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My wolves mate is saying that on their forums the word is that fletcher has agreed personal terms with Sunderland but a fee hasn't been agreed between clubs

When has he said he wants to leave?

Couple of cracking goals in the mens semi so far...

Not having a go or anything...but have you actually seen him play a lot?

Very good article, hits the nail on the head

Why would wolves sell cheap? They paid £7m for him (plus wages) they have a 10% sell on clause, he hasn't requested to leave, has scored evry yr, and has 2 yrs on his contract. It is a sellers market so they can demand more than they paid. Look at on the flipside, we paid £12m for Milner, he had a few good years for the club and attracted interest from city, should we have accepted a £12/13m bid? No of course not...so why would wolves accept £7/8m?? He isn't a world beater, but he has scored in the prem for lower placed teams, will work hard and create chances for Bent. He will also attract the interest of the opposition cb's more than our other striking options, and thus should create more space for Bent (yes I know he is good at that himself, but it's a lot easier to lose 1 defender than 2). Lambert knows his budget and knows his squad. If he knows he has £12/13m to spend on Fletcher and thinks he is worth that then what's the problem? People saying that Podolski was cheaper, have to weigh other factors up...He was in the last yr of his contract. Plus Arsenal are a much bigger draw than us.

Has anyone seen him recently? Has he lost the weight? I know at burton he looked massive

Wonder whatever happened to mm's link re raiding blues? He one of the more respected itk's

Tough group, Southampton spurs and utd could cause us problems... Bit harsh on only 3 overage players, some player (herd for example) don't break through straight away...

Usain Bolt apparently interested on football, sign him up couldn't be worse than gabby lol

Think bolt will set a new record tonight, Blake second, gay third... Good to see gemili do himself proud, could be very good in future...he interviewed very well and seemed very level headed.. Sure this has probably been brought up before, but I'm really can't see how aldama can represent gb, she has represented 2 other countries, absolutly disgraceful.

Thanks veloman, will check it out..

Anyone who saw sat, how does his pace look? From what people were saying before he signed, his pace may be suspect...with him and Clark (not particularly quick himself) may be a disadvantage when playing a fast strike force..(not that I'm trying to be negative)

He has 5 laps to rejoin the pack, due to the fact things are moving so quick (15 secs per lap ish) he would have no chance of ever making up the laps. I just think it is a bit Unfair that he can then lap the peloton to gain a lap, when in theory he is a few laps behind...

Hmm - again not a real expert would suggest a couple of possibilities. First - you are using muscles that you ain't used for a while and I reckon it will improve. Second - yep stretch before a ride - possibly that one where you stand on a stairstep on your toes and lower and raise (see YouTube) Third (and poss the best) make sure you aren't pushing too big a gear - so large sprocket on the back and high(ish) cadence (like Lance Armstrong ) Are you on Mountain bike or road bike? Will check out the stretches thanks... It's a mountain bike (but I use that term loosely) it is about 20 yrs old, so has 18 gears but no suspension or anything like that.

Ok so where are the Dutch posters? What's this guy like?

Not sure if this should be in this section or the Olympics, but as I imagine specialised cyclists are in here I'll post.... Just watching the men's omnium race, and can understand how it all works.. One thing that is confusing though Is how the Danish rider got 6th place...yes he lapped the peloton and so understandably "made a lap" but he also crashed and missed a few laps..does he not have to make those up? On a non related Olympics note I recently taken to cycling a couple days a week to work as due to dodgy knees have had to stop playing football and doing the odd run... It's not so much breathing that tires me out but my calfs become very tight...any experts no any recommended activities/stretches to avoid this when cycling?

Yeah Lee looked pretty decent and would be a decent addition if not too expensive...would also look at Holden at Bolton, again though there may be concerns over the fitness of both

Any idea if the highlights will be on AVTV tomorrow?

VILLA: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Warnock, El Ahmadi, Bannan, Ireland, Holman, Delfouneso, N'Zogbia. Subs: Given, Bent, Delph, Gardner, Lichaj, Stevens, Carruthers, Baker, Johnson, Weimann

i waited for this one against peterborough...it never came Is it working? Blank on mine Oh really. Only one I can find.

Good tactics, let the others go off then bring back to restart and kick ass

Think we will 2 up front that's what we have done every other pre season game.... Is it on avtv?

I actually think fair play to him. He has been through numerous tests to prove that he has no benefit from the "blades"

So can anyone explain how the track can be "fast".. Obvioulsy different weather conditions can affect the running speed, but how can the track per se (I was under the impression all international tracks are made of the same material)