"Nice. I guess he'll not be involved until Chelsea at the earliest, but looks to be a good signing."

tempted to turn my nose up but reckon in our system he will return to form. Not often you get to sign the England captain for a fairly reasonable fee...

"As I understand it, he's had no pre-season at all, due to winning the confederations cup with Mexico. So he will need time to bed in and get into shape. Wouldn't expect to see him make more than a cameo appearance until mid-September..."

"fras Arsenal, Tottenham, and Man United's adult kits are 80 quid each. Newcastle's is 70 Villa and Everton's are 65 Brentford's is 60 and its for the next two seasons 75 is at the higher end for a club of our status, but not the most expensive, admittedly. I suppose it's not a criticism just of our...

"The bubbles look shite, the sleeves look wank, there's no collar on it, and again we don't have white shorts or socks. The claret and blue socks make us look like we're golfing in the 50s. FFS. 75 quid?? 40 quid for the shorts? 18 quid for a pair of socks?! Fuck that. Also, could it be notable that...

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sign him up

"Always loved Trev, a top player and one of my childhood heroes over Upton Park. He's entitled to his view but I do not agree with it at all."

"Has anyone seen My Octopus Teacher? It won the oscar for best feature-length documentary, and is perhaps the biggest steaming pile of turd in video form I've ever seen. All it taught me is that the human race is indeed doomed."

"MaryMillingtonsGhost saw an ad for that today. I read the first book and thought the characters were a bit wooden, though the premise was interesting, but I'd be interested in seeing the series. You seen any of it yet? Any good?"