Ronaldo

I dont know how old you are, you might be older or younger than me but growing up watching nufc they have always done a full lap around the pitch until a few years ago iirc. We should at least get a thank you for putting up with their shower of s**t all season we know that, doesn't mean anything. Like Keefaz says it's very much a no-win situation for anyone given the shower of s**** we've seen this year

you need 3 teams to win to get any return whatsover

being in the TA i'm expected to work 3 weekends a month which causes problems, obviously. To make the last 4 saturday games i've basically had to agree to do a tour of Canada in the summer and Afghanistan next year, which demonstrates my affection somewhat

Guthrie's just turned 22, he could be on hell of a player for us long term

go put a grand on it, if you're so sure

To be fair to him his free kick taking is actually fairly decent. It's his inability to pass the ball to team-mate 5 yards away that grates. fairly decent? not really, abysmal is the term i'd use

Owen gets tackled and knocked off the ball a ridiculous number of times for a player with his experience. It's like he's spent the last 12 years avoiding the physical aspect of the game completely. Catches up with you when your pace and sharpness is gone

Llambias vehemently denies that Xisco was anything but a Keegan find what the hell is going on?

Beardsley is by an absolute country mile the best player i've seen in b&w, this based entirely on his second stint Pav ahead of Rob Lee? fuck off

How many times on Monday did he lose the ball? More than any other player bar Butt from what I saw

far too good to miss, even with Madrid shitting the bed

hmmm, dont think this is a going to be a good weekend for betting tbh got a fair bit of money on a treble consisting of Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea, at 2/1 odds

had we scored an extra 3 goals during Shearer's reign, we'd have another 5 points. Scoring goals against well organised defences has been a problem all season. But I agree, another defender should be a priority in the summer, given the fact we only have 1 CB I have genuine faith in.

Viduka has skill and heading ability Martins has pace and heading ability

No longer our top scorer in the league as of tonight, that would the striker who has played less and isn't 'half the finisher' mate wake up, since Owen scored his last goal, both Carroll and Love have netted 3. It's embarrassing

Out of all those 11 players tonight he'd actually be the very last one you'd identify as a captain, it's pathetic that he was ever given the armband

Fulham's defence is miles ahead of Boro's, we'll need to keep it tight until we can bring Martins on with 30 left and hope he can destroy Hughes

A bit dodgy at times tonight but stood tall in the second half, and yes, our player of the season by a mile

fair play to Taylor, still dont want him at CB but did us proud tonight

5 for me now

He played better in his debut for me, but did OK tonight

that said, I have no doubt Shearer will offer him another one

it's on Setanta 2 now, complete replay if that helps

I'm looking forward to getting back to Boro tomorrow feel no sympathy for them whatsoever, and anyone who saw them arriving in their Linthorpe buses like caged animals today knows exactly why, twats

If Shearer had the raw skill of Viduka, he'd have been possibly THE greatest striker. His touch, the way he holds onto the ball, the way he seems to wriggle free of 2 or 3 players with his footwork, the link-up play...immense striker. I said this a while back actually. If you give Viduka Shearer's professionalism he'd have been right at the top of the footballing world