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Baring injuries, can you see him getting much game time? Yeah, he'll play when he's needed. I can still see him scoring at least another 7 or 8 this season. This is essentially my point. When is he needed? Barring injury he doesn't do what people on here think he does. Or not for me anyway. This 'outlet' and 'good in the air' stuff, I'm yet to see it this season like. He cost is points at villa and could have cost us the win at Norwich through through being s thick c***. Cost us the win against Villa even though he didn't concede the orignal corner, nor did he concede the 2nd corner that they actually scored from. Not to mention he didn't lose his man or flap at the cross. As for the Norwich game, he's one of the very reasons we won it due to their CB's absolutely shitting themselves at his presence. Absolutely ridiculous comment to even make. I missed the Norwich game and have only seen the sky footage of the last two goals, so I'll accept your point on that, he still could easily have been flagged for the last though.

Baring injuries, can you see him getting much game time? Yeah, he'll play when he's needed. I can still see him scoring at least another 7 or 8 this season. This is essentially my point. When is he needed? Barring injury he doesn't do what people on here think he does. Or not for me anyway. This 'outlet' and 'good in the air' stuff, I'm yet to see it this season like. He cost is points at villa and could have cost us the win at Norwich through through being s thick c***. Cost us the win against Villa even though he didn't concede the orignal corner, nor did he concede the 2nd corner that they actually scored from. Not to mention he didn't lose his man or flap at the cross. As for the Norwich game, he's one of the very reasons we won it due to their CB's absolutely shitting themselves at his presence. Absolutely ridiculous comment to even make. Maybe I'm too negative on him because I'm disappointed as I thought he'd be better, but he could easily have been flagged for the last goal at Norwich, and he was nothing short of horseshit against villa, that stupid flick especially. Would love to be proved wrong, but as I said originally, I don't think rafa trusts him, and I don't blame him.

Baring injuries, can you see him getting much game time? Yeah, he'll play when he's needed. I can still see him scoring at least another 7 or 8 this season. This is essentially my point. When is he needed? Barring injury he doesn't do what people on here think he does. Or not for me anyway. This 'outlet' and 'good in the air' stuff, I'm yet to see it this season like. He cost is points at villa and could have cost us the win at Norwich through through being s thick cunt. My opinion is rafa doesn't trust him, and I can't see how that changes without minutes on the pitch, which he isn't getting. I've only seen the majority of games he's played this season from the stands, so I haven't rewatched footage etc, but he doesn't won anywhere near enough headers to justify this 'outlet' tag. If he was brought on because we were getting 'killed in the air' against villa then he didn't do his job, because he didn't win fuck all, and that's a familiar pattern imo.

Wheeey.

He doesn't win anywhere near enough headers for his size,certainly not enough to become the 'outlet' you talk of. That more clear? Watch the villa footage, see how many he wins to justify being brought on 'because they were killing us in the air'. From the stands, I counted 0. Could be wrong.

He was giving a talk at the city library. I say 'giving a talk', it was a debate about a new building project him and Giggs are trying to get passed. It's being met with lots of resistance from locals and he's having to try to talk them round.

Maybe you're right. Just seemed a tad odd to me, more so because I watched him warm up for pretty much the entire 45 mins.

Have you been reading the Chronicle? http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitezs-decision-leave-aleksandar-12046018 IMO, he wasn't used because he wasn't needed. If it was still 0-0 at 65/70 minutes then we'd have seen him. But we were controlling the game and didn't need to change anything which is why the subs came on late. He'll have a part to play this season, but he cant drop Gayle when he is scoring so many goals. Aye, he was brought on against Norwich becuase we needed to break them down and against Rotherham becuase they'd won about 40 corners. Probably the same thinking against Villa too as they were killing us in the air for the last 20 minutes. He gives us an outlet to hit when under pressure as well. 2-0 up against Barnsley he's probably thinking the pace of Atsu, Diame and Gayle can get in behind. He's got to start winning headers to become that outlet you mention.

Have you been reading the Chronicle? http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitezs-decision-leave-aleksandar-12046018 IMO, he wasn't used because he wasn't needed. If it was still 0-0 at 65/70 minutes then we'd have seen him. But we were controlling the game and didn't need to change anything which is why the subs came on late. He'll have a part to play this season, but he cant drop Gayle when he is scoring so many goals. I didn't say drop gayle, it's obvious he can't at the minute, but the game was won and he'd warmed up for the majority of the second half. Why not stick him on if he likes him? Hard to see where his game time will come from imo. Don't think rafa feels he can trust him and that can only change with game time. Game time he isn't getting.

spoke volumes that he wasn't used at all last night imo. Can't see much of a future at rafa's nufc for him unless something dramatically changes.

Superb tonight. Best player on the park by a distance.

is he still injured?

Don't think Allardyce would go back. He'd he mad to. He was apparently getting frustrated at lack of transfer activity before England came calling, can't see him heading back there like.

One defeat in 12 in all comps. 10 of those wins. Long may it continue.

When do we play Derby at home? early feb.

<b>Didn't have the decency to resign.</b> f*** him. Always funny! I know. As if anyone would walk away from a massive payout. http://b.smimg.net/13/35/ruud-gullit.jpg fair point, but those that do are in the massive minority. Hence I never get how anyone expects a manager to do it. I've many things to hold a grudge with mcclaren over, 'not having the decency to resign' isnt one of them.

i wasn't talking about that bit to be fair, i was on about the part in bold. I agree, fuck him, he was total shit, but i don't blame him for not resigning. I wouldn't have walked either.

<b>Didn't have the decency to resign.</b> f*** him. Always funny! I know. As if anyone would walk away from a massive payout.

back at derby according to sky.

Couldn't agree more. I'd swap Rafa to be me dad, and Keegan to be my mad uncle. It's getting a bit RAWK in here, HawK. Well don't just stand there and gawk. Get stuck in, go on, grab a fawk

More a case of him wanting a specific job in this country imo.

Eh? Has he played for psv yet?

Exactly the same. Took them upstairs at 1-0, came down to see we've conceded at half time again. Bastard

nah. England worked out perfectly for him, he was apparently fed up with lack of transfers/funds. the mackems are fucked man, he won't go back there. my opinion is, if he loses his england job now (dont think he will), stoke or west brom will be his next stop.