Ronaldo

Viduka back, him and Martins leading the line with Owen just behind = out of trouble

The only thing you could possibly say about Ronaldo to overrate him is that he's the best of all time, but nobody I know is saying that. He's by miles and miles the best in the world though and I cant believe anyone can argue that

we should have been at our highest against Fulham and Wigan, and look what happened there

And we outclassed Aston Villa... we could and probably should have been 2-0 down at HT. We defended very well from the front in the second half like

West Ham completely outclassed us, which is more worrying

Both of their goals came from the side he was defending as well.

got the goal in that 1-0 in 2003 iirc, lovely chest down from Gary Speed

the problem with Taylor is that the idiots who end up picking the team will always drop an easy target like Bassong in favour of the 'local hero' Shearer wont like, which is on the reasons i'd be happy with him getting the job next month

how does Butt get away with it man. He's an absolute fucking liability

Jonas>Charlie. I know but I was talking about talent and Charles has more than Jonas imo. Jonas looks a very good player but a manufactured one tbh, fantastic athleticism first and foremost.

with Viduka back i'd play him, Owen and Martins tbh. Jonas, Barton and Guthrie or N'zogbia in the midfield for 4-4-2 i'd play Jonas and Zoggy everytime

Blackburn are going down unless things change drastically in January. Their midfield is worse than ours, a collection of puny wasters tbh

He was class for Roeder when we finished 7th but then he got Duff for £5m and had to show conviction in his purchase He wasn't Allardyce's type of player, probably too enigmatic for him. In addition he didn't have confidence in Enrique at LB Keegan returned and Duff was given yet another reprieve from a man who had probably last watched him when he was doing the business for Chelsea Zog is probably the most talented winger/midfielder we've had since Robert, got him for next to nowt and yet some other c***ing club will reap the rewards. A massive indictment of all the above, sickening tbh

how can people say Taylor is better than Bassong? He's had 3 games at CB now and done absolutely nowt wrong. He's younger than Taylor and looks so much more disciplined and capable

When? He was our best available goalscorer. Taking off penalties is a joke anyway and you know it. Do you want to take of those scored with his right foot as well? He was better with that one after all. Your turn... How can you say someone who got over 20 goals in a year didn't get enough goals, particularly given the poor standard of a team he was playing in? And who has scored that many since? And when will the next time someone manages it be in your expert opinion? Seriously, you make yourself look very stupid sometimes poor standard? Robert, Speed, Dyer and Bellamy giving support? come on man Are you honestly saying that his performances in 2004 (0 goals away from home ffs man) warranted constant selection. He was poor in the league and the stats dont point to anything else, they really dont. They certainly warrant a rethink, or at least giving Bellamy and kluivert a try together. Over 20 goals man, you can cherry pick as much as you want, you're still talking s**** Are you basing this whole argument on the continued fitness of Bellamy & Kluivert? Are you planning on answering the second and third questions? I'm going to bed now, because I imagine you won't Again, I was talking about his form in the league, which again, you're not even acknowledging. I'm not gonna answer stupid questions, we all know the answer to the second, the third will surely be soon, when we have a striker who takes penalties, stays fit and plays against part-timers once every 2 weeks.

1 or maybe 2 games out tbh

When? He was our best available goalscorer. Taking off penalties is a joke anyway and you know it. Do you want to take of those scored with his right foot as well? He was better with that one after all. Your turn... How can you say someone who got over 20 goals in a year didn't get enough goals, particularly given the poor standard of a team he was playing in? And who has scored that many since? And when will the next time someone manages it be in your expert opinion? Seriously, you make yourself look very stupid sometimes poor standard? Robert, Speed, Dyer and Bellamy giving support? come on man Are you honestly saying that his performances in 2004 (0 goals away from home ffs man) warranted constant selection. He was poor in the league and the stats dont point to anything else, they really dont. They certainly warrant a rethink, or at least giving Bellamy and kluivert a try together.

grow up man You're the expert at bypassing the issue. You still haven't revealed what you think about strikers who constantly get picked despite managing only 8 league goals from open play in one year.

he's got everything physically does Bassong and looks a very astute reader of the game for a young lad. Very cynical and no-nonsense, like him a lot.

what's that got to do with anything? 8 goals in an entire year is poor and doesn't justify constant selection come rain or shine. Especially when it was the expense of a certain striker who finished our top prem scorer in 04-05 despite being loaned out in January.

not when 2 thirds are either penalties or goals against Slovakian farmers 8 league goals from open play in an entire year is pathetic and the key word is CONSTANT place in the team.

how many league away goals did Shearer score in 2004? answer: 0 How many goals did he score in 2004? how many goals would you score if you took penalties? a few i'd suspect Probably not over 20 like http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7342/shearerwx0.jpg From .com not overly impressive is it all the same. Take away the penalties and you have 8 goals in the league at home in 2004 and 0 away from home. Does 8 league goals from open play represent a good 2004 to anyone else? my original point was that he didn't warrant a constant place in the starting 11 post 2003, nowt you've presented contradicts that tbh. You're just bloody obsessed with arguing with me int ya O'brien?

how many league away goals did Shearer score in 2004? answer: 0 How many goals did he score in 2004? how many goals would you score if you took penalties? a few i'd suspect

how many league away goals did Shearer score in 2004? answer: 0

A fair few times which is why Bellamy was on the right wing. Aye and remember the Palace game where Bellamy and Kluivert beat them on their own only for Shearer to come straight back in? That wasn't on either. Souness's interview after that game was disgraceful. "the main man was out today yet these two have done alright" yeah, you scottish twat, you're talking about a champions league winner and our top scorer by far at that point in the 04-05 season