What's the betting

Fat Ashley and his puppets claim to have made a megga pounds offer for a striker on the last day of the window but, damn it, we just missed out.

Funny how we heard this about 12m N'zogbia last time around, yet we aren't willing to pay nine million now.

Where are these wow signings we were promised when Carroll left?

I'm not dissing the players we have brought in, but hardly took my breath away.

Of course how many of us took them at their word when they said the Carroll millions would be spent on players? I wouldn't believe any of them if they told me the Tyne was wet.

Granted there's time left, I won't hold my breath.