Are you kidding? I pray that we have another season like the last - then we'll have another £125+ million with which to push on and cement our Prem status.

In fact, we could do with ten more seasons like the last.

Edited by Mr. Talons (01 Jul 2016 10.57pm)

Both of whom we'd have to replace of course. I don't think you've really thought this through have you? And surely Bolasie has been here long enough to have his name spelt correctly.

Santon would be a good signing as he can play at right back and left back and would be good cover for Souare

This surprising flurry of transfer activity will really piss off a lot of posters on Holmesdale. net.

They love moaning about how we wait for last minute bargin buys etc.

Our transfer record is £10-£12m depending on who you believe. Now we have bid £31m, ok he chose Chelsea, but we are showing serious intent in the market.

We are not going to get everyone we bid for, but we are in the market early, which is great to get them bedded into the team before the season starts.

I am impressed but worried. We are buying good players
but, so far, nobody to fill our most pressing need - a quality ball-playing, creative midfielder.
If we can't find one (and he won't be cheap) the investment elsewhere will come to nothing if we have
no supply from the middle (pumping balls out to the wingers is NOT creative)

Think our most pressing need has been a Striker for the last year, creativity comes from the mind of the beholder.
So now that we have 2 strong cbs paired pardew should be able to afford to open that creative side (in the right way) and employ Cabaye in that playmaker role.

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