Will pair up well with Reid (or Reid and Ogbonna), and we can move Kouyate back into the box-to-box role where he thrives.

Now go out and get a striker!

goof wrote:I see Kane and Jansen up top together, what id give to see Slav try 2 strikers at home, try and score and get some confidenence back. I cant see the season changing unless we figure out a way to score more and support the loan man quicker.

Zaza or Calleri?

Northammer wrote:-------------------Adrian
Arbeloa - Collins - Oggy - Masuaku
-------------Kouyaté - Noble
-------Antonio - Lanzini - Payet
--------------------Zaza

That's a killer ****ing lineup. Hope Payet and Zaza and Arbeloa are fit enough to go.

westham,eggyandchips wrote:Can we lock this hysterical thread now. Please.

STILL EIGHT MINUTES LEFT. FAX MACHINE PRIMED AND READY

Very pleased with Arbeloa. I think we've been making a bit too much about his age -- the guy was on the substitutes bench for the Champions League final only two years ago. I think he'll do well in rotation with Byrum, and he'll be a calming senior presence in the dressing room. Good signing, good w...

Just reminding you that Arbeloa's games for Spain & Real Madrid, his Champions League and World Cup wins have absolutely no bearing on how good he is right now. No one has seen him play for a year. But, for a free transfer, for the experience and the possibility he'll put in a good turn for us,...

"Ninth major signing of the summer" -- impressive, daves doing work.

Claretdave wrote:Still incredibly pissed off. Not much more to say.

I don't blame individual players. Putting out such a weakened team was just arrogant.

I mean, I don't blame individual players either, but who else could we have put in the squad? Our injuries have been kinda devastating.

libero wrote:I think he'll go

Randy
Byram Oxford Ogbonna Burk
Nordveidt Obiang
Tore Valencia Antonio
Calleri

With this lineup, who wears the armband?

Iron-worx wrote:Not seen the bench but it should look good, quite looking forward to this.

Only midfielders on the bench are Kouyate and Browne.

somerset-hammer wrote:Didn't Valencia play his best football for us, when up top with Sakho?

Yes, and his best football for Ecuador!

somerset-hammer wrote:Delighted with that starting line up.

Excited to see what Calleri and Tore can do.

Excited to see Antonio back where he belongs.

Excited to see the Reeces play..


Excited!!!

Well said. COYI !!

Please now stand up the 'Apocalypse Children' who said we definitely had no money and couldn't sign anyone until at least Sakho and Valencia were sold...and while I wait for that, also the f*ckwits who took the piss when I said back in May that Payet was going absolutely nowhere. Don't worry, they'...

sizza wrote:He is being loaned back to Palmeiras

If this is a proper pilgrimage joke, then I am in awe.