O my God what next. Here is the final piece of the jigsaw... Vital Wigan are reporting that Sitonyourarski has joined us on a free transfer.

Wigan Athletic forward Antoine Sibierski has become the first player to leave the club during the January transfer window and join Norwich City where he has been on loan since September, on a free

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We have found No official announcement from either club, so we take it that no deal has been made, and the player is set to return at the end of hs loan deal; yet you never know...as usual we will try and keep up-to-date

Through my ramblings on here, I have made no secret that I don't rate Glenn Roeder as a manager, certainly not for my club. But I am only a insignifcant supporter, who has been following City regually since 1961, and at the odd game before that, I had the honour of seeing some of the 59ers in action too. So that doesn't make me an expert by any means, but if you listen to Roeder that must put me close to those players who aren't brave enough to manage but talk alot about the game. ha ha ha I wish.

The internet has given me and thousands like me the chance to simply air our views, I know a lot don't like this site or what I say, but they don't have surf their way over to here if they don't want, exactly the same choices any internet user has. But why do people have to constantly send me abusive e-mails which sometimes my wife and children get too close to seeing, just for the record I had a father, my mother wasn't related to a dog and I don't originate from Suffolk at all.


Anyways that out of the way, back to the confusing Glenn Roeder, he never ceases to confound me.

He brings a perfectly good striker over here from Italy, who has quite a reasonable record in this League, the lad is given a couple of starts but mainly rooted to the bench and the Stands. He saves his managers arse with a two goal salvo in Wales earning a valuable draw. His chances become even more remote then on Saturday with the team struggling to get anywhere near the goal of a worse team than themselves, he is sent on again; he then with more or less his first touch, pulls his team level forcing a replay and again saves his managers arse.

Yet more is demanded from him with his manager urging the striker to show more consistency to ensure a regular starting spot.

How can a player show more consistency when sitting in the stands or on the bench, much the same could be said for Jamie Cureton only has only had 3 starts this season.

However, Roeder goes on with clear reservations about the former Arsenal youngster,

He said: "It is in his hands. For a young man he has had a lot of clubs already. He needs to play more, not just have names on his CV.

"This game is about power, strength and pace, but he did finish his chance well. He couldn't have chosen a better time to score."

Again I am gobsmacked he says Lupoli needs to play more: Well who on earth picks the team; who decides who plays and who doesn't ?

He then says the game is about Power, Strength and Pace:

I agree that these aspects are not in abundance in the young Italians make-up, that is hardly a fault of his own; but who the hell brought the lad over here in the first place, surely this was known at the begining ? If not why the hell why not ? The club hasn't got bags of gold hidden away to squander.

Personally for me; the Lupoli signing was only eclipsed by Wes Hoolahan's as the best of that window, Hoolahan has also had a rough ride and not all of his own making.

Lupoli is yet to complete a full game, saturday was his 8th as a subsitute; but still his strike rate per minutes on field is better than Leroy Litas.
Lita has one every 2.29 games, while Lupoli one every 1.4 games.
(Thanks to Chris Lakey of the EDP for that)

But that doesn't mean a lot to Roeder, who claims that Lupoli has a lot to learn, but doesn't that go without saying, good footballers are learning all the time.
He was asked whether or not Lupoli should be starting games, he added: “He's right - that's in his own hands, that's not in my hands.

True some of the onus is on a player to get into the team and start playing, but the final decision is in the managers hands, a player can only do his best by scoring; from what I have seen Lupoli hasn't let him down.

Yet with only one loan striker left at Colney who has any first team experience; Of our own strikers; one is helping our rivals to secure points, another one is knocking in a few goals for what seems a hopeless cause in Bedfordshire.
Yet our genius of a manager plays with two midfielders as strikers, one of these has spent more time on his backside and injured; he may have the body frame that Roeder requires, he has shown more than once he isn't up for the phyiscal aspect of the game.

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Should City beat Charlton in their FA Cup replay we have the very exciting tie of meeting ether Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road or Sheffield Utd at Bramall Lane.

Orient's game against Sheffield was postponed yesterday because of a frozen Brisbane Rd pitch and has been rearranged for Tuesday, January 13.

