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Could be like 4-3-1-2 with Jonas (?) in the hole. Marveaux should really start when we are missing HBA.

100€ Chelsea -1/Soton @ 4.01 Stoke was 1.95.

Village Idiot, why did Jari Litmanen fail at Barcelona? Never really got a fair answer to this as Finnish media was of course biased and oddly I can't remember anything from his time in Barca.

After the away game I was so impressed with Pardew. He basically crowded the wings knowing Stoke have Delap and some other class midfielder in the middle and can't create shit from there. Everybody kept saying Paredw found a way to stop Stoke's horrible but somewhat effective style. Sort it out Pards.

There's no point in passing the ball as there's no movement off the ball and HBA knows best option is to go past 3 players himself.

Yeah, he actually looks better when he attacks from fullback because of the extra room that affords him. I don't think he should be starting against Stoke though... This. He's just technically not good enough to be playing winger right now. When he gets the ball it's either a cross from far away or pass back to Santon. He doesn't even try to beat the fullback. Probably just down to low confidence as he used to challenge fullbacks with his quickness. Still high hopes that he develops into a good squad player.

If you have player like HBA you want him on the ball as much as possible.

Get a new job Froggy.

Why not Marveaux?

I think the players has given up. First we was playing the wrong formation, than it didn´t matter because we couldn´t hold on to the ball. Now though it doesn´t matter how we play because the players aren´t doing anything. They are just standing there, we are even losing 20/80 duels. My eyes hurt and it's HT.

Only "chance" I remember was Fergie crossing from the freekick.

Nicolas Cage

Feels like we have less players on the pitch.

Ridiculous decision ref, come on...

I loved that chip over Valdes. Yes but doesn't bode well for us. I just seeing us handing them the ball and initiative

I loved that chip over Valdes.

aye, i'll be putting some on southampton....ease the pain Only time I've bet against us was the 2010-11 away game against Spurs when I saw Alan Smith in the starting line-up. Like printing money.

Very true. Southamptons odds tomorrow look great. Jinxing the 3 points to us is considered.

Mackems winning.

50€ mackems dnb/Man U/Stoke/Arsenal @ 8.07 50€ Fletcher to score in a mackem win @ 4.00

Lovely timing. With all the internatinal breaks he gets injured when we have three league matches in a week.

100€ Gala/BATE @ 4.51

He would touch the ball two times per game if he played where you are suggesting. It's better for us if he touches the ball at least somewhere on the pitch.

Yeah, was supposed to put that in there too but forgot.