(Ed’s note – not much time today, so I’ve used a forum post to give you something to fill your Friday lunchtimes. Normal service resumed next week)

I keep reading the threads about Nasri and some other fella from Italy whose name sounds like a love lubricant and I have yet to even break into a smile!

Now I am sure these fellas are good (although as you know I refuse to judge by YouTube) but none of us was heralding them as the players we needed to buy before the rumour mill started! That tells me that we are getting all excited over players that frankly none of us gave to hoots about before the gossip started in the press.

Now though, once we are linked with them, it appears that they are the greatest thing since the proverbial sliced loaf!

Now I know I will be called a pessimist but I am not going to get my hopes up over 20 odd year olds with little track record. Potential - yes I am sure they have, but only two weeks ago we were all crying out for signings who can make an immediate impact.

How did Hleb fair in his first season? Didn’t make many waves did he… or since frankly!

I wanna feel the lift we had when we signed a Bergkamp, a Pires or even a Campbell! A statement of intent!

Ho hum… excuse me while I go top myself!