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You know the rules - if they go through they're British. If they go out they're Scottish.

One glaring omission from the OUT list...

Anything less than 4th. If Man U knock them out of the FA Cup he'll be twitching a bit though.

Ben Arfa doesn't count and is still unproven, we have to consider him as a new signing for next season. Therefore Ben Arfa, Gervinho and Gameiro would be one too many in my opinion. Utter pigshit. He has played two full games for us. He proved enough for us to buy him at a low price, but he hasn't done enough to show that he has settled into this team. Change too many players too quickly and we suffer. He's a quality player. We should be building a team around him. To put a limit on the amount of quality players we bring in is fucking barmy. The more, the better.

Added a poll because a) I was bored and b) because I could. Choose 3. Only included the current top 10.

Looked awful every single time I've seen Chelsea this season. Might need a season to adjust but he's looking like a very poor bit of business.

I'm the same. Always used to care as well, even though I know many never have done. The World Cup last year was disgusting, as were the lies about rejuvenating the squad in its aftermath. Farcical. The whole episode. Thought Capello would have a bit of backbone and stick to his guns but he's kowtowed and gone down the establishment route. Pricks, the lot of them.

Becoming more and more detached from the national team with each passing day. Just really struggle to give a shit who or how they play anymore.

Ayeeeeeee Done.

Ben Arfa doesn't count and is still unproven, we have to consider him as a new signing for next season. Therefore Ben Arfa, Gervinho and Gameiro would be one too many in my opinion. Utter pigshit.

Not even Nostradamus saw that one coming.

QPR, Norwich and Forest probably. Let's just wait and see what happens though.

Absolutely. We've not got much choice. Not much in having threads like this if we're not allowed to speculate as to what might, or might not, happen though. All about opinions and all that.

Can't see it happening. I reckon he'll get binned in September following a bad run of results. Some other mug will come in thinking they'll be the one who fulfils our potential. Rinse and repeat until Ashley fucks off.

Fuck me.

His wages are surely going to be a massive stumbling block though if all the quibbling about paying them during his loan and the size of them we made are to be taken as truths. Maybe he's willing to take a wage cut in exchange for playing somewhere he feels a bit more comfortable and happy? I know it's a long shot like.

Can't see him in a Villa shirt next year after the things he's said about the club and the city. Always thought that if his head's right then he's a good asset and it sounds like Pardew fancies him next year. That said he's got to show something on the park before we even think about making it permanent.

That's Crouch's 8th foul now. How many more times before he's booked?

Milan bossing this. Spurs look really ragged atm.

Needs an away goal to open it up a bit.

Can't see how a team that doesn't manage an attempt can say they were robbed. The sending off was harsh but Barca could have scored 7 or 8 tonight. The best (by far) side won.

Dreadful from Bendtner like. Could have won them the game with a simple control and finish.

You just know that Torres is going to get about 7 against us when we go down there.

Gobi fucker.

In fact alot talking about people on this forum (including me) falling for the "PR line" of the club, well I think most are falling for this great PR exercise. Appoint a spineless c*** and he'll get all the blame. The finger is constantly being pointed at the manager, when in reality it should be being pointed as those above him. He's just a puppet, and it's working for Ashley perfectly. Not constantly, just when he f***s up the starting XI and his subs. Square pegs in round holes don't work and he carries the can. square pegs......like barton on the right wing ? Barton on the right of midfield has worked tbf. The exception rather than the rule though. how many other squre pegs has he played ? yesterday seemed an all round poor performance rather than blaming those two, the left and centre (from the tv at leat) were equally as bad. He started a RB at RW, and a CB at RB. When given the choice or bringing of Ferguson to replace Enrique like for like he decided to play the RB who was playing RW back to LB, and move a striker to RW. None of the players who played out of position played well. a CB whom many were saying was the best right back at the club till recently. with what we had at our disposal yesterday someone was going to be out of position. it's not like he has a fat sam type mania for it. Which is part of the problem. Pardew also decided to break up the back 4 to accommodate Taylor by shifting Simpson which also backfired spectacularly. I realise we're thin on the ground and the injuries aren't Pardew's fault but playing having to play Simpson and Lovenkrands at RW when Routledge is at QPR takes the piss a little bit.