DJ_NUFC

I like this kid quite a bit now, tbh. Maybe should've been tighter to Okazaki but nobody expects a bicycle kick. Loads of potential here.

The thought of Danny Simpson with a Premier League medal. What the fuck is going on with the world?!

None of the usual bullshit about it being a battle or the winner will be whoever wants it most. Of course commitment is important, but just as important is making your quality count. He really is a breath of fresh air. He's class, all he needs is a suit that fits. He definitely has weird suits. Either too tight or too big. Like an uncle.

I wonder if you CAN coach attacking players the same way you drill defensive ones. The latter can be improved by discipline, the former is literally a creative art that some players just fucking have. Of course, confidence goes a long way, as well. I'm just thinking about HBA vs Cabella/Thauvin, etc., HBA would wake up and have a worldie even if we were bottom of the table.

Opposite here, I spent pretty much all of the second half stood up and swearing at the TV, like the olden days. Yep, same. Thirded. I actually shouted at the screen. I remember the good old days where I could break shit in anger, perhaps I will be there once more with Benitez I'm with Sempuki. Still dead inside. Rafa caused some stirring but today cold reality bit hard, and 10 games is too much to ask from the man. I hope I'm wrong.

I'm sure you'll get his usual apologia-brigade turning up to defend him, but if he'd simply put away only one or two of the glaring chances he's missed this season, we'd be staying up. Yes, we all know he's young, never should've been made our main striker, blah, blah, but fact remains that his signing by Carr is one of the reason we'll be going down this year. Fucking unbelievable. I feel for the lad, but fucking hopeless in this league.

We look tighter and more composed in defence already, however, he missed a trick making Sissoko switch flanks to the left. Siss is barely usable on the right, where his best performances have come for us, he's fucking hopeless on the left. Needs to stick to the right with Janmaat, and leave Perez / Townsend on the left. Mitro also had his usual shocker, and what the fuck was the De Jong / Perez sub? The overall signs are good, and Benitez would've learned a lot from this game about this group of players today, however, as many of us have felt deep in our hearts about this appointment, it all feels like too little, too late. We finally get a manager like Rafa and give him only 10 games, only two more than we gave Shearer and fucking Dowie, to keep us up. Fuck everyone.

The De Jong brothers have haunted this club for too long.

De Jong

It's heartbreaking as fuck to watch us going down without even a whimper. No attacking threat whatsoever in this fucking team. We signed donkeys and not signed any defenders in the summer, and are paying the price of hiring an actual manager with only 10 games to go.

Honestly, we don't look like scoring.

Sissoko has been incredibly shit.

Has offered nothing, running down blind alleys except the one cross for Mitro. Watching a different game?

I'll say it. Taking Perez off was terrible.

Oh FFS. De Jong.

Arghhhhhhhhh! King is in the stands!

We have absolutely no movement in the middle of the park.

Would've started Saivet ahead of Anita.

I was just asking my mate here why he's wearing a metal box

This.

I wonder how Carr sees his own position at the club now that his best mate was sacked, too late even. With Rafa already bringing his own people in, is Carr still untouchable in the eyes of the hierarchy? About time for the old man to retire or just act as a lowly scout.

You got all that from a photo of them standing next to each other? Anyway, Colo has another year of his contract to go after it was extended. I doubt he'll hang up his boots at the end of this season. Been watching Elementary lately, and Kaka's power of deduction are comparable to Sherlock's

Ugh, are people still doing this whole Anita vs Colback schtick? I came in here for some jokes about the bloodless one, now I'm inclined to butt in and tell you all how much better Anita is than this cunt.

height=400http://i.imgur.com/FI0Z2oU.jpg[/img] Talkin' about a Rafalution, well, you know...