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___________________Klos_________________ Hutton______Cuellar______Moore_____Numan _____Ferguson_____Arteta_______Albertz___ _________________De Boer_______________ ____________Prso_____Lovenkrands_______ Subs: McGregor Bougherra Amoruso McCann Arveladze Novo Mols

Just back from Indonesia yesterday and was due to go to Jakarta this month. The scary thing is I always stay at Marriott hotels! Im heading to KL tomorrow so I may bump into a few Man U players, the city centre is quite compressed there so if they are out and about they will be easy to see.

Im sure I did this not long ago for 2000-09. The thing with Mols is we had hiim at his best in 1999 so its tough whether to put him in. Van Bronkhorst also played his best in 1998 and 99 so Im not sure if he can go in for me, maybe Arteta could replace him. Arveladze must be another condentor to make the bench. Neil McCann and Peter Lovenkrands will make my bench also. I will do my team after work.

This will be interesting for me. Setanta sold the games to Goal TV for Asia in recent seasons. I have ESPN here so Im hoping I get the games on that channel now. But they normally cover the EPL so Im not sure when the games would be shown. I also wonder about kick off times. Does this mean the 6pm sunday K/o will return?? 65m over 5 years does sound poor, thats about 1.1m per club per season and when you compare that to the 40m a year that the likes of Wolves and Sunderland will get next season it just shows we cant compete.

It depends on the fee TBH and whether Spurs have paid the full amount already. If they are still owe us something then a short price buy-back MAY be on the cards or as Leppard says a season long loan. Would love to see it. I cant work out why Redknapp doesnt rate him, he started great at Spurs but he made a few mistakes in that 4-4 at Arsenal (wwho didnt) so Redknapp didnt play him much after that. At RB Broadfoot was a nightmare at first but his performances came on a bit and he was doing a decent job but I wouldnt give the role to him permanently. Im still not convinced by Whittaker, he always tries to beat 1 man too many. he had a decent run-in last season but nothing spectacular and i thought his better games came at LB last season.

I agree with that. They wanted to jump from A-Z without taking steps B, C etc first and you cant do that. They needed a 'in between' player who isnt a world beater like Kaka or Ronaldo but still shows they are going to the next level of player....Tevez does that IMO. And along with Robinho they have a few players who can be class on their day. But they MUST buy a few solid defensive players. Gareth Barry is a decent signing in the midfield as he knows what the league is all about and he gets about the pitch and doesnt shy out of a tackle. Tevez is a battler up the park but can still produce some great skills. They just lack 2 more defensive top players and they will be in with a shout to mix with the top 6. I still dont think they are any better than Everton or Villa at the moment though, they have it all to prove.

I dont see how moving to Birmingham is such a big deal for these players on huge money. There are tens of 1000s of Scots who have made the move down south and its a 1 hour plane journey and depending on where you stay it can be a 2-8 hour drive. In BFs case, brum to Glasgow wont take longer than 5 hours but im sure he can afford the 1 hour flight. So the homesick argument shouldnt play a part. Ferguson is 7 years older (not sure if wiser would have been the right word) than when he moved to blackburn and has the experience of a move so I cant see what would be holding him back. He and his wife should know this is his last bumper pay day as a footballer so should be grabbing it with 2 hands.

That was my thinking, surely we have to put a clause in to bring him back as we are light in cover. But with WS allowing him to go it says to me that he has something up his sleeve (hopefully). Will be interesting to see how many games he plays.

Definatly time for him to close his Rangers chapter. He has been a fine player on his day...for me he was at his best from 1998-2001..he was outstanding in games then and in....2002/03 but thats when also thought he was Mr Rangers a bit too much. Since coming back as soon as he was handed the captaincy it turned him into a big head and he has been below average most of the time. Certainly not a Rangers All time Great Captain..but a fine player and nobody will deny that! All the best to him if he moves on.

If it was possible then yeah it sounds an option but there isnt any way we could know that (unless you have inside info ) Preference would be for Bougherra to stay though.

TBH we dont need that much, i am happy if we rid more dead wood. Dailly, Ferguson, hemdani, Smith have freed up a lot of wages and Adam could follow...Webster has freed up a space in the treatment room. If someone could come in for McCulloch then we would have good numbers with the younger ones coming in. Tonel would complete the defence although we are light in full back cover depending on S Smith's fitness and until Broadfoot returns. Id still like a natural winger but we can get away without that with 4-3-3...or Aaron could still be the answer. As long as we keep key players (Bougherra No.1 here) then we dont need too much. For me, Lafferty could be a huge player this coming season. He went from being Laugherty on the left to a very impressive looking player bar his antics of diving.

