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Perhaps. I have less confidence than you in him, but we'll see. I became genuinely fearful for the club when Pardew said he wanted to look at the grassroots of football at the club. Duff players can be sold, but he was going to poison unborn future generations. Given a crack at doing so I reckon the impact of that would have outlasted Ashley.

Take your point. Even if we did create good homegrown players, we haven't got the culture of a Southampton or a Swansea to bed them into the first team squad. We would either throw them in at the deep end (usually destroying them or putting too much weight on their shoulders) or never use them. I've no doubt we've had good young players who could have been something (or at least more than they became), but because our style of play isn't about the team, I don't think any youngster could really thrive unless they're an outstanding individual capable of doing it on their own.

How confident do you feel about winning La Liga?

Didn't watch yesterday (but caught Bundesliga highlights later!), how was Benteke's overall play?

Shola's scissor kick finish against the mackems had me howling. How can he do that, just how?

They can no longer pay for trade waste to be collected from the Stadium of Light apparently, which is why there's always so much garbage flying around the pitch and trying to defend.

What are the odds on Billy Jones to be booked vs Montero next weekend?

Cheers mate. 3.5 I think - nowt fantastic but IMO: a) Citeh have Chelsea's number (two wins last season IIRC?) b) Aguero has a fantastic scoring record against other top sides (maybe my selective memory) c) Chelsea look in bad nick so far so seemed decent value.

Class

Mitigated a bad weekend. F'ing S'hampton.

Aguero/citeh anytime wincast

-4 GD after 1.5 games against Leicester and Norwich

Martinez is capable of this kind of spectacular crap. He's also capable of not being able to maintain a consistently reliable defence.

Yup, fucked my bets and my team.

I have time for Kone and McCarthy tbh.

Rooney He's not that far off - especially if he plays up front. Aye people keep writing this off as if it could never happen , when it really isn't beyond the realms of possibility He's 30 in 2 months, he's scored an average of 13 goals over the last three seasons, Man Utd are no longer pissing the league, he's 75 behind and he looks fucking shot. It's over. He'll be lucky if he keeps fit enough to come within 30 of the record IMO.

Wanker.

Amavi or Mata MOTM. Probably Amavi.

How are there so many footballing Traores...

With Smalling at the back?

Rooney's off the ball movement sucks.

I mean, it's a very specific bet. Honestly, he looks about as much of a goal threat as Shola 13/14 atm.

Surprised he and Carrick didn't injure each other while passing by each other for the substitution.

Sub defending a corner klaxon.