simonsays

Sorry if Giggs but has that video of a bird shitting in Ashley Young's mouth during yesterday's match been mentioned yet?

we'll not see him next season like, maybe in an effort to throw away the cups but that'll be it Amazing how people thnk he isnt s*** now after a year in a dogshit league. Still 7th choice CM or whatever i think quite a few people rated him before he went out on loan. Not sure he could have done much more than score 10 goals from midfield and help his team qualify for the champions league, even if it is in a dogshit league. Who rated him? He didnt look at all up for this league so would take a huge jump to be worthy of a shot no matter what he did in Greece. It was quite a while ago so i can't remember who, but the first few games he played for us I thought he looked pretty impressive and had potential. Pardew seemed to lose faith in him pretty quickly after that but i don't think that is any indication of talent or lack of it. Obviously it is a big jump from the Greek league to the premier league but unless you can get another premier league team to take a player on loan that is always going to be the case.

whoosh!

we'll not see him next season like, maybe in an effort to throw away the cups but that'll be it Amazing how people thnk he isnt s*** now after a year in a dogshit league. Still 7th choice CM or whatever i think quite a few people rated him before he went out on loan. Not sure he could have done much more than score 10 goals from midfield and help his team qualify for the champions league, even if it is in a dogshit league.

Until we get relegated. No chance he'll kick a ball for us again. Don't see why not. We won't sell everyone. no, just the players with any quality/market value

Is someone going to put up that Belgian bird who was just on itv?

He is totally deluded. When was the last time we looked in control of a game?

Sounded a lot like sour grapes after he was banned to me. He then went on to say Pardew was a good coach doing well with his hands tied. It does make me wonder if these journalists even watch us play.

You can only do that if the players club wants to sell and the player wants to come laughable No, common sense. Ah yes, common sense. Like checking to see if your only target has any interest in coming to the club before selling the man you want him to replace.

He left a club that would have given him champions league football to come to us. It's money that really matters these days. Although obviously a club that has a chance of winning trophies helps too.

he's shown some good touches, has been direct, has put some very decent crosses in and has one some corners. Impressive so far.

Not sure if already posted but the Guardian have a story up saying that Man Utd are 'considering' a bid for Cabaye. No quotes or owt.

He'll be given time but they will only be delaying the inevitable. He'll never reach the heights they want to be at with him in charge. Even with the right signings, he'll not get them back to the top imo. Would Pardew? Genuinely interested. No

He's going to get a new contract isn't he.

Don't forget James McLean.

It isn't really anything to do with rating him or not though, is it. It's all down to nothing he says about player recruitment meaning anything. He can say all he likes about needing player x or y but you just know that at the end of the transfer window if we have got no one in he will pronounce himself happy with what he's got. By the way, I am aware tgat this has all been said before and probably constitutes a pointelss repetitive post, but your eternal optimism seems to demand it.

I have always been really impressed by Matt Phillips at Blackpool.

How does Huddlestone fit into DiCanio's desire to have super fit players? He always looks like he is about 2 or 3 stone overweight.

at least now he knows how we feel.

GTFI!

Dyer, you prick

away at Oldham 1991 on their plastic pitch. Finished 1-1.

His problem seems to be he never angles his run, and because he generally starts his run on the shoulder/already beyond the last man he is getting caught offside an awful lot. To say that he is only offside because people aren't passing to him quick enough is nonsense imo.

bbc highlights are woeful - you get absolutely no sense of what the match was like

Gary Birtles. Who the fuck is he anyway?