La Parka

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/img/galleries/sportinjury/nilis_326x350.jpg ?

I'd take him. Sam would like him on the right, like he does for Boro on occasion recently. Would cost a bomb though IMO.

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Bergkamp

Exactly despite his injuries (a couple unlucky) he is a powerful striker who would thrive in a 4-3-3. I can't see how people can say he isn't good enough.

That is about right.

Old Roy's fault?

1) Premiership Winners Arsenal 2) FA Cup Winners Man Utd 3) Carling Cup Winners Arsenal 4) UEFA Champions League Winners Inter Milan 5) UEFA Cup Winners Bayern Munich 6) Euro 2008 Winners Spain 7) Teams Promoted to premiership from championship Ipswich, Watford, West Brom 8) Teams Relegated from premiership to championship Derby, Sunderland, Fulham

I hope Ashton gets in

R.I.P F'kin well sad.

whos he? Jean Makoun Great call!

I like that lineup..

Geremi.

Square pegs in round holes..

to draw away the markers yes.

Mine too, on the ball anyway. If we are to have any chance they need to play the ball on the floor. With that trio in central midfield, we will be utterly incapable of playing the ball on the floor. It's unfathomable isn't it. We cannot, we just simply CANNOT play long high balls if Martins is our lone striker. Surely its simple. Get it low and fast as possible to the wingers, fullbacks overlap, smith joins the attack, goal!! In reality its Hoof it to martins and errr yeh that'll do..

4-4-2 with Smith upfront hopefully In an ideal world yes, but thats not Sam's way is it

2 DM's with smith playing a more advanced role, hopefully...

You get to see your magic 4-4-2 ladies..

He has a little point though.. We are fickle fuckers.

Would be top but I really can't see it..

Some of the comments are hilarious.

The major point. We were FUCKING SHIT even before Sam took over. A summer of losing all the deadwood then attempting to sign replacements, despite our poor league position was always going to be hard. We are 11th FFS, its hardly end of the world stuff. Sam will come good with time.

I skimmed it and I agree with most of what I read. It seems the players take no blame "because Sam signed them". Sam can only motivate so much, in reality its down to the players in the factors you mentioned. I seriously doubt he wants them to fkin hoof it, take no shots, not close down etc.. It seems a lot of the players are for the INDIVIDUAL and not for the TEAM. The MINIMAL EFFORT put in by the players is evident in some poor results.