Joselu Mitro and the other strikers

[BenArfa10]

colback was unprofessional - to say the least. after he'd been banished to reserves or whatever, rafa needed another player in training - someone injured. - so he asked colback to come over and join in - colback refused point blank.

he hasn't been seen since......

Does Colback not have a right to be angry with Rafa?

He's been treated like sh!te as far as I can tell, all because he said he's staying and want to fight for his future when Rafa wanted him sold. Which he has a right to do, he has a contract, even if he's a sh!te player.

I would tell Rafa to jog on as well if he asked for my help after the way he treated him.

I can't fathom Rafa treating him so harshly. Makes me think he doesn't like Gingers.

[Jammy89]

- Townsend and James McCarthy were the main targets last Jan

Makes sense but both would of been majorly expensive.

- Rafa blocked Darlow being sold as he wasn't convinced he would get the funds for a replacement

I don't think he'd of been wrong either. He'd of been told he had Krul, Elliot and Woodman.

- Relations between the press and the club were so strained during the McClaren/Pardew/ Carver era that McClaren eventually convinced someone at the club to provide biscuits for journalists at press conferences which was seen as a bit of a breakthrough

Sad but can well believe it.

- Sissoko and Thauvin fees are coming in I small instalments.

We knew about Sissoko but I personally didn't about Thauvin - was that a general known thing?

[HughieG]

Training performance can't be everything though. Mitro, throughout his career, has a really nice goal pr match ratio. Much better than Joselu for instance.