I expect him to stay also unless something really quick and solid happens. I think Rangers will get him in the summer though. If we get Sokota AND Bellamy,my day would be made!

We are negotiating to sign 3 strikers?? Or they are contingency plans?

this is a real interesting story. hopefully we can pull it off,with virtually 1 days left.

Well where are we getting this money from,especially as nothing seems imminent on the Bazza front? Are our coffers deeper than we had predicted?

MGP had a good game up front,linked up with Jemal well,especially some good first touches and layoffs. He had a few shots,all going pretty close or saved by the keeper. But I think he will/should be back on the left wing against Chelsea where he is more effective!

To me its obvious Bellamy isnt TOO keen to join Birmingham. Thats why Bruce has been planting all this propoganda in the media that he will tame him,and make him a better player,and all that crap.Useless talk. Im SURE if we get in with an accepted offer,then Bellamy will choose us.

Hughes giving MGP and Emerton a rest. Good idea given Chelsea coming up on Wednesday. Stead and Reid on.

Wait the guy talks to some person from Scottish radio and says he wants ot go back and that he will use our FA CUP tie as a warm-up for Rangers tuesday night game? What the hell? And you want ppl not to BOO him? If those are his words,he deserves to be booed.No respect for the club,and everything it has done for him. Tell him to give us back his wages for the 6 months he was injured and then let him leave.lets see how BADLY he wants to go back. Until now i wanted him to stay,BUT AFTER THIS,im very ###### off.

SCREW HIM. Where does he get off?We are asking for an unreasonable sum?But 18 months ago it was all alright ya?Now he has gone too far. We have bent over backwards for him during his hard times,this is how he repays us?At least Savage helped his club for 2 years!

Id like to think despite the last 18 months,Souness did a great job and should be higher up in your list. He won a cup,finished 6th,took us to Europe two years on the trot and got us promoted. Id say that ranks high up probably after King Kenny's time in the modern era.Kendall maybe third? I mean its all good choosing a likeable manager,but its success that counts I would say!

Duffers first game back. Hope he gets a great reception. But the way he has been kissing the Chelsea badge whenever he has scored isnt what I like to see,seems his 7-8 years with us is history!

Ive heard the Scottish Sun have said today that Barry is desperate to go home according to himself and his heart is set on it.Any link?

I dont think Barry will give ANY statement until he is either SURE he will stay or HAS LEFT already. At any rate,JW has been a great example at how to handle a transfer circus with dignity.He even said we didnt want to play games with Barry. I think the price is fair,considering what we paid for him 18 months ago and how Rangers are trying to resign him from us.Under different circumstances maybe it would be questionable.

i doubt 500k on top of the meager 500k already offered will turn things around for Rangers.

Then let them find the fee and imagine being drawn with Inter,Man Utd,Valencia in the preliminaries!

Phillipl, lets get this straight,they are not offering 3 million are they?its only 500k right? 3 million pounds and writing off the debt would be reasonable. But I think JW wants 5.5-6 and then we will pay them their installment in August/September anyway.

Tell them to take Michael Ball and shove him back to themselves. What the hell is that offer!They are skint and trying to waste our time. As the hours pass, the pressure grows on Rangers to raise their offer not on us.

Logic says that Phillipl, I hope you are right though!

we paid 4 million or so till now,with another 2.5 or so due in August.After that it was incentive based. So if they pay 4 million cash and cancel the debt,we would have broken even.

Well if they can raise it to 4.5,which actually is 2 million in reality then that means that they can give more.There is money there after all.

Hmm thats another interesting point.You think we would ask for more from Everton? Well I feel Rangers will stump the cash somehow.Just a gut feeling. Lets hope NOT.

I promise you Rangers will/can offer 4-4.5 million and that will test our resolve. Everton may offer 6 million,lets see what Bazza decides.

Last night,if Bazza played with Savage it wouldve probably made the difference. Lets hope if he is going then lets sort it out quickly so we can bring in a replacement.That is IMPERATIVE! From the mouth of JW this MORNING, we have accepted Barry's transfer request,if you read between the lines -> Blackburn chief executive John Williams revealed he is now waiting to see if Rangers get back to him with a new offer. "We have responded to Barry's request and I'm sure John Viola (Ferguson's agent) will, with our blessing, inform Rangers of our position. That was reported on Sky Sports just now.

Allardyce put a sock in it. Talking nonsense.Funny how he doesnt mention a two-footed lunge by Nolan. Crap Talk by Sam

Breaking News If I say so myself Rangers have been in contact with Blackburn yesterday afternoon. No more word though on how it went. Gers Re-open talks