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That's because the hopeless cunt is riddled with arthritis.

Harsh, thought he was good myself. Our definitions of 'good' are miles apart then. He was popular and gave 100%. This didn't make him good. Is why we love football, opinions, boring if we all thought all the same. Aye...

Harsh, thought he was good myself. Our definitions of 'good' are miles apart then. He was popular and gave 100%. This didn't make him good.

Sibierski arrived with zero expectations and managed to score and make a few goals. His attitude was good but please don't tell me he was mint. He was never a good player and he became a cult figure by accident.

Forgot Kuyt.

Thursday is the day. We'll go to bed disillusioned and wake up on Thursday like a fucking hurricane. Football section will be like Hiroshima.

The lack of perspective of some fans. Just seen some footage of Arsenal fans at the Man U game on Sunday. Some of them were openly crying because they got twatted. Just got me wondering how they'd react if they had to spend a season battling relegation in the bottom 6 every week. They've never been relegated in their history, they're in the Champions League for the 14th season in a row and they've got a squad full of Internationals. They lost a game and it reduced them to tears. Soft as fucking shite.

http://ross-and-adrians-stadium-guide.webs.com/groundlocationgame.htm?ae80=6d3f Passes a spare 10 minutes if you're bored.

The piece of analysis that Hansen did last night on Rosicky 'defending' that free kick must surely have been the beginning of the end for him. Simply didn't/doesn't give a fuck anymore. Damning footage.

Minority of fans on his back as soon ad he came on. Quite a few moans and groans as he jogged on. A few jeers whenever he was involved in play and some were saying he did nowt, looked shite, another Sherla, can't pass water etc. It's bang out of order but some of these fans of ours have already made their minds up and won't change their opinion regardless of how well he does. It's backward behaviour.

Heart bleeds for Harry like. Moaning like a little bitch because Chelsea have been linked with Modric all summer. This from the bloke who has tapped up and unsettled dozens of players publically over the years. He's a fucking prick.

Another release clause jobby?

They're trying to improve their squad by investing money into it. I don't think they've bought particularly well but they're trying to be better than they currently are. If the new owner is sticking his hand in his pocket and backing his managers judgement then good on him. At least they're having a go. No idea if it will work out or not for them like.

Course you do, you're a miserable bastard.

Better than he has been so far but desperately needs a goal. I think he'll come good but it'll take time.

Flat as a fart both on and off the park. That block of away fans was only about 3/4 full too... Not quite sure how we've managed to muster 7 points from our 3 games so far. There's no discernible tactic or pattern of play other than to just throw it up front and see what happens. We do look good on set pieces though. We've rode our luck a bit but we've got 7 points out of 9 and are into the next round of the Cup. The frustrating thing is that the cash is there to improve the glaring gaps in the XI but I'm not convinced we've got the ambition to fill them and have a real go at doing well this season. It's there, does Ashley want it as much as we do?

11pm. or 4am if you're Spurs.

Bit out of the blue, that one.

You're absolutely right but even then I don't think he gives a fuck about our reaction anyway regardless of the timing. He simply doesn't care.

Exactly. It's mental to write him off as of yet, although people are just giving honest assessments of what they've seen from him so far. Not sure why Jon's getting so defensive. He'll take time to bed in but I still think he'll get us about a dozen this season. Not sure if Pardew knows how to get the best out of him yet but it'll click. Just a matter of being patient and finding the best partner for him.

He's looked poor so far but he's got to get better. Hasn't he?

We've not beaten Fulham for a while but I think we'll win today but it'll be tight. I'll go 2-1. Ba needs a goal to get him going.

New rule: the only players who are allowed to instigate a conversation with the referee are the captains. Punishment = immediate yellow card. Problem stops within a month. Yup. I agree with this, but the first couple of weekends would be a complete farce. We'd have players being sent off in every match and the FA and the refs in general would take an insane amount of criticism. If they were resolute then I agree that it would stop within a month, but the FA haven't shown leadership in any key areas so far so this will never happen, and if it does, they would probably give up on it after the first few red cards. Exactly. It would need a few weeks of farce to bed in. Teams finishing with 7 men and conceding 6 or 7 etc. If there's a grievance it goes through the captain. The players complain to their captain who takes it to the ref. The stupid 'come on ref' is eliminated and the game flows without the officials being sworn at/abused/hassled. Players need to show respect.

New rule: the only players who are allowed to instigate a conversation with the referee are the captains. Punishment = immediate yellow card. Problem stops within a month. Grey area, though, what's deemed 'instigating a conversation'? A player might instictively say "ah, come on ref" or "I never touched him" or whatever and that's a booking? That's too excessive imo. I agree that the crowding round refs needs to stop etc, and that the only players involved should be the player the ref wishes to speak to and the captain - but a rule like that would stomp the life out of a game. You should be allowed to appeal for a decision respectfully - often if you don't ask, you don't get. That's a yellow under my rules. You keep your mouth shut. 'Instinctively' doesn't come into it. It'll take a month.

Can't be far away tbh. Not exactly the picture of health, is he? Bet his heart's got some fucking strain on it? Does he smoke?