Football Banter Archive January 14 2012

 

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14 Jan 2012 21:48:30
OK i'm a Stoke fan and i'm here to raise a point. Stop slahing Stoke! I've read so many comments about how Stoke play sh*t football and only hoof, if we did IF we did its obviously working! The only teams above us are the big six and Newcastle we're in the last 32 of the europa league we've got England,Welsh,Irish and Honduran internationals so clearly top players want to join us AND why are we playing crap football and not Wigan or Blackburn or Bolton they're all bottom of the table but they don't play bad football do they maybe if they copied Stoke they might stay up. My point is Stoke are doing good so good in fact that only seven teams are doing better. Please don't go on about us the way you do we're a good team. ACCEPT IT! We've improved DEAL WITH IT!

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^^ Anger issues! haha.

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14 Jan 2012 21:07:47
bloody hell is there any player in this planet not connected to chelsea?everyday 10-15 new players linked to the blues.moving on, is arsenal's interest in barca's abidal solid?any news on possible barca signings in the current transfer window or in the next one on the sommer?thanks in advance!

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14 Jan 2012 19:45:02
Horrible result for the lions today JACKKETT MUST GO!!!

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14 Jan 2012 20:27:24
Barnsley don't need any money at all and will just keep pulling rabbits from hat's that aren't even there.

We are Barnsley we are Yorkshire's number one!

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Dream on sunshine...Leeds are the biggest club outside the premier league and bigger than most of them in there bar the top 6!

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Vaz Te needs a bit of work on hos one v ones though

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14 Jan 2012 18:54:37
Derby are a quality team no doubt about it over the past few months. we are apparently interested in a few of the forest players on the cheap! i mean who would turn down derby when you look where florest are in the table! Your going down with a fiver!!

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14 Jan 2012 18:50:31
i bet nottingham forest fans are wishing steve cottrell syayed at pompey now and he did nt do to much there either

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14 Jan 2012 19:21:58
hi there guys
am a massive saints fan but gotta say we will never be as big a club as celtic we are big outside the prem and maybe average in thee prem if we get there

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14 Jan 2012 19:10:05
expect a shock announcement from bristol rovers.they have approached forest green rovers for permisson to speak to dave hockaday about the vacancy at the memorial.the board feel that it is best to get a manager with blue square experience ready for playing inthat league next season.

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14 Jan 2012 18:25:45
Well done the manager taday good performance!!!! Now grab the signature of Jelavic? Scouts were at the game today North of the border?

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14 Jan 2012 18:37:17
here's a bit of fun instead of pointless rumours and arguing ...
who do you think will finish on more goals between

HOLT - MORRISON

SURMAN - PILKINGTON

HOOLAHAN - JOHNSON

its just a bit of fun so plz comment!

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Holt (you've done well with him, good old fashioned centre forward, not enough about.)

Pilkington

Hoolahan.


Good luck for the rest of the Season. Gooooarrrn Stoke!

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14 Jan 2012 17:13:43
I know is sad but i am glad pompey lost today, keep West Ham close to those Saints Scummers. PUP PPU

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Green faces down the road from the skates ...YET AGAIN!

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Some fan you are!

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Bryher, is this what you call a 'real Portsmouth fan'

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So am i glad s**te pompey lost today i hope you lose alot more and it sends you down then all the clubs in league one can see what a poor excuse of a club you really are who should have been put out of business ages ago and i hope it happens soon you re a disgrace to the people of hampshire

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More green faces from the pompey skates

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Of course not. Bryher Pilgrim.

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14 Jan 2012 17:08:22
once again big jelavic has showed just how important he is to rangers, two crucial goals neither classy goals but sheer strikers instinct. I'd hate to see him leave but if its going to happen then i hope for our sake it happens soon so we have time to TRY and replace him. We all know thats going to be very difficult

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14 Jan 2012 17:02:58
We need to get rid of pearson, it is terrible watching us at the moment,we should of broke the bank to get Oneil back before pearson. He needs to go or we got no chance of getting promoted.

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Keith hill be coming from barnsley after he;s been to bolton and all other clubs he;s supposingly going to

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Is this a case of not going back a second time

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14 Jan 2012 16:57:21
Where are all the Saints bubble bursting idiots today then, don't think we will hear from any smelly skates today regarding our bubble. COYR

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Oh for gods sake grow up.

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I bet people are gonna be all "oooh but Forest only had 10 men"

But if Guly scores AWAY and Schneiderlin scores a cracker....you deserve victory lol
COYR

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'grow up' - does that apply to the bubble bursting idiots or just the Saints fans?

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Oh for gods sake grow up
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lol, i take it your team lost today, its called banter mate, different when people going on about our bubble.

