Mick

I think he knows that, it did sound as if he might use one system and stick to it rather than changing.

Ballack was mentioned as the odd one out, it wasn't easy taking everything in as I was driving through a strange City and it was pissing down so my mind was on the road as much as the radio.

It wasn't easy taking everything in as I was driving through a rain sodden Sheffield at the time. He said Shevchenko would probably get more games at the expense of Ballack, or something like that.

Mourinho was saying that he thought it would be more effective if he went to 4-4-2.

Mourinho on 5 live a couple of Fridays ago.

Chelsea might be going back to 4-4-2 this season.

I doubt Wigan would sell to us anyway.

You've just been put on the waiting list for a frontal labotamy, you'll thank me in years to come, when you're over the worst.

No idea.

My mistake, I thought it was our coaching set up.

That thread's a f****** embarassment for everyone taking part on both sides. That's what I though, I started reading and just closed it down, one set of idiots V another set of idiots, it looked evenly matched.

Woops.

Try the modify button.

If he fails here that will be where he ends up anyway, as this is his big club chance.

Nowt wrong with what you said anyway. Edit, shit stirring bastard.

I'd sell Duff in January if anybody was daft enough to give us our money back.

He wasn't.

I don't usually do this fantasy football shite but here goes. I'd sell Carr and Babayaro and try to get £1 million to bring my kitty to £16 million, I'd try to bring in Hyppia for £2 million and Lahm for £14 million, if not then I'd probably try and get Gallas who was moaning about Arsenal earlier in the month just after they lost Henry, try £6 million which is about right for a class 30 year old, leaving £10 million for a left back, try a bid for Bridge.

Being worse off defensively than last year is debatable, Bramble will not grace/disgrace our defence this season, Moore has gone but hardly kicked a ball and we didn't have Gooch this time last year. On the other hand we've brought in a replacement for Bramble although we don't know how well he'll fit in but the signs look good so far. On top of that we're not relying on Carr on the right as Nobby has proven since this time last year that he can do a job on the right side of our defence and we have Geremi who can also play in that position. We've also got the kids who have more experience than this time last year and we have a manager who will probably see that Edgar will make a much better left back than Huntington. I would say we are on a par with this time last year with our defence, at worst.

Funds must have been given to Allardyce or he wouldn't even be talking to players, it looks like things are stalling at the stage where wages are concerned and I have no idea why that is, maybe we've now got a wage structure or agents are seeing TV money and are going way OTT when trying to negotiate contracts. None of us know.

If one newspaper comes out with a quote from an unknown club source they all jump on it and use the same source, I'd take any of that with a huge pinch of salt. As for the getting into the papers for all of the wrong reasons, you can't pin that one on Ashley or Mort. We do need to see players coming in but I'd rather not see another Boumsong, Owen or Luque farce.

I understand that the question is still probably bouncing around in the void between your lugs

Who said Liverpool had shit directors?

You've been watching GM too much.

To be fair to Chez, he was reacting to being told he usually wrote shite about football.