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I don't see the point in doing something stupid like that at all. Much rather we replaced and got rid of Butt Or how about we just buy someone to compete with Butt and have both of them?

Joey Barton will be our next capatin, I'd be shocked if it's anyone else tbh.

A fine squad player and by all accounts a good personality and professional to have around the club. Versatile as well, so can fill in a few positions. Better squad depth than the likes of Pattison, which is the idea behind squad depth, no? I don't think he's a long-term first choice player at all so... I don't see the point in doing something stupid like that at all.

Geremi was woeful yesterday, but then again so was most of our team (when in possession, we were good without the ball) to be fair. Do you not see how Milner just doesn't do enough though Jon? You want your wide players to be the ones that have that spark and make things happen, even if they have to lose the ball 8 times out of ten to make that something special happen. Milner just doesn't do it, he generally gets the ball and ends up moving it on to a team mate without really improving anything for the team, or perhaps whipping in the odd decent cross. That well and good if you're a central midfielder and that's your job description, but Milner isn't. I have said before we need better, we also need better all over the park. My point was Geremi has shown (imo) he won't do any better than Milner does on the wing even though Geremi is apparently a much better player. Agree with that anyway, Geremi on the wing in the system we play would be so absolutely wretched it's unbelievable.

Geremi was woeful yesterday, but then again so was most of our team (when in possession, we were good without the ball) to be fair. Do you not see how Milner just doesn't do enough though Jon? You want your wide players to be the ones that have that spark and make things happen, even if they have to lose the ball 8 times out of ten to make that something special happen. Milner just doesn't do it, he generally gets the ball and ends up moving it on to a team mate without really improving anything for the team, or perhaps whipping in the odd decent cross. That well and good if you're a central midfielder and that's your job description, but Milner isn't.

Very much agree with that, you need your wingers to be able to dribble the ball forward quickly when confronted with space and neither Milner nor Martins can do that at all, which is why we often resort to hopeful punts forward. Duff will improve us a lot in this respect when he gets back, I'd be very interested to see Duff on the right and N'Zogbia on the left either side of Viduka. Viduka, some say, isn't suited to the lone striker role, but this is only true if we're launching long balls at him. With a couple of players either side who can actually help us get the ball forward on the deck we'll get much more from Viduka as he can link the play fabulously as demonstrated with the move that won the penalty yesterday.

Err, quite normal as one turns from a young man into a mature man. I said ages ago that I think he has the attributes to take on a similar role as Henry did at Arsenal and I still believe it. In a couple of years he'll be an excellent player, imo. I think he's absolutely perfect for the left side of Sam's 4-3-3 system, the spot Milner has been playing in the last few games. He's dynamite when 1 on 1 with the full back, really drives at his man and can whip in some great early crosses. Also got an eye for goal too so I'd expect him to get a few goals from that position if he got a run of games there. As Jonny says, playing him at LB really isn't a good idea. He tries to make things happen too much, always trying to beat a man. At the back that's dangerous, but in advanced positions it's something you really need from one of your players and at the moment it's something none of our forward players can do, hence the reason we're largely quite shit going forward. Sad indictment that Milner was probably our most threatening player going forward yesterday, despite the fact that he had about two semi-dangerous contributions in the entire game and generally playing fairly shit.

Can we change the thread title perhaps?! Something "MAD~!" and over the top to go with the hype of "GRAND SLAM Sunday"!!!!!!

Aye, he'll be useful coming off the bench.

Rozenhal just looks very panicked to me. He and Cacapa aren't a great tandem, and barring the Pompey game Cacapa has been much the better of the two. As Dave said, Cacapa paired with Taylor/Faye should do well.

Hardly the middle of the show, it's the last thing before it finishes. You're just a big gay Setanta hater. Is it cos they is Irish?

I'm finding it funny, then I'm stoned out of it.

They've got Mourinho on Setanta now...

"Outshot them, outcrossed them", "we were in the box 30 times to their 10" (he repeated that again shortly after) What guff.

Only one team in it according to Lawrie Sanchez. Didn't think either team was in it myself.

Hard to use pace when you get f*** all in the ways of service, mate. Even when he does though, he generally doesn't play to his strengths. He should be a threat to knock the ball past his man and get don the wing, but I really don't recall him ever running at a full-back, ever. He's always trying to pick a clever pass or do something fancy, which he's simply not very good at. Headless chicken of the highest order tbh.

Very debatable if you ask me.. How exactly? Smith knocks the ball away, the man dives in and gets nowhere near the ball and takes Smith out.

It happens Dave. Setanta aren't great but it happens, cut them some slack like. No. Christ, lighten up maybe? I'm fine mate. Good to hear.

It happens Dave. Setanta aren't great but it happens, cut them some slack like. No. Christ, lighten up maybe?

It happens Dave. Setanta aren't great but it happens, cut them some slack like.

It's shocking what they've done to Monday Night Football in the NFL.

Yeah, you were sleep-posting earlier on.

Agree with that, I had Beye and Cacapa down as our best players. Milner and Martins were terrible down the flanks, never created a thing or looked like doing so. Delighted with the points though.

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See, Bouazza, while not great, can actually beat a man and make things happen. We lack that terribly from our wide men.