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Exactly. Sometimes you've just got to take it on the chin and accept it was dreadful. It wasn't the referee or the linesman it was us making stupid mistakes and Bolton taking advantage.

Woeful stuff all round tbh. Can't complain with any of that.

Really, really need a reaction after the last 3 games. Not expecting a win but a battling draw would be nice. Ancelotti will have them fired up and they need to get back on track too. Interesting game.

BAM!!!

Got it wrong again today so he's going to get some flack, like it or not. How many more times has Smith got to play like that before he's dropped for good? If he's going to play Carroll and Ameobi up top then why not stick Routledge on the wing to supply them and balance us up? Why consistently wait til the games all but gone before attempting to change it? Why not pick Campbell to go up against Davies just for this match and take Williamson out of the firing line? Why is Smith playing more than Vuckic? Other clubs (Villa springs to mind) have thrown kids in and let them get on with it. He's a good guy and I keep reading how he's learning from his mistakes but the results/team selection/use of subs say otherwise. Looking at the next few fixtures we could well go into a bit of a tailspin and end up about 17th by Xmas. If that happens I think he'll lose his job.

Sounds a bit like them rushing him back specifically to deal with Carroll. Wouldn't fancy Ferreira's chances of coping with him after their sunderland debacle.

Rooney is going to be integral to the national team for at least the next 3 or 4 tournaments. He's been playing poorly recently but the talent hasn't gone. He's a phenomenal player who'll get his shit together sooner rather than later. To write him off is mental.

Still can't understand people getting annoyed/upset about randoms ringing in to phone-in's. Who gives a fuck?

Carroll - 8. Caused problems.

If he keeps on getting better then he's going to be in demand sooner rather than later though. Every player at every club has got his price and if City or whoever start bidding for him eventually we'll accept and he'll go. Don't want to sell him but this is the game.

Hardly heard Henderson's name mentioned and he's barely touched the ball. doesn't make him a bad player obviously but this game's passing him by. Anonymous.

Anton Ferdinand walked past me in the Central Station before our Fulham game. Looked really small for a PL centre-half.

If he's not fit then he shouldn't be playing. End of story.

If Krul's playing well then I can't see much reason to change it. He needs games and deserves them unless he's costing us goals/games.

18 points from 13 games is about what I expected. I thought we'd need to make hay in the fixtures before Xmas and we've done reasonably well. For every Arsenal or Everton there's been a Blackburn or a Blackpool - it's sort of cancelled itself out. Problem is that we've only won 2 out of 7 at home and whilst the results overall have been canny the results in front of the home crowd (arguably the people who matter most) have been frustrating. You're only as good as your last game and as the fixtures suddenly start to get little harder, the league tightens up and other teams continue to pick up unexpected wins we could well drop down the league and into trouble. It won't take much for this 'pressure' to return. Hughton's done reasonably well but handing him a long-term contract is a big decision and if I were Ashley I'd be waiting a bit to see how things pan out.

Thought Sunderland were very good today. They took full advantage of an under-strength and under-par Chelsea team who are going through their sticky patch. They hung in, created chances and took advantage. Don't like it but they can be proud of that today.

More frustration. 1-1.

He really REALLY cares man. Really.

The FA interfering into who managers pick for games. Just read up on Blackpool making 10 changes. Completely wrong to take any action, ditto for McCarty last year.

Thick from Barton. Deserves a 3 game ban, hope he doesn't get one but he should really. Barmy.

Really, really disappointing result after the Arsenal performance. Missed a real chance to put a few more points on the board. Hughton needs to find a way to open things up against teams that come up here to spoil and contain otherwise this is going to keep on happening. Not the end of the world but losing regularly at home is frustrating for the fans.

Slut.

Come on you fuckers, keep going.

Still loads of time to get back into it.

Arsenal one up at Wolves.