Mr Logic

Absolutely, he only hints at an exit if that's what you want to read into it...

This is the optimistic thread right? But we still have that crazy owner, Ashley. No telling if he wants to succeed, make money, survive, sell.. everyone has their own ideas on that one. Certainly 4 or 5 players of the right calibre and we should/could be pushing for the European places next season, our biggest problem has been squad depth. Our 1st eleven on paper aren't a million miles away as it is, so a few extra in should provide that boost. Provided we're only losing dross like Loven - if we lose decent players, well, we'll not get anywhere and Ashley will become the most hated owner in the history of football as he'll be perceived as continually shafting us. And that has to be a concern, selling every time someone proves good and doubles/triples there value. See quite a few have Nolan in the core, personally I'd be pretty disappointed if Nolan is a nailed on starter for next season. Goals aside he adds little to midfield duties.

I was at a friendly at Kingston Park, memory a bit foggy, might have been Allardyce's first game in charge?, and he looked the brightest prospect on the pitch to me, raw but always had that hint there was something there. Owen did fuck all same game.

So did the Russian, head in his hands.

We deserved that point. Quite how Chelsea never had a man sent off, maybe if they'd been the away team it would have been a different story. Who needs Tiote? :toungeincheek:

Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa

If Tiote had done that Ramirez challenge he'd have got sent off.

That's why I don't really get why he's being rested.. it's like saying 'We won't have anyone else to play in his place, we're fucked without him'. They have to be looking to have back-ups brought in, don't they? Competition for places is healthy. They should be giving him the chance now (as in match practice) to tone down his frequent yellows.

He'd have scored by now if Keegan was manager.

There's a fair bit to play for if you consider losing both our last two games could see us finishing in 16th place if other results went against us. That would be a fair whack of cash, something like 800k per place isn't it?

What a tosser!

He still owns a house in Darras Hall - though I doubt that would be a clinching factor in his decision on where to go next.

I was livid with Bergkamp after that, it was so deliberate - can still see him gesticulating to the ref within a second of kicking the ball of Robert.

The goal against Arsenal away. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1711251.stm

Young gangsta replacing the Scotsman.

If Carr had put in shifts like this for us we'd have been happy with him.

Nolan Fuuufufuuu

I think Krul would have got it if it wasn't for Colo's lunge and deflection.

Sheesh.

Great save Foster

Shit overall striker but always good from the spot wor Shola.

Barton looking well on form, can't say the same for the front two.

From .com report... There was the disturbing sight of Fabricio Coloccini unbelievably swapping shirts with Luis Suarez at half-time - something hopefully not lost on Pardew who reportedly gave his side a rocket at the interval. Not sure I understand the significance of it, done at full-time it means next to nothing.

Don't see anything to debate in that, what I'm curious about is where is the team that drew 0-0 with ManU just 2 games ago? Is the team spirit all but gone or is there some other reason for wildly oscillating commitment and teamwork?

Bright start there to the 2nd half.