Nate

I'd play Lua Lua and drop Milner, who has been dreadful of late. We're going to need pace on the break against Arsenal and Kazenga, although only having made two short cameo appearances, has looked as though he might be able to provide that, we already know Milner cannot.

Tremendous goal from Tunisia. 2-2.

Abdoulaye Faye. Monstrous in appearance and a bit mental - remember when he started twatting the dugout sits earlier in the season? Although you'd have to back Barton in an actual street fight with any of the names mentioned.

I mentioned Reo-Coker's performance earlier in this thread, he has an unbelievable engine. It's a shame Agbonlahor didn't play him in when you were 2-1 up, he deserved to score the winner.

A dominating defensive midfielder with all of Faye's attributes is harder to find than a centre-back with them. I would therefore keep him in central midfield and look to bring in someone of van Buyten or Campbell's ilk to partner Caçapa at the back for the rest of the season. Taylor has done well in recent weeks, and if we couldn't get a centre-back in i would still play Faye in midfield and keep him in defence, but in the long term i don't think he's good enough to be a permanent fixture in the first team.

Reo-Coker has been very impressive.

There's the best goal Marlon Harewood will ever score.

Martins booked for diving.

Yakubu, Kanu and Martins up front, should be interesting...

Milner is not good enough to be a regular in the first team on either flank. If he's not happy to be back up then sell him.

I think Man Utd would accept a bid that would see them break even on Carrick, though. He would be an excellent signing for us, just what we need.

Owen is the better footballer, and would score far more goals in a top team. For us, however, i'm beginning to think Martins is more effective. Despite him being poor positionally, panicked in possession and lacking in composure in front of goal, he gives us something. His chasing down of defenders, strength on the ball and most importantly his pace - which does scare defences, even if he doesn't know how to use it - completely change the balance of our side. This was painfully evident when he was replaced by Owen against Chelsea and again against Man City, and the reason we have looked bereft of any cutting edge whatsoever in the last two league games. When Martins returns i would partner him with Owen for a run of games, something we're still yet to see, and use Viduka as an impact sub.

Not only is Dennis Wise possibly the most unsuited person in football to a DoF role i can think of, but hasn't Keegan already stated he doesn't want one?

Ameobi has been doing it for years, that or just fouling every time there is any chance of him getting the ball. Milner wasn't great but I don't think he was awful. He hasn't really looked up to it for most of the season though, hopefully young Lua Lua will give him a bit more of a push for competition or a new signing. Still rate him and think he has a lot of potential with the qualities he does have he just needs to do more. I'd like to see him given a run of games in the centre, with N'Zogbia and Duff on the wings. He does show some good technical ability but this season he's been absolutely hopeless at taking the ball past a player out wide. He could also be suffering from fatigue considering how many games he has played in the last 12 months, i think Kazenga has shown enough now for Milner to be rested in at least one of the games at the Emirates.

Why did Ameobi repeatedly run into defenders, fall over and then look gormlessly at the referee in hope of being given a penalty? We desperately needed him to attack crosses and i can only remember him doing so on one occasion. Milner was awful too, he hasn't looked anywhere near good enough to be a regular at this level for quite some time now.

i just cannot figure this one out - who is the third? owen and martins... and then? Viduka. He will need to be replaced soon but currently i would rather have him in the team than Defoe. What did Viduka do, since his arrival... Yeah I know about his ability to hold the ball up, but it's very ineffective. I am disappointed with him so far... 5 league goals in 11 starts isn't bad for a 32 year old on a free transfer. Anyway, it was just the 'bordering on unrealistic' comment i was disagreeing with. For the money we'd have to spend on Defoe there are plenty of better strikers available.

i just cannot figure this one out - who is the third? owen and martins... and then? Viduka. He will need to be replaced soon but currently i would rather have him in the team than Defoe.

Jermain Defoe is bordering on unrealistic? There are three better striker than him at the club already.

If we are going to go on a Chelsea-eque spending spree Berbatov would be a good place to start. http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00375/Berbatov_375683a.jpg

They're going to Anfield.. Maybe not, 3-1.

'Inventive, energetic, attacking play'

Havant 2-0 Swansea

Cannot believe it.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/01/16/black_widow_shearer_answerable.html