Ashley17

He's on

John O'Shea is unbeaten in something like 22 games against us. It's mad.

Look at the losses: 0-3 - di Canio, our players were shagged after UEFA cup QF loss, ended the game with 6 up front. Easy to forget Cisse had an equaliser incorrectly disallowed 2-1 Poyet arrives, we have Williamson and Dummett as our only centre halves. Ffs. 0-3. Cabaye leaves, everybody livid. Williamson and Taylor at CB 0-1. Pardew has everybody up front by the end, game where both sides missed a lot of chances. Alnwick in net. 1-0 Defoe wonder strike but awful game of football. Janmaat at CB with Williamson, Colback and R Taylor full backs. Not excuses as we deserved to lose every one of those games with the possible exception of last seasons home defeat, but it will be nice if nothing goes awry in the run up to this one

Just think this idiot is reffing the derby

Sure - but I prefer the oppositions wingers not to be able to cross the ball under absolutely no pressure. That might be about more than formation but it is a real problem for us That was happening when we had actual wingers playing wide too. Sissoko second half actually did his job and we didn't concede, first half he barely bothered tracking their left back and Janmaat isn't the best defender in the first place. Did Gini ever play wide in Holland?

Great block led to our 3rd goal. Otherwise don't remember him doing much except the usual backwards and sideways stuff

Didn't it happen in a Euro 2008 game? Seem to remember Holland being involved, some defender was way off the pitch but was deemed to be playing everybody onside

Hopefully Sagna gets the assist added, seems harsh he hasn't got it

Sagna should play now both kolarov and clichy are out

Goal music

Do we know where Darlow is yet? There's only us could have a sub keeper who's knacked himself doing nout

We weren't last season, doubt this will be any different.

Can't say I agree, we were utterly shite once the honeymoon period wore off. Mind you he inherited the likes of Owen and Martins who didn't fit his system. But above all, he signed Alan Smith

Gawd, the time wasting and things when they go ahead. That prick Larsson will be everywhere. Just a horrible cunt of a manager

McClaren went up against Allardyce for the England job, didn't he? Seem to remember it being a two horse race at the time. Grim.

"I've got to.... kick Olof Mellberg up the arse!?"

It's fucking Greece man. Winning the thing in 2004 seems to have cemented them in the top seedings despite being utter garbage. Finally that's all gone to shit so we might not have them stinking up a tournament for a few years now

Fucking hell. Happy Christmas

Fucking hell. Maybe they didn't have someone lined up afterall

Depends how badly he wants work, I don't suppose he's short of a quid or two based on the payoff he got from us alone. On the other hand it's not like many people want his brand of football anymore, and he proved with us you can't organise shite in 6 months. Especially if you sign David Rozenhal

They could appoint Mr fucking Blobby it wouldn't matter, they'd still beat us. Poyet came in after an International break, lost 5-0 to Swansea and still beat us. It's beyond a joke, really.

101 with Coutinho to come. I'll only have 10 players thanks to Sagna being dropped and Targett and Muniesa getting nowhere near their respective teams these days, but whatever.

Fucking hell. Never try.

Sack whoever sanctioned this being televised

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