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I think Sam will pick the best players to line up in our defence. Each player has unique characteristics which may be more suited to the defensive model Sam wants to apply, I think it is fair to say he will pick the line up he thinks will function best... I would go for experience given that both Rozenthal and cacapa have played a lot longer and against much better opposition than Taylor has. it would be a good idea to use taylor at right back until Beye gets bedded in and then play him in cup games and for injured players. He's still only young and learning, the "rest" might do him good and make him put more effort in getting back into the side...

Even better, he's reasonably tall for a right back: 6 foot... Captain of marsella, can't be bad.

Whilst staring at an old oak tree this morning I deciphered the words Juninho patterned on it's trunk... It must be true!

I think it's a good idea to have two birds prancing around the touchline keeping the fans entertained

We could have problems this winter for six weeks when the african cup takes place: Beye, geremi, martins, Faye. What worries me the most is the defence being weakened...

P.s. Messi is one hell of a player, just hope he doesn't turn into a Gypsy cheating barstard when he plays against england!!!

He played quite well last night considering Barcelona shat on Inter 5-0 in the Gamper Cup.

Did the basic things and didn't take any risks. Good defending...

TBH I don't think it's such a big deal either... Man enough to admit I had a good giggle when I read the chants and thought it was just banter... Certainly wound him up didn't it...

A bit knee jerk to say that cacapa should replace taylor after playing a grand total of around 45 minutes... I would say keep on doing the same Sam, give him more minutes and if he seems better than taylor then replace him...nobody is indispensible!

If we were playing 442 I would say owen but in this system he might not thrive as he would playing off the shoulder of a "big man". Joey barton is a possible "driving force" for us and he plays in the right place...

"I won't sell Taylor unless he reaches 26" Genocide for all over twenty-sixes!! (runs for cover..)

I also think that Sam wants to make us hard to beat i.e. we lose less games. This also figure well in that if we do manage to score goals, and with our attack we should, then we will win more games than lose them. I can't see us playing a 442 with wingers as that would leave far too much space for opposing attacks, but I must say that with the players we have a line up like the following would be very appetising: -------Given------- Geremi---Taylor--Roz---Enrique Milner---Barton---Butt----Zoggy --------Owen---Martins (Viduka) I personally think that we should employ this at home, we have the "extra man" that we all harp on about and the way to really get a crowd behing you is to "entertain" them and I for one prefer entertaining football. We can change back to a 4-3-3 when we go a goal up or when we play away.

Newcastle - Barcelona (3 - 2) When we use to mix it with the big boys!!

Right Back and Centre back is essential, creative midfielder could wait until jan... Would like to see anelka here though!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

sorry lads, but is Ramage playing today (shivers!)? If so what's our line up...

if we are going to play 4-3-3 we must put a more creative player in the middle three than Butt, geremi & smith... I would have emre in there instead of one of them???

I'd persoanlly have owen up front as our striker as I think defenders are more scared of pace and cunning rather than a "skillfull big man" i.e. viduka, shola. Not saying that viduka isn't good but that owen is better therefore....

I'd go for: ---------Harper--------- Carr---Taylor---Roz----Enrique --Geremi---butt---zoggy martins----owen---milner

That's a shame now! Would have been a good aquisition for us... Make sentence with followinf: Finger, Mort, Pull; Arse

My take on it is this: If I were a successful businessman and had a billion in my back pocket I would also be able to see the potential money stream that this club could make as an investment. I would also be able to see large amounts of TV money being thrown my way and would think: All I need to do is invest in this club (what doesn't further our debt>) and make it successful and thereafter to make money or I can wait for a year or so and make 50 million when some other person wants to buy it without all of the hassle. So for the record I do trust him...

doesn't the journal m,ention Real Betis this morning? He might be off there if he gets offered the right contract...

Anelka would fit in perfectly...I can just imagine our front line now...Martins----anelka----owen---(sorry james!)

-------------Given------------- Carr----Cacapa----Roz----Zoggy -----Geremi---Barton----Emre--- Martins-------Owen-------Milner ALL OUT ATTACK!!