Ronaldo

We're 11th and there isn't a single side above us who'd have him in their team.

Cabaye, Debuchy, Williamson to name 3 all take/took more responsibility for leading the team. Off the top of my head, so I'm sure there's more.

Gillespie was absolutely brilliant for us. Miles better than Fox, who, to be fair, was a decent stopgap player.

Precisely why today (and Sunlun) were the remaining games I genuinely wanted us to win. Horrible fans, horrible part of the country. Fuck them to hell.

And why has he retained the armband despite lack of on-field leadership being a ludicrously glaring problem for years now? He's perfect for them, man. Just as Carver is and Pardew was. Men with no real self-respect.

Have you only watched NUFC for 8 weeks or what? Ridiculous statement. Can I have your username and password to this (secret?) database that contains these thoughts about who is interested in who? Tiote has been garbage this season but there really is no need to rewrite history. Oh great, Tiotefan99 returns. He's shit, he's been utterly useless for the best part of 3 seasons and has hopefully played his last game in the Premier League. History suggests had any manager shown genuine interest in him he'd be long gone. One day I sincerely hope you retrieve the username and password to common sense.

Riviere is the opposite of Cisse. I really like some of the work he does outside the box, but he doesn't look like he's got the appetite for goals. Aye, I thought Riviere had a very good game but just doesn't carry a goal threat at all. He's supposed to be a goal threat, he's not, he's a woeful striker. Yep. He's shit, and doesn't deserve any defence whatsoever.

If you can think of another reason, I'd love to hear it. Not that you'll ever come up with one. His best mate Jonas publically complained about Pardew's treatment of him when diagnosed with cancer and a week later Colo was in the paper defending Pardew's position as team manager. That's the type of person he is: he takes his money and does what he's told whether he thinks it's right or wrong. Leaders don't do that, but a captain who'd question those above is about as likely at NUFC as a manger who complains about players being sold.

It's a terrible choice. But it's basically a choice between poor footballer with good pace and poor footballer with average pace.

93-97 is closer to the truth.

If he's so good, would you have him here? With legitimate options such as Garde on the table, no. Instead of Charver or Pardew, in a fucking second.

I'd imagine getting kicked in the bollocks with steel-toe boots feels preferable to watching Gouffran play for NUFC.

You can't mean Shola, I think even you could belong in his company as a footballer and I've never seen you play.

He failed to deliver when marginalised by the mercenaries Remy and Ba. Other than that he's generally always scored goals. He got us 5th in 2012, kept us in the PL in 2013 and has basically repeated that in 2015.

Bit weird that having Spurs in 3rd place form for his entire time there is somehow negated by an attacking style of football and means of getting appointed, mind. Sounds like biased drivel to me.

Good.

What makes English manager Sherwood crap other than conjecture based on your Canadian expertise, DJ?

I think we'll also have to accept that Palace under Pardew are probably better than NUFC under Charver.

Five years? Jesus. Not sure they'll let Williamson on the field with a zimmer frame. He's 2 years younger than Colo, mind.

Give him the armband. Not really a leader but the only player who consistently does his job very well.

Return of the crap. Once again.

That takes me back to 1994 and Sherwood nearly taking his knee off.

Hope the dogs ok. Yes. Yes indeed.

The Championship. We'd have been there since 2013 without him.