Ronaldo

He certainly had our strikers bang on form when he was managing.

Lovenkrands is less suited to playing the lone-striker role than just about any forward i've ever seen at the club. It's laughable that anyone would suggest such guff.

Jesus H. Christ.

It's a bit of an indictment of English football that we look at players like Nile Ranger and conclude that he has a 'big future', like. On pure footballing ability he makes Lee Hughes look like some sort of fusion of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.

Pardew didn't sell Carroll either.

Oh yeah, loads. Should have gone into his own pocket for a striker, greedy cunt.

OTT.

The same Hughton who we can all thank for our terrific selection of strikers.

He's very slow and weak. He is what he is.

Lock it.

LLambias installed an extra lock.

Eight 0-0 draws will do me. I can't wait for them.

We need to condense the play, which starts with the midfield. The problem with having strikers like Ranger and Best isloated up front, is they basically chase everything indiscriminately. Getting midfielders up there to support is paramount in our current state of depletion.

Could be 6 weeks. He'll probably wear one of those daft protective masks - which will at the very least give folk on here material for new avatars.

I don't think it's anything to do with Pardew. The frustration has been written all over his face for the last 2 days.

Mental. We finally manage to get rid of him, and literally 2 days later we actually need him for the very first time.

I don't disagree. There's not really an ounce of PL quality in any of them.

Perhaps because he's brilliant?

He's supposed to be a creative player. 'Least of our worries' is an accolade that should preserved for defenders. True, great defending for their goal tonight. He's limited but tries and did a few decent things tonight despite having only Enrique as support. Unless you want him to be 'creative' by running through 6 players and scoring, then your standards are too high. A goal or an assist once every 10 games would be an improvement. Too high? Probably.

He's supposed to be a creative player. 'Least of our worries' is an accolade that should preserved for defenders.

Doesn't matter what folk say. Something's brainwashed folk into wanting him in the team, even when Ben Arfa returns!

Tend to agree. We're the ones that are left most disappointed, quelle surpise. Idiots.

Honestly never seen a footballer look so scared of going direct to goal in all my life. The fact that people behind me were shouting for him to shoot beggars belief in the trust people have in him. He's spent the last 2 1/2 years proving he's a terrible footballer. People seem to ignore it simply because Maradona rates him.

How does Jonas get away with it, man? Our best player.

Missed the game again, did you?