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Perch vs Lennon Mind you, rather Perch than Kadar. Kadar vs Walcott wasn't pretty. For all Kadar is a decent centre half I don't think he has the pace to be a fullback, though I think the club see him as a left back worryingly.

Probably Coloccini's if he keeps turning his back on play Sorry? Knew that would anger you. For me, he turned his back on the third goal against City, hence the ball went in off his back. It's not a new thing with him, he quite often does it. I seem to remember Shearer bring it up on MOTD after we got beat at West Ham in the relegation season and I've looked out for it since. EDIT: That and I quoted the wrong post. I meant to quote this:

Probably Coloccini's if he keeps turning his back on play

Fair point.

Big Sam will have enough money in compo to buy a club by that point. Then he'll never leave.

Always cringe when one of the coaches/assistants are put in charge midway through a season, usually spells dissapointment. Obviously someone will point out Roeder made us awesome for 4 months but firstly, he was with the youth team, and secondly we were in freefall and down in about 15th. There wasn't anything greatly wrong with Blackburn's results, and none of the players seem that pleased that big Sam has gone.

It's always bad news for a player when Lawro lists your redeeming features and one of them is "he knows how to run"

Depends really, as a striker I quite often look for the megs, keepers spread themselves and it's often too tempting of a gap to ignore. However if it's flukey then yes, I agree.

Houllier: The mistake we made was conceding the second goal. He's on the ball this bloke

Who squealed like a pig in that Spurs celebration?

Bet Nolan loved those highlights. Tiote passes the ball off him, goal. Carroll smacks a shot off him, goal kick. Nolan curls a lame effort, straight at the keeper. Header back across by Carroll, Nolan barely gets on the end of it. Ranger knocks down, Nolan puts it wide. The highlights make it seem like they had 3 attacks 3 goals with one or two speculative efforts thrown in. I don't recall Krul making a save. One of those days I guess.

With this game being so soon after the last, I assume if Spurs appeal Defoe's red he'll be allowed to play this?

So now we're (supposed to be) halfway through the season, can anybody make any sense of it yet? We're somehow 9th when I feel like we rarely win, but I suppose that's the trouble with a poor home record. Fulham, West Ham, Wolves & Wigan seem the definite strugglers, and Birmingham too but they don't seem to ever get mullered or play particularly badly. Villa are absolutely toss, they've just lost at home to a team that had 10 men for an hour. They've got injuries everywhere and the bairns, whilst talented, aren't up to it yet. Probably won't go down but they've got a manager who I doubt very many fans like, and probably won't see out the season if this continues, though I'm sure brummie will have a more accurate view of things. Blackpool are a team to keep an eye on as well, they've got so many games in hand because of their postponements, I can see it catching up with them when they have to play 2 games a week later on in the season, hopefully add a few FA cup replays to that or something and they'll be shagged out by March.

Good luck with Village Idiot. Don't forget Wearside

Boselli is absolutely shit. I went to Hartlepool vs Wigan and said that night he wouldnt amount to anything. Certainly not seen anything to change that view 4 months on

The Indian owners blatantly want Hughton

Gary and Manish on holiday in the same week, what is the world coming to

How the fuck have Stoke lost this?

QPR are like every online player ever. Give it to best player. Do tricks. Lose.

At least Souness had achieved something worthwhile in the game, this knacker has not and will not

On the plus side, Ronaldo will be on holiday for at least a week.

That'd be fantastic, drop Tiote for Mullins, it's the only way to take this club forward. Quashie will be with us soon

Is he having a flashback of being at the opticians? Must have missed that Specsavers advert "Shouldn't have been a cunt"