Said this to my mate the other day, thats a total decrease in quality, abilty and goals. Owen said in the news yesterday that he isnt injury prone....what is he smoking!! either that he just didnt want to play for Newcastle. Ronaldo leaving already takes 40 goals away from Man U next season so they will have to get them goals from other places if they want to win the league again. I cant see Owen doing that at all. Berbatov has been awful and Rooney isnt a out and out goalscorer although he is their best hope.

Terrible shock, and it doesnt sound good. Hopefully he can make a recovery. He is one player i didnt mind at Celtic as he is a former West Ham player also. He was just a nightmare for defenders to play against. I wish him all the best.

Has this been confirmed anywhere else yet?? Cant believe it if it does happen though. He is the 1 player we had to keep and develop a new partnership. We will likely get a Tonel or someone but its a partnership we need to develop at the back, not replace every year. So if Tonel comes we can guarentee he will be off next summer if he is a success. We havent had a defensive partnership that have stayed together for more than 1 season for the best part of 5/6 years now, its getting beyond a joke. The last was Moore and Amo.

Ferguson obviously didnt want him that much. And i dont think he is world class but he is better than Michael Owen. Tevez has proved he doesnt need to be at one of the top teams though, he went to West Ham just for the football. Seems he just wants first team football as much as the cash. Good move for him IMO, and a great coup for Man City, this will help them atrract the next line of players. although i would like them to finish outside the top 8.

Agreed. Unless Celtic raise eyebrows with a signing or 2 of top class players then Im not bothered at all with who they have signed. Also agree we still have the best team, but we do have a 1 or 2 more dead wood to rid also.

One thing that concerns me is the lack of practice the players have with first team action playing 4-5-1 if we are playing 4-4-2 in SPL matches. Switching tactics means switching personnel to an extent and if players arent used to it then we could het a few hidings in the CL. I think the best solution with the current squad is 4-3-3. You can switch this to a 4-5-1 no problem and the personnel doesnt have to be changed much either. if we go 4-5-1 then id like to see the return of lovenkrands. When playing 4-5-1 you need more than 1 pacey player. the one up top has to be able to get around and he needs someone get forward and support him. When we had Lovendkrands a few years back it worked a treat when he played through the middle. He would work well with Miller, Lafferty or Novo IMO.

Seriously, its a good point though. If Bougherra is out then it causes a headache straight away. Weir is reliable but plays using his knowledge rather than mobiliity. The thought of McCulloch at centre half is depressing. But I do think we will sign a centre half soon to solve the headache.

Yip, it will depend on the group we get, then it comes down to how we play (especially at home) and a bit of luck. Ibrox should be a place were no team should feel comfortable but it isnt even that now in the SPL. Teams actually come and play against us rather than sitting with 10 behind the ball. Id say its more of a fortress in Europe than in domestic games at the moment.

Do you not think they would cut it against Inter Milan in the CL???

They must have got those dummies from our treatment room, all recovering from broken legs! What is that all about! That stripe on the shorts is 'different'. Is this our last season with umbro and carling???

Agreed, I thought he should have been with us for at least another 2 seasons. Cracking player! Shame, this is terrible for him.

More like a surprise divorce! I think the club see's this 3 plus Bougherra as the ones who will being in decent transfer fee's, along with Davis and Thomson but the latter 3 are wanted by WS more IMO. Im undecided about McGregor. In 07/08 he was playing out of his skin, then last season he got a bit of that form back. This is a big season for him and it will be interesting to see if he starts as No.1 or Alexander does. McGregor is another who can go off the rails and can be tricky with an attitude.

We have to remember the only clubs who have been linked with Boyd is Birmingham and Cardiff as far i know. Nobody else has looked at him, so they either: 1) dont rate him 2) are waiting until next year to see if he will go on the free 3) understand that he isnt available You'd think a few more clubs would be making enquiries that would have leaked out if they wanted a goalscorer. In saying that, the above doesnt just go for Boyd, it goes for all our players who are available. Ferguson has only been linked with Birmingham and West Brom and Adam with Blackpool. Other than that nobody else has been linked with anyone (or am i missing 1 or 2?).

He isnt going to look out of place in Glasgow then is he