Ronaldo

It's mental, like. First PL start and he scores a hat-trick with his weaker foot.

Willio.

Great, what's the f***ing idiot going to do now? Get out?

How many FULL 90 mins has he completed..? What's that got to do with it, you plonker? Why don't you try thinking about it - if that is possible in your unknown galaxy... It might just mean that he isn't viewed as an indispensable part of the squad...oh, wait - they are prepared to sell him...! ' Pillock. Yeah, that makes him a reserve.

How many FULL 90 mins has he completed..? What's that got to do with it, you plonker?

Like he's a Brum reserve, man. He's basically started as many PL games as anyone in our squad.

As I said earlier, my worry is that he's been instructed to some degree to do this. In our current predicament we're unlikely to be able to attract anything but cowardly managers, to some extent. At times Hughton was certainly a coward when it came to tactics and team selection. I'd far rather Pardew's cowardice manifest itself in post-match interviews.

Mental.

Same with Krul and Ranger, he's made a point of him needing to learn and improve his judgement, someone else can find the quote. I don't really agree with Pardew's approach, but I think it's a tad premature to label him as a bully.

When do these sorts of comments become an epidemic? So far the only players he's gone out of his way to have a go at are kids and we have had far more obvious targets for him to have a go at but for some reason he'd decided not to, he's a prick. Tiote's not a kid, nor is he an easy target.

I was under the impression these quotes were made the day after the game. Might be wrong, but I can't remember him giving them to TV. They were probably made on sunday or monday. I didn't meant to imply there was any serious degree of anger involved.

When it becomes an epidemic, fair enough. We all say things in the heat of the moment that under the microscope can appear strange. Don't think it's really worth any amount of debate. I will say this; Krul's kicking on saturday was of shocking quality and appeared pretty thoughless. I can't quite figure out what he was playing at on a couple of occasions, almost as if he thought 'f*** it.'

In relation to what? What is all this a reference to? Surely not that quote about his kicking.

Someone who he isn't picking on, I think.

Who's he picking on?

That was it, yes. The Palace game.

That's what he is now.

I almost hope Liverpool do well under Daglish. Top bloke who really knows his football, the game has missed him.

Some said he was England material. Others said he was our best defender and one even said he was our best since Woodgate.

There isn't a player in the entire squad I wouldn't have in CM before Alan Smith. There's no excuse for picking him.

At which point he was still our best bet for a goal.

A lot of the praise Williamson got before his suspension was laughable, frankly. Average defender at best, no more. On the other, he shouldn't be singled out, as many were worse at the weekend.

Blatter didn't choose the winner.

Bobby was 7 years older when he got the job here.

This is basically why I didn't really want him to sign in the first place, he's always been a moody bastard. And he was never going to take well to not being first choice.