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He had a very stop-start season last year, he never really going until the last few games. If he can be fit and keep himself out of trouble, I think we'll see a completely different Barton from last year.

Yeah, he's injured.

Got Saturday off Couldn't have managed to work while having the game on, I'd be way too fucking nervous, and we always do bad when I'm watching us at work.

Because he's not Nicky Butt.

He didn't even have a bad game, he just didn't have a good game. Showed his qualities a fair few times, his pass with the outside of his boot there right towards the end was absolutely sublime for example. Wish we'd go for Advocaat, with him bringing Arshavin, when we get our new owners and Zenit's domestic season is over and they've been knocked out of the CL.

Can see Kinnear dropping Martins when Owen returns, getting him into that first category.

He was absolutely brilliant against Real Madrid. Best player on the pitch in that match. Was going to say. Had a bad game today, but he was brilliant in the last one. Zenit have been very unlucky to only have one point after these three games.

fuck me!!! that save he made from Ireland's volley was a thing of absolute beauty!!! that save should be used as an example when training young keepers. one of the best I have ever seen Indeed, deserved to be a match winning save. Sublime volley from Ireland, just got the right curve on it, but Given did extremely well to get to it.

Geremi is as much a defender as he is a midfielder tbh, so moving him down to RB and Martins to LW is pretty much the same as substituting a forward for a defender.

They looked dangerous on the counter a few times, they've got some frightening pace in their team, but seemed to lack that quality. They're a bit hit and miss, they will play fantastic in some games but won't show up to others. Ireland has looked good this whole season, been very impressed with him. They also missed Petrov, who is a class act.

Outstanding today, hardly put a foot wrong.

Should he fuck, Owen and Martins are both far superior strikers, both should be starting when fit, which they both should be on Saturday or Tuesday.

Will it fuck.

Given Geremi Taylor Colocini Bassong Jonas Guthrie Barton Duff Martins Owen

Give over man, he wasn't that bad at all. Never a winger, tbh.

Mixed feelings, would've taken 2-2 after being ten men and 1-0 down after 10 minutes, but we could so easily have won, and three points would have been a massive achievement. Feel that we shouldn't have defended quite that deep towards the end, even with ten men. Colo man of the match, he was simply outstanding. Duff and Given did very well too.

We're extremely lucky to be level, had we not been, no one would've said that we've been playing good. Even though we're ten men, when we're a goal down at home, we shouldn't be going all out defence. We've had one good passage of play, that was for the Duff chance, other than that, we've struggled to string two passes together and haven't created anything. EDIT: Agree about Coloccini, by the way, he's been our best player by a mile.

We've been fucking shite, but just like against Everton, somehow, we're in this. Someone please teach Shola the fucking offside rule and tell him you can't come in with your elbows raised when going for a header.

I reacted to that part aswell.. who is not dedicated? f*** off Owen if thats you.. Has Owen showed anything but dedication this season like? I think it was a poor attempt by me to sound like all the others around here complaining about owen and his dedication. Sorry.. should have added a to it.. I do not for a second think its owen. Fair enough, got me to bite

I reacted to that part aswell.. who is not dedicated? Fuck off Owen if thats you.. Has Owen showed anything but dedication this season like?

Baffles me how Carroll makes the bench ahead of Ranger. Both are reserve team players, difference is that Ranger's been scoring for fun at that level lately while Carroll have been injured.

Expected line up, tbh. Still no Gonzales? Thought he was supposed to be back for this one. Geremi should have been CM with Guthrie and N'Zogbia on the wing.

Martins nearly got another goal in that game from another Guthrie-corner.

Just let Guthrie take them.

First they go after the same players as we do, now they want to drive their owners out the same way we did? Taking the piss, tbh