James

Fucking yes!

At first, I thought we'd found a decent player, but his performances have been declining all season. He looks frightened when the ball goes anywhere near him, in attack and defence. As for the game, we're poor, they're worse. Don't like being a negative Nelly when things have been going so swimmingly, but he has constantly stuck out as the weak link for a good while now. Hopefully we're in the market for a better RB in the summer. Simpson is the type of player who can look like a good footballer when you first see him, but after a prolonged period you realise there is no substance.

First time I've had a proper look. He's good at the all round defending skills that make him OK at this level, but he's struggling when it comes to getting the ball away and has helped Plymouth. And if it has helped Plymouth imagine what it would be like in the Premier League. Avoid.

One place not to slidetackle

They demonstrate better technique because they are fitter. If you don't get that then you are stupid.

Thanks, I couldn't have put it any better myself.

If true, wonder how player will get by after retirement.

Like the one in the OP

Bring back Aaron Hughes

Money well spent if it kept Carroll and Lovenkrands motivated until the end of the season.

A fit and focused Bramble is twice the player.

He'll be better than last time with improved team confidence and understanding, but how much?

Simple thread, listed below are the various squad playing roles that a team needs. How would you rate their priority out of 10 and why? Starting Goalkeeper Substitute Goalkeeper Starting Right Back Back-up Right Back Starting Left Back Back-up Left back Starting Centre Back 1 Starting Centre Back 2 Back-up Centre Back 1 Back-up Centre Back 2 Starting Right Winger Back-Up Right Winger Starting Left Winger Back-Up Left Winger Starting Defensive Midfielder Back-up Defensive Midfielder Starting Central Midfielder Back-Up Central Midfielder Starting Attacking Midfielder Back-Up Attacking Midfielder Starting Striker 1 Starting Striker 2 Back-Up Striker 1 Back-Up Striker 2 Utility Defensive Player Utility Offensive Player Captain

Would be like signing Duff. Our wingers are OK.

Despite being promoted, and playing well, 5000 seem to have stayed away from SJP this season, despite enduring the shit of last season. The question is are 5000 really going to come back just because its Premiership when next season is likely to be a struggle?

Actually, he might be or he might not be would depend on the exact letter of the rulebook as he is 25 in June. Bit like 22 year olds being able to play for under 21s and so on.

Hughton's man-managing, I guess. a really shit division? Possible. He gets more time and space in this division which means he has more time to compose himself.

The club encourage their players to opt for the charity dinner option instead. Given and Harper had those I believe.

Actually we would have to pay for him if we wanted to avoid a risky tribunal.

If he wants a rest let a more motivated player play instead. He's going to have a rest after our season finishes. Had we been in the play-offs it would have been a problem......but we're not....so it's not a problem. Play him. The worry is whether or not he is already at the World Cup in his mind and starts worrying about injuries and fitness and suchlike. If his name was Michael Owen and we saw those quotes more would be upset. Maybe is a bit too hasty to not give him a chance, but one half-arsed game and he's out. The other consideration is that we may have a happier more loyal player who is fitter next season if we do rest him now.

Jonas needs dropping. If he wants a rest let a more motivated player play instead.

The FIFA rankings are a load of rubbish though. You usually see that Mexico and the US up in the 10s all of the time. Anyhow, IIRC Switzerland came last in the group. We (Scotland) won 1-0 against them with a superb Ally McCoist volley at Villa Park. We also lost 2-0, thanks to 'that goal' that Gazza scored. He wasn't manager. Those were the first big games after he had left.

If you look at his CV and what he achieved at clubs relative to where they were when he joined, it is on the whole outstanding: Successes: 1976 Halmstad - relegation contenders to League winners 1976 and 1979 1985 Malmo - 5 league titles 1990 Neuchatel Xamax - beat Celtic and Real Madrid in Europe with a team that has only twice won the Swiss league. 1992 Switzerland - qualified for 1994 World Cup losing only 1 game in a qualification group containing Italy and Portugal. Qualified for Euro 96 and got Switzerland to 3rd in the World. 1995 Inter Milan - Got a bad Inter team to 3rd and the UEFA Cup Final 2000 Copenhagen - Took a team from 7th to Champions 2004 Viking - Relegation threatened to 5th and UEFA Cup, beating Monaco. 2006 Finland - Best ever qualification performance. 2007 Fulham - Relegation certainties to UEFA Cup Semi. Failures: 1982 Bristol City caretaker of broke club 1997 Blackburn 13th to 6th but then left at bottom of table in December 2008 after £20m spent

And McClaren is doing a good job at FC Twente. I'd have him here. As for Hodgson, unless another contender emerges, he is the best man to replace Capello in 2012.