Ronaldo

Yep. I reckon AS is still good for more than 1 league goal a season, like. Even unable to run.

They've got Colback, to be fair.

It'll be BT now that I've ended my contract with them.

Yes, absurd.

Colback is a decent player, tbh, I'm sure I read on here somewhere that he'd make it to ever top 6 side, except the top 4 Colback's average, decent or whichever way you want to put it but that's an absurd statement

Krul isn't even his national team's no.1.

Do a Leeds etc.

They were on a football field with a ball, of course they had a chance. I'd be looking to sell as many as could be replaced with about 7 exceptions.

Application.

Guthrie had real talent, just no application or athleticism to accompany it.

It's amazing how much this gets said. It just isn't true. We didn't control games that season at all. We just scored goals at the right time, sat deep and kept it tight at the back. The Tiote-Cabaye partnership played a key part in keeping it tight at the back though. They were fantastic together, often against a midfield 3 too. Since when does "controlling the midfield" only refer to the offensive side of the game? It doesn't and nobody said it did. We weren't in 'control' of games. We were purely reactive the vast majority of the time and if we conceded the first goal we were fucking done for because of our reliance on nicking a goal against the run of play.

It's amazing how much this gets said. It just isn't true. We didn't control games that season at all. We just scored goals at the right time. sat deep and kept it tight at the back. ron is a relentless bellend but he's generally right, none more so than with this Fuck, Mojo. I thought we were alright. Still that NHS thing?

It's amazing how much this gets said. It just isn't true. We didn't control games that season at all. We just scored goals at the right time, sat deep and kept it tight at the back.

If Cabaye was so stifled by Pardew he wouldn't have so many good things to say about him. He let him do what he wants so i'm not that surprised, doesn't mean it was right though. Depends if we think Cabaye has any ambition. Top players don't want to work with coaches who don't improve them.

With respect I'd disagree. They're two different players. If argue that Cabaye was a hell of lot more capable of providing a killer ball or a goal than Carrick. Carrick is consistent in breaking up play and putting the ball to a more creative player but Cabaye is definitely more of an attacking force. I'd argue with anyone who thinks Carrick "controlled" a game. He may have disrupted another teams attack but he's never pulled the strings like Cabaye. Which is why he'll finish up with the far better career. Carrrick's been 'pulling the strings' in PL games for a decade.

If Cabaye was so stifled by Pardew he wouldn't have so many good things to say about him.

Shevchenko all over again.

That's true. He played his best football in the final months of his time here in an advanced role. As a midfielder he never really controlled the game the way the likes of Carrick do.

He'll be 30 this time next year and his best option appears to be Crystal Palace.

Strange how his career's turned out, like. I never would've had him down for top class but it's been a real let down when you consider how good his right foot is.

The PL needs Mick McCarthy, man. Such a legend.

I'm hoping he hasn't just checked Wikipedia, discovered that Alsoran, Sammy and perennially injured Aarons all outscored Cabella last season and laughed his head off.

To be fair he might be really talented at pool or darts or something like that. He'd have to kneel down to play both.