Ronaldo

You're talking absolute shit, like. In the last 10 years it's changed drastically. Honestly, why do you have to defend the man every chance you get?

Absolute rubbish mate things have settled down lately because it looked like things have been going in the right direction I'm not sure what you're getting at. The atmosphere in the ground has largely been shit all season.

You were defending our transfer business the other day, man.

How've you swung that?

Dummett's been poor recently but he literally did about one thing wrong last night and got us out of jail several times. I'm sure people decide what type of game certain players have had before it kicks off, like.

I didn't imply he would, either. I think he knows he needs at least that amount of first team players.

Agreed. I don't know how you reconcile the two, though. If they are prepared to finance a strong team for the PL, surely now would be a good time to buy and integrate one or two players of that standard?

I think you're perspective is over ambitious - especially with Ashley in charge. We'll look to avoid a relegation battle, not much else. He won't ensure we'll have a squad strong enough for midtable, just put together something that might be strong enough for it. Much like the Townsend deal, why spend all the money to push a 85% likeliness of promotion to 92%? And as I said yesterday, if we invest an amount so meagre that avoiding a relegation battle is the clear aim, Rafa will be gone. He's not Pardew, he's a winner.

And Liverpool were barely interested and didn't come close to matching our offer for him, but yeah, other than that, true enough. I think his point is we were paying big money for a proven international player because mid-table mediocrity wasn't good enough. Things are unrecognisable from that.

Second best striker, but yeah, true enough.

Diame looked better there before going to Africa, to be fair. Pointless discussing it anyway, mate. Rafa's not going to play 4-4-2.

Probably worth mentioning we'd just bought 2 players at that point in 09/10. This time we're still playing Sammy Ameobi.

I'm struggling to see a best case scenario, to be honest. Even if we go up I really can't see us investing an adequate amount.

Its speculation, tbh. Im 90% sure the worse case is the reality. If there's one thing all of us, even the likes of Ian W, must have learnt in the last 10 years it's that with this lot where there's smoke, there's a fucking ccolossal bonfire.

If there's one solid argument for Mbemba instead of Lascelles it's the former's far superior ability to bring the ball out, like. Lascelles has some good qualities but he's undoubtedly very uncomfortable in possession and it definitely puts us under unnecessary pressure at times, especially at SJP.

Should have been the first order of business. Clear out the rubbish who brought so much shit and Steve McClaren through the door.

What, like your perennially cheerful self? No fucking thanks.

He's a putrid cancer of a man. I hope to celebrate his death very soon.

This place.

Nah, Cardiff he stood on the touchline like a scarecrow.

They drew 0-0 with Hull? Fucking impressive.

That's fine and he's admittedly been poor in that period. Questioning his 'bottle' is pretty fucking lazy and tiresome, though. His balance and decision making on the ball hold him back far more than anything else.

"reject" who got called back Because nobody wants him.

Sammy Ameobi, man. A League One reject has to start for us now.