The 4th round ties to be played Weekend January 24-25th; the full draw as follows

Liverpool v Everton,
Southampton or Man Utd v Tottenham,
Hull or Newcastle v Millwall or Crewe,
Sunderland v Blyth Spartans or Blackburn,
Hartlepool v West Ham,
Cardiff City v Arsenal,
Portsmouth or Bristol City v Histon or Swansea,
Chelsea or Southend v Ipswich Town,
Cheltenham or Doncaster v Aston Villa,
West Brom or Peterborough v QPR or Burnley,
Torquay Utd v Coventry City,
Kettering Town v Fulham,
Watford v Leicester or Crystal Palace,
Derby County v Nottm Forest,
Birmingham or Wolves v Middlesbrough.
Leyton Orient or Sheff Utd v Charlton or Norwich,

This draw throws up a couple of interesting things, much is being made of City's great Cup run of 59, lately we also drew Sheffield Utd during that epic run, forcing a draw at Sheffield but beating them at Carrow Road in the reply.

As to Orient, ex City lad Ryan Jarvis is a member their squad and must have his fingers crossed they and City get through to meet each other, this would also hold a little significance for Glenn Roeder as Orient is where he started his playing career

A nothing game between two struggling sides, despite having one striker at the club another two who could have been recalled, in his wisdom Roeder decided to play a front line of two midfielders.

Then it took the appearence of one of the strikers; Lupoli to salvage the game and savng face for Roeder, grabbing a goal with near enough his first touch, up until then we hadn't forced the home keeper into a save.

After bagging the goal; Lupoli then raced the full length of the pitch to celebrate with the City supporters; some 3000 of them kissing the badge as he did so. Again he had delivered and has spoken out again, this time with action.

One word Roeder: LUPOLI

Knowing this manager's arrogance Lupoli will be demoted to the bench again for next week's league game at Sheffield Utd.

According to a couple of dodgey websites Roeder is reported to be showing an interest in Andrius Velicka, currently struggling to get into the Rangers side.

According to reports Roeder is being linked with a move for out of favour Portsmouth and ex Ipswich defender Hermann Hreidarsson.

Hreidarsson has publicly stated he will be leaving Fratton Park during ths transfer window:

"I have been in contact with a few clubs and fully expect to be at another club come the end of the month," he said. "Nothing has changed in that I still want to leave Portsmouth. The club knows my position and I know they will not make it difficult for me to leave. Nothing is concrete yet, but hopefully things will get clearer very soon."

One of the clubs the player talks about could well be rivals Ipswich who have also been linked with a possible reunion defender who made more than 100 league appearances for the Suffolk club before moving on.

No doubt that Lee Croft will be the centre of many transfer rumours over this window, one already that was mentioned only a short while ago is the talk of messageboards again, well Sheffield Utd's anyway .

So we will put Sheffield Utd as the first ones to be signing our Lee, wonder how many others we will have ?

Reports indicate that Roeder is weighing up a move for Rangers veteran Christian Dailly or Celtic's Darren O'Dea.

Roeder wants another central defender to bolster his small squad and he knows Dailly well, having worked with him at West Ham.

The veteran defender's Ibrox wages could be a problem, though, while Gordon Strachan is believed to be pondering on whether to let O'Dea leave on loan during Kennedy's recovery period.

First of All a Very Happy New Year.

First news of the New Year is that Arturo Lupoli could be on his way back to Italy and parent club Fiorentina, we have reported earlier that there is plenty of interest from other clubs in taking the lad on loan; Southampton, Wigan and Torino .

Seems like one of the biggest wastes; Roeder has termed the lad lightweight surely someone had a look at him before bringing him over here to warm the bench and stand seats. As we have have said he wasn't that lightweight when Derby County used his services, also he hasn't let anyone down when he was given that rare start.

Another case of mis-management and bad judgement.

All the very best Arturo, hope you get set up quickly and get some pitch hours under your belt, thanks

First player to be placed in the Revolving Door is Luke Chadwick; he will be on his way to MK Dons.

This news is hardly surprising,he clearly doesn't fit into Roeder's plansd; he also has had a successful loan period there this season; scoring 3 times in eight games. While still recovering from injury Dons manager Di Matteo is impressed enough to take the player on a permanent deal.

Another player leaves who hasn't done that much wrong while wearing a City Shirt, I suppose to make way for another inexperienced kid.

We wish Luke all the very best at the Dons, if things carry on in the same vien, you will be replacing us in the Championship.

Good Luck