If Wikipedia is correct, Jimmy Kebe is currently a free agent. Wouldn't it be the greatest new year's gift for him to return to the Madejski?

This is very cynical timing. I suspect a condition precedent that we had to get to play off final before deal completed. The deal probably couldn't complete after the final (if we won) as would then need PL ratification rather than just EFL ratification. So someone has rolled the dice on us winning ...

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POOOOOGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on ALF.

GTFI!!

FWIW, according to a friend, Drenthe was in the Grosvenor on Thursday night drinking lots and spending a lot, playing Blackjack. He said he was travelling down to Brighton on Friday to join up with the team. Probably not the sort of behaviour you'd expect from a highly paid athlete....

Rumour has it that the January transfer budget is being set next week.... Adkins knows....

No

He couldn't explain the ridiculous pass to nobody that resulted in an Arsenal goal on the counter whilst he's at it could he?

When you get a bit of luck, which is exactly what the OG was, you need to hold onto that and at least see it through to half time. We gifted Villa their two goals, over-committing on both occasions - and falling victim to a misplaced pass in midfield. That said, footballer play better when they are ...

Going to be a busy week - 3 games in 7 days.... Sheff U, Chelsea, Sunderland.

At least they're all at home.... but all in the week I'm off skiing

TBM So we cant beat Villa, Wigan, Norwich, QPR, Fulham, Newcastle or Swansea. Teams that'll be lower half this season.

So, who can we beat

Man Utd

I think Villa got their tactics spot on today. They shut us off down the wings by doubling up on McAnuff and Robson-Kanu. That's the problem with not having anyone creative in midfield - our main threat is crosses into the box. Shut that off, and you neutralise our attack - with the only hope being ...

Win, lose or draw.... Premier League or relegation, I can't think of anyone I'd rather have in charge of my team. I like the fact that our players are on the whole grounded, hard working individuals on and off the pitch. We are one of the most professional clubs in the country in my opinion and I'd ...

Firstly, oxf*rd off newbie

Secondly, why would you stop 3 or 4 of the best players at the club doing what they do best just to accommodate a different system? It won't work anyway - so I'm not changing it.

It's this sort of thinking which perpetuates the problem. Only describing it when 'it's relevant', i.e. different, is making those differences newsworthy. A blue eyed man punched his fist through a horse in Berkshire yesterday afternoon A man on charge for stabbing his mother with a 17ft yaht commi...

I'm not sure about Gorkks but I've found a replacement for Feds...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mJRTDhjixc