Northern Monkey

Central defence, we have Cacapa, Rozenhal and Taylor who are good enough. Defensive midfield, we have a relatively useful Butt, a can't-pass-no-pace-but-won't-get-dropped Geremi, and thats it, sin't it? He's cover for both, but not a starter for me.

Or, you're just a dumpling and you missed the point completely. Either way suits me fine. Game, set and match. Ithangyou. get a room, you two. Then you can naked-wrestle properly. Now THAT'S hypocrisy Surely this is more interesting than talking about Albert Luque!? anything is more interesting than that wanker, but editing posts? Surely you can do better than that.

Decent signings in part, far far improved LOOKING defence (lets not start sucking players off before they bed in), big huge fat head. He's a top 10 manager at a top 10 club, simple as.

Or, you're just a dumpling and you missed the point completely. Either way suits me fine. Game, set and match. Ithangyou. get a room, you two. Then you can naked-wrestle properly.

Viduka has been invisible for nearly all of every game he's played. Were he still at The Beasts, he'd be getting pelters off us for being fat, lazy, etc. But because he plays for us, on come the black and white timted glasses, and he's world class.

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we've never needed him, as he is shit.

Sold him. Do we know how much for? Less than we paid, more than he's worth.

talk to some Man UTd fans (ones who actually go to the game) about his prowess as a midfield player.

nothing a big pie won't fix. Don't know what your problem is with Viduka, so far you have been proven wrong. I said he was a class player based on what he produced last season, which you laughed at. For us this season he's scored one goal against one of England's finest defenders and it was a goal that had class stamped all over it. These are the facts, plain and simple. I'm not on either side of the arguement but I wouldn't call 1 goal in 4 games showing his class. Not to mention in the first 2 games he was pretty much non-existant. That goal was class whichever way you look at it. His record last season and everywhere he's played has been class whichever way you look at it. I'm not about to put the thumbs down sign after 4 games here, because I think he's a clever player who holds the ball up well and uses it intelligently. Personally I think he's a much better player when it's played to feet, I don't think the long high ball does him any favours. he's far better with the ball to his feet certainly - and i'll avoid the obvious "too heavy to jump" joke there. I think he had a good season last season, but i recall him being of very variable use at Boro. We can't really afford to only have one goal-scoring striker on the pitch at any given time, in my opinion, which does not bode overly well for him, as i don['t think he will score many at all this season. as a stop-gap, maybe he's worth it (if he keeps Ameobi off the pitch, thats got to be a good thing) but Viduka for me isn't a long - or even medium - term answer.

way too much quality ahead of him?

he can't even pass the ball, never mind take a penalty!

Is this another case where we pretend that it doesn't matter if one of the 2 strikers doesn't score goals?

I don't wear colours. Far too crass.

nothing a big pie won't fix. Don't know what your problem is with Viduka, so far you have been proven wrong. I said he was a class player based on what he produced last season, which you laughed at. For us this season he's scored one goal against one of England's finest defenders and it was a goal that had class stamped all over it. These are the facts, plain and simple. one goal. How many games? And you call that class? And he's been shit in the other games.

where is Kieron Dyer? He's ace.

nothing a big pie won't fix.

only problem there is that if the combination is Barton/Butt/Geremi, we have to rely completely on Barton to pass the ball.

Who will we play in the big games, though?

on the basis of what, exactly? Whatever I post will be rejected by you, I think there's little point bothering myself too much, so I'll just write a couple of lines in reply. I think he's a decent player, others do too and you and a few others don't. I think his best role is the one currently being occupied by Viduka but I think Smith can do that role better than Viduka if given a run. I hope FS uses Smith as a partner for Owen because that's his best chance of doing well for us. After saying that, even if Smith does go up front and does well, I don't think anything he does will convince you and a few others that he's a decent player. Yes, clearly the "few" (probably the majority in honesty) who don't think he's that good are wrong, and you are right, based on the fact that he was never a prolific goal scorer, and played fairly poorly in a non-goalscoring role.

So which three would be in the midfield & upfront then? I find it hard leaving out Butt/Faye or Geremi in a midfield four let alone having a midfield three. We seem to play our better football in a 4.4.2 formation in anyways. What about when Duff comes back too? I think it would be Geremi, Smith and Barton in the midfield three. As for the front three only God knows. That is going to be complicated because we don't know how Sam would use Owen in this formation. I would love to see Owen, Viduka and Martins upfront but not sure if it would work. If it did though we would be so exciting to watch. Hope Sam figures out a way to make it happen. Smith ruins that middle 3.

It's OK, Roeder will be here this season as manager.........

on the basis of what, exactly?

hmm.