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Yup, and a whole chunk of that problem should be rectified once we have one of the world's most natural finishers back in the team next season.

Pretty much sums it up for me aswell. Only until the Man City game really, i wanted him to stay. But the recent run of results and pitiful performances from the manager have got me thinking otherwise. We're not going to go anywhere with him in charge. A few weeks ago i said he had the strengths and i thought he would get better, especially with his own squad, but i just don't think he's up to it. Like i say - we'll go nowhere with this man in charge. Give the money to someone competent to spend.

Cock and bull tbh. Most will stay because he won't be able to bring much else in.

Think i'm starting to realise. Here we go: Roeder out.

Really was a nonsense performance from the boss. Unbelievably stupid.

Hull 4-0 up against Southend with 37-year-old Dean Windass getting a hattrick. My mate's there... gettin!

2-0... super duper Matt Oakley.

Woop!

Absoltuely no contest - Onyewu. Melan's post was a very good one - it was spot on. We've watched Bramble, for the past five years here 'develop' into nothing, and not fulfilled any potential that we may have had. He's not going to get any better - he's the same player now as what he was in 2002. Shit. If he was going to improve, and turn in to this player that so many people claim is sublime, then he would have done it by now. He's going to be 26 next season, he's hardly a whippersnapper. Gooch on the other hand, has a similar potential to Bramble, and he's a bit younger. He's come from other shores, and he hasn't been especially bad. He's been a bit ropey but then he's played with a different backline in every game, and he's never played in the Premiership beforehand. No-brainer for me, but i know that Roeder will keep Bramble on. It's inevitable.

I was there at that game, Valerenga. He was awful.

Even if Carr were to go, which won't happen, we'd have cover in the area anyway with Taylor and Ramage - albeit fairly shoddy. But Nobby is very accomplished in that position, and although he's getting on a bit now, he doesn't get that many injuries. I'd be happy to see him installed as the first choice right-back, so that we can focus the cash on more pressing defensive needs. It's the other wing that needs serious investment. If i were to bring in a right-back though, my first pick would be Glen Johnson, although i can imagine he'd have quite a few suitors after a good season with Portsmouth. Justin Hoyte from Arsenal will be available, i think. Don't know an awful lot about him but he's fairly highly rated. A lot of developing to do aswell so might be a decent investment.

Aye, forgot to mention.

Cos Bellamy was ace on the wing. He loved it there n'all IIRC.

Lampard has been utter dross for England, for absolutely ages now. Gerrard and Lampard have shown on lots and lots and lots and lots of occassions now, that they cannot be accommodated together. One of them is dropped, and the better one blossoms. --- The game itself was pretty shit in all honesty, and i am certainly not feeling any more optimistic about the England national team, just because of that second half performance. The first half was apalling, and the second half was decent. It was alright. But we should have been 3-0 up against Andorra inside 30 minutes, never mind 92 minutes. It still simply wasn't good enough for me. I wouldn't say that he got the line-up wrong, wouldn't say that at all, but it was still pretty negative. Pass after pass after pass, and we weren't really going anywhere. We penetrated a bit more in the second half but it was largely the same. This was Andorra for crying out loud. Aye - they had ten men behind the ball at all times, but we're England and tonight - we accommodated three (arguably) world class players. The rest out there tonight, week in week out, are regarded as good-to-great. We had far more skill and quality than this team of part-timers, and we should be beating these teams by significant margins. But anyhow - a win is a win, and one might hope that this should get us back on track. There's a long wait for the next fixtures, but regardless, the players will be feeling a lot better. We've got Estonia next, who are shite - and then the two home games. Both of which are absolutely crucial - Israel and Russia. Both of them are decent sides, but if we are far superior to both of them, realistically - we should be beating them. For where we want to be - that needs to be nine points. Though i don't anticipate that - i anticipate more McClaren mediocrity. The FA wants hanging for his appointment. Absolutely no idea how they expected him to improve our situation - when he was a pivotal figure in Sven's very ordinary reign. And what's more - how is Steve McClaren, former York/Hull/middle-of-the-road player, going to eclipse the achievements of someone who won the Serie A, the Cup Winners Cup and twice the Coppa Italia? Crazy appointment. And it's showing.

They've every right to be balistic and i'm glad they are. If it doesn't improve, hopefully we'll get more of it. It's stuff like that will get rid of McClaren. Rather we just played well like.

Loving the fact that the fans are going mental tbh. So they should. Utter, utter, utter shite.

Richards coming in aswell. God knows why he chose to play fucking Phil Neville over Richards. Who are Chelsea gonna pay £20m for? Phil Neville or Micah Richards? Not a huge fan of Downing, but might aswell play him there because Lennon was totally ineffective down the left, and was so in one of Spurs' recent games.

Only injuries can force McClaren into picking the right team. Sounds familiar.

Difference being, we wouldn't be buying him.

Bramble was like £4.5m.

Well he's probably leaving, Man Utd aren't bothered whether he stays or goes. Just depends whether or not he wants to stay in the Premiership. I bet a £5m bid for Heinze could go a long way...

Domi. I liked him.

Which is why I can't be arsed going all the way over to watch them anymore. That and the shocking treatment of spectators at Kingston Park. What's that all about?

I'm not so sure about Distins attitude, having left the club in the past. PSG were asking too much. He wanted to stay if i recall correctly.