Mick

Seriously, Ben Arfa is stronger with his left foot but his right foot is still as good as most right footers. He's a player that you can't force onto his weak foot and relax.

Based on what they've all done this season when playing.

Ranger is at least as good as Lovenkrands, certainly no further away than Krul is from Harper.

Lovenkrands is playing at the end of his career and is unlikely to improve, he ran about today and never looked like scoring and that is what he's in the side to do when playing up front. He wasn't bad today and he wasn't good either.

Ben Arfa is probably the most 2 footed player we've had here in years, random but true.

Tiote made 56 passes, 51 were to a team mate, brilliant and by far our best figures today. Edit, Nolan 27, 19. Barton 56, 37.

Our players being linked away is a sign that things are looking up, its now up to us to hold onto them. Tiote has gone from being a bit part player in Holland to starting every game in the Premiership, he'll be oK with that for now.

I did say drop Shola but you didn't mention him so I didn't. Both Nolan and Shola will struggle on Wednesday if they play the way they have when playing too many games in a short space of time.

I agree, I don't think we sign players because they have a resale value I think we've moved away from signing has-beens and we're much better off for that. I have a pride in most of our players now, I haven't felt like that for years.

Resale value or a future rather than a past?

Add Ben Arfa and Simpson, who I think will become a very good right back. We're getting close to having a first team that will compete at the top level and will challenge to qualify for Europe in a year or two.

I thought that he was poor against Accrington.

Nolan doesn't play well when he plays 2 games in 3 days.

Selling him would be moronic, he's one of the few but expanding number of players that we should be building a side around.

We would deserve to be shot with shit if we sold him, he's one of our best finds for years.

Routledge on the wing and stick Barton inside with Tiote, put Ranger in the middle in place of Shola.

I'd drop Nolan and Shola for Wedenesday as they're not up to 2 games in 3 days.

I thought that he was better than normal today, at least for a non-scoring game.

Fixed

I thought that we were by far the better team and should have won by a few more goals, I only remember Harper making 1 decent save. Other than that he had nothng to do even if they did hit the woodwork.

It was unlike him, he probably had a finger in his eye because I don't think he's the type to act.

Possibly but winning is all that matters.

He's had a good game today, I now expect him to be shit on Wednesday.

Jose wasn't at his best today, he looked like he's learned from the Man City game and has paced himself to play again on Wednesday.