Harper: 6.5 Harper's basically the same keeper he was 10 years ago, except for his reactions and agility. A safe pair of hands but likely to be beaten more times than not by fizzing low shots. Does he fill me completely with confidence? No. Do I worry when I see him in the team? No
Krul : 5.5 Makes a good save - he's a great prospect. Makes a mistake - he's young and learning. I don't want him in the first team. He's a good shot stopper (which keeper at that age isn't?) but he's weak in the more adavances aspects of keeping. Namely, positioning, crosses and distribution. I've heard him compared to Given, but frankly he's not even a patch on the keeper Given was at 23.
Forster: 7 His distribution is also in need of improvement, but he deals with crosses generally well and his shot stopping is better than Krul's. Yes it's a poor league up there, but the ball doesn't know that the striker kicking it is a par-time roofer. A save from point-blank range is a good save in any league. We need to see more of him, but I think he's the best we've got. Well done, Fraser!
Danny Simpson: 5.5 A traffic cone could feasibly contribute more going forward. Defensively he's decent at times but usually get his positioning woefully wrong at least once a game - as we saw yesterday. He basically undermines what should be a strong defence. Replace.
James Perch: 3 p*ss off.
Ryan Taylor: 4 An abomination of a footballer. Never again should he wear our colours.
Mike Williamson: 7 Good season from Mike. Will struggle with better players because of his lack of athleticism, but generally looks very solid. Badly needs to stop playing the 'no nonsense' card, though. Nowt wrong with taking a touch and passing the ball, Mike. You are a professional footballer. Good season nontheless, and i'm content for him to be in the team.
Steven Taylor: 6 Gets an extra point for his last 3 performances. Needs to lose a bit of weight and stop charging the ball like he's Samba. Decent squad player to some extent.
Fabricio Coloccini: 8.5 Probably our best player this season. A very good defender who has his weaknesses but generally plays around them.
Sol Campbell: 4.5 Didn't want him. Finished as a professional athlete and a terrible attitude to boot. p*ss off.
Jose Enrique: 8 Very good player, very good season. Not irreplacable. Thanks for the memories of that wonder goal against the mighty Nottingham Forest, and that lovely cross for Ranger against Bolton.
Shane Ferguson: 6 Looks a good athlete with a nice touch. A million miles from the finished article, however. Looking forward to seeing him develop further.
Joey Barton: 8 Very good season for Joey. Looks the player he was at City and more. That said, yesterday once again highlighted why he can't be played centrally ever again. Wide or nowt. Not sure where that leaves him if he are to play 4-3-3. Well done, Joey!
Wayne Routlege: 5.5 Some good performances and some very poor performances. Thanks for last season, but probably not quite good enough.
Kevin Nolan: 7 Good fella, good captain. Appreciate his influence on the rest of the squad and he's obviously very popular with the crowd, which is important. As a player he's not what he was at Bolton, sadly. His athelticism is non-existant and his passing leaves a fair bit to be desired. That leaves his goals, which have dried up since Carroll's departure. Good season, not great.
Cheik Tiote: 8.5 Easily one of the signings of the season. The player we've needed for years and hopefully we'll hold onto him. Can improve further by cutting out the needless fouls and silly passes in our own third. The fact he hasn't been booked twice in a game suggests he can certainly do the former. Great season, Cheik!
Alan Smith: 2 Just p*ss off and retire you talentless c***. Pathetic.
Danny Guthrie: 4 Not good enough at this level. Hopefully won't make the bench next season.
Jonas Gutierrez: 7 He's played well in the latter half of the season but still doesn't good enough goals or assists. Works his bollocks off for the team and created space for others. Can certainly be improved upon but he's won me over. Well played!
HBA: 7 Lovely game against Everton. We'll need to add a couple of attacking players to get the best out of him, but he looks the real deal in terms of athleticism and ability on the ball. Very excited about the lad.
Shola Ameobi: 4 I can't actually think of anything he does well on a consistant basis. A symbol of everything that is wrong with the club, frankly. Should have been shipped out years ago. Can't run, can't head, can't score. Pathetic excuse for a striker.
Peter Lovenkrands: 4 He gets into good goalscoring positions but gets bullied out of games too frequently and is usually completely invisible against the better teams. I appreciate his effort at times but he's just not a very good footballer at all. It's beyond disgraceful that this guy has started so many games this season.
Leon Best: 7 I like him. Has some nice attributes, is relatively young and has a seemingly good attitude. Hope we see the best of him next season.
Andy Carroll: 8 Proved me completely wrong. One hell of a striker who played a huge part in getting us so many goals in the first half of a season. Quite astonishing that our academy actually produced a player worth over £10m.
