Ronaldo

I honestly can't believe that so much was made of that tackle at Liverpool. Far, far worse tackles have been punished with yellow cards

He's a 26 year old winger who can't cross, to say good management will correct this problem is being a tad optermistic

he's an inch bigger than Harper if that, and crossed clearly were a problem I cant believe the nonsense i've read on this board in the last day. I swear people just make stupid stuff up for the sake of increasing their post count

dejafuckingvu same opinion, he'd do a decent job

then why did you choose him for your team vs WBA?

Anyone playing Ameobi needs a fucking slap, honestly, what do you lot drink? Krul Taylor Taylor Colo Enrique Jonas Barton Smith Duff Xisco Carroll

to be fair, Coloccini may have looked lost at times but showed no lack of effort whatsoever yesterday

Honestly, what an absolute load of tripe.

I know it's a bit of a contradiction, but I felt more secure with Krul in goal at their set pieces, even though he flapped at a couple, than I ever have with either Given or Harper back there. At least he showed he has the ability and desire to command his box, and we haven't seen that from our goalkeeper for a very long time. words fail me, what the hell is going on today? Wise the fuck up man, if you commit yourself you NEED to get the fucking ball, otherwise the small matter of an empty net generally becomes apparent.

What extra hassle? I dont particularly give a damn if he has a go at a few players in training. As long as he's on the pitch for 30+ games, we'll be ok and he'll earn his wages.

to all those wanting to sell him, then what?

to be fair, Barton has proved he can do it in the premiership So has Jonas in spells, I doubt you'll find many wingers better than him in this league same as you won't find many CMs better than Barton. very true. But I can understand why more people are willing to work with Barton. Jonas at times (including today) looks like an absolutey woeful footballer and I can see why people are getting frustrated.

How did he tarnish Shearer's image?

to be fair, Barton has proved he can do it in the premiership

I suspect today's performance has nowt to do with their view on Barton. He has to stay and most acknowledged that long before today, including myself, most recently 2 days ago

which will allow Big Al to play his big pal, Nicky Butt. I can't wait either actually

was somewhere in the middle

what is going on with this board today? An astonishingly ignorant post, to go with the ridiculous knee-jerking and James's horrific player ratings

Probably because of yesterday's training ground incident during which he allegedly walked off, take it you haven't heard about it

Shearer is no longer having any input whatosever man

Not all of them. pretty sure he used the word 'all' like, seemed like he was half-joking but still. Can anyone honestly see us signing a capable striker between now and Sep?

we have 3 fucking weeks for all that to occur Pedro. As Shearer said earlier, all the signings he wanted have gone to other clubs

To be fair we wouldn't be here discussing this if your 'considered, consistant opinion' that Harper has had no more than five bad games for us in his whole career wasn't a complete crock of s***. Krul had a very good game and Harper has been below par for some time. That's all i'm trying to say. I've no idea why you've decidd to take issue with it and act a bit of a tart. What constitutes as below par? He looked a tad dodgy in his first couple of games last season but improved quickly after that for me. One of the few players to escape with some credibility last season

Like yours on Duff? Or Cacapa? Cacapa WAS a good player, which changed with age, nowt to do with consistency.

exactly, we weren't exactly a team of angels when we finished 3rd under Robson, good man management is what it's all about, and we've had none for years