Pre-season madness

Now with the premiership opener in just two weeks time, the transfer trail is reaching the climax. Or is it? The last few seasons have seen major transfers, coup and crap. Apart from Chelsea spending lavishly on players, most notably on Shaun wright phillips, no other teams are spending much. Even Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester U and ourselves aren't spending much. Is it just the difference in the spending power or no one wants to come? Well, at least Scott Parker and Emre had other ideas. Bids for Boa morte and Nicolas anelka both rejected already. So, what's next? Craig moore, an australian international, have finally sign for us. Not really a high-profile signing which we have become accustomed to but nevertheless, something to show for from our summer spending.

On the european front, the intertoto gone underway for almost 2 weeks now. After a comfortable tough fairly comfortable win over FK ZTS Dubnica, Deportivo is up next. We lost the first leg but we gave a good account of ourselves and an away goal. The team that was on that night seems like we have a depleted squad. Losing by a goal, a freak goal that is, may not really be that bad after all. Most players missing that night might be back for the 2nd leg so the game is still much in the balance. Looking back at the Depo's 2nd goal, i just crinched my teeth. Simply appalling the way we let the defender(yup, its a defender) waltz through and scored. Unbelievable.....

Going back to the transfer front, we are in urgent need of a striker or maybe two strikers with the calibre of both Kluivert and Bellamy or maybe even better than them. Who shall we buy? Anelka? Andrew johnson? Anyone with good suggestions? If anyone has a good idea of who we shall buy, just email to FShepherd@fatass.com......
Howay the lads.....