James

Sam Allardyce - Who are you, and what have you done to my football club?

Very good chance that he'll get another go.

Yes

He's a triallist.

TEAMS NUFC: Shay Given, Stephen Carr, David Rozehnal, Oba Martins, Charles N'Zogbia, Nobby Solano, James Milner, Albert Luque, Geremi, Peter Ramage, Paul Huntington Subs: Kieron Dyer, Steve Harper, David Edgar, Matty Pattison, James Troisi, Andy Carroll, Tim Krul, Charlie Barnett, Alex Francis, Darren Lough JUVE: to follow Subs: to follow

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Silvestre - another DLC

Thats exactly the same attitude thats got us into the current mess that we're in. Lets go out and sign a completely unsuitable left back just cos we can eh? But Allardyce has said there that he can't even find a suitable one. F*cking hell man, that's worrying isn't it? Aye it is a bit, most left backs are attacking nowadays, the most defense minded one I can think of off the top of my head is Nicky Shorey He's pretty offensive.

Actually this search for non-attacking DLC's mean that Sam is desperate to play 3-5-2

Allardyce has already distanced himself from that one.

Just had a very bad season injury wise.

There was only one good left back in the world and he went to Barcelona, I find that very hard to believe. Only one good defensive left back that has been transferred this summer. Sam clearly thinks we need a left back who can play a defensive role rather than an attacking role, and those type of players don't exist due to the motivations of youth coaches.

Its true though, there aren't any good defensive left backs. Left footers are so rare, that the best left footers will be on the left wing. What good would it do to have youth coaches playing their best player at left back?

Only to move to a different league though, and he doesn't want to do that.

Longer interview on Radio Five Live is on the BBC football page.

The People is the least reliable Sunday paper.

The People are the least reliable of all Sunday rags, so I wouldn't believe it.

Hope they don't put Roeder in charge of transfer dealings - he was so slow and naive.

Voronin

Sign me from West Ham. It has been my dream to play for Newcastle United.

Wouldn't trust that rumour at all considering it states that we are still chasing Hangeland.

Funny thing is, people say that, but cant come up with any realistic names that would trump Dyer. Dyer is like Laurent Robert really. Few attributes ranging from good to very good, but quite shoddy in other areas. However, Robert gets a higher proportion of plaudits as people remember the assists and the goals. However, much of the key game changing moments produced by Dyer are forgotten about as they often come quite a few touches of the ball between the final goal, so will be overshadowed by Solano's pinpoint cross or Shearer's diving header in the minds of fans at the time, and wont even be shown in the television highlights package. A good team has each player playing to their individual strengths. Thats what Robson did with Robert, Dyer and Shearer, catapaulting us into Europe. I hope Allardyce will do the same.

Would probably be a bit higher if he hadn't been injured, but Dyer's game has never been about direct assists. Dyer's game has always been about collecting the ball in the defensive half, carrying it forwards into the final third, then delivering it to the feet of a more creative player, before continuing his forward run, dragging markers away from the real dangermen.

He crucially missed a sitter in the last minute and also it was his shit header that handed them their second. You are talking shite. A sitter he made for himself, and without him, it would have been 2-2, and we'd have never reached the second round. Didn't really make it for himself, all he needed was to flick it past someone. It it wasn't for him it would probably still have been 1-2 anyway. And you seriously believe that another player in the team would have reached the ball, and got in that goal scoring situation? And which player could we realistically bring in to do that for us if needed in the future? No-one, as West Ham or Spurs would have already signed them up rather than take a risk on an injury prone, over-paid, one-trick player. The defensive question is irrelevant, we all know that Dyer can't defend. I'm arguing that we couldn't replace his attacking/matchwinning.