Parky

There is a danger with a strong finish to the season Butt will continue in the core DM role. IMO we can do a lot better than him when money is available.

You bitch!

Elated thought we are, we need more than these two in the midfield.

Houghton is the ticket tho. Has the Uefa 'B' doesn't he?

Insider info It was noticed that the midfield tried a few shots low (placed) and to fatty's right - one of which went in and one scraped the post.

I noticed Round still had the headset on yesterday, but Chris was doing all the talking to KK.

...to work with Keegan. Held in very high esteem by a lot of Spurs supporters who say he is a fantastic organiser around training and tactical situations.

I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I'm miserable now. Exacerdetly.

Classic workers destroy the company post.

I think thats quite a sensible perspective. If we dispatch of Reading in a similar style, then maybe some of the optimism is well placed. The club has a habit of bringing its supporters back down to earth though. That said, i have been working out if its possible to catch West Ham this morning It's happening man....Can you feel it? Reading will be a real barometer of the mark Keegan has put on the squad. If he really belives that the current lot are nearly good enough (with a couple of exciting additions), then looking at Reading's squad we should be dispatching them with relative ease at home. They will be up for it as usual. I don't for a minute believe that KK's spending in the market will be conservative. He likes his good players too much. The relegation of Duff and Smith shows he is also quick to address what his side needs and is confidant of his vision. Whatever Nicos says the summer spend will be in relative terms a marker set down by KK...And MA..They both will want to show intent and enjoy KK's 3 year current spell. The rumours coming out of the players we're looking at might be driven by many sides, but this kind of thing generates its own momentum. Successful business is ultimately about ideas..... The process KK is in atm is building belief in the current squad, he's looking for that extra 10% from them (look at all the shots from outside the area, look at Owen trying weaving runs at the heart of def, look at Viduka tracking back...) But come summer it will another story it will all be about who is coming in. He might be saying nice things about the players now, but in a few weeks time he will be ruthless imo. You know I think we'll destroy Reading.

I think thats quite a sensible perspective. If we dispatch of Reading in a similar style, then maybe some of the optimism is well placed. The club has a habit of bringing its supporters back down to earth though. That said, i have been working out if its possible to catch West Ham this morning It's happening man....Can you feel it?

If only KK had some clue about tactics. I think the Spurs win has put that particular stick to bed for a while.

It's exactly the right time to get carried away. We've not had the opportunity in four or five years, who's to say we will in the next. Enjoy the sun while it shines man, it's up to the players not to get carried away. They get paid to not get carried away, I don't. Can we spend that £100m now?? Nope. Maybe when we're in europe. ....so that's after next season.

It's exactly the right time to get carried away. We've not had the opportunity in four or five years, who's to say we will in the next. Enjoy the sun while it shines man, it's up to the players not to get carried away. They get paid to not get carried away, I don't. Can we spend that £100m now??

QFT.

Because you judge a great goalscorer on how many goals they score, you judge a finisher on how clinical they are in front of goal and Owen has never been a clinical finisher, he's a striker with great movement and a good footballing brain which often finds him space to get chances but he misses far more than he scores. If you're looking for players who miss loads of chances you don't need to look much futher than Rooney, Tevez, Torres, it must run into a 100 between them this season. Torres can miss 5 chances a game more often than not.

It's not an opinion mate it's a fact. He is and there are few even now with better. They have dropped a bit since the injuries but that is to be expected. I didn't say world I said Europe btw. All good finishers miss chances, the point is that they instinctively are in the right place to miss.

Owen one of the best finishers in the world? He is statistically: 0.49 goals per game. There is only about a dozen players in Europe better than that. Strange you find that funny.

I think HP is saying Owen is one of the best finishers in the world. Yes he is and will be even when he's 33/34. That thing Owen has is the last thing you lose.

And they say KK can't read a game. Without going over the top the things he's getting now from Owen and others is a miracle.

Agree but would still replace Geremi next term.

Maradona had an element of the mystical about him, as others have alluded he had a kind of force which would change matches and competitions. It was a result of not only his gifts but his presence something that came from his very being. Maradona could and we were aware of it change the destiny of any game and this was beyond just skills...Kaka and Ronaldo don't have this and nor does Ronaldhino...None of them have the ability to do a 'Napoli'. Messi's followers in Argentina however see something in him that we maybe don't yet.....

Messi is unique in the sense he grew up in the Barca system and some humility is part and parcel of that environment. I have no doubts Messi will go to the next level, but whether he will sustain a period of greatness comes down to too many factors beyond his control. He made the 'Maradonna signature goal' look easy and delivered it with more comfort imo.

To transform the side £100m is about right. I was even suggesting it only over two windows. Sheeet.

I don't think with all due respect we can call it. IMO he is the only one out there who can get close.