Mick

He's been here for more than 2 years, I would expect him to have had a couple of good games.

I can't stand Hughton; I think he's a spineless bastard. To be fair to him he's got what he was given but he's now got a month to do something with that midfield and if he doesn't then he's as bad as I think he is. Our biggest weakness is through the middle and that's why the third bottom team can dominate us. We constantly hit long balls because our midfield is shit and don't make space to collect a ball and lose it when we do. Nolan scores but he's terrible during normal play and I would rather have somebody in there dictating play than scoring a few goals and allowing us to be pissed all over by a below than average team. I'll not waste my time on Nicky Butt, he should be put down, that's all that needs to be said about him.

Barton hasn't done it so far, he owes us big time.

Nicky Butt and Kevin Nolan are terrible central midfielders. Kevin Nolan makes up for it with his goals, Nicky Butt doesn't.

Coloccini timed that well.

Brilliant save from Harper, we're getting pissed on now.

You can forgive him that considering everything else he brings to the game.

1-2 Shola

Nolan

Our central midfield is pure shit.

1-0 down

A good read if anybody has a spare 5 minutes. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news//2009/12/24/andrew-robson-talks-about-christmas-without-sir-bobby-61634-25461993/

Merry Christmas to everybody, I hope we all get what we want.

It's the logic you use so it's never going to be great.

Funny you should mention Pancrate, he must be shite because Sheffield United had him on trial and didn't offer him a contract.

It's a slow news day and it was either that or peeling carrots and spuds.

No, you're completely wrong, I watched the Argentina game and he was taking set pieces and no I didn't edit the Guardian website. A quick search of google for Peru v Argentina and the top search result has Nobby taking set pieces. 38 min Peru finally get into the Argentine half and get a free-kick in a good position on the left wing, but Nobby Solano of all people punts it miles past the far post. 47 min Vargas hits the bar for Peru! Solano on the right drills a corner deep to Vargas, 30 yards out, and he slashes across a beautiful left-footed volley that just grazes the fingers of the keeper Romero before thudding off the bar.

We also won the Anglo Italian Cup in 1973.

By the sounds of it you've seen as much of the Peruvian Primera Division games as Ronaldo has seen Peruvian Internationals when Nobby "wasn't taking set pieces."

Cambrian, I think.

He was before my time, RIP.

Then he obviously wasn't referring to you.

Not guilty.

I haven't spoiled any and only corrupted 1 for a couple of minutes before changing it back.

He was taking free kicks and corners, which set pieces didn't he take?