Kanji

at times LA would play some brilliant 1 touch football with excellent movement. It almost seemed unfair with Donovan and Beckham on 1 squad with the way MLS handles their contracts. Just miles ahead in terms of quality and class. Houston had problems putting passes together at times, hurt my eyes to watch. Fair play to Beckham and Donovan finally getting that title together for LA. I actually hope he stays and plays in LA again, but i doubt it.

He's taller, stronger, faster and more skilled than most in the league. Just like Micah Richards, Its nearly impossible to out pace or muscle players like him.

So when a journalist decides to put up an article about Chelsea or Man Utd needing a holding midfielder, they decide the default guy to pick out of the hat - and thats Tiote?

Looks quite decent actually. I like it, tbh.

don't toy with my emotions!

http://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/Italy_1213_Puma_Home_Shirt_leaked_2.jpg Italy's leaked home kit for the euros... They made us 2 unique home kits back-to-back, I wonder if our current kit will be redesigned with a new deal penned. Would love something of this "vintage" ilk - which may or may not be ruined by the brilliant Sports Direct.com plastered on the front But I'm a huge fan of this kit and love that collar.

Ashley is still tolerating it all. good point.

I'm beg to think that Mike Ashley isn't the worst thing associated with this club, its Dekka.

There will be a day we will be saved from this fool, it could be in 1 year, 5 years, 15 years - but we will get someone in here that will buy this club and restore everything that we cherish in the heart and soul of this club.

Our kit is changing next season too right? As this kit was a 1 year only? Even though the deal with Puma was to expire, I assume it has been renewed?

Nobody can stop it, unfortunatley. The only thing which could have prevented it would have been something in the lease for the land but I doubt changing the name was even considered a possibility. Crazy right? You'd have hoped for somethign like that in the lease, but when that lease was drawn up - I imagine that it was never in anyone's wildest imagination that someone would buy the club and think it would be a wonderful idea to change the name. But you also then think about the city - hindsight kicks in and you wish that someone would have thought "lets make sure this name is never changed, legally, for good"

He'll love it if it's anything like last year. Meyler's funny, he won't even be in the squad that travels as he's rank.

Pretty much every stadium is named bar Fenway, Yankee Stadium, etc. in Baseball....I blv every single NFL stadium is named as well. I've just come to grips with it over here, but loved how the grounds in football in europe were not named, guess that all comes down slowly.

I was really impressed with his movement, quick passing - example being the Heitinga own goal movement. He picked up the ball, passed it - then I believe received it again and made a very clever move away from the Everton marker, and played a nice ball into space to keep the play moving to Simpson. I've always had a soft spot for him as he would pop up with some great performances and would score some crackers with that right foot of his. Hope he signs and continues on, hes a wonderful player for our squad.

Don't forget Over the Wall Tayls

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/sjp2018.jpg Would like this, i presume? Looks beautiful imo.

Was it Heitinga on the tackle...bloody b@stard

I wouldn't say we'll be coming back down to earth, as nobody's getting carried away. Exactly, just a case of another football fan being fooled by the media. How are we 2nd? Just check the battle for 7th post, it'll explain it pretty damn well.

Raylor just blast the hell out of it

He'll be in the 11 soon enough, be it after Simpson or Taylor's form turns, or our unbeaten run ends - he'll be there. I'd like to see him play RB over Simpson - esp in the City, Man Utd, and Chelsea fixtures to come. I think Jonas/Raylor is a brilliant combination on the left side esp vs those 3 sides, but I think Simpson will eventually get ripped to shreds by the stronger wingers over those other 3 matches.

His best moment of the match was that strong tackle on Jones

Don't mind either way if we keep or rid him. If he stays, he should be very low in the pecking order for strikers - but will say he takes 1 hell of a penalty and will always respect his dedication to us in the championship season. Will always respect the man.

We should be going at this for 3 pts and I'm confident we can do that with this team

Loved watching yesterday's match and how we played such brilliant pressure defence (esp. in the first half) with everyone looking to close down the man with the ball, picking up runners and never giving the opposition time with the ball.

I don't care how long he sits on the bench when Besty puts in a shift like that, working his socks off like that. I want to see HBA light it up for us, but as long as we keep winning I don't care about whoever is on the bench.