Ronaldo

I think anyone who was at Villa Park in '09 will retain a little bit of dislike, myself included. They're irrelevant, but if I had to choose a club in the Championship to crash and burn beyond anything we've any seen.....

Which list would this be?

Nah, him and Rafa would be a match made in hell, unfortunately. Not gonna happen.

I can barely recall a Tiote that didn't spend his time bumbling about incompetently in the centre of the pitch, while being fatter than Troy Deeney, who is now fat. He does not interest me. Yeah, this. It's staggering that some, including relatively well-informed posters on here, entertain the idea of playing him. He's the Pardew of players: A talentless arsehole who Carr/Llambias saved from obscurity and only ever gets highlighted for the wrong reasons. Someone who - even at the peak of his 'ability' - you'd only want on the field if you were utterly shit-scared of the opposition and happy to discard the notion of a cohesive attacking midfield unit. That can never be the right approach. Ever.

And everything else he comes out. Imagine trying to use kicking/punching blokes when they're on the floor as some sort of badge of honour and individuality. He's just a massive attention seeker whose limited ability on the pitch means he has to act like a cunt to get it.

It's Barton, who cares. He's a salesman. The mongs love him.

It's the Rafa effect, man. We're going to approach these competitions with a view to winning them, and karma will meet us halfway on that.

What in the fuck?

Alright, take it easy. We've not kicked off yet.

We've got 'notions'. Not sure exactly what of.

He said he was very pleased with Sissoko too and wouldn't let him leave right at the end of the transfer window. A manager has to play a little liar's poker at times.

You're actually delusional beyond even vaguely normal internet man parameters, TRon. We've blatantly been trying to get him off the books for ages.

Has to be really. Gayle and Mitrovic won't both play and Gayle is no number 10. I know he's not a number 10 as a playmaker but he would work there as a second striker. Nah, Gayle plays on the shoulder. He should never be deeper than Mitrovic.

He doesn't really fit playing anywhere apart from attacking midfield, though. And Diame's probably far more Rafa's type for that role.

A year earlier was much worse. Losing to Marseilles then drawing at home to Wolves to fuck up CL qualification.

Aye, of course he did.

He was playing in Ben Arfa's place which probably didn't help his cause much. LW was never Ben Arfa's place. Certainly not under Pardew.

He's so good, like. True Premier League quality.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01384/Ken-Barlow_1384082c.jpg

What happened?

I've been in meetings all afternoon, how have the full backs done tonight, surely that's a better pairing than the one that started the last couple of games ? Lazaar had an awful first half. Yedlin has been canny, according to comms. Oh no, had high hopes for Lazaar and anything is better than Dummet, hopefully just nerves. I don't know how people can still come out with rubbish like this, mind. He's obviously going to be Rafa's first choice this season.

I do think we'll struggle to score goals when sides sit back, like. When we are given space we'll murder everyone, obvs.