Ronaldo

God Almighty. Really don't see what's so ridiculous. His attacking is better than his defense, therefore play him in a more attacking position? At least give him a run out there on pre-season. Happens all the time in football! What happens all the time on here is people forget the philosophy that made us an established PL contender in the first place and allow themselves to be easily led by Alan Pardew. Defenders on the wing, shithouses like Alsoran on the wing, 2 CMs who're about as dangerous as bubble bath in the final third. Urgh. Get out. You people.

He was a decent athlete with very clean passing and striking of the ball who never really had the type of ability we're seeing from, say, Barkley now. That's someone who'll be in England's midfield for 10 years. Same as Gerrard, very different type, but he was dominating PL games in his late teens. In his first full season he was 19 and played 30+ games and scored 6 goals. That's pretty impressive. In Gerard's first full season at the same age he got 1 goal in 29 apps, then 7 the season after. Jenas could have been a top class England CM, but for whatever reason it didn't work out As I said, he never demonstrated the aptitude to control games like Gerrard did.

God Almighty.

His extremely religious parents spoke to someone seriously ITK before bringing the family to Newcastle, England, like.

He was very inconsistent in both of his full seasons. Shame we sold him after 4 months of his very best form by a mile.

He was a decent athlete with very clean passing and striking of the ball who never really had the type of ability we're seeing from, say, Barkley now. That's someone who'll be in England's midfield for 10 years. Same as Gerrard, very different type, but he was dominating PL games in his late teens.

Harsh to blame Bobby - Souness made him captain and called him the next Vieira, that probably did it. Probably did what, man? I'm talking about the expectations the fans had of Jenas brought on by Bobby saying he'd be England's main CM for 10 years. Not Souness making him captain for a few games in Shearer's absence by which time he'd lost a hell of a lot of popularity because of poor performances in the 5th place season. Nobody's fault, as such.

Jenas was a decent lad and a good, solid player who was ridiculously overhyped by Bobby to the extent he could never live up to it.

What an absolute fucking pecker.

Have you just woken up from a 30-year coma?

I don't get mad. Especially not at you, man.

Precisely why he was sacked. Weren't in the top half of the league, mind.

They're already exposed to a ridiculous degree, Colback won't make any difference to that. It's Pardew's tactics of not having anyone sitting that's the main problem in that department. That and the fact we've not had one defender who's looks comfortable with players running at him since Jose left.

Jones, Smalling, Shaw and Welbeck are exciting attacking players? News to me, like.

Having players stopping our young lads getting into the first team seems like a major positive to me.

Fair enough. I really want to see the US do well but it amazes me how they accomplish it with mostly MLS players.

I just mean generally the US puts in reasonably competent displays in the WC. It amazes me how when the standard is of such low quality going by how they perform in European club football.

How the fuck do the US do it with such rubbish players? Do they get well funded for facilities and the like?

I wouldn't quite go that far, but he's got some future ahead of him. I'd certainly start him against Costa Rica and Uruguay, mind.

That mid table side that hasn't finished near mid table the last two seasons? I hate to be flippant but 14th is pretty near mid-table, like.

Part of me wishes he was doing the punditry. Would've made a right embarrassment of himself, as per.

Foster's a good keeper. He's certainly not overrated.

And agents' fees. That £17m we spent in Jan '13 was actually well over £30m, mush.

Disappointed he's stuck with Alsoran out wide.