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Reckonded he deserved one after the other depressing Martins thread. That's a lie though, because I made this thread before I actually saw the other one

Harsh; but you're right about Martins. Can't wait till he gets back to full match sharpness. What was harsh? Even Sibiersky looked better than Shola in the first half (though I thought he faded away in the second)

Coudln't care less what the they think, tbh. They're probably the same people that support Ameobi because he's been doing "good" since Roeder came. Like the goal he scored today, he was the ONLY one who fell for their offisde trap and even though he had all the time in the world, he still almost missed it. Sure, Oba missed some sitters today, but he creates so much more than Shola, or any other striker we've had since Shearer's best days. I don't even believe in this "give him time to settle", he has already settled, the fact he didn't score today was just because of bad luck

Here's to Obafemi Martins! Never seen a more hard-working forward, it's incredible. Looks like a terrific buy. Sure, he didn't score today, but I'm not the slightest worried about that. And he showed some freakish pace today, like when he passed the ball to himself outside their box when he accidentaly injured their player. Keep it up!!

Don't think Luque is that lazy, tbh. I do agree with that he's been shite for us, but he isn't lazy. He usually has a decent workrate for what I've seen

That's what I've been told. Though I think his right isn't much worse than left.

Look at the relief mixed with happiness at Oba's face!

About the 10 milions, you should take in consideration that he is only 21 and should have atleast a decade of top-footballing ahead of him. Good investment, IMO

He is, but he is not going to be what many fans are hoping for/expecting, and therefore many will be dissappointed. I was just trying to get this thread back to topic His name hadn't been mentioned for one and a half pages...

So... Martins is starting to look like a quality player, no?

I reckon Martins will score against West Ham.

Do you think that that 'nervousness' (for want of a better word) transmits itself over to the player? I always feel that the edginess of the crowd can get to new players and it reflects in their own performances. I think its going to be interesting at West Ham, we need a result of some sorts and Roeder must have worked out how to start getting the best out of him? Surely? I think it can yeah. Not with Martins yet though because there's no vocal disapproval to speak of. This is gonna sound bad, but I would almost prefer it if we didn't have this UEFA Cup game tomorrow - it's providing the board and the manager with a chance to release some of the pressure that's building up because we're playing a pub team. It's a chance that they don't deserve. I'm not saying I don't want us to win btw, just that I want to see the pressure ratcheted up on the wankers in charge at NUFC to make them feel as uncomfortable as they have with us. Gives Martins a chance to score and settle here and the rest of the players to gain some confidence. I think this game is just what we need (if it goes down the way it should)

We got Sibiersky for the same amount of money as Duff? I wasn't disapointed at first, because I reckoned we got him for about 500k-1m. A joke if this is our last signing!

I remember being VERY impressed with his first game and the limited time he played v Fulham. Then he got injured and has shown some very small sparks of quality (Lilleström goal). I still have hope in him though

Why sell him now when he's starting to improve on the pitch? We won't get much money from him, probably not even half of what we payed. So, IMO let him shine vs Ventspils and then let Shola rest on Sunday and see how Martins and Luque works together v Villa

I can't believe you who are not excited about the new season! Sure, our team is not as good as it should be, but we will still see some good football from the lads. I can't wait for kick-off tomorrow, and I'll just be listening to it on the radio!

<b>Where will we finish?</b> 8th <b>Will Roeder still be our manager in January?</b> Yes <b>Which of our younger/fringe players (if any) will make a name for himself this season and why?</b> N'Zogbia, even though he made a name for himself last year. <b>Will Dyer play more than 5 games for us this season?</b> Yes <b>Will Shola score more goals than he did last season?</b> Yes <b>Will we get to see the real Albert Luque or will he continue to disappoint?</b> He'll land at about 10-15 goals. Whether that's a disapointment or not, I'll leave open <b>Who will be the star of our defence ('keeper included)?</b> Given <b>And midfield?</b> Duff <b>And up front?</b> Martins <b> How many new players will we sign before the close of this transfer window?</b> 2, Martins and Bridge <b>And how many will leave?</b> 0 <b>How many times will "Shearer-Shearer" be chanted this season?</b> 65 <b>Who will flop for us this season?</b> Solano <b>Who will outshine all others?</b> Given <b>Will Owen make an appearance before the season is over?</b> No <b>Will an attendance drop below the 50,000 mark for a league game for the first time since SJP was rebuilt?</b> No <b>Will we go the season without any off-field dramas/headlines of the name through mud variety?</b> No <b>Will we win something this year?</b> No <b>How far in all the cups, then?</b> Quarter finals in UEFA and FA <b>Nicky Butt - will he win you over?</b> No <b>Will we miss Shearer this season?</b> No <b>Are you excited about the new season?</b> Definately!!!

AIK entered! Given Chimbonda Young Gallas Carragher Gerrard Duff Parker Gamst-Pedersen Rooney Zamora Subs: No one worth mentioning Kinda bad team, will have to improve it when I have time

Very good post!

It's us that should be unhappy, mate Doesn't say much, does it

thought there were lots of swedes here? well, im the first to vote in this poll anyways

I dont actually think that Luque was dropped because he'd be cup-tied. The MAIN reason was because Roeder wanted to play a five man midfield. Then, ofource, Roeder rather played Ameobi, which is definately going to stay, rather than Luque. I expect to see Luque on the pitch against Wigan

Am I the only one that notices how HTL contradicts himself? He said that something about us not seeing Luque in training, that Roeder was the only one who did that and therefore he was the one to decide on whether or not he was good enough. Then you also keep talking about how Luque is heartless and that he had a bad attitude, however, Roeder did during his time as manager last season never say anything but how Luque tried his best in training.