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14 Jan 2012 16:49:50
WOBBLE OVER -STILL TOP OF THE LEAGUE
C.O.Y.R.

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The main thing is we're 4points clear of 3rd

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14 Jan 2012 15:47:47
Sorry Bournemouth. Ritchie's two goals in two minutes just put his price up another half million.

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Probably would be true if you hadn't already accepted the bid, might of dealt too soon there

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You keep him as you will still need him in league two next season cos you re not going anywhere with di canio in charge then you can go back into little shells

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14 Jan 2012 15:21:06
Nicky Maynard is not at the Hawthorns, he's playing on the southcoast against Brighton

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14 Jan 2012 14:28:57
Carlisle expected to make 50k bid for Swindons former celtic defender Paul Caddis next week

Absoluely laughable. do you know anything about Caddis 50k

Add at least 600k onto that and Paolo will at least reply with a laugh any less than that and he wont even reply LOL
Funny Carlisle rejected him at the start of the season but you over price a league 2 player by that much but you lot have always thought you where better than you are. Ha Ha

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Swindon again haha their squad must be worth more than man city's in their world! Seriously deluded bumpkins

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14 Jan 2012 14:02:03
What a load of rubbish! There is every chance saints could get Hooper. Celtic may well be one of the top teams in Scottish football, but moving to saints could possibly see him playing in the premiership. I,am not saying we are guarenteed promotion. But saints are in a good position and with a few good signings this month are in with a chance. And in papers today and from lennons own mouth saints have bid 4 mil!! So there is money! We just don't buy for the sake of it !!

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And he might get the chance off playing in the champions league for Celtic.And that is a step up from the EPL.I hope not as I am a Rangers fan.And if he did,it would mean that they had won the league.And he is worth more than £4 million.Ally

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And get knocked out in the first round looking forward to that

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14 Jan 2012 13:30:22
Why did sone aluko never get any praise or publicity at aberdeen now he's at rangers he's getting rave reviews?he's not even good!

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He did when he toar Phillip Lamb apart when the played Bayern Munich,and he roasted him.He was with Aberdeen then,and plenty of people were talking about him.Ally

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He runs around like a headless chicken

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14 Jan 2012 13:29:41
Southampton Transfer Rumours:
First of all I am fed up with how our club and fans are being viewed at the moment by other people who use this site. We don't think we are going to sign everybody and if there is someone that has put a rumour up that does seem unlikely then it is probably not a Southampton fan.

In:
Tadanari Lee > Secured his Work Permit on Wednesday after it was agreed that he was a brilliant talent that would improve English Football. I don't know if he was in Japan or not but I suppose he is finalising his move at the moment.

Gary Hooper (Celtic) > As much as I would love to see him sign I don't think that the rumour is true, I can not see him leaving Celtic as they are one of the two big clubs in Scotland.

Kris Commons (Celtic) > Again a very good player which would be amazing for us but with his current injury I can't see why we would go for him. I am sure he wouldn't sign for us.

Lukas Jutkiewicz (Coventry) > I think he was a realistic target for this window but seems he is off to Middlesbrough which is a real shame. I said at the begining of the season that he would have been a great signing but I cannot see him joining now.

Jordan Rhodes (Huddersfield) > No chance of him joining us, Huddersfield have said that no bids are welcome by ANY club. He would probably move to a Premier League team if anything.

Billy Sharp (Doncaster), Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) & Albert Adomah (Bristol City) We had a bid accepted for Sharp back in July which was supposed to be 3-3.25Million pounds but talks broke down over after he was not prepared to move futher down south. We have no interest in Maynard & Adomah I believe.

Besides that I can't think of any names mentioned, expect names that we have never heard of.

Out:

Jason Puncheon > Linked with Blackpool I believe in which they made a bid around £750,000 which was rejected by Southampton as they want £1,000,000. I would have accepted that.

Jonathon Forte > Heard that he has been linked with a move to Walsall, I don't know if there is any truth behind this though.

Lee Homles > Haven't heard any clubs that are intersted but will probably go out on loan like Dickson this window.

I hope this clears up some of the agressive banter to stop as it is damaging the reputation of the Club and it's fans. Thankyou.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thank goodness a southampton fan who is talking sense.

i applaud your sincerity and sensible approach


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Totally with you there. I'm getting fed up of the negative press we're receiving. It's only happening because everyone needs someone to shoot down because of their wealth. It happened with Leicester pre-season. It's our turn now, we just have to stay in the promotion places until the end of the season.


