Ronaldo

It certainly shouldn't. We don't really have another natural leader.

Did you watch the Palace game? Serious question btw.

Williamson is better than Colo now, based on one game?

On reflection, was it a bad thing Kadar wasn't at LB yesterday? The dutch lad looked our best player going forward at times.

I can understand why certain posters are pissed off is all i'm saying, Moses is a player we desperately could have done with.

To be fair, another week has gone by and we're still without a striker.

Kadar was replaced yesterday by somebody who was 5 months younger than him. What's that got to do with him being replaced by Williamson?

Should have been snapped up on Jan 1st, as a few of us said then.

Come on, Carroll must get passed to more than anyone else in the team. And like VI says, we play plenty of high balls forward and get crosses into the box. Those conditions are more suited to him than any other of our forwards.

Where has anybody advocated that we give kids experience at the expense of the team? Does age automatically determine the level at which somebody should play? The kids have only ever let us down when they've been played on mass in the League Cup. Nobody is suggesting that we drop our first 11 and just bring the reserves and juniors in. What is being suggested is that some of the kids wouldnt play any worse than those which they could replace, at the same time theyll gain experience which will hopefully make them better players. The post I was responding to originally expressed sympathy for Kadar because Williamson has been brought in.

As above. The system revolves around a player who has failed to deliver all season.

So we shouldn't have signed Williamson? What absolute bollocks, Kadar is a 19 year old kid.

Carroll's headers are about as accurate as Butt's shooting.

You don't give kids experience at the expense of the team, you give them experience if they're good enough to step up.

"Nicky Butt is a fabulous player, that can be you one day."

And it shows.

I'll bet Nolan, Smith and Butt were there, coughing really loudly while Hughton was trying to talk. Or clapping, pointing and making elbowing gestures.

Without the most radical summer ever, we're going straight back down. I don't blame him one bit.

Is the right answer.

Back in for Beckford?

Since when does Carroll have 8 goals? Shola and Loven is the only answer.

If Binnsy were to be believed, Lua Lua is the next Robben.

So tell me when he hasnt been up to it when he has played ? Kadar? He's looked Ok but I certainly wouldn't want him playing when we're up against it. Didn't have a good game against Donny or a particularly good one on Wednesday night imo. Was bad against Brom apparently. Looks a good prospect but he's not ready yet. Williamson is an established defender.

Was Xisco's attitude not bang on last season?

We were passing it mostly backwards.