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Take the hint please mate.

That's exactly what I mean about Cacapa. He's great at tackles like that, but as soon as he has a defender running at him he looks lost.

Cacapa doesn't actually have the ability to defend with his back to goal. A bit worrying really. Don't think he's up to the pace of this league at all. At least our best defender is back next week

I think Smith will be shipped out in summer anyway.

Taken off the wrong midfielder Kev. 3 disallowed goals for us today.

Love the way Nicky Butt needs 2 minutes to work out his best option, before getting tackled.

As much as I've been negative in this thread, I'm very impressed with Duff today. Nice to see him getting some form back.

We won't score another goal today. Well, it worked last time

Owen scores, great ball in from Emre.

At least we're too good to go down, so these results don't really matter.

I know it was only Stoke, but how come we suddenly worked out how to play football in that match, only to forget again ever since?

Where's our next goal coming from?

Be interesting to hear what Allardyce has to say, bearing in mind that it was he who crippled this squad. We need Viduka on for the second half, and tell the wide players to stay wide.

We've had a shot

Nicky Butt has a live link to this forum during the game. Interestingly, the crowd aren't actually getting on the player's backs, so I doubt they can use that excuse. I'll be more of a superfan like you in the future though, sorry.

shut up FFS Does my prediction make a difference to the game or something? The players don't have a clue how to create chances, simple as. Should have bought Diarra when we had the chance - seemed to be behind all of Portsmouth's good play yesterday.

We won't score in this game.

At least N'Zogbia isn't at left back anymore............

Hold on. Smith's playing? Much better than Owen, or any of our midfielders. He'll no doubt get singled out again though.

Emre, Barton and Butt may as well have just stayed at home. There's more quality in the Championship. WTF has happened to them all?

Taylor, Cacapa and Given are just going to play triangle passing for the rest of the game, before one of them launch it long. Great stuff to watch. Please please please buy a creative midfielder in summer

Well we can't complain about the Arsenal results, but if we can't beat this shower of shite, especially with so many players missing, we should be embarrassed. Another Owen goal ruled out.

We don't seem to have any shape whatsoever. N'Zogbia is drifting to the right, with Duff and Barton always inside. No wonder we're easy to defend against.

This might be another Bolton. Boro seem to be putting 10 men behind the ball every time we get it. They keep showing the replay of the disallowed goal. I know they like to protect the keeper nowadays, but surely if he's not touched it can't be a foul??

Keeper pushed over by the wind.