Ronaldo

They won't be cleaning up with Barcelona around.

He most certainly isn't an excellent player. He's a good guy and a good captain who scores lots of goals, which is basically filling a huge gap for us at this moment in time.

I said the same about a month back, in fairness.

No chance. Not in a million years.

What a guy, man. Completely fallen for him.

Real are the best team in the world after them; they'd be forst comfortably with their points total in the Prem or Serie A. But look what happened when Barca played them. Good point.

You know fine well what would have happened in that match. Barca would get 3 stonewall penalties ingnored then watch helplessly as Milan bundle one in from a corner in injury time, 1-0.

I've only realised since he returned from injury last season just how physically weak he is in spite of his aggression. Bigger and similar sized CMs knock him all over the shop. Probably the main reason he's better suited to RM.

True story.

3rd is the lowest they've finished in the PL era.

Nah, man. Against Chelsea and Wolves he was our best player by a distance. Easily deserved an '8' in both games.

Christ, The Pink.

By a mile the best side i've ever seen. I've actually seen more of Barca than any other side in England or Spain this season (not missed a single game as it happens) and they're simply football at it's most advanced and beautiful simultaneously. Perhaps the most impressive thing is the risky football they play pressing so high up the field whilst maintaining a fantastic defensive record. Xavi and Messi are perhaps the greatest players i've had the pleasure to watch regularly.

The reason few regarded Federer as the best of all time was his distinct lack of quality opposition from 03 - 07. You can't apply the same theory to Messi.

He's not better than wor Leon, like.

Agreed but the crowd getting on his back was self inflicted, people lost patience with him as his mistakes were usually absolute howlers. He also scored two goals that got us into Europe. And the absuse didn't stop.

Barton has 4 in the league and only 2 from open play. It's naive to suggest that we can afford to play a striker that won't get goals.

It's obvious who he'd replace. But as I said, wouldn't have him back.

Only because of Nolan, take him out of the equation and there's a distinct lack of goals.

I wouldn't have him back now, because he'd never be accepted by the c***s that boo off even our best players. I wouldn't have let him leave in 07, though. It was stupid of Allardyce, who spend money on far inferior defenders.

Shola's saving grace has been the amount of managers we've had since Sir Bobby. He should have been shipped out long ago. Sadly, no club was stupid enough to pay money for him.

Well, no. It doesn't. He's the best central defender at an average PL club.

He's more than good enough to come off the bench at this level.

Well, no. That lot have about 18 between them this season.

Routledge has excellent pace, good close control and can strike a ball very well. It's a mistake to give up on him.