Transfer window is now officially open.....who will be our first signing?

[Dutch Gooner]

J. Martinez - Porto
Cech - Chelsea
Polish bloke - Sevilla OR Schneiderlin - S'hampton

in that order I believe....

[Berni]

players I've barely seen or - in some cases - haven't even heard of.

I hate transfer windows. :-(

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Who do you think we will sign?

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[PSRB]

and clearly a couple of Ligue 2 17 yr olds

[Berni]

Beyond that, I wouldn't be too bothered if we didn't sign anyone else.

[Snin]

endless speculation and chattering from the spends shaam farking mooney mob

[Billy Goat Sverige]

been robbed of a whole evening of pretend excitement. One positive i suppose.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Jesus christ man we all know who you mean, just say it. We cannot possibly think any less of you.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Less so on your other statement as I still believe we are short in midfield (as silly as that sounds) and we could potentially upgrade up top.

Therein is the essence of summer expenditure, to upgrade. Not necessarily to cast aside Giroud as being **** but to improve.

All others will.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

just won it and still building on their squad. I think it would be silly to not try and improve the squad, which is always a worry when you think you're "close".

[Snin]

[Berni]

They don't last long, after all, your haggis-munchers. Poor chap's probably only 25.

[PSRB]

[redgunamo]

and, in all likelihood, it still won't get any of us anywhere http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/ohwell.gif

[Billy Goat Sverige]

best the Italians in europe. SPEND!!!!!!

[Berni]

I liked his biography of Tolstoy, but don't know much about his football.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09/14/article-2037077-0DE2567200000578-891_233x259.jpg

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

The type that locks his lavatory door to hide from his wife and family exactly what he is doing within.

[Berni]

[redgunamo]

but above all to corrupt."

Wise words from the boy Leo there, probably cost him the UEFA presidency though.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

It has allegedly closed at midnight in previous years but clubs still get extensions despite having had 2-3 months to conclude business of which they have spent 90% doing nothing.

[Snin]

you can always squeeze a day or two on SW..its ok, no one minds

[Berni]

I believe Sepp Blatter has that quote framed in his en-suite.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

We were declined on a Govt tender process once for being about 2 minutes late in handing the proposal in.

And we're a f**ked up banana republic, as Sir Bob Geldof once proclaimed.

[redgunamo]

That boat may have sailed.

[Snin]

bunch of arse imo ..priovates fine...get in good books, booze them , feed them , whore them and you can drop that proposal in late with a heads up of what else has been proposed by comp so you can walk away with the prize..my friend :-)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I heard that on a podcast so it must be true.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

He went on to play 3-4 seasons there and was one of the best signings of the Ferguson era.

I quite liked that when I read it.

:shrug:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They're different people, sw.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

It just seems that the public consensus is that we should sign him and I am nothing if not a bangwagon jumper oner.

[Ashberto]

Jack, too is a good player for a little fella.

[Berni]

it's not how big it is, it's what you do with it that counts.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[redgunamo]