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Tidied up a bit.

Is Alan there? Is he still driving that Renault Megane?

Shabani Honda.

Nice to hear a bit of positivity in the press for us. Wishful thinking but if it's true then it may help to persuade the likes of Gervinho. Can't do any harm anyway.

Today? 10.

Pleased Doyle knackered his knee. Nothing personal, I hope he makes a full recovery. Just not before the end of this season please Kev - take your time.

Dunne looks like he's been dragged out of the Dog & Duck to play tonight.

What a goal to concede. Fucking hell, bang on HT. They need fucking shooting for that.

Fucked his knee. Got subbed straight away and he's already been ruled out of your game on Tuesday and is having a scan on it tomorrow. Doesn't sound very positive but you never know.

Sounds very much like Doyle could be out for our game at the weekend.

That's fucking dreadful keeping. Straight out of the Harper textbook.

'Do' or 'Do not'. There is no 'try'.

Do you not think they play enough football without taking part in this fucking drivel you've dreamt up?

No, I wouldn't be interested in the slightest.

What did he say? That he deserved to have a shit time in his next afterlife because of his inability to tackle.

Normally the opposition doesn't suit us tbf. Does the opposition have to suit us fr us to play with a bit of pace and movement? It helps that Wales are pigshit too I suppose. Oh I'm not defending them man, just saying that normally we slip into the same slow, defensive mode of most international teams. It's often even worse when you're playing a less talented team because they're just trying to make things hard. We need to do this more often regardless of who we're playing. We look so much better for it.

Normally the opposition doesn't suit us tbf. Does the opposition have to suit us fr us to play with a bit of pace and movement? It helps that Wales are pigshit too I suppose.

Makes you wonder why we don't play with a high tempo all the time really.....

It was a foul but Young made absolutely certain the ref was going to give it by leaving his own leg right in between Collins' even after the contact - which was minimal. 2-0.

So are you talking about that game in particular or the whole season?

Ah right, yeah he should just play him and see how he gets on but at least he explains why he hasn't. But the explanation makes no sense. It's like a guy standing up in court, and saying, "Yes, your honour, I shot him in the face. But, in my defence, he did look at me funny." "Well, son. It was wrong. But at least you explain why." More to do with the opposition. The two games he's mentioning being Stoke and Wolves would arguably be against the 2 most physical sides in the league. He's taken that into account and made/will make his decisions with that fact in mind. But he's proved he's capable against Stoke. And unsettling the backline never works. Perhaps you're just playing Devil's Advocate, but it seems a clear choice to me. I agree and I'd play him too. But I can also understand why Pardew might not share out opinion.

Ah right, yeah he should just play him and see how he gets on but at least he explains why he hasn't. But the explanation makes no sense. It's like a guy standing up in court, and saying, "Yes, your honour, I shot him in the face. But, in my defence, he did look at me funny." "Well, son. It was wrong. But at least you explain why." More to do with the opposition. The two games he's mentioning being Stoke and Wolves would arguably be against the 2 most physical sides in the league. He's taken that into account and made/will make his decisions with that fact in mind.

Ah right, yeah he should just play him and see how he gets on but at least he explains why he hasn't.

Can't see which bits you're on about tbh. Not his biggest fan by any stretch but can't find much wrong with that interview.

Trying to think who Punk reminds me of...