Theregulars

This has been coming for a while, to be fair. We weren't ever going to get the same luck as last year, and we've been asking for it with the size of the squad.

Gutierrez has been embarrassing today.

Re: defensive crisis, it's what you get for not signing another centre half knowing full well that Steven Taylor hasn't ever played more than about 10 consecutive games in his career.

Again, just what we deserve.

We can't keep relying on Ba to bail us out every fucking week, though.

We've asked for it all day long. We asked for a weak team all day long when we signed nobody. Well done everyone involved.

The injury curs continues strong into it's Twenty-somethingth season.

Bigirimana's been fine, and he's a pleasant bonus this year, but Tiote and him aren't really what we need to create anything. If only we had any other attacking central midfielders in the squad aside from Cabaye (I don't count Gosling, he's toilet). Total bore fest.

Toss, as per usual. Reading are there to be beaten, it's clear to see they haven't got the players to avoid a season-long relegation struggle, but we just sit back, hump the ball long, cross it to nobody and invite them back at us. Not sure whether it's poor tactics, players not doing as instructed or that last year was just a one-off. Right now we look like a different side entirely.

Perchinho. Boss.

Didn't realise that result wasn't still on the cards.

Ugh... Regression.

Whoever coaches us for crossing wants a slap

Our corners have been so, so, so turboshit all season long.

Not sure why we play so negatively against average teams. We have the talent to rip them apart but just pass sideways and keep possession. Yet another indication that we aren't playing at all well yet.

Don't worry, Cheick will exert his revenge.

That's a horrific foul by Liegertwood.

Woeful cross

Where is Coloccini?! Why waste him on that nothing cup if it means he doesn't play today? That's a really poor side.

I imagine it will remain just as easy for us to sack him if needs be. For me it's a weird one, can't begrudge him what he's done but still not quite 100% convinced. We have lucked out a lot of games under him, and our football is proper turgid sometimes. What you can't deny us his ability to squeeze a lot out of average players and galvanise a squad, but I'm not sure he's sufficiently adept tactically to lead us for that long. I'd love to be wrong and see us have just one manager for years on end, mind.

Green shirt with 14 Perchinho ordered. Mancrush developed.

But first and foremost, total and utter oxygen thief. I would do anything to represent NUFC. He was given the talent to do it, and this is how he displays his gratitude. Skidmark on the y-fronts of life.

Rapscallion.

Guttersnipe.

Vagabond.