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  1. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 1st September 2015 DEADLINE DAY!

    Bit glum in here isn't it? What's wrong with you people? It's almost as if you had completely forgotten that we managed to get no less than 500k sell-on fee for Nathan Byrne when he joined Wolves yesterday? 500k! Imagine! That Levy's a genius. What you mean by "misjudging the public mood..."?
  2. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 1st September 2015 DEADLINE DAY!

    Movement at the Hawthorns as Lescott leaves. Now if only we had a solid central defender who isn't getting games who we could offer to them as part of a big deal for Berahino... You can stop double-checking that we removed the "optimistic" rating now. We did. Sorry.
  3. Bill_Oddie

    The Weekend ITK Discussion Thread - 29/30th August 2015

    Son was suggested by several posters as the answer to "Cabbages" (*shudders*) but he wasn't. At around that time, however, his name was told by JJ to Rob and A&C as someone we were working on and very interested in. And low, it came to pass (and shoot). On a semi-related note, I can't shake...
  4. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 28th August 2015

    I wish my wife talked this dirty to me.
  5. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 27th August 2015

    "Surprise" is what Heung Min Son says he does for Harry Kane from out wide. And can I just say how incredibly racist that makes you @Archibald&Crooks
  6. Bill_Oddie

    Son Heung Min - signed

    Nice post, thanks. And can I just apologise profusely in advance for the "Son, Son, wherever you may be..." chants.
  7. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 26th August 2015

    This is what happens when you try and call Jack Bauer "Ian". Ian, for crying out loud. Give me strength.
  8. Bill_Oddie

    Son Heung Min - signed

    Wouldn't it be lovely to hear the Park Lane, united as one in chorus, singing: "Little darling. It's been a long, cold lonely winter..." No? Bloody sod you.
  9. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 26th August 2015

    One thing all you Negative Nellies have oh so conveniently overlooked is that when we signed Wimmer he was our 5th choice centre back. Since then, he has overtaken Fazio to become 4th choice centre back. And with Dier playing in midfield, you could even say he is our 3rd choice centre-back...
  10. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 25th August 2015

    That's because we already get the bad news. It's called "the media".
  11. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 25th August 2015

    Few things on Pritchard: a) He is still regaining fitness. What are we going to play him in a Premier League match against Everton to ease him in? Probably not. Loan *would* be beneficial in that instance. b) "Loan" does not mean "season long". It could be a month. c) "Loan" also doesn't...
  12. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 24th August 2015

    Still the obvious worry with Jack Bauer (yes, I'm still doing this. No, you can't make me stop. So piss off), is that he may be our "likeliest", but that doesn't mean we're not his third or fourth choice option. Very good to hear we're confident on a back-up, though. Sounds like we will...
  13. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 24th August 2015

    Cheers. Fair enough. Which is why I reckon this "third" option of JJ and trix (see, I can seamlessly bring this shit back on topic. Seam.Less.Ly.) is just a "nice to have". If there's one in budget, we'll go for it. Ties in with the idea of an informal conversation about Mahrez. Imagine a club...
  14. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 24th August 2015

    But we have quite a few players who can change tempo through passing - and Pritchard makes another when he comes into the side. Presently you could argue we have zero who change tempo with runs, either with or without the ball (N'Jie isn't ready, Townsend is unfit, Lennon is not in the squad...
  15. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 24th August 2015

    Because we need one. Our game management has been good - and in Eriksen, Alli, Mason, Carroll, Dembele, and to a lesser extent Chadli we have players to keep ball moving - but we haven't been able to suddenly shift from second gear right up to fourth or fifth. It's generally been painful...
  16. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 24th August 2015

    NB: It has been agreed* that Asier Illarremendi is known as Jack. As in Bauer. On JJ's ITK, definitely go along with the general wisdom that it means Berahino + Central Midfielder/Dier role, with the third option being if a pacey, direct right-sided forward becomes available in our price...
  17. Bill_Oddie

    The Weekend ITK Discussion Thread - 22nd/23rd August 2015

    If he'd been on our team yesterday it would have been 0-3 and we'd have avoided today's widespread collection of tedious tantrums. I spoke with a Leicester fan in the pub after the game (ST holder, did 35 of their league games last season, knows his stuff) who said we made a reasonably strong...
  18. Bill_Oddie

    The Weekend ITK Discussion Thread - 22nd/23rd August 2015

    I think there is indeed a cryptic in A&C's post above. A very clear, very direct one. Aimed specifically at each and every one of you. If you look closely at the last two words you could probably find it.
  19. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 21st August 2015

    I seem to recall Chunky has spent the past five years in Sicily, protected by an old family friend of Daniel Levy's. After Chunky shot an Arsenal ITK and the corrupt policemen protecting him in an Italian restaurant in North London, it wasn't safe for him to stay here. Meanwhile, of course...
  20. Bill_Oddie

    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 18th August 2015

    Yep, entirely this. And also ties in to the long-running ITK that WBA don't mind selling to us, but they are desperately hoping for bids from elsewhere, which can drive the price up. Several ITKs have said this for weeks - and should explain for the benefit of the mouth-breathers why this has...
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