Ronaldo

that paper is a fucking parody honestly

he's been shite for the last 4 years pal

Johnson as a replacement for Viduka fucking hell, honestly

Absolutely!, agree with that. harper should stay in on form. however the "dominating his box" thing is one of those phrases people trot out that doesn't actually mean anything when you watch what actually happens. it means Harper takes responsibility where Given does not for example, Harper will leave his goal line to catch the ball once in a while

Is it a coincidence that our defence looks much more composed and more organised with a goalkeeper capable of communicating with his backline and generally dominating his box? I think not Harper has to stay in the team, no question

yeah, 1977's team is a pisstake I think, Taylor, Given, Milner and Riise in the first team??? fuckin hell Barbaric, isn't it. what's Given done to merit being ahead of Harper next season? Nothing short of an absolute disgrace if that happens

indeed, yet 4 years later and he's no longer a top player according to the scottish twat

box, lift weights, enjoy the sun, drink

"He never played senior football again (a true blessing). Many consider the release of Fat Mike by Newcastle United to be one of the defining moments in the history of the premier league as his participation in a premier league team lowered the standard of the league." good guy Hooper, doorman at the something arms and Walkabout in Durham anyone remember his last game against Spurs, absolutely inspired performance that night, saved a pen from Klinsman

yeah, 1977's team is a pisstake I think, Taylor, Given, Milner and Riise in the first team??? fuckin hell

people forget that we only finished on 56 points that season with the tactical genius of Roeder and Souness we accumulated 58

Santa cruz or Crouch

That'd be me me anol

silly, very silly. I highly doubt you saw Ronaldo at his best to be honest you criticise La liga and Serie A but lets face it, Middlesbrough sit 15th in the premiership right now and are Blackburn 7th, it cant be that great

what are you talking about? Im arguing with the guys who think Shearer had a good impact in his last 2 years here dont compare Shearer to Ronaldo please, it's madness

i respect the hell out of Shearer for what he achieved here but in his last 2 years he was a hinderance and people need to admit this

prem goals (taking away penalities) for Shearer 2004-05 4 2005-06 5 anyone else massively impressed with this? No, what was his injury record like through those seasons? fine

prem goals (taking away penalities) for Shearer 2004-05 4 2005-06 5 anyone else massively impressed with this?

The criticism was right though in his last 2 seasons, he was a shadow of his former self. There is no room for sentiment. Bollocks. Even the last two seasons he was doing more than anyone in an underperforming team. idiot, you think 4 premiership goals (taking away penalties) in an entire season is 'doing more than anyone' Bellamy got twice that and he was gone by Jan, do your research ffs

no player with anything resembling a brain fit for football is gonna join us because of one game at the end of the season

Boro are going down next year imo. To be honest it's actually an injustice if they dont go down this season, absolute garbage outfit

Man utd this season are arguably the best team ever in the premiership, and here Chelsea are level on points Grant deserves a lot of plaudits. He didn't inherit a winning team, they finished 2nd last season

Drogba, what a guy

No its not. And the reason why he's been happy to sit on the bench for so long as he's not been good enough to command a 1st team spot for the best part of his career, here or at any other regular EPL club. Yes.. it is. Either you're massively under rating Harper, or massively ove rating the rest of the leagues keepers, or a bit of both. I mean common, take a look around at the Premiership and check out some of the keepers you claim would definitely keep Harper out.. Was the first time you saw Harper the time when he slipped and got beaten by that long range shot against Liverpool or what? Because appart from that he's been solid to excellent every time he's been called upon. I said before this season. Anytime before this season when Harper has played he's not been solid or excellent. Fair enough he's needed a run, but do you remember the last time he had a run? Do you wonder why fans who can remember that time actually hold Given in such high regard? Thought not. Harper WAS excellent from 99 to 01 when Gullit then Robson had him as no.1 keeper he got injured as i recall before the Leeds (a) game and never got his place back

He scored against us. indeed, Liverpool (h) last season