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Which you won't


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Im liking your honesty with what your saying but ive said it before where do you think your getting all this cash from?
As a club you are not wealthy!
Your previous owner was/your new owners family are but as a club you dont have that much cash.
No you don't have the ox's cash as this is paid in stages plus add on's (similar to the walcott deal).
lee plus some other small signings will be your all!


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Very well said! but as mentioned above, its not the wealth that is damaging the reputation of your club. its the arrogant opinions of some fans that keep surfacing on websites. shame really, as you would think that a club that has come through the mire of administration and back would be a bit more humble in their new found success. but hopefully its just the minority


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Forgot to put a name or something last night (Was Tired)

I am glad that some people do agree with me about this issue that is going on and I would like to point out that some of these crazy rumours posted on this site are probably not Southampton. I is most likely that it is other fans that are posting this to get other fans to react.

The reason we won't sign anyone like Hooper or Commons is because we won't spend more than 2,000,000 on a player. Not that we don't have a lot of money (We have a good amount of money in the bank) Just that it is the way the club is run which I am happy with.

Other Players that have been mentioned:

Robbin Ruiter > I have done much research on this and all I can find is that Newcastle are leading the chase for him. We are apparently intersted in him though. From what I read Newcastle are considering him as cover for Tim Krul.

Iago Falque (Tottenham) > I personally think he would be a good signing and add some flair to the midfield BUT is currently on loan from Juventus so I don't know how this loan would work.

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Luke Shaw > Has been linked with Arsenal. The teenager who is my age is worth 4,000,000 according to The Gunners but Saints have insisted that he is not for sale. I think Luke Shaw played the other night against Bolton in the FA Youth Cup at the Reebok Staduim where there was scouts from Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all keeping tabs on the sixteen year old. I would like us to keep him as I know someone who has played in the academy set up who said that Shaw was the next big thing behind Ward-Prowse.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I think you are all forgetting this is a "rumour" website.


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^ I know this is a rumour site and I know what you mean but I am trying to stop our reputation from being damaged whilst at the same time putting rumours on the site in a respectful and realsitic approach towards who we are intersted in and who we are going to sign. (Without offending other football fans)

Forgot to put my name again (The name is Ed, funny enough the same as the site editor)

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Whether or not Hooper signs is to some extent irrelevant. The rumour of a bid has been proven to be true unless Lennon is being incredibly misquoted. Is Jutkiewicz one of the Championship players that Adkins said was no better than we already have? If we won't spend more than £2M who was Adkins referring to when he said 'there's every chance it might be a major signing'? He also said that no bid had been rec'd for Puncheon and Holloway has confirmed he wanted him on loan, again.

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14 Jan 2012 13:21:48
SPL 60thousand fans a week, medals, europe, oh yeah watch ESPN and look at the size of that crowd and state of pitch. Be interesting to see how many at Celtic park this afternoon against the mighty Dundee United, but I bet it ain't 60k

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14 Jan 2012 13:21:10
With regards to McGugan not performing for Forest and not being good enough for Norwich. I seem to remember a current Norwich player who Forest never got consistency from. Somebody called Grant Holt! Then he moved to Norwich and............

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14 Jan 2012 13:06:37
oh my god cardiff think they are a bigger club than brighton what planet do you live on everyone knows there is only one big club in wales and they are in the prem you cant even fill your stadium where as brighton sell out every week

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Well it s only a mickey mouse grond so you should fill it but look and see where you are in the table and see where cardiff are ang you re never gonna get that far up so keep quiet

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BHA... dont make me laugh....you cant keep up!

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14 Jan 2012 12:58:50
Im a big southampton fan, i cant see us sighning hooper unless we bid around 10million. (hes not worth 10million) i would like the burnley forward that we tryed sighning in the summer or maybe maynard but again i think hes after alot of money in wages soni cant see that happening either o think are best bet is to get some players on loan from the prem like lukaku from chelsea it someone like that!

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He's not worth 3 mill mate remember he's playing in scotland and before that Scunthorpe totally unproven at a higher level

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I think you should be patient, stop speculating and leave it to the people who have taken us from the bottom of league 1.

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He scored more goals in the championship than andy carroll £35m in a much weaker team, u guys are quality at BS {Ed001's Note - but he has never played in the English Prem and scored goals, that is a major difference. That is why he is valued much lower, until the day he starts scoring goals at that level.}

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14 Jan 2012 12:37:50
After last weeks re appearance of the ginger minger what shock can we expect from Man U. this afternoon Bobby Charlton on the bench?

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14 Jan 2012 12:21:59
To the post about scottish football being a two horsed race!?man u and chelsea!ring any bells!im not a scot by the way!hope city or liverpool or even spurs win the league this season!just for a change leeds supporter!

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Not much cos it ain't been the same 2 clubs every season for ,at least, the past 50 years! Oh did Aberdeen win it once?

