Ronaldo

What's the point? Let the lad be where he's most comfortable during his rehabilitation. I doubt that's our treatment room.

Probably because he can't really play football yet?

The bid's come from a team outside La Liga, though.

'Love, Love-n-krands will tear you apart, again.' Sadly the only thing he tears apart these days is our momentum in the final third.

It does to a certain extent.

Just checked my unsettled bets. Apparently I wanged £10 on him to join us at 6/4, can't think why. 1/3 now.

Adeloanyor. Ha.

Based on what we've all seen over the last 3 months, I find it staggering that so many on here still put Barton in the middle in their ideal line-up.

Why on earth did you think that?

Horrible night, but a lovely trip saved the occasion, somewhat.

Fulham game. Acceptance had set in by the time of the Villa fixture.

Hoped it was gonna be Keys, the wretched cunt.

Vuckic and Nolan can play there perfectly? Since when?

I feel like i'm taking crazy pills at times on here. Even with Ben Arfa and Ireland in the team, folk would still have Jonas in there.

If there's a winger from that league that i'd really like, it's Diego Capel. Hilarious diving bastard.

The Walcott thing was nowt to do with Gray, was it?

This. I wouldn't take a 22-year-old Owen if he was offered on a free. Much as I have to admit he was a very good goalscorer back then.

You were asking for a reason why folk thought Taarabt would do better, there it is.

Best is good enough to be a squad player, Lovenkrands isn't.

I'm a Routledge fan, but just look at Traarabt's stats, man. There's no comparison.

He's a far better option than Lovenkrands, at this level at least.

Isn't there a bit of a contradiction here? The thread title says 'two to three weeks' but the Fulham game is in 9 days and it sounds like he's 50-50.

He's strolls through games, always has done.

He's been pretty rubbish for the most part.

Warm weather? It's about 4 degrees warmer than Tyneside.