[drewks]

Careful lads, I've got some long lost relatives living out that way.

Is that Stoke or Albania, silver? 

[aries22]

Sorry Silver, but that'd make a great twinning wouldn't it - "Stoke - twinned with Albania".

[drewks]

Can't see anything at all regarding Charlie Austin going to Bournemouth - have I missed something??

[Beefy 1965]

Bournemouth's a nice place to live.

Yep Stevo has two mansions one with a swimming Pool.

Bloody Bankers 

[BaggieMan]

In passing, I see Shaqiri says he's 'excited' to be joining Stoke. Let's hope his grasp of English improves soon, eh?

An observation on Twitter which made me chuckle: "Xherdan Shaquiri signs for Stoke, thus becoming the only person ever born in Albania to end up somewhere worse."

Steady on lads....  your beloved Baggieman lives only 15 miles north of Sjoke and you would be hard pressed to find a more beautiful location in the Midlands than the Staffordshire Moorlands.

[silverbaggie]

It must also be 'have a go at Silver' time as, not only do I have long lost relatives in the Stoke area but I'm also a retired Bank Manager.

Think I'll emigrate to Albania!

[Baggievicar]

I'm sure the moorlands and retired bank managers are both things of unutterable beauty - it was more the concept of the football club.
Peace and love.

[Dingle-Dingle]

West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, 22, is wanted by Tottenham Hotspur, who are ready to pay £15m after offloading Roberto Soldado to Villarreal. (Daily Telegraph)

A poll has found 53% of West Bromwich Albion fans are in support of the club signing 32-year-old former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who is available on a free transfer. (Birmingham Mail)

DD

[Baggievicar]

Tottenham have signed Cameroon international striker Clinton N'Jie from French club Lyon.
The 22-year-old, who is on a five-year contract at White Hart Lane until 2020, said: "I'm ready to give my best to help the club achieve its aims."

Let's hope that cools them off re Saido.

[silverbaggie]

West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, 22, is wanted by Tottenham Hotspur, who are ready to pay £15m after offloading Roberto Soldado to Villarreal. (Daily Telegraph)

A poll has found 53% of West Bromwich Albion fans are in support of the club signing 32-year-old former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who is available on a free transfer. (Birmingham Mail)

DD    

Several sources now suggesting that Spurs will offer £20m for Berahino this week and, more surprisingly that he has already been offered a £100K per week contract. Surely he's not even allowed to talk to another club at this stage!

As for Joey Barton, all I can say is they didn't ask me and, I suspect not many, if any of the contributors on here were canvassed either.

Hopefully, just more lazy journalism.