Parky

We need to get to 40 points asap before this starts to get edgy.

Think dozens of us have been saying it for ages...That possesion football ideally in their half is the first line of def. Pards seems to set up to do the opp. Longballish and midfield sit deep - isolated forwards. Sissoko alone has managed to bridge tha unbalance for a few games but he can't do it every game.

There was a funny bit where Marv passed to def and waited hands on hip and they both looked around and nobody offered themselves and Marv has to run up the pitch 10 yards to get the def out of shit. I mean what is going here?

Thought he was ok today.

Take a look at what he's working with though and look at the budget Wigan have comparative to other teams. Said it before and I'll say it again but I'd have him manager here over Pardew anyday. Totally agree.

The Pardew genome is pretty see through. Team sits deep most of the match, striker gets little service and the most creative and dangerous player is tidying up and doing interchanges with the defence. Marv is playing almost where Hatem ends up most of the game. The real difference to us hasn't been any sea change in tactics or outlook but in the main Sissoko and his running and positivity. With Hatem AND Cabaye missing the shambles just looks more apparent.

The attempted backflick clearance from Santon was sheer laziness and showed a complete lack of responsibility. His defending is usually average but that was unreal what he did there.

Some of the worst officiating I've seen in a long time. Hope Haidara is ok to play football again.

Cisse.

Still stunned that wasn't a red.

Santon cutting in even on the right.

Liv should be competing with Arsenal and Spurs, there's no getting around that. They started from a stronger base than us and have spent a lot on top of that. We are in the next band down right now ie Everton, Swansea and the overperforming Wba. Think the american investors have the CL as their baseline...You only need to look at Rodgers grandoise statements about 3rd and so on he's made over the last couple of months.

Yup.

x3

Yeah. With the money they've spent they have to finish top 5 or it's failure imo.

I prefer watching him to those two as well. He has something else, a kind of charisma in his feet.

Might be able to nick Remy for peanuts in the summer.

Wouldn't mind if those 3 went.

Villas Boas is a w*****... Like every andrade (andrade = porto supporter) he has a inferiority complex and his obsession is/was Benfica. All the time. can i post a youtube link that shows that? Squats a lot.

Shocking stuff. Do you rate Villas Boas?

Liv CL dreams in tatters.

Why? Why!

Go on.