Mr Logic

FA Cup

Cheers for that. Just had a listen.

FA are dumbfucks on this one, (and probably most things tbh), if I was on twitter I'd be taking the piss out of them too re latest letter.

Cracking game after the let down of the City capitulation. Dem boys be coming home soon.

He counters opp tactical changes by folding his arms. I saw that yesterday, he realised something needed to be defensive at least.

Was thinking about Pardew and his tactics as I was trying to get to sleep last night. I concluded that his strength is foresight, meticulous planning and preparation. Where he seems to fall down though, and quite consistently it has to be said, is in adaptability. When our opponents change their system he seems bemused as to how to cope. If and when he thinks of a solution the horse has already bolted. Man-management issues aside, for we don't really know yet how good or not he is at that, I wonder how the cleverer players will react to the lack of instruction and direction from the touchlines. I dare say a few of them had a good idea what was happening yesterday.

Patently obvious he ups his game when booed. Gets more and more fired up.

Best would have been far more effective in Shola's spot imo. And with hindsight, regarding that, Lovens or Ferguson could have offered more wide left.

Like when he claimed we'd controlled the game at Anfield.

Bambi on ice with the positioning of a park wino.

Ref had no chance with that decision in realtime as regards to the line, except perhaps indecision. Duff went down cheaply then acted like he would be the victim of a huge injustice if he didn't get it.

Pretty much how I see it Mick, bar the subs. I felt Perch was the right option but he was trying to fix the wrong problem imo. As you said, it was the shape that was wrong not the personnel. (Apart from Shola that is.)

So am I, it will help me finally make my mind up about him as I'm still sitting on the fence as to wether he has much about him or not. Jol changed the game. He didn't seem to respond.

Round about this time we put Arsenal to the sword in the 4-4.

Christ, ripped to bits in 20 minutes.

Love Colo.

Now, who can we blame for this?

Looking like the typical game of two-halves atm.

Ref wasn't going to give the penalty initially either, Duff browbeat him into it with his reaction.

Christ Duff was looking for that, you can tell the way he falls in slowmo.

Pretty sure if Best was in Shola's place we'd have more than one goal. In fact if almost anyone was in Shola's spot.

Lovely goal Guthrie.

Senderos obviously has a bet on us.

Playing some nice stuff there.