Folski

Good shout Ned Kelly

Wonder if Maradona is in Milan at the moment

Unlikely, everytime he steps on Italian soil, the tax man fleeces him!

So, Fulham wanted Luke Young, but had to wait for a new manager, Hughes came in about 3 weeks ago and said he wanted Luke, why didn't anything happen in the 2 weeks prior to MON leaving?

Down to wages?

Or did/does Hughes know something we don't?

Nah he definitely wold have gotten Sidwell off Villas books if he thought he was going to take up the post.

One thing I noticed today was Petrov's goal. Ive never seen him make a run into the bo like that in the 4yrs Mon was in charge!

No, because him and players like him had it drummed in to them to stay back.

we don't always know what instruction these players are given and moreover we are not always told....perhaps some managers think we don't matter.

Today it really looked like the lads had been unleashed! Great to watch I must say!

One thing I noticed today was Petrov's goal. Ive never seen him make a run into the bo like that in the 4yrs Mon was in charge!

Poisioned challice - my bollox!

Bruce just on SSN saying how he will be using the 8mil from Jones to add to the squad!

Sven gone odds on with Hills and Boyles **** sake

I took Sven at 2.76 on Betfair.... prices falling

Still 7/2 on William Hill

Ive just had the 1st phone call, hiddink at vp according to someone my brother works with, its going to be a long week

I'd bloody love Hiddink

What was their line up like CED?

Any chance it's Heskey? Seems a Big Sam type player!

Would anyone take 15-18mil and Stevie Ireland & Micah Richards?

Obviously, but that's massively over-inflating Milner's worth in my opinion.

£18m cash

Plus say, £12m Ireland

£8m Richards

If we do a deal that includes Ireland, I'd say it's more likely to be £12m cash plus Ireland, making the deal worth around £25m in total.

Widely reported that Ireland is for sale for £8 million.

I don't think City value anyone that is surplus to requirements as highly as they should be. How about 10mil and Micah & Stevie? I think personnally it is the best way to go.

Would anyone take 15-18mil and Stevie Ireland & Micah Richards?

I wonder whether Milner's experience of being hauled off after 30 minutes against the USA, and then being subsequently overlooked for the Algeria game, will make JM think hard about what a good situation he is currently in at AVFC?

Well perhaps the fact he wasn't fit and had suffered a nasty viral infection would influence his thinking a little, nothing to do with anything else.

I thought Fabio said he took him off cos he wasn't following instructions!?!?

Premier League Sponsorship Earnings 2007-2008

Rumoured figure of 6 million puts into perspective how big this sponsorship is.

No wonder Northern Rock went bust. 5mil a year! Crazy stuff

I have yet to watch that Spartacus but I will get round to it, have managed to survive the last 2 days by watching 4 seasons of entourage, really good show, enjoyed it a lot so far!

Anyone see Steven Fletcher is on his way to Wolves for £7.5m plus Hennessey & Iwelumo on loan! Did not think he was worth that kind of money I would have thought 5mil tops!

was channel hoping last night and caught Spartacus on Bravo .. all i saw was two topless girls kissing each other but I've set my sky box on series record as it's gonna to be a quality series i can just tell :-)

My Dad sky plused that I'll take a look tomorrow! Sounds good! :-)

Cheers guy I shall chek out that treme, I have Breaking Bad to catch up on as well! Horrid indeed a bad auld dose!

Basically I the last few years I've been watching lots of shows, but now all of a sudden I feel as if all great dramas as drying up Sopranos, the wire, Lost even 24. Can anyone reccomend a good series to get into? I'm off work as my appendix burst recently and bed ridden so have a lot of time to kill! Any suggestions welcome! UTV

Not a hope of signing Diego! Realistically Stevie Ireland is our best bet. I think it's going to be one long summer!

Milner said himself he has found the stability he has craved for so long at Villa no guarentees Mancini will be around very long at City

just a gut feeling!

I reckon we will go for Keane and also sign Kris Boyd on a free!!

Keane and Boyd up front, Keane doing all the running and chasing and feeding ball to Boyd and Boyd not doing a lot else but hopefully sticking ball in net! ie a new type partnership to mix and match with the others !!!

Potentially not a bad bit of business!

Same shit, different year.

People never seem to learn and get ridiculously wound up by something that is written in the Daily Bastard.

Just like they did with Heskey,Harewood etc?

It's only when they write about real quality players they fail

Well as we get linked to every player under the sun, they are bound to get one right...if I was a journo, I would be embarrassed about how much I get wrong.

I think the majority of people thought Heskey was going to be a good signing - that speculation lasted for weeks and weeks.

Harewood - From what I recall, there was little written speculation up to that signing and came out of nowhere.

I think its fair enough to get wound up when we officially bid for a player that you don't like, but until then just read it all in jest....because otherwise you are going to spend the whole Summer pissed off that we are signing Jermain Beckford.

Harewood was on his way to Wigan until Mon made an 11th hour bid!