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And we wonder why there's a housing shortage with the likes of Brendan buying up ordinary houses to keep plebs like us buying them. Bastard.

I still think we overpaid but he's a good striker who will score his share of goals. If he and Sturridge hit it off we'll be a big threat in attack.

I wasn't fussed about the poppy incident, brandishing poppies has no place in football IMO. And I question why a national anthem was played in a friendly game between clubs. But having said that, McClean comes across as a bit of an attention-seeker and frankly, deserves all the shit he gets as a result. I'm not a fan of the monarchy or the stupid anthem Britain has adopted but the fact is that it represents the country whether we like it or not, and to have a footballer playing for an English club publicly showing his disdain towards the country will rightly receive criticism.

There's paedophile activities at English football grounds? UEFA will issue the Russian FA a £1000 fine along with a stern statement and then forget about it, as usual.

I really don't see the fuss with Delph. He's got good physical attributes but is totally brainless with the ball. Villa are well rid off him IMO. £22M for Pedro is a good price. I would have preferred Pedro for £22M (assuming he'd come) than Benteke for £32M. Wonder if we have enough money left over to buy Pedro?

He's worth a punt at £15M given his Premiership goal record. £32M is a ridiculous fee and we have been mugged I'm afraid. I'm all for spending big money on proven world class talent who fit in with the team. Unfortunately Benteke doesn't qualify and I can see him having a hard time here.

Costa also works his bollocks off in every game. I've seen more than a few matches involving Benteke when he couldn't be arsed. Including the fa cup final in which he was utter crap.

Agreed. A massive gamble. The transfer fee for this limited footballer is outrageous. Clubs put in stupid fees into contracts as release clauses to ward off bids from other clubs. They don't expect clubs to actually pay the full amount as we stupidly are about to do. Villa would probably have accepted around £25M if we negotiated hard enough but no, we go ahead and give them exactly what they want. Again. Benteke will cost us about the same as Costa and Aguero did. Does anyone expect him to have the same impact?

An absurd price. But we have proven to being the biggest mugs in the league. Why bother trying to scout for a bargain when an expensive flop will do. Add Benteke to the list alongside Carroll, Aquilani, Downing, Lovren, Balotelli, Lallana, Markovic, etc.

Great performance from Roger. Really hope Federer wins in the final but there's no tougher opponent than Djokovic. Will be very close.

Federer is amazing. Playing like he's in his early 20's again!

We better not be paying the little shit while he sits out the Far East tour. Hand in a transfer request or fuck off Sterling.

I think we were interested in Turan when he was at Galatasaray. Shame we didn't follow that up, he would have been an excellent signing.

I like that the Greeks have given the Germans the middle finger. Every time the media asks the average Greek on the street about this crisis, they always blame Germany. And they're right. Germany has way too much power in the EU now. Good thing we're not in the Euro, being told what to do by Merkel and her mob doesn't appeal. Not that I mind her slapping Cameron around but for one country to be so dominant is not good for the EU.

Congrats to Chile. Really like this Chile team, they don't give a fuck who they're playing, they'll always try attacking and trying to outplay their opponents even when they're considered underdogs.

To be honest, I was concerned about Markovic at the start since he didn't even look good in his youtube highlights videos! And if you can't look good in those selective clips then you're not likely to be that good in my shallow opinion. I'd be happy to offload him, he's not really shown any serious potential although I wonder how much of that is down to be playing as a wing back.

We still need a top class striker, a defensive midfielder and centre back. If we manage to get those 3 while offloading Lovren, Coates, Balotelli, Borini, Alberto, Sterling and Lambert, I'd be pleased with our transfer dealings.

He'll be a top signing. We should go back in for him, would be a good replacement for Sterling.

Odd choice. What happened to the return of Pako??? Can we really not find anyone better on the continent than this guy?

Even though he had got stale, unoriginal and a bit boring in his last few years as a pundit, Hansen would still be miles better than the pair of them. I'm surprised Hansen hasn't been signed up one of the footie broadcasters. Even though he's not as good as he was, he's still better than anyone else on the telly.

The Ramos thing is just weird. Why would United pay over £35M for a defender who is almost 30 and has already has his best years behind him? And he's not even that good. And he's suspended for much of the time.

If Balotelli and Borini are still here at the start of the season I'll be pissed. We could have got £14M, FOURTEEN-fucking million for Borini if that stupid twat hadn't rejected Sunderland. We'll be lucky to get £5M for him now. As for Balotelli... I'm willing to accept he has talent and he's shown his quality in the past representing other teams. But he's been a complete disaster for us, he simply does not fit into this team and we should sell the minute anyone shows an interest in him. We won't get much more than £10M for him so let's not be greedy and ask for silly money. Just move him on ASAP please.

Hope we can wrap this one up. Would be an excellent signing for £12.5M and would sort out a real problem area for us.

What, haven't Chelsea or Spurs hijacked the deal yet? Any minute now, surely?

Would be a good signing. But frankly, if any other European team from a top league that's in the Champions League next season come in for him (and there certainly will be), we've got fuck all chance of getting him.