Shak

It does seem that we're building our attack around Ben Arfa to me. Which is a good idea IMO, I think playing centrally we'll see him cause massive problems. It'd be useful to have a good backup plan for when he's not available though. Seems from yesterday that backup plan is put two big fuckers up front and hoof it at them and hope for the best. Would rather give Vuckic a run, or at least play someone with a bit of pace (Obertan perhaps) up there when HBA is out, which we have to be realistic may be quite a lot.

God damn, that shit was crazy!

If I can put on my 'Shak dealing with Apisith' hat for a second. Shut the fuck up Apisith, you tit.

Krul Simpson Colo Taylor New Left Back Barton Cabaye Tiote Jonas Obertan Shola As much as it makes no sense whatsoever, Shola somehow finds a way to play well against the Mackems. Certainly should start ahead of Ba after Ba's non attempt at a performance yesterday. I'd go with Obertan alongside as we desperately need some pace up top.

Shola and Ba together was a mistake IMO, would rather have played Best alongside one of them to at least give us a bit of energy up top. Unless we sign another pacey striker (i.e not a Bendtner type) then we'll be relying almost entirely on Ben Arfa as our outlet up front this season.

Because as poor as Shola was in the first half, Ba was worse. Can't have had the ball more than 3 or 4 times.

Barton making a tit of himself wasn't fun to watch, and we look woefully short on quality up front... but all in all a point is pretty decent given the Enrique departure and the lack of Ben Arfa/anyone else who can do something in the final third. We'll need to play with a lot more urgency next week mind.

That was tough to watch.

13th.

You still do. You're just jelly I was a massive CM Punk fan before you.

Why are you watching, you plebs? A bunch of arseholes who clearly know fuck all waffling on for a couple of hours. You all know this, yet watch anyway? Anyone watching Soccer Saturday any time before 2.59pm these days has something fundamentally thick about them.

Excited to see Cabaye and Tiote together in the middle. Very disappointed Ben Arfa is out and worried about Faylor at left back but looking forward to seeing football again. C'mon lads, let's fucking dick the cunts!!

Fuck off with your skepticism man.

Aye, thank fuck we won't have a good full back anymore. Hopefully Colo will be next, the cunt.

First impression is this lad seems a bit of a greedy cunt... One to keep an eye on.

Best of luck to him, quality player who deserves to play for a team with some ambition.

if you know a reliable babysitter i'll drink every fucking night with you sort something this time like, nothing special to do 'cept chill out and kick about with the nipper so i'll make time Shame the Mackem game doesn't look likely to be on the TV, but we'll definitely get something sorted.

You're in Seoul right? Yup Fancy a trip to Daejeon? Anyway, I'm assuming the game is on Korean TV this weekend by the way?

You're in Seoul right?

You back in Korea yet? no, was back in july for 3 weeks but had the house move and parents over back next thursday for 26 days, thank FUCK Pity the Mackem game isn't on TV. I look forward to once again attempting to meet up to watch a game but failing to do so in any case.

You back in Korea yet?

Skirge's three best players in the world it seems.

Making me depressed how completely not arsed I am about this. :-[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkJNyQfAprY

I think people are more angry because of the fact he's gone to that team full of horrible, murdering, wall pushing cunts for fans. Can see why people are upset that this is transpiring. Don't see why Enrique should give much of a fuck that some of their fans are scumbags though tbh. I wasn't really trying to make a point, ok? I just wanted to get in something about Liverpool fans being horrible, murdering, wall pushing cunts. Fair enough.