Thevillanofoz

Is Holtby out of contract at Spurs? I could see it, if it means it gets him off their wage bill and securing Delph. As for us, better than nothing, so would definitely take it. I'm assuming he wouldn't be on Stephen Irelandesque wages. Yes he's similar to Cleverley but we could then send Cleverley back and use the 8 mil to replace Delph, or, God forbid, buy a creative midfielder?

I am going to be at VP for the Man City game (back in England for two weeks) - I want to see him back then, for purely selfish reasons :-)

Unfortunately no, I think LVG has probably had a bit of a shock and needs to fix it fast. Their defence is so crap and LVG knows what he s getting with Vlaar and knows he can cope with the PL. I d rather they d won and their defence had been brilliant tbh. Their own fans are even arguing about it with a fair few asking for LVG to get him in.

Thanks for posting Kev - I guess this means you really do have to sign off now. Thanks for the posts and good luck to your bro, great to see him today. This we need to get his contract sorted, asap.

5 minutes?

GETIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really am a at a loss as to why Gabby is playing. I'd rather weimann up top and bacuna/grealish at wide. Although I can see why lambert would be reluctant to bring grealish on against Stoke - they'd kick seven bells out of him.

nice work from hutton

there's andi, the natural goal scorer

bring on bent- I know he's missed sitters but you've got to think he would have buried that- hell I would have buried that

that was a nice cross!

Hmm but only one of them is any good - maybe the B flats would be more approprate.

*sigh* you cant even be annoyed that we're losing this, we just don't look like scoring.

This Australia team is depressingly woeful. I really can't see them even scoring.

So my bets are as follows: $50 on a win-draw-win accumulator - Chile to beat Australia, England to draw with Italy and Uruguay to beat Costa Rica - pays $322 but if either Australia score, or just one of the legs fails I get the bet refunded. $10 as above but with Kun Aguero thrown in as top scorer - pays $800, no refund $20 on England to win world cup - bet refunded if we go out on penalties $5 on Australia to be lowest scoring team Cheeky $5 on Italy to be lowest scoring team at 67 to 1. I think my best bet is the first one, plus the aussies to go out.

Italy v England - Draw surely?

That was never a yellow!

Are honduras down to 10?

Could we not start with Barkley and Sterling instead of Rooney and Wellbeck. We could, but that would involve having a manager who isn't a dinosaur. Also if Rooney was benched maybe he'd actually do something when he came on.

Could we not start with Barkley and Sterling instead of Rooney and Wellbeck.

Hmm my delusions that England's squad is quite good and perhaps we could win it are dissipating rather quickly

To be honest it's probably his agent talking not him - that is, after all, what they're paid for.

I wonder what Lambert could have done with more cash for wages. I fear it s too late for that now with villa, but he knows how to dig in. We need to get behind him 100% and give him some confidence and self belief back, because we re in real trouble if he's as lost as he has seemed in the last few months and getting on his back is not going to help!

Re Kwan Pretty normal tbh - I'd say he was the real deal. I got the impression he was legit and I used to be a journalist so my bullshit detector is very finely tuned. It was the piss poor job he did of disguising who he was. Also he seemed to share a little bit on impulse, but seemed to think he was protecting his identity/job by not naming the actual buyer. This is what normal people do all the time when they're leaking and you normally have to tell them things like - mm maybe we'll just disguise your voice, because afterwards the shit hits the fan. Anyway I feel a bit bad because when I read his original post I was going to PM him and tell him to take all those posts down because he was risking his job, and i didn't. Now he hasn't been back on, which isn't a great sign for him.

I love Mendi, I love the ridiculous posts and the 'terrible' english. His grasp of English idioms, suggest he speaks it perfectly despite the post content. A troll he may be but it's bloody funny! On the restaurant subject - has anyone considered it could be owned by Randy and closed for a wedding?!? Shock horror. Before anyone mentions the tbar numpty's phone call, consider this. I manage a very nice upmarket restaurant, we have a private function on, on friday - someone calls up, saying they're a 'Mr Faulkner's assistant' and basically could they have the address. Would you a - have memorised the name of every single person coming to said function and respond with 'There's no Faulkner here, nor will there ever be!' or b - think 'for god's sake' put your nice business voice on and say here it is, do you want the parking code. I'd be more inclined to think RL, PL and PF were going there, if she'd gone with option a.