Parky

The difference being the former was trying to buy quality. Tbf the blame lies more with Souness than Fatty. Well thats not true Souness wanted Anelka and Fatty bought Owen and Luque. Owen and Luque could have both worked out however (barring injuries - Luque was never the same after his). But I agree GS made love noises for Anelka. My point regarding quality stands however.

The difference being the former was trying to buy quality. Tbf the blame lies more with Souness than Fatty.

He had a trial at the club.

I wonder how far we'll have to drop before people realise how bad Ashley's decision making is?

Would have been a year into the recovery plan though. All that this 'extra season' has done is get more over-waged shit onto the books with no way of getting them off - Bassong excepted. But, as I said on the other thread' this is no time for recrimintaions and I-told-you-so's. But lets. Shepperd gave a fucking clueless manager 50 million pound to spend on shit, journey-men and injury-prone shysters. Or 'proper players' as they were called at the time. The Hall's then sold the club to the first bidder to offer thier valuation of the club that 'they loved'. Well loved enough to pay each other and other members of their family extraordinary amounts of money based on large premiums year on year for their shareholdings (even when the company made a loss) or for salaries for running the Gibraltar branch of the club. But they'd sold it to a top class business man who hadn't done due diligence to note that he would have to pay the mortgage on the club within months of a takeover as well as the 50 million pounds worth of debt that the previous regime had given to the shit manager two years ago. The lack of the required investment in the first team was then not forthcoming, breaking even in the transfer market, in a gamble that has probably relegated the club and made his investment a fraction of the value of his initial investment. So, who is more to blame, the 'overpsender', the 'leech', or the 'tightwad'. All are complicit in the current situation at the club Stopped reading there.

Why have you been talking so much dirge lately? Sleep deprivation. On the wind up.

One of the greatest posts you have ever made mate.

Why have you been talking so much dirge lately?

That had me on my feet. Unbelievably dense piece of play. Well no way on earth he was risking what in his case is laughably called a shot.

He plays there for Argentina.

I've saying it for months now...he's total s***, apart from a bit of tracking back/running around. Like the crap player in the school team. I've saying it for months now...he's total s***, apart from a bit of tracking back/running around. Like the crap player in the school team. only midfielder we've got who can go past a defender. his problem is in looking for runs instead of lumping it in the middle. I don't care if he goes past all the defenders on the death star he's still shit.

I've saying it for months now...he's total shit, apart from a bit of tracking back/running around. Like the crap player in the school team.

Let's rephrase it shall I...some are getting what they *deserve* That better for you? Nope. All the fans are getting what the mob created when they turned on Ashley. By agreeing with Ashley's buy young and cheap policy I don't automatically deserve to see my club relegated. Those that made the club an undesirable place to be for players, potential players and managers are the ones who have what they deserve. They are 50% of the reason the best we could come up with was Joe fucking Kinnear. Ashley single handed made it an undesirbale place. Soley buying young/cheap/knackers/ doesn't keep you in the PL.

Jesus, we're going down. Never mind, what's done is done. There there Mike, you've made a couple of booboos, but no point crying over spilt milk. Undoubtedly the players take some of the blame for this - they've been a fucking disgrace for the most part, but Mike Ashley has got every big decision since he came to this club wrong, and we will be playing in the Championship next year as a direct result of his mistakes. You'll have to forgive me and others if we're not quite as prepared as you are to just shrug them off. As I've said, he's made mistakes but they're at the very top level. He's also got a lot of things right with his overall approach. If he keeps the same approach but implements it better we will see significant long-term improvement. What happens on the pitch is not solely down to Ashley. Our current plight is down to several factors: 1) Ashley 2) The board 3) Kevin Keegan 4) Joe Kinnear 5) The players 6) The fans (specifically the protesters) All have played their parts in equal measure. There's no telling what would happen if Ashley was to sell up. In my opinion it's better the devil you know... particularly if he is showing signs of improving. In equal measure??!!!!!!!!!! Rubbish.

Ashley, Mort, Llambias, Keegan & the players share the blame. What proportion they share, we'll probably never know. Thank you sir. The ONLY post worth reading in this thread. ....and the most mundane.

He's got all day to practice crossing with his left foot, instead of driving around with his speakers full blast.

Fatten him up and then roast him for Xmas.

Can't cross anyway. He's not alone in that regard though is he? Just seems a bit simplistic to me to say 'he can't cross, therefore he's a shit because he plays on the wing and that's what they do'. We should be working around his strengths, just like any other player we have. I harbour the insane idea he's make a good and energetic right back.

Can't cross anyway.

Gangling.

Just give him back.