Whitey

Seems our new recruitment policy is to bring in nutters only! Is this turning into fantasy football?

What a great but scary summary. You are today's winner

Should be interesting. He's been out for a good few weeks, and had a further set back recently (I only know this cos I had him in my Fantasy team and dropped him) Still 35 Million for an injured nutcase sounds just fine to me on a day like today

Remember they already have Leon Best, the lad they forgot they had and then had to play him and he scored a hattrick first game out. Also remember their owner Ashley has been brassic for ages. And Pardew not renowned for splashing cash.

I'm laughing my a*** off at this. It's all mental. It's bizarre how as fans we all get so hooked on the crack the media is selling us! Whatever happens at the end of today's continued crazy activities - Kenny is at the helm, and we're moving onwards and upwards. YNWA.

Maybe the deal has Nolan thrown in as a minder. He lives with him after all since the last time he lost it.

35 Million quid.....WTF?

Kenny on today's shenanigans > Liv Echo Great to have steady hands on the wheel. Just had a snigger imagining Hodgson in that seat... Kenny is King. YNWA. Although still struggling to see Carroll as 30M....or 32.5 or whatever !

Just got to work here in Canada...so sorry for repeats. But 30M for Caroll - who is injured and an idiot? I am dumbstruck. What's going on at all the clubs with a striker with a pulse today - call after call...first from 'Arry, then 30 mins later from Comolli? Ridiculous.

No to the 40M, but yes to 50M. Can't keep an unhappy player, and the risk that we'd not get the same money in the summer after 6 months of him not trying, getting injured or with every other team knowing he wants to go is not worth taking. Play hardball and get as much as we can now. I'm clutching at straws that Comolli has some other options he'd been looking at if Suarez did not work out. Can't see how Torres he can show his face in the near future.

Posted this late last night (Canada time) when I read the news - I think it's a good explanation Roman lures Torres with Euro promise - Telegraph IMHO - after an interrupted night's sleep, I say we get the best price for an unhappy player. How many times have we all said about other clubs that they can't keep an unhappy player (e.g. Barry and many more). It's very sad, but sadly it's the way of the world in all sport. Too much player power. FFS in N America they have 'collective bargaining agreements' between the leagues and player associations. And there's talk of a player strike in the NFL 'if they don't get their way' basically and there's already been a one year strike in the NHL - 2005 they had no hockey. Can you imagine that - No Premier League for a whole season.

This might explain it all - Telegraph Makes a lot of sense as do one or two of the comments. Still sh&te though, and 'kin awful timing.

Just came to me....I know it's a bit of an overeaction but funny all the same.... Who wants to write the song then...to the tune of Delilah. Chorus... He was our hero As he deceived us I watched and went out of my mind Why why why Fernando Lies Lies Lies Fernando I'll get me coat.

I just hope this does not affect Suarez...the offer is accepted, but the deal's not official as yet. Personally, I'm so disappointed by this from Torres, that I'd not want to keep an unhappy player. Similar to what was written about Suarez, his motivation would not be the best. It seems like we play hardball, and get the max price (50M will do) and move on. Sadly. Otherwise what happens at the next home game when half the fans rip him apart? With all the aggravation that was going on with the Suarez deal, you'd have thought we might have had some backup plans for other forwards to look at now, even though time is very short. BUGGER....

Tweet from John W Henry's account on Dec 3rd > The number of daily LFC rumors is astounding. Someone should start a blog keeping track of the actual percentage that end up being true. 8:42 PM Dec 3rd, 2010 via Twitter for BlackBerry® I wonder what he thinks now? (although he's not posted anything much since!)

I can't see how anyone (new ownership, Comolli, Kenny etc.) could justify losing Torres at this point to the fans. In which case it's not going to happen. We've been offered bigger money by Citeh too in the past, so why accept less (all allegedly of course).

Saw some comments saying he still had two more games to go in the ban. Adds to the strangeness of the whole situation though eh

Really makes you wonder. Idiots just making sh*t up for fun or to pass the time.

This may be 20 pages back, but I doubt it - just saw this > Suarez: I have no motivation to play for Ajax http://bit.ly/hPMwbr Weird situation.

That makes total sense for the Adam situation. For a guy they are only paying 10k per week, the latest 'valuations' of him including Fergie's (thanks for that!) are vastly over quoted. Plus he and his position are NOT a priority. We can play hard ball I think with them. As for the Suarez situation - getting a decent striker IS and HAS BEEN a priority for way too long. AKA that should be a different negotiation. I sincerely hope we have a good couple of backups we're working on if that falls through. Although saying falls through suggests I think we're making some progress. I don't think we are unless we stump up a decent offer. This seems uncannily like the last window - remember we made twelvety million offers for random strikers in the last 30 mins! (of course that's a deliberate over/under statement for you literalists!)

I read this a little differently - 'stop f%cking around and make a reasonable offer or any deal is off" I think the 13M pounds allegedly offered is way below his value - for a 24 year old proven international. Bent 24M, Suarez 13M.....gotta be having a laugh. I think Ajax are just trying to get us to make our final offer sooner so they can at least do what they need to do to replace in 2 days. Rather than us offer 13M, 15M, 16.5M, 17M etc etc They don't have to sell remember.

Another transfer window, another potential F&ck up IMHO....If we end up this transfer window without another striker it's inexcusable. Would that be 3 in a row? You know what they say the definition of madness is....if you keep doing the same thing and expect to get a different result. Leaving things too late in the transfer window is madness. Also, it eems that new ownership and leadership (AKA Commolli) hasn't improved our negotiating skills - "how much do you want for Luis my dutch friend" ...."30M" ......"is that Euros or pounds?" ............."let's say pounds frenchy " ........"then we'll give you 15M Euros" ......."WTF show some respect by at showing that you heard what I said" (in Dutch obviously)

Not exactly a ringing endorsement http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/2010/03/22/brad-jones-determined-to-get-boro-fans-on-side-84229-26084217/

From what I've seen of him, he is honest, so his take should be interesting.....