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I personally think there should only be 1 Champions League place for each country.

Rooney's rubbish now. What happened?

They did about as well as Chelsea did last year The champions league winning year, or the Uefa cup winning year? I'm massively confused about your comment tbh, although maybe I'm missing something?

Like Obertan?

I'd like to see him back in the league. Man Utd might be strangely likable now Ferguson isn't in charge. Erm, no.

Have you always known he was shite then, or where you as impressed as the rest of us during his first season? To be fair to Ronaldo, he's never really rated him as anything more than a squad player.

Carr doesn't watch the games Doesn't he? That's incredible if true. He's a scout. Why would he scout our own players? eh? Surely he should be watching our matches, or replays of them if he's away on matchdays to see how the players he's been scouting are faring? He's in the best position to tell if say Sissoko is playing the way he played for Toulouse when Carr decided to recommend him? Not out of this world to think he should be keeping track with players' performances to improve his own? He does watch our games.

I'm on record calling Pardew a cunt. We were relegation bait before Pardew and we will be after though. Ashley is the common denominator. There's evidence that Ashley has started to (slowly) learn from his mistakes. There's no evidence that Pardew even recognises his. I want rid of Ashley too, but it's easier to get rid of Pardew, and easier to find someone to come in and manage the team than it is to find someone to buy the club.

Hoddle's ten times the manager Pardew is. Every managerial appointment has risk attached, but keeping him is a much bigger risk in my opinion. We're going to see the better players wanting out straight away, that's pretty obvious.

Don't forget the "Colo, please stay" banners as well. Whilst chanting "Don't sell Cabaye"

Happy Face just can't cope with someone other than Ashley being a twat at this club.

By definition it is deliberate handball. He caught it on purpose and he was (the ref thinks) outside the box. Therefore deliberate. Deliberate handball preventing a goalscoring opportunity would have been a red. Anything else is at the ref's discretion. Aye, I didn't know the rule about the card, just saying that by definition it must be 'deliberate'. I think rushing out and saving a shot outside the box with your hands is classed as deliberate. Sliding out of the area too far whilst holding the ball probably not. Think Elliott today just completely misjudged it, bit harsh to say it was deliberate imo.

By definition it is deliberate handball. He caught it on purpose and he was (the ref thinks) outside the box. Therefore deliberate. Deliberate handball preventing a goalscoring opportunity would have been a red. Anything else is at the ref's discretion.

Not a massive shock, given our away record, no?

Now to slow my heart rate down. Please do the right thing Ashley, get rid of the useless prick now.

Another shit team to win the cup when we lose to championship sides though. I'd rather Chelsea/Man United/Man City won it every year if we're not gonna bother trying.

I quite liked Pardew until about 2 months ago (as a man, not a manager). Now every day I hate him more, even without him saying anything. I wanted Souness out enough to contemplate paying someone to murder him. I want Pardew out enough to contemplate murdering him myself. NB. If someone murders him in the next few days, it's not me, promise.

One can hope. My money's on big Sam though.

Rafa for me. Laudrup in 2nd place.

Laudrup should really be at a bigger club. A Northern one, near Sunderland.

MASSIVE result

Keeper up.

9??

GTFI

Supposed to be going around for a few drinks with a lad who supports Liverpool. Fuck that happening.