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Aberdeen won the SPL in 1984 85 season under Fergie.And Dundee United won it in 1982 83 season under Jim McLean.And that was hardly 50 years ago.The reason this happened,is that it was before bosman.And the managers could keep players for 9 years.And mould them into a team.Now they are off to play in the EPL after five games,like Scott Allan.Never mind even staying for five years.Now the only teams doing anything,have the money.We might never see a team outside Glasgow win it again.Ally

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14 Jan 2012 11:59:08
Leeds are to sign Arthur Scargill. He's from Yorkshire and apparently he's a great striker.

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14 Jan 2012 10:13:59
"I've no idea if they'll come back in for Gary a third time, but they'll get the same answer if they do. He's not for sale."

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Everyone's for sale mate just depends on the price

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14 Jan 2012 09:08:41
Three players seen at Ipswich this week were all on holiday visiting old uninhabited buildings

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14 Jan 2012 09:00:37
Please people all I have read for the last 2 weeks on here is about how ipswich are broke I work in the club so when I had my monthly checkup meeting with Marcus Evans
I asked him:
Will we sign anyone this window and is there money to spend? His answer
Yes and yes


We have more money than you may think! :)

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Yes £66 mil debt

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14 Jan 2012 08:06:30
Helgusen wasn't at Fulham when Mark Hughes was manager

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14 Jan 2012 07:28:03
Man U to sign absolutely no one in Jan... Club appear to be purely selling players & dragging has been great players out of retirement in the hope they can plug massive gaps appearing! FFS wake up Fergie & just spend the money to bring in some current major talent!! Anyone any ideas of who/if anyone will we realistically sign in the next few weeks?

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Ha ha ha!

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14 Jan 2012 02:37:24
Frederic Piquionne to Wolves on a free...

Source: Daily Mail

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14 Jan 2012 01:24:59
I'm also an avid saints fan with realism. Everyone who posts on this site does so because they get engrossed in the furore and exciting potential signings because they want their their respective clubs to succeed. Sfc have had so many set backs, changes of manager, administration etc so when the chips are eventually ends up on our side, we're sure as hell gonna be optimistic about the future. Who knows where we'll finish but one thing I know is that whoever we sign or don't sign, we'll keep working hard as a club.

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14 Jan 2012 01:01:53
DELIA IS NOT WISE, SERIOUSLY: doesn't know what she is doing, if norwich had made good decisions previously we would be a premier league club, lets hope she doesnt slip at the last hurdle

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14 Jan 2012 00:46:33
Jason Puncheon for Sale (BBC SPORT). Worth a punt?

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Worth a punch!

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Blackpool's the most likely in my opinion, but they've already had one bid rejected.

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They did not make a bid. They wanted another loan.

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They offered 650,000 for puncheon !
offered 750,000 for vardy from fleetwood ,was with fleetwood chairman after match in poulton last week , he showed me text from oyston , 3 installments of 250,000 . andy pilly sid no way looking for a million. as for puncheon his agent said it was a good offer ,but soton want around a million. blackpool are going back with 750,000 soon .

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Read the article the post refers to and also SSN Jan 12th - 'No loan move for Puncheon'. I repeat, no bid has been made and Holloway wanted him on loan. I prefer to believe Adkins and Holloway than Puncheon's agent but please, please submit your bid.

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We will see ! blackpool have bid for puncheon fact ! turned down fact !
has adkins or holloway spoke to you direct ? no they havent. ssn are normally a day behind with " breaking news" just ask the eds!!!!!
my bid would be a bag of nuts!

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Your 'breaking news' is quoting his agent from about a week ago. Yes, we will see! Personally, i would accept your bag of nuts!

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No m8 , oyston makes all the blackpool bids , and did make bid for puncheon 650,000 ! soton refused .
you keep reading the sun newspapers and getting your mum to get you porn mags!

maximus

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Now that really would be 'heavenly' porn!

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14 Jan 2012 00:30:13
In the pub earlier and my mate was chatting to a guy that works at fulham and he said that rumours are of liverpool are speaking to representatives for the services of andy johnson or bobby zamora. dont know bout you, but knowleged prem strikers for lfc sounds like a good move!

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They came in with a swap offer with Carroll for Grant Holt, guess what happened

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13 Jan 2012 23:46:09
Southampton to sign

Defoe 7m

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Harry has said he is not going anywhere! Least of all to you.

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13 Jan 2012 20:35:55
Editor have you heard any more confirmed possible more signings for Coventry despite Alex Nimely from Man City i.e Oliver Norwood from Man United and a Left Back ? {Ed003's Note - No,sorry,enlighten us }

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