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Ive wanted Fowler for as long as I can remember as well. If anyone was ever going to be a new McCoist it would have been Fowler but now he is too old although would probably still get double figures for us. Easily in the top 3 best finishers ive seen in the Premier League, the other 2 being Shearer and Scholes. Eduardo reminds me of him with his finishing.

I share the blame between David Murray, Martin Bain, Alex McLeish, Paul Le Guen then a number of players who just havent been good enough due to attitude and quality. Boyd is one of them. WS is showing signs of getting better players in (albeit not top class players) and mounting a challenge again. Once the average run of the mill players move out or are squad players we will win the league again. Be honest now - the only 2 average SPL run of the mill players who improved there game in the last few seasons are Alan Hutton (who took improvement to a new level) and Allan McGregor (who is very much on the up). The rest (Burke, Adam, Boyd) are the same players are arent championship winning material.

Id rather win the title this year mate

Sure, if he gains pace, learns how to beat a man or 2, turn and shoot, hold balls up and brings others into place......la da da de da then yeah - he will prove me wrong. But Id rather Fowler coming off the bench to try and nick us a goal

Should be interesting to see where WS plays him. If Beasley is fit id start him left and Id like to see Velicka and Miller paired upfront or even Velicka and Cousin if he stays.

Yeah im off the "bear" :moon: I dont come on and off the juice, juse choose selected weekends to get mashed Boyd and McCormack upfront for Cardiff next season then!!! Maybe we could get Fowler as part of the deal

Agree with the article. Just 13 or 14 years ago Ibrox was the biggest and best in the UK and Parkhead was still a 1940s stadium. Now so many stadiums have been upgraded or built yet be havent had a lick of paint. Ibrox is still impressive but for the best few seasons it has been a quiet place to be bar OF and Euro games. It needs a new injection of life. 5,000 seats is a start but I think we need a minimum capacity of 60,000. Having kids in for a few quid is much better than emtpy seats. Obviously it costs millions to do this so do we expect Murray to put his hand his pocket? He is not obliged to do so.

Better choice from Cardiff aswell

Santa Cruz is very similar to Eduardo. Hopefully the latter comes back the same player as he was looking awesome before he got injured, his finishing was superb.

Havent looked at a coupon yet but I almost bought a German top today plus a Spanish top for the misses. I think Im going to back the Germans to win once I see the odds

I cant see Wenger going for Crouch, I think he will go for Martins at Newcastle. The next few weeks is when the transfer market gets active. Everyone has been on holiday for the last month and now that Euro 08 is almost over the targets have been identified. Once the players who were at Euro 08 are back from there few weeks break then transfers will come thick and fast.

Yeah your right Pete. However IMO he isnt showing any signs of improving his game and almost isnt capable of being an all round striker. For me, the best we can get from Boyd without a Laudrup is for him to come off the bench and hope he gives us a goal when we need one, but we have Novo for this who is effective. Other than that I'll take a few million for Boyd.

At least they havent buggered up and moved the Aberdeen game to the Sunday. Plus this gives us an extra day to recover from the CL game for the OF game.

The rotation policy isnt as much as a problem as people make out, its the quality of Liverpool. The guys who come into the first team should still be good enough to beat the lower EPL teams, thats what Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenals 2nd string can do, but Liverpool make 4 changes and they will draw with the likes of Birmingham. They need 3 world class players to assist Gerrard, Torres and Babel. Mascharano is a good anchor but id have Alonso ahead of him. I dont understand why they let Luis Garcia away last year - he was a cracking player

Pete that isnt a bad shout BTW for Hemdani to move back into the defence. He still isnt quick nor the greatest tackler but to read a game and begin passing and play he is top notch. On your previous post you mentioned a back 3 - again that isnt a bad shout seen as we are unsure about full backs. Also a Cousin and Velicka partnership would be awesome but I think Cousin is gone TBH. At RB i am really hoping Whittaker plays here. But i fear he is going to be used as a midfielder again and he offers nothing creative there bar 1 amazing solo goal last season. Ferguson is the big question for me. If he is fit and playing to his game then he starts, if he isnt 100% fit then bench him until he is. Id like to see something like this (if we dont get Davis then keep Buffel) ______________________McGregor___________________ Whittaker________Cuellar_________Weir________Papac/Smith ________Ferguson______Davis/Buffel_______Thomson_____ ____Miller/Novo__________Velicka_____________Beasley/Lafferty You could even put Hemdani in for an unfit Ferguson and Darcheville in for Velicka.

Im beginning to think you are Boyd, and Johnny K is your agent. Noboby would know as you have never shown up anywhere Now im getting worried about you visiting me - either you are Boyd coming to kick my head in or you are Jon gagging for a ladyboy!! But cracking news on McGregor! I was worried who was going to replace him had he left after him improving his game greatly last season. 15 months ago I was worried about our keeper position but McGregor stood up and now he has a chance to go on a cememt himself as Goalie No.2! He has got quite a bit to reach Gorams level but last season he really impressed me.

If Cardiff come back in with a 3.5 million bid then just as Craig says we should bite there hand off. Winning the league is going to be all about how we play as a team and Boyd just doesnt fit into that at the moment unless we get a Laudrup or Gascoigne to set up the chances. Negri took the huff in the 97/98 season while WS was still in charge and we didnt see him again until well into DA era. Mols joined in 99/00 season (DA's 2nd). So they were both still on the books at the same time. One thing i disagreed with on Craigs earlier post was this: Mols scored 14 or 15 goals between August and October that season he was injured. Not only was he scoring but he was creating. I was at the Motherwell game where he bagged all 4 goals and made them himself - Boyd could only dream of that. Had Khan not injured Mols i think he would have got approx 30 goals that season.

Personally id like to see them both stay and get action for us next season along with Fleck. Lennon could possibly go out on a 3 or 6 month loan but Furman could come in handy for our midfield (or lack of it). If Fleck is good enough then he is old enough.

Jon you might aswell just send Craig the cash now! Craig, shame on you - thats like taking candy from a baby!!! :admin: Hleb was just coming good, but he is another who will realise leaving Arsenal is a mistake - Henry is regretting it to himself i bet!! But Nasri is a straight replacement for Hleb and Rosicky is coming back. Silva can take over from Flamini and IMO is a better player! The experience he has is vital, so Silva next to Fabregas to start with. Walcott can now make the grade up and we will see more from him the same as the CL game at Anfield where he made that goal.

Im sure Zidane was 47 million and still stands at the world record today. Imagine if Maradona was playing today!!! I wouldnt like to put a figure on that! I think Ronaldo will stay at Man U for another season and will make a statement about all the speculation being bullshit just to side with the fans again.

If he wants 120k Arsenal should just say bye bye. Milan wont pay nothing near that either. And I disagree Jon, if Liverpool sign Downing it will do nothing for them - just yet another good player but not good enough to put Liverpool near the top 3. I hope Wenger pulls something out of the hat again. he was 2 players away from winning the league last season.

You missed out Casaraghi, De Livio (nippy little winger) and Ravanelli - they were in good squads aswell.

Hopefully its a minor thing, it would be a shame for a great career to end on that note.

I dont think Dudek was a disater at all. He was a good keeper and treated a bit unfairly IMO. He played a huge part in the CL final in 2005 with those penalty saves.

Thats always been Germanys strong point - they can stop teams playing i.e. Portugal.