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Calm down we will score, i'm sure of it.

Come on, keep the spirit, we can beat this lot.

Bugger

Guthrie and Beye back next week.

I'm not a believer in battlers win you games theory, i believe quality wins you games in this league. However, i'm hoping Smith and Butt show warrior spirit today because we need it. Owen and Oba WILL create chances but will they take them?

I think we will show a hell of alot of heart and desire in this game and with Oba and Owen up front we will get something out of it. Probably a draw.

A shocking thing to suggest that Liverpool get the decisions in Europe.

Depends on your manager and how you like to play. A Mourinho would be happy enough without his wingers blasting forward, a keegan would not.

I will never be convinced that Parker is a good footballer. His ability on the ball is terrible but TBF he had a bloody good engine on him. Guthrie has 10x his ability on the ball but lacks a bit in the engine side of things. Still, i know which way i would prefer it. 6m for Parker 1.5m for Guthrie

Doesn't come across as that sort of player at all, despite his exit from Mallorca. There maybe other clubs sniffing but the only way i see him leaving is if we get rrrr...rrrr.......rrrr...... na can't say it.

Park would balance our right side of midfield out wonderfully. Having two hard working wingers, with no lack of talent would be brilliant.

In that case i would go for: Harper Taylor Coloccini Bassong Enrique Butt Guthrie Taylor Jonas Loven Martins Depending on Owens fitness.

Why sign a winger and then play him in the centre of the park? Somewhere he has never played before (guess). All of Gutierrez's play is classic of a good winger, he dribbles, works hard for the team and try's to set up his opponents. The problem is that he hasn't been told where he can be most effective and this is once again down to poor man management. Someone needs to sit him down and tell him that he needs to get to the byline more often and then get his head up. I have no doubt in his ability to pass the ball form that range, he just needs to get his head up. Martins goal against Villa is the best example of Jonas potential from these situations.

With Oba and Loven up fornt we will get chances, that is clear from last night. However, with Geremi and Smith in midfield, they will have ball an awful lot too. Hopefully, they show a lack of firepower and we take our chances. Who returns for this game, just Owen?

That reminds me, how does the atmosphere sound? I would think our fans would be relatively roaring right now, or at least hope so... Sounds like we are doing the singing.

Speaks volumes for the attitude (of lack of it) from some of the senior players. Speaks volumes on how Butt and Ameobi can effect the team.

Keep the fucker locked.

Every minute without conceding deserves a celebration.

Fancy Gutierrez to have a good game and skin O'Shea.

Neither have the ability to play in the hole, i'd be asking both of them to drop deep and work hard. In the hope that they can make up with it with their pace. Will be interesting to see if we can get the ball off them, thank fuck Scholes isn't starting.

Viduka injured again?

Looks like the yellow bib theory has worked once more. Will be interesting to see how we line up. If it's 442 then we have two very pacey strikers.

Any team news?

messi is in a different class I honestly thought is was impossible for anyone to be "in a different class" to Ronaldo, because as we all know Ronaldo is a great player but since i've started watching him i've realised it's true. His ability to move with the ball so close to his feet, at the pace that he does, is uncanny to Maradona.

I've only seen him a coupld of times but he was always going to have great feet when his second name is Lua Lua. There is a huge question over whether he has the physicality for premierleague football. The ideal thing to do would be to give him a free role behind a striker when we are ahead in a game, the problem is that is no time soon.