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Incredible really why we dropped so deep. I don´t understand it. The one thing that has been a big sore achilles heel for us this season has been defending set pieces. We invited them to set camp outside our box, which resultet in many free kicks and corners. I knew we would concede on one of them, and surely we did. Another thing is the fact that Sunderland has some great shooters in Larsson, Gardener and Vaughan.

FUCK FUCK FUCK!! Irritated my to no end that Pardew subbed Ben Arfa instead of Cabaye at that point. Cabaye was done, nothing left. Anita in for him would have increased our chances more as Ben Arfa seemed to be fine. Pardew should have instructed the team to press higher. Fuck me, talk about making things harder for ourselves. Tiote should not have been off. We would have won had not the ref been against us, or if Pardew somehow found his balls that he obviously left back home this morning. FUCK!

The primate gets acceptance from the others by a round of applause. No no...not the case: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showpost.php?p=13631671&postcount=24

Kept Souness in the job longer than necessary? Remember quite a few on here thought the same.

There is too much speculation around how much the deal is worth. One thing we can conclude with through logical thinking is that Ashley would never cancel the deal with Virgin if a better deal wasn't on the table.

We need to get Mathieu DebtTouche in january now

How is that possible Bluestar?

As long as the deal is financially better for the club than the one we have with Virgin I don't have too many objections other than the fact that Wonga is a lame name. Wonga provide a service that is optional for anyone to take them up on, and as far as I can tell, they give good information of what their service will cost in total, including consequences if repayment is not made. It is a crappy situation to be in if you need money ugrently, but if you know the fix is only temporary, and that you will not be able to pay back within the given time limit coming off worse than you started off, then why loan the money in the first place? What should Wonga do about it? Just write the debt off because they feel sorry for the people that couldn't pay back and go pro bono? They do financial background checks on all people before giving out a loan, and if it is deemed that they are able to pay back the loan (which parameters I assume is not governed by Wonga), why should they get the wrong end of the stick when people are not able to pay back? People are too quick to victimise themselves. If you take up a loan you cannot pay back for whatever reason - tough luck, and try to deal with it as best as you can. Try to broker a repayment scheme with Wonga, get a long term loan from the bank/social services (if that is something they provide in UK) to repay Wonga, loan from family, friends etc.

It's a hard job Pardew has, especially considering how last season went. Other than Cabaye & Ben Arfa, who in the team can really create chances for the Dembas on a consistent basis? Who in the team other than Ben Arfa, Cabaye & Coloccini is good enough to adopt a passing style like many are screaming for? Taking this into account, I think it's ok that we mix it up with some long balls, although we have been too reliant on them this far. Out of the games we've played this season, and taking injuries into account, I think the team has performed as we could expect other than the Villa and Reading game, and even then we came out with a point in each game. I think we will se an upturn in our performances in the coming games, and see us climbing the table slow and steady.

Not looking forward to this. We will get slaughtered today

Wonder how the stats for short and long passes were today.

Think it was more due to Shepherd than Souness regarding the sale of Hughes as he bragged about the great piece of business to get rid of Hughes for £1m, and replace him with free agent Craig Moore.

:lol: Well, at least we're not losing these games. Still early days guys I know it's turgid but there's plenty of time to get this right.

Great result considering the teams performance. Lets hope we start finding some form for our next league game.

And they train harder today between games, which also affects them. It´s not as if players being rested for a game doesn´t move a muscle until they play again the week after.

Im sure someone with good knowledge of what it takes to be a top footballer today can answer this, and the answer is probably yes, if they are to perform at their best condition.

Noticed that as well At the time it looked more like the no malo face

I think we should be more fluid than locking down on a specific formation. I don't think that is the plan as of now, but sometimes it seems like we are. Should be an easy task given the personnel we have at hand. Much like AS is saying a few post up. While defending: ---------------Krul--------------- Anita--Taylor--Colo--Santon Barfa--Cabaye--Tiote--Guti ------------Ba--Cisse---------- Move Ba to the left wing and Guti central to go 4-5-1 if we are being dominated in midfield. When attacking, give Ben Arfa lisence to roam wherever he want, and keep the two guys up top, making it into a 4-3-1-2 sort of formation.

Didn´t Ben Arfa give the ball to Cisse? Seemed like something the players decided on between themselves. Shows good team spirit, and would have been applauded in the same way it is now criticized had Cisse scored.

How fucking shit is Mark Noble btw? All his passes have gone backwards.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2895725.stm I count two bad decisions vs two decisions (though I am conveniently forgetting Gosling's handball from last season ) Ameobi's obscenely offside goal from a few years ago... We could play this game all day long. The bottom line yesterday is we had 2 clear goals chalked off hence we're obviously very annoyed we aren't sitting on 9 points. That unfortunately - and I say unfortunately because they're the talking points in what was a contender for the best game for the neutral so far this season - can't really be overlooked. Don't buy the "luck evens itself out" bollocks. It often doesn't and at the end of the season, that point gained for you and the 2 dropped from us here could prove pivotal in potential European qualification.

Nice nice goal....

We´ll definitely see a stronger team out against the better teams in the group. I thought Pardew sent out a good team all things considered. The result wasn´t too shabby either. A weakened team against the worst team in the group is hardly a shocking decision our schedule considered. Baffled that someone is thinking this is Pardew throwing away the cup.

I wouldn´t mind music on the PA system when Big Sho´scores against the mackems as long as it´s this one: Big Show Theme Song WWE - Crank It Up [HQ]

Liverpool's start to the season will be horrific when they lose to them. They'll finish mid-table this season, no doubt. Their Swedish supporters' site put out a text voicing concerns over their defensive displays so far, and that it wouldn't be good enough for top four. I would worry about goalscoring as Borini looks nothing like £10m striker. They should worry about Europe at all, let alone top half. Should have stayed in Italy Too soon to start questioning him tbh. Doesn´t help that he has been deployed in a more wide position. Don´t understand why Rodgers keep putting Suarez central and Borini wide.