Ronaldo

Can you imagine going from Real Madrid to Blackburn, you'd feel like you'd been kidnapped, surely?

the special one was described from his late twenties as being 'strong and charismatic' and very much capable of 'commanding the respect of the players' Does that sound like Hughton to you?

Bollocks. He was woeful in the second half at WBA and nearly gifted Jeffers a goal in the last ten on Wed. He HAS to go. He's a centre half who can't deal with physical strikers and can't deal with pacy strikers. Its the worst combination possible for the league we're in. Teams are going to target him and will get joy. Obviously if he is moved on he will have to be replaced but the replacement won't be paid the ridiculous amount we pay Colocinni. How did he nearly gift Jeffers a goal? What did he do wrong in the second half vs Brom? Far too many sheep at SJP, stop listening to what the dickhead next to you says man. Watch him, watch his contribution. Rarely does it involve last ditch tackles and chest thumping, but it CAN be effective.

Defoe is nailed on for it now. It'll be him, Rooney, Heskey, Walcott and Crouch. Bent is a possiblity Michael Owen WILL make the World Cup squad. now that one isn't getting a bite Do you honestly think he won't? Like it or not he'll score goals for Man U and if you play for Man U then you'll make the England squad just for that. If he's fit, he'll be at the World Cup. Of course that's no guarantee in itself. Capello wont pick him ahead of Defoe, Rooney, Crouch or Walcott. All are clearly better players. Bent will have a good season and Heskey brings a different set of attributes. Owen wont be anywhere near, he's a waste of man.

Looked fine against Reading and didn't have a bad game against WBA or Sheff Wed after the 45 minute mark

Kadar and Tozer got shagged by Tresor kandal. I'd be ashamed to get anihiliated by him, he's bloody woeful. Anyone thinking they'd do better than Coloccini need to wake up.

classy as ever Dinho

I have so many accumulators on tomorrow I have no idea what will win me money and what wont.

Players are staying at the Croydon Park Hotel if anyone wants to ring Taylor and ask him if he's staying

Defoe is nailed on for it now. It'll be him, Rooney, Heskey, Walcott and Crouch. Bent is a possiblity Michael Owen WILL make the World Cup squad. now that one isn't getting a bite

That was me after Tuesday, didn't last long sadly

aye, you wish Don't give me that nonsense man. Look at Italy's in 06 and France's in 98

Defoe is nailed on for it now. It'll be him, Rooney, Heskey, Walcott and Crouch. Bent is a possiblity

And you're saying the above could be the reason for Taylor wanting away? You're usually a good poster but this is just nonsense man.

take it you missed Kevin Nolan having an asthma attack after the hour mark on Wednesday?

An ounce of sense. See, even Jayson knows the score, well done son!

Shearers comments re Bassong were clearly due to him being on crap money(relatively) and only 1 year on his deal. Talking up someone you want to sign up long term is pretty normal. The comments were made to Uncle Harry, Shearer wasn't publicly talking him up He did publically state he wanted to keep him and sign him up for longer though. Pretty much the same thing tbf that isn't what's being referred to here, mate. Someone has got it into their head that a quote from Harry Redknapp is one of the reasons that Taylor might want to leave. Honestly

Taylor is older than Bassong, you do know that right? The 'relative novice' comment isn't really relevant here, as we're all painfully aware that it took Bassong 5 games to show himself to be better than Taylor. Clutching at straws to think that Taylor was offended by a f***ing quote from Harry Redknapp, honestly man . If he wants to piss off, then he can f***ing go, lets not make excuses for him

Maradona will pick Jonas whatever the weather man, just like he'll avoid Higuain like the clap

Shearers comments re Bassong were clearly due to him being on crap money(relatively) and only 1 year on his deal. Talking up someone you want to sign up long term is pretty normal. The comments were made to Uncle Harry, Shearer wasn't publicly talking him up

If Taylor had shown in 5 years what Bassong managed in 30 games he could quite easily have been offended. Shearer and Dowie's comments regarding Bassong surely have had no effect on Taylor man

I'd rather Geremi than Smith, Nolan or Butt. At least Geremi has an ounce of creativity

what an absolutely ridiculous post. Why on earth would Taylor see that as a kick in the teeth? He isn't quite stupid enough to believe he's anywhere near Bassong as a player. Yeah, the England u21 captain who has been universally praised throughout the mainstream media isn't going to think he's anywhere near as good as a recently called up cameroon international plucked from obscurity the year before... Whilst everyone on this board might recognise Taylor's flaws / Bassong's better all round game, I doubt Taylor trawls the net for his opinions on his own game. Not saying it's likely to be a reason for him to leave but to think Taylor openly recognises Bassong as this wildly better player is far more ridiculous. 'yes' or 'no' do you think Taylor would be offended to hear that Shearer rated Bassong more?

But when the buyers have money the sales are less severe. We are in a recession - more sales with better discounts Once we recover - less sales Everton are going to get £20m + for Lescott, we should be seeing at least £15m of that, there is no way Taylor is only half as good as Lescott and the relative prices should reflect that (not that I rate JL anywhere near the £20m bracket mind) half is being kind to Taylor. People forget that he played 5 years in the premiership without consistently looking like a solid premiership defender

what an absolutely ridiculous post. Why on earth would Taylor see that as a kick in the teeth? He isn't quite stupid enough to believe he's anywhere near Bassong as a player.