Mick

I don't think you're being cynical, it makes sense and I'm sure we did the same last season.

He's grooming you, be very very worried.

Did you learn that one before or after uploading to Facebook?

Where's the I couldn't give a shit option?

I thought the "or so" was my get out of jail card, obviously not.

We're probably safe for a week or so, he'll not want to come on here while were doing OK and have to eat humble pie.

He's doing it 4 times this season, first and last home games plus the mackems and smoggies unless he was already booked for any of those dates before the fixtures came out.

I would go with a very positive side against Bolton and look to blow them away. Given Beye Coloccini Taylor Enrique Gutierrez Butt Guthrie N'Zogbia Owen Martins I don't think Bolton could live with that side attacking them and I don't think that we would have to do much defending if we get straight at them. I would be happy to see that 11 play most games with the exception of a replacement for Butt.

The only discussion here is how stupid the press look again, how has it gone from a pay cut to a pay rise in such a short time? It just proves that you can't take anything they print seriously, not that the obvious should need saying.

Idiots.

I few cretins seem to have slept through the weekend by the looks of it.

Was it too much alcohol?

I was just about to post that.

Given has been a very good keeper for us, I don't think anybody would doubt that, Harper rarely gets a chance to prove how good he is but when he's been given a run of games he's played well.

Harper hasn't been shit, he's had his faults but he's rarely had a run of games to prove what he can do.

Harper hasn't had the chance year after year, that's not his fault and it hasn't always been down to form either.

Given at his best isn't streets ahead of Harper at his best, the difference is minimal and they both have strengths and weaknesses. Given has had one good game, let's see him do it week after week.

Oh dear.

Whatever.

Harper hit form because he had a run of games, something he rarely gets.

The difference is minimal when both are fit and both have had a few games, the bit in bold is stupid.

His last operation just might have worked, I hope so for his sake, not just ours.

I would have picked Harper to play against Man U because I didn't think Given was capable of the performance he put in, it's a long time since he played that well and I hope he can maintain that form. I feel sorry for Harper because he's a good keeper who deserves more games than he's had here but he might be waiting a while for his next start.

I hope we do, I think we would have beaten Man U with him instead of Duff. I know it might not work but I'm confident that it would with Keegan picking the team.