midds

Let me just digest this news.... I'm over it.

Just for the record I don't think anyone genuinely wanted us to lose the tie today. The ideal scenario would have been to rest 9 or 10 of the first XI and still have enough to beat Plymouth. The FA Cup should be irrelevant to NUFC this year as the only thing that matters is getting promoted. In seasons gone by, where we were a comfortable PL side, then we could afford to have a real go at the Cup and make it as important as the League. We could do this safe in the knowledge that it wouldn't really have any affect on the bread and butter of the League. Sadly, we're not in as comfortable a position as that this year. We MUST get promoted this year or we could be down here for donkeys years. For that reason, I'd rather sacrifice the Cup this season and play the kids in the replay. Rest the players we're going to have rely on to get us promoted and bite the bullet for a season.

Coloccini really struggling to handle Rory Fallon according to LLLO.

Any injuries so far?

Owen & Gerrard. As despicable a pair of cunts you'll ever find until the day you croak.

Emre. Never understood any of the hype. Quite a few to choose from though...

More likely to offer them rock bottom money for them now and hope they accept it quickly. They'll raise the cash, but it will cripple them.

Losing no-one in January would be the priority and if we keep this squad intact then we'll go up automatically. Adding a quality CM would rubber-stamp it.

The big clubs would find a loophole. Something like Abramovic 'sponsoring' Chelsea shirts for £175m (or whatever) a season to ensure they were 'debt-free'. Money talks.

As much as I'd like to blame the saggy faced cunt, someone else sanctioned the transfers and wrote the cheques. Or not as the case may be.

Agreed, with one exception: http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_04/Portsmouth_468x354.jpg The first thing they should sell is that fucking bell he rings. I'll give them a fiver for it.

Throw them out of the League and promote 4 teams from the CCC.

The majority of Level 7 are fucking illiterate anyway.

Couldn't give a flying toss about this game tbph.

Not good enough for the Premier League. No thank you. Also, if it's a 'done deal' why hasn't it been....you know...'done'?

This, plus a new manager.

Any ideas on the lottery numbers next week mate?

The chance to pump unchallenged long diagonal balls into the box from upwards of 60 yards away isn't going to help teams to play better football. Pricks like Allardyce and Pulis would be wanking over this rule change. Straight from the Charlie Hughes school of tactics and into the bin where it belongs.

He should have knocked the fucker into Monday tbh. Taken the whole lot out in one go. Or caught it properly....

Look at the pictures man, the guy has his bodyweight on his foward arm which is breaking harpers hold on the ball. Thats not minimal contact just because they dont smash heads together, it looks easier than it is. Seen it numerous times tbh. Still think Harper should have dealt with it better although I do think it's probably a foul. Certainly not a clear-cut foul though.

Spot on. Hes probably thinking the guys just gonna try to head it & he's gonna be able to catch it above his head as most keepers would. Hes not gonna be expecting an armbar is he. He cant run towards the ball as its coming down from a good height, he has to wait for it to fall into his hands. He even has to step back a bit. If he tips that over, thats a corner they can score from. He's done the right thing by trying to hold it & we were cheated by the ref. Still should have dealt with it rather than flapping like a soft twat and expecting a free kick for minimal contact.

Spot on.

We both said that we're capable of winning 30, drawing 10 and losing 6 to get 100 points. We're completely on track for that.

Should have either punched it out or tipped it over in hindsight. Needs to command his 6 yard box more than that which is a criticism that has often been made tbh.

Harper should have cleaned that up despite the slight contact. Probably was a foul but Harper was a bit shit/weak for it.