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Ah ah ah...no no no...give you Mccarthy. Not Lukaku. He was on his way to WBA, no doubt. I even remember my step sons Dad phoning late at night getting all excited (WBA fans)...then suddenly...he's coming our way.

No sorry, I meant smoke and mirrors over the reason for it not happening. Yes, one wanted a loan, one wanted permanent. But with Martinez being such a big admirer of Cleverly...then we either didn't have the money or Utd wanted too much. Anyway, most the stuff I write is cheeky quips, especially today!

Ronaldinho and Victor Valdez are still without clubs....

How do you know? Last season it was quiet then suddenly Mccarthy, Barry and Lukaku.

Different players. Different attributes. Can't compare the 2. Cleverly has fell through...We will step in at the last minute and snatch this one. For sure. No doubt about it.

Yep, I know. Smoke and mirrors.

Oh well. Guess we're a bit skint or the price was to high. Bollocks.

News just coming in from somewhere... Bill Kenwright has said he has sold his Mum's house to the banks to finance this deal. The delay is in waiting for the money to arrive into his account.

He'll get to play through the middle for them too. He'll do well.

......never wanted him here anyway.

Yes. Must be coming here.

Sometimes you do have to shout around here to be heard...

Now now boys. Keep focus. It's transfer deadline day!

........never wanted him here anyway.

Reports coming from ToffeeTalk that he definitely won't be joining Everton.

Ha...because we always reveal our targets! Love transfer deadline day!

I agree with you. But that's not me. I thought about it...Stones is capable. Alcaraz struggles to stay fit. So with the extra games in Europe, I don't think we have enough at CB. We need one more reliable solid player. Doesn't need to be a world beater, but reliable is a must.

Haha!!! Wonder why it's dragged out so long?

SSN saying he could still leave...but the thought is that he wants to stay and fight for a place. Going to be interesting this one.

I would like him...but not at the expense of a centre back.

Oh bollocks. Would have loved this one. He was amazing when he first burst onto the scene 2 seasons ago. A fresh start would be good for him.

I don't think it's about Gibbo not being good enough, it's about Gibbo not being fit for any decent period of time.

Seems to be gathering a bit of weight this one. Wouldn't be a bad gig at all considering the ageing players we have.

Don't need him. As said, if anything, some attention to the back would be better.

Not sure? First 2 games we owned the game first for 45 minutes then for 60-70 minutes. What happened there was tiredness. As said by a few...questionable fitness. Against Chelsea. A different scenario really. We fell 2 behind real quick so the only viable option was to go at them. In this scenario, you'd expect your wingers to be pushing on. And it was effective. The problem being that defensively we had a shocker. And again we looked knackered...but that's less surprising as we had to put a lot into it after the shit start. Why would Martinez change tactics after having a successful last season?