James

He's like Ramage and Pattison's lovechild on acid.

Nowhere near a good enough strikeforce for the Premier League. We dominated this game in stretches and Stoke took comfort in the fact that we don't have enough options for putting the ball into the back of the net. If we struggle this season the leading reason will be the failure of the club to purchase one half decent striker this summer. Carroll on his own was never going to be enough.

He is useful, but only for 60 minutes.

Our real problem is lack of cutting edge. We really should have signed a Robbie Keane type striker.

Haven't seen Ben Arfa for last 15 minutes.

Two terrible headers by Perch nearly cost us there.

Your dad is Peter Beardsley?

Three of our four defenders have such great understanding.

Nicky Butt what a cunt

We've played really well in defence and midfield, but Stoke parked the bus in front of goal and we don't have enough guile to break it down regularly. However, we kept trying and got the deserved break. stoke are now going to have to open up as they only spent about 30 seconds with the ball in our half and that doesn't bring goals.

With those ears Butt must think he's Gary Lineker!

Where's Butt's hair gone?

Yes, just about I am selling the match worn SBR shirt I bought on the official auction as needs must: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Z-Khizanishvili-Newcastle-Match-Worn-Shirt-SIR-BOBBY-/160485529626?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item255daed81a#ht_500wt_920 Sorry about that, however you will get nowhere near £550 for that because the money went to SBR Foundation and the shirt is Zurab's.

To play, yes. To play well, no.

Yeah, I've noticed that they're just completely dismissing our victory as though it didn't happen. Don't worry, they hadn't lost a cup game in open play since Abramovich, even though we knocked them out of the FA Cup in 2005.

Chelsea haven't been behind this season? Ahem.

Who knows who will be injured in a month.

Lets have a link please...

Cant we just play Chelsea away and let it be for a few rounds? Please? No its best if these stronger teams come up earlier in the competition. It becomes more difficult if we get them closer to the final.

It is better to play the big teams earlier in this competition. If they get to the semis they get serious.

I'd say positins in order of strength would go: CM AM CB LB LW GK RW CF RB

Simpson Guthrie and Best are available for selection.

I had a dream that Harper declared himself fit for the Stoke game, started and kept a clean sheet making several good saves and I was well pissed as my main rival in my office FF had Harper in goal.

Exactly. I don't care if, say, Pilko thinks we will beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 in season 2011/2012. Not that it wouldn't be a nice thing to have freedom of, but it doesn't seem worth the £300+ quid each year. Ya for me it's actually the freedom to discuss what we want that matters, not necessarily the constant use. Plus we will be unique as I imagine we will be one of the few forums around that would have such freedom. So we'll get loads of fans from other clubs wanting to post their fixture lists too. Only they can't.

Oh for Dave's sake!