Keefaz

It says a lot that perhaps Obertan aside, we could probably get away with playing any of our wide players (Simpson, Taylor, Gutierrez and Santon) in any of the four positions. But the age of specialised wingers is over. Football's more and more a cat-and-mouse game. Etc, etc.

6m quid. It's fucking disgusting.

Depends on whether or not we can keep our quality players. We struggled and ultimately failed to hold on to Enrique and Carroll. Wouldn't be surprised to see the same happen again.

In the same way Jonas is a right-back.

Who should take his position? Well, exactly.

Can't imagine Obertan will be quite as shit, and he generally seems slightly less woeful at home. So just the 0-3, then.

I like him. - Not. (That's due a revival, right?)

Fucking exclamation mark makes me wanna kick his face off.

Seems a decent lad. Just wish he played for Palace or something and not us.

Quite bitter this, tbh. Did well in his time on the pitch, but the MOTM was Bellamy and that's as clear as fucking day to all.

Maybe we'll be lucky and Good Shola will turn up, not the shit one.

Taylor is better than Simpson in possession, it's true. Tiote and Colo worked so hard to play out of the back. Really smooth and sophisticated shit, then Simpson slices out of play near our own corner flag. Tiote's pass was horrible. It's like being in the park and passing to the spazzy kid when he can barely kick a ball straight.

It's not just that, we look a little burnt out, we are playing like morons that can't put passes together, we have lost all motivation to chase the ball and all hunger to attack. We are pedestrian from start to finish and have little clue what to do with the ball in the opponents half of the pitch and less of a clue how to get it there other than hoofing it in the air. Been unlucky with injuries too but we are going to be crippled with Ba and Tiote gone and none of our injured players returning. Even a new defender (realistically just the one, which will be from the Championship) wont help us going forward. We need someone in to pep the players up and something to motivate us going forward. Well, we're in a slump. It's a big test for Pardew. The truth is: we haven't played terribly well this season, but in key areas we've been able to compete: but there's only so far you can push your luck.

The fact is, we've massively overachieved and we're being found out. Our strongest XI ain't bad, but there's is no depth: the backup players are rotten. We have a few quality players, and fortunately in key positions: Ba, Tiote, Cabaye and Colo--if we can keep that spine intact, we'll be OK. Don't think we can afford to lose them and, unfortunately, two of them are off to Africa. We desperately need to invest as we, ideally, need to fill 3 first team slots (Simpson, Raylor, Obertan) plus strengthen the squad in general. No doubt Pardew is shitting it, but no wonder: he's discovering that his side is patchier than Nick Cage's career.

Handled Carroll very well.

In order to do what? Insane from him. Never seen owt like it. I've seen other players try that. The object is to cover the post behind the wall that the keeper isn't covering. But your timing needs to be right, and if the opposition is on to it, you have to adjust. I can't believe that Simpson decided to do that completely off his own bat, with no planning in training. He doesn't normally take that kind of responsibility. If it was entirely his own decision, his manager is going to be a teensy-bit angry. Seems daft. Just allows the oppo forward to stroll in and try to get a nick on the FK, blocks the keeper's view, gets in the keeper's way. Let the wall do its job; let the keeper do his job.

You are the most negative b****** I've ever encountered on here. I wasn't serious, and even if I was, that comment wouldn't even put me in the top 10. Or 20. The entire match, you've spouted nothing but negative stuff man Think it's been a pretty negative thread all round. Anfield. Fucking Anfield.

In order to do what? Insane from him. Never seen owt like it.

It was shite. It was Liverpool away. But not good at all. Simpson should be shot with shit for that FK. Looking a bit grim at the moment. Our momentum's disappeared and our waffer-thin squad is now exposed for the ragbag it is. Players, please, thank you.

Simpson is rubbish. He's not gonna come good. Just replace him, ffs. The fact he's got Obertan in front of him makes one of the most laughable right wings in PL football. Rubbish.

Turned off. Can't listen to fucking You'll Never Walk Alone. Rather eat my own shit.

Aye. Just shite. Absolute shite. Anfield bullshit.

Going for a piss. That'll help.

Fuck this match. Fuck it right in its stupid face.