Mr Logic

So, not looking good. 100% have to beat Tottenham then rely on FatSam doing us favours. (Norwich still over the shoulder too). Down, but not out - YET. Keep the faith.

Ginger twat has about three brain cells, two of those mis-firing.

Watching Rafa those last 5m it seemed to me he's getting exactly what he's asked for. Doesn't look at all flustered or irate. So, very different second half coming up?

We seem to be giving them all the time and space they want.

This is going to give me ulcers.

That's the first leg of my treble in. Now come on Chelsea, come of you Mags!

I'm putting a bet on that very outcome. Also dreamt we won with Sissiko getting two goals.

Basically, called his manager thick as pig shit. Should get a reward actually.

It's just astonishing to see us at the top of a table, any table, even one you have to cherrypick the data for. We ARE top of the last 4 games table.

http://replygif.net/i/166.gif Never made myself clear did I. The 'perfectly seriously' bit was describing the mackem who was giving me his opinion. I thought it was ludicrous. The second sentence was sarcasm from me. (Or what I should have said to the mackem).

Was told this morning, perfectly seriously, that he threw the game against us because of massive gambling debts to Ashley. So he told his 11 players they had to lose and then whispered to Darlow, 'Dive to your left'.

He's going to get linked with half the jobs going, better get used to it. (He's here to stay barring shit from nutjob Ashley).

Great read. Hope he stays here for years.

Ashley has to see it can't go back to the way it was. I realise his track record suggests precedent for being a total dipshit, but even he can't be so fucked up crazy that he can't see the benefit in this one.

The ball had gone like, keeper was collecting it almost before Perez hit the deck.

Not so long back we used to ask wtf Pardew said at half-time because we'd be so crap afterwards. Last few games we've got stronger and stronger in the second, very encouraging. All hail Rafa.

Every pre-match thread you can separate the board into two camps, the glass half-fulls and the glass half-empties.

Snape, in behind closed doors with the team. "Lads, you just have to ignore whatever that narcissistic prick says and you'll be fine".

I think I remember one of the Liverpool influx, (when he took the job), saying he had no time for individual players and he was all about the team. Maybe he could work with him, I don't know.

Utterly wrong imo, nothing to do with the money. Why so cynical? Steve McClaren turned us down three times. You are cynical because McLaren turned us down three times? I don't get it. They're completely different people. Yorkie, everything we've heard about Rafa indicates he came here because of two main things. His desire to return to England because of his family, and the desire for a 'project'. We tick so many boxes for him in so many ways. Every soundbyte that has come out of the man's mouth has told you these things. Rafa has integrity. This means he's nothing like Ashley or Charnley, but more like Keegan or Sir Bobby. There's a need to practice some discernment in judgement.

Utterly wrong imo, nothing to do with the money. Why so cynical?

Linesman on this side has been shite, but we're showing a lot of heart and desire again. Mitro on asap 2nd half and more of the same please.

Head and shoulders above either Williamson or Taylor, plus heart.