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If we are going to play 3 at the back i'd like to see: Given Ramage Bramble Taylor Milner Emre Butt N'Zogbia Parker Sibierski Martins I'd love to see Patterson get a game. Still no sign of Bernard? Why have him on our books?

Given Taylor Ramage Bramble Duff Butt Parker Milner N'Zogbia Sibierski Martins Lets be conservative. Spaniards play possesion football so lets be patient and play them at their own game. Martins and Sibierski should give us enough aerialy so we should use the flanks and get crosses in. It's vital that Parker and co get in their faces. Fancy Martins to bag a couple and us to turn a corner. 2-0

I'd keep Moore as a back up centre half. He's been our best defender since Woodgate and has been great asset to our back four. One of Greame Souness' only successes. Nobby will always be a good player to have at the club. He can offer so much to our young players on technique and proffesionalism. Hopefully, he will be offered another year at the club..... as a back up. We should really be looking to replace Sibierski. He's been a good pro and come up with a couple of goals for the cause but he still isn't of the quality we need at the club. I say we review the situation at the end of the year. I wish Bramble could perform consistently at the level he did yesterday but long since the day that i have any confidence of him doing so. He should be offloaded in january and replaced by Upson.

Who else in our team provides the threat he does? It boils down this: we hardly ever score. Our defence isn't as terrible as people would have you believe, but if we never score, the goals we concede are that much more costly. It may be a bitter pill to swallow for some given his past record/antics, but we do need Dyer right now. It's a team game, oui, but his value to the team at this moment in time outweighs any other at the club IMO including the Givens who can be replaced [e.g by Kruls ]... Dyer's role in the team is one only he can perform. It's an essential role for us to stay up, and our biggest weakness in his absence. Agreed.

because? I didn't see any of the game so i can't really argue against your comment but it does seem that pretty much every other poster who did see the game thinks the exact opposite Martins may not of had much end product (which most wouldn't have one their own) but lazy? Whta a load of shite! did he chase all over the pitch like dyer did?! and obviously since everyone else who saw the game disagrees with me im wrong?! as for much end product?! try none Yes. He just didn't drop as deep as Dyer and get involved with the midfield.

Oh dear. Classic. Why is it when people on this board disagree with something they fail to come up with reasons? Fair enough if you think i'm talking shite. Elaborate? Care to go first on why you think a player with a sadly extremely unreliable fitness record is the saviour of our season after a single game and goal? That's more like it! I think Dyer gives us something that no other player has gave us consistently throughout a match..... energy. So far this season we have looked lethargic and as if we have had one less man on the pitch. As long as Dyer is on the pitch, i feel there is a chance we will score. He opens the game up and plays others into the game. Against Man City he cam on and looked a different level of player, he did the same again today. Should he stay fit, i highley doubt he will get relegated.

because? I didn't see any of the game so i can't really argue against your comment but it does seem that pretty much every other poster who did see the game thinks the exact opposite Martins may not of had much end product (which most wouldn't have one their own) but lazy? Whta a load of shite!

Oh dear. Classic. Why is it when people on this board disagree with something they fail to come up with reasons? Fair enough if you think i'm talking shite. Elaborate?

Arsenal have no cutting edge whatsoever, if they did then we would have been spanked. Martins, Given and Dyer were impressive. I can't critisise the back four either, the put in a dogged performance and deserve their place next week. The only way we were going to get anthing our of this game was if we played like we did. Given- 10 Unbelieveable performance, Harper who? Taylor- 6.5 Constantly let down by Nobby on the right flank but did his job. At fault for the foul whgich led to the goal. Moore- 6.5 Led the back four well. Bramble- 7 We got titan rather than titarse today but how long before his next mistake. Ramage- 7 Playing out of position..... again. Future captain of the club.... mark my words. Nobby- 5 Passing was fine as usual but let us down defensively. Parker- 6 Gave the ball away far too often for our captain, below par against a good team. Butt- 6 Gave it his all. Offered something different to Emre. Duff- 6 Again, gave his all but to little avail in the attacking sense. Dyer- 9 Saviour of our season tbh. Kept the ball well and gave us a good goal on the counter. Martins- 8 A good outlet. Formed a decent partnership with Dyer.

yea i heard he was having an argument with martins over who was faster, apparently it got a bit out ov hand and martins walloped him blueyes.gif I reckon Dyer is faster like.

Not specific to the toon but this one had me in stitches at the weekend................... The're here, the're there, the're everyfukin where empty seats, empty seats.

Shits now are great. Easy to slip out.

Na Na Na....... na na na na....... na na na na....... Geordies!!!!

I hated the old shits.... even then. Our new ones are fit for champions. Now we just need the players.

Maybe. We don't have women officials in the premiership. bluebiggrin.gif

You are absolutely s**ting me. Thats the funniest thing i've ever read on these forums. ........ don't change the fact we have better fans. bluewink.gif 50,000 Topless Geordies can't be wrong.......... Glad you agree. We got scarves at the weekend,does liverpool hand out stereos or........

Hope roeder sees this as a good chance to follow suit.

He left because he wanted a new challenge.... there it is!

Could work as long as the Zog does his part of chasing and closing down. We could always use duffer. The Zog might want to impress his future boss though.

Heading north east apparently.

Given Ramage Taylor Moore Babayaro Butt Parker Dyer Milner N'Zogbia Martins Martins, Dyer, Milner and the Zog have enough pace to hit them on the break. N'Zogbia, Parker, Dyer and Milner have enough energy to close them down effectively for 70+ minutes. If we are still in the game by then we can throw shola on to put the cat amongst the pigeons.

Stealing course.

You are absolutely s**ting me. Thats the funniest thing i've ever read on these forums. Agreed. Apart from goalkeepers, they are far better from us in every department. I'd give anything to have their defence and midfield, infact there strikerforce is argueabley their weakest position. ........ don't change the fact we have better fans. bluewink.gif

Walked into a poll? More like he was punched by a team mate. blueyes.gif

Predictions? I reckon 1-2 King, Rossi and Duffa