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Owen will play when we play 4-4-2. In spite of our success at Bolton, i anticipate we'll start more games with a 4-4-2 than a 4-5-1*, and Owen will play then. Either way, it'll be a rather splendid situation to be able to bring on a Martins or a Milner or a Smith and switch the formation at the drop of a hat, depending on the state of play. *What's great is that we have a versatile enough squad that our players will fit nicely into either formation.

Sorry, but what professional footballer can hit 'one ball too many' in shooting practise? Stick him on the bench for Villa. Not a chance he warrants a starting place.

I really, really like this player. Absolute bargain that is.

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... Waiting for this to degenerate into argument ... Happy Birthday Al!

They're out of connection anyway. So are you in regards to the forums.

If it means we can splash out on a right-back then i'm not against it. Know very, very little about the player though.

Someone shit who we can absolutely pulverise, s'il vous plais. Accrington or Morecambe at home would be great, cheers. Never really works like that, though. We'll get Chelsea at some point anyway so it doesn't really matter.

Certainly two good acquisitions that would be. One of them absolutely needless. Last thing we need is a centre-mid.

------------------------------------- Given -------------------------------------- Solano ---------------- Taylor ------------ Rozehnal -------------- Enrique Milner ---------------- Geremi ------------ Barton ---------------- N'Zogbia ------------------------- Viduka ----------- Owen ----------------------------- and/or ------------------------------------- Given -------------------------------------- Solano ---------------- Taylor ------------ Rozehnal ------------ N'Zogbia ------------------------------------ Geremi ------------------------------------- ----------------------- Barton ----------------- Smith ------------------------- -- Martins ------------------------------------------------------------ Milner -- ------------------------------------ Viduka -------------------------------------- When all fully fit, IMO.

Aye. It's not like the squad he fielded today won them the Premier League or anything.

Knee-jerk.

Aye, could be argued that it's a too busy a period for such 'leisure' activities - and as i said before, Mort probably wouldn't go aswell. But then, i'm probably just too big a fan of conspiracies.

Allardyce and Mort don't have a day-to-day relationship. Why would Mort tag along aswell? I like to speculate.

Brown. He playing today? Would be a likely possibility if the news is accurate...

If Chelsea score again i'll be annoyed.

Always fancied going to Barca or Milan for an away game - preferably the semi-final of the champions league I meant in the EPL. Never been to one myself. I've been to the San Siro though, albeit empty. A Milan/Roma game (which apparantely generates a more ferocious atmosphere than a Milan derby), i anticipate would be as intimidating as fuck. It's a simply vast stadium.

He must be a fucking die hard Chelsea fan, then.

What IS the best away day, then?

St John Hall.

Too late to enter?

Shame he ain't a matchwinner or owt, isn't it.

Brilliant free-kick from Gerrard. Christ - that was inch perfect.

I don't know why we're even bothered tbh. As has been said, goals happen. They scored one and we scored three. Sorted.