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The only thing Sibierski is proving is that even s**** players can score against Sunderland. Cos he's s****. I think what Sibi might be proving is that he isn't as shite as the players Pearce was playing ahead of him i.e. Corradi, Samaras, Vassell etc.

Really happy for Sibierski, one of the classiest guys around. Hutchinson at Wigan looks like he might have a clue! Whisper it really softly ... Bramble with back to back clean sheets?

Freakin' West Ham man ...

Sibierski is a LEGEND!!! Sibi in Owen out

Owen really used to wind me up, but I think it was only because we needed him so badly in previous seasons. At this moment in time I honestly couldn't care less about whatever he is up to. When he is ready to play and Sam feels he is worthy of a place then I hope he does well and scores us goals, but other than that ... meh. I think our attacking options are terrific at the moment and we can more than get by without him. I think it will do everyone at the club a world of good to recognise that things at Newcastle no longer revolve around him. This will hopefully spur the player on as well, as he will have to work hard to prove himself worthy of a place.

How long did it take to set up? It cam on after about 15 minutes after they finally got it right. I did it early this morning but I went through customer services rather than the subscription line, as the people dealing with first time subscriptions didn't seem to know what they were doing. Problem is that it is almost impossible, I found, to get through to customer services unless you do it first thing in the morning. Everything works great now though and it's looking good.

Just signed up for Setanta after I found out it included NASN as I'm into my NFL and NBA. I actually initially paid £12.99 for just NASN when I first got my Sky set up, so it works out great for me! Didn't know Setanta showed French, Dutch and German football too! Not a bad deal at all. Took a while to set it up though! They messed it up quite a few times before finally getting it right. I would advise anyone who wants to subscribe to do it first thing in the morning as you get through quicker and the people are far more responsive.

Already?!!! Curbs you poor barsteward ... you're toast! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=476148&in_page_id=1779&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=5

He's 24. In Nigerian years. Probably went to school with Martins. My source says Yak actually went to school with Yekini. We actually lucked out with Martins, he is apparently legit!

Can someone please pull up the thread where King Dawson said Huddlestone would get into the first team before Taylor did. :lol:

Tottenham have stolen our mojo ... Lennon is their version of Dyer. Fast and little but nothing else. Likely to be out injured and will potential his way to the scrap heap. Darren Bent was this summers biggest trophy signing. A totally unnecessary £17 million pound striker. How much did Owen cost again? Ledley King is their Woodgate. Talented defender who is always breaking down due to injuries. Malbranque is their Robert. He is French and is played on the left, but has no consistency. Anthony Gardener is their Bramble. Big, fairly quick centre back who looks like he should be a decent player but is a one man calamity waiting to happen. Defoe is their Lua Lua. Talented striker who lacks the necessary footballing brain. Suffers from tunnel vision. Jenas is their ... Jenas?! No heart, sideways and back passing, flimsy, invisible man. Jol is their Bobby Robson. Had a good spell, but appears to be going nuts right before our eyes. A full first team of defenders injured including a few back up defenders. Need I say any more? The curse it seems is upon you and it takes some hard work shifting it. Good luck!

Yak is a good striker but do people realise he is about 38 years old?

Duff will be back in January, and would have been whipped into shape by Sam. Luque, hopefully, would have improved his fitness and strength byt hen also, and should continue where he left off in the pre-season. Edmilson might be coming in. These three should hopefully make up for the loss of Martins and Geremi.

November. Paul Jewell in. Agreed. Warnock to Bolton too. blueyes.gif

Especially at 31. didn't realise he was that old. Nothing a bit of Emu oil won't fix. Besides 31 is 25 in Allardyce years.

4 "top strikers" no goals Tottenham's top scorer is Titus Bram ... pardon me, Anthony Gardener. How long till the Spurs backlash begins, by tomorrow methinks. A lot of pundits and journalists will be feeling like like mugs and they won't be happy. Freakin' awesome

What are the odds on Spurs getting relegated. I'm dead serious here.

Aaaaaaaah the inevitable Robinson blonde moment! Woo hoo ...

Wahey! Top four Tottenham in da house. Quiet as a library at the mo. Never mind, Kewell to the rescue soon enough.

Kaboul off ... It never rains it pours! Only defender that looked like he had a clue so far.

Sell Owen buy Farfan, who is a realistic purchase for us. Front three of Farfan, Viduka and Martins ... drool city.

I can't believe people still think Sam is going to pay the 4-4-2. Did he not say at his talk in that he prefers the 4-3-3 before you defend with more players and attack with more players also. We also played it against Bolton and it looked great. Most of the money this summer has been spent on central midfielders to play in this formation in Barton and Smith also. The only change of formation that will take place is in instances where we are closing at the end of games and we go more defensive. If Sam switches to a 4-4-2 when everyone is fit, it will mean dropping Martins as well as one of Smith/Barton. I think this is pretty much impossible.

I'm worried about Owen's style of play. He really has to have a greater work ethic to fit into Sam's 4-3-3 which looked too potentially good to abandon for one player's sake. Should be interesting to see how this pans out. Martins has proved he has what it takes to develop into a real threat in that system and everyone else has looked great in it. Owen really has a lot to do right now and I hope he realises it. He can't feel entitled to anything!

Tottenham essentially blew all their budget on bench players this summer, which is what I don't understand. Not one of the players they bought is ready to go straight into their first team to make a big impact, and considering how much they spent I don't think this was a smart move. Bent coming off the bench on Sunday didn't make any kind of sense to me, and it seems he will be rotated all season. I was so sure Jol was going to unleash a new formation which featured Keane, Bent and Berba but nope. The addition of Bent might actually prove to be a hindrance if they are not careful, as it seems Jol might get tinker happy.