Ronaldo

Santon's 22 until next month. Haidara's 21. Almost as if Merlin has altered the facts to suit his point. Unusual tactic for him.

All I will say is, I wish we could've brought in someone more solid defensively who could cