Yorkie

If there is any one player at this club who i think will never leave (well, in the near future), it's Parker.

It was a bit of a dive tbh.

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Do you honestly think he deserves to be even tried on the left wing ahead of zog and duff? I don't think there would have been any harm in it in the Carling Cup game. Duff was rested and N'Zogbia was in the middle...

Luque is abymsal upfront. He needs to be tried out on the left wing! The Carling Cup game was ideal for that and i was really disappointed not to see him make an appearance.

No, that shirt's just too big for him.

Fantastic. Now Arsenal have to pay for him! :wink: He'll be a great player for us.

Harper Carr --- Ramage --- Taylor --- Duff Solano --- Parker --- Emre --- N'Zogbia Martins --- Rossi As it stands, with all matches and performances added up, that's our best team in my opinion. I still like Shola though, and woul dbe tempted to drop one of Martins or Rossi. probably Rossi. I'd drop Emre for Dyer though when he's fully fit. Dyer will help the two strikers immensely, as without having Emre - we lose the wayward long balls, and with Dyer - we get balls played on the floor. Carr's played well in his last few games, and credit to the guy. He's come under so much stick from the fans, in spite of Roeder's crazy and blinkered comments earlier in the season. Taylor and Ramage have also improved just recently and Duff has played his best game for us, rather depressingly, at left-back. Just keep Moore and Bramble out of the team. I just think both of them are bad news and are poor players. Taylor and Ramage have potential at the back there, and i think they can do well together - so long as they play!

Notts Co v Wycombe - Notts County... that's a total guess. Both are doing well. Spurs v Port Vale - Spurs will win that easily. Brum v Liverpool - Liverpool will win that easily. Chelsea v Villa - Tough one, but i think Chelsea will beat them, and that's good news cos i fancied Villa. Watford v Newcastle - I think we'll beat them but we have to be careful. Chesterfield v Charlton - Charlton will win that reasonably comfortbaly. Southend v Man Utd - Man Utd will cruise this one. Everton v Arsenal - Everton will beat Arsenal's reserves.

I think we have the players capable of qualifying for Europe. There's potential in our backline, despite how shite it is at the moment. O'Neill is one of the best managers in the business at turning bad players into good players; prime example: Matty Elliott. We've got two or three Matty Elliott originals back there at the moment.

Sven Goran Eriksson would get us, aswell as plenty other clubs in this division, into Europe. He's got a cracking record as a club manager. If Roeder were to go (highly doubtful at this point i know), i'd be pleased if we got him.

Agreed!

We've got Champions League prospects. Well, we would do with a better manager.

How did Babayaro play last night?

I think Dyer will help Oba immensely. Well, more the fact that Emre will be dropped is the thing that will help Oba. Emre has been guilty of playing wayward long balls that are simply far too long, added to the fact that we are shite in the air. Ameobi can't hold up the ball, despite his strength and presence, and i don't know where Sibierski got this reputation about heading the ball amazingly well. Martins is supposed to be the guy that is running onto these 'headers' from the opposite strikers... unfortunately, he's had nothing to run onto, which is why we should cut out this mindless long-ball shit - and Emre has been our most guilty player because of it. Dyer is one that will play the ball on the ground, like Zoggy, like Nobby, unlike Emre. I think with Dyer being in the centre of midfield will help Oba and his partner significantly. Oba's movement has been poor, i agree, but no way have i given up on him yet. He's been unlucky infront of goal, but he's clearly got goals in him.

Can't afford to let him go. Our midfield's got good strength in depth and it would be pointless selling him, because we'd have to replace him. And we've got other priorities.

Definitely. Ease him back into the side.

25,000 people. That's a lot of people. Don't really care if it's our lowest attendance. It's not a bad attendance at all considering the circumstances. The weather, the opposition, the current run of form, the prices, the competition, the teamsheet... 25,000s a decent turn-out for such a game, i reckon.

He's a cracking player and really does add so much to our team when he plays. I didn't seem the game last night and i didn't really see how he played, however, on the ITV 'highlights', i saw him make a really good run into the box and have a shot from close range. His finishing's always been shite though. :wink: I'd drop Emre (even though i feel he's having a decent season, just an infuriating) for Dyer, as i feel the Parker-Dyer combo will work. Plus, Dyer works really well with Nobby Solano, and with Nobby, you're always guaranteed a decent ball into the box, whereas with Milner - you never know. What the hell was our midfield line-up yesterday? It said on the teamsheet that it was N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt*, Nobby... who played where? Was Zoggy in the centre? I've only ever seen him play shite in the centre... how did he do today? Baring in mind that he's seemed to have lost all ability to cross the ball... The midfield is looking very good all-round now that Dyer is back in the squad. I hope to God that he stays fit. *EDIT

I'm sure he'll be fine.

It wasn't good but i think the criticism is a bit over the top. I think everybody dives at some points, or just goes over the top, the bad thing was - he's crap at diving! He's young and inexperienced as of yet, and i'm sure it will get out of his game. If he doesn't get rid of it, i'm sure the likes of Roeder will drill it out of him.

Was Taylor at right-back then last night?

ITV + Man Utd = wankfest.

How do you know? did your mate Graeme ring you up and tell you that? Ah that old chesnut. Ahaha, what a laugh. Not. :roll: Get a fucking grip.

Oh God yeah, he should be ashamed. I mean no one else dives. :roll: Yeah he dived, it's not nice, but he didn't get booked and i'm not complaining. He won't do it again.