Ronaldo

Who's a role model within that setup?

As I said, there's diplomacy and there's outright nonsense. I'd don't trust Hughton one ounce to bollock the under-performers in the dressing room.

Next to 'tactics' i'd award him a 3/10 for last season's 8 games, but it doesn't really mean that much.

Was in response to that confusing post by Chris. I don't really respect many who call Nicky Butt a 'fabulous player' tbh. He's being quite dignified at times, but then again, why would we expect him not to be?

Preperation to go back down in other words.

What are you talking about?

How shallow that you cannot separate the two. I think he's a poor manager but he's never come across as anything but a decent bloke to me. He's probably is a decent bloke, but I don't respect him anymore.

We've had a mid-table premiership defence for most of the season, players too good for this league going forward like Enrique and Jonas, a genuine creative outlet in Danny Guthrie and Nolan, Shola and Harewood scoring goals. And of course because the league is absolutely terrible.

There's clever diplomacy and outright laughable garbage though.

isn't that what all managers do and why the interviews are pointless ? Not to that extent man.

His answers are usually diplomatic nonsense, I don't consider that honest. He's that bad a manager and such a coward, I cannot bring myself to like him anymore.

His tactical genius, clearly.

Hughton's the worst manager in the championship. I used to like him as a person but i don't anymore, he's that bad.

Great player, but i'd hate to see Gerrard lead us out tbh.

lampard is like ian wright and beardsley.....just cant be for the national team what he is for his club. He has been recently. 5 goals in his last 6 games for England or something like that. Was brilliant in Euro 2004, and was easily out best player in qualification for WC 06. Lampard was only genuinely poor under McClaren.

Lampard is a nice guy and after Rooney our best player, but a little too passive as a person I think.

Do we have 27 points? What? As i've said, the attack is good enough for perhaps 5th place, the defence is the best in the league and is by far the main reason we're in 1st.

Butt just looked less knackered than Nolan and Smith, which says it all.

Carroll and Lovenkrands has looked pretty horrible whenever i've seen it, Derby and Palace at home especially. If Hughton plays Carroll above Best he should be lynched.

Voted Routledge. I think it's almost equally likely that Best could become something of a legend here or be sold in 12 months

So did we, apparently in Owen, plus we had Martins who was always capable of getting a goal. But we didn't though, as most with sense knew.

You forgot 'powerful physique' and 'leader'.

Beckham did Ok at WC 2006, no more and no less. The lack of dynamic threat/coverage on his side of the field was blatant throughout though.

I'd take Lennon of today ahead of the Beckham of 2006, which gives you some idea of how I feel about that comparison now.

It wont, they have one of the most natural goalscorers in the league. If he gets injured for a period longer than 2 months it probably will happen btw.