SAK

If its the last 10 years then Bellamy and Robert should be in there we became genuine title contenders with them in the side.

Fell apart after Bigi taken off. Need a CB and R. Santon was pretty rubbish today and Tiote although played well overall he loses possession in dangerous areas. Cisse was tidy in possession but wasted on wing. Individual errors cost us today like Simpsons throw in which lead to an Arsenal goal.

Yep coin, hope the fucker who did it gets done for it.

What a goal!

Can't we just sack the pleb now?

Needs to be dropped as he's rubbish with the ball at his feet and panics and makes poor pass selections. Good at carrying the ball forward and winning free kicks but doesn't know what to do when players close him down but don't come in for the tackle. Cabaye, Tiote, and Anita should be the midfield from when Tiote' suspension is over.

Blatant pen as far as I'm concern.

Don't think we do as we do our scouting over the course of a season and sometimes monitor players for a few years. Pretty sure it was stated we don't sign players on the back of a good tournament.

Senegal playing better with 10 men.

Should have broke the fucker in half.

Nice.

Another gaff by the Olympic organisers. (not that major though) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18997930

Very decent turn out for a women's match but the non team gb games are gonna be like this Colombia v PRK match, I.e. played in front of one man and his dog.

God that stadiums practically empty. Should've given the tickets to school children.

Maybe in a business sense it's fine. But, I never really like it when managers talk about other players. We hate Redknapp for it and Rodgers for now chatting about it. Would seem pretty hypocritical if we liked it when Pards did it Modified my post to state that afterwards.

Unsettling the player and ramping up the pressure on Liverpool to sell? However doing what we criticise other managers doing i.e. talking about a player through the media.

At least let us dream man. :'(

On the basis of exceptional talent maybe? His parents or grandparents are of British descent. That answers that.

On the basis of exceptional talent maybe?

Plays wide, quick, athletic and has improved his finishing. n. Ben Arfa-ish the..would his style on the wing compliment a local, tall, lanky, long haired centre forward? or is he more about quick interplay with the likes of Cisse? Don't think he is, actually. He's closer to a Demba Ba, imo. More Thierry Henry I reckon.

He's a good player, neat and tidy. What really sets him apart from other British players is that he can retain possession under pressure and still make a good pass.

The head sway does it.

Well if he joins a club like Fulham or West Ham for more money then we are best not signing him. People keep saying this as if it's some huge honour to represent us. Maybe for a born and bred Geordie it is, but I imagine for most football players any transfer deal is a tradeoff between wages, club profile and player prospect/squad role. Realistically we have to compete in the wages department just like everybody else if we want to attract the best players. I agree with you that we do have to compete on wages but our long term prospects of success are greater than that of Fulham or West Ham i.e better squad, higher recent league position, strong fan base, and potential to lure other quality players to further strengthen the team (see Debuchy indicating he would like to join). How much more would West Ham or Fulham offer than us? If the differentials are not too great i.e we offer £40K and they offer £45K a week I'd like to think a sane player would forgo the extra in favour of better prospects of long term success.

No thanks if this is true. We've moved on for the better, lets look forwards not backwards.

I vote for a retroactive ban for Sak :lol: I think I get immunity seeing as the crime was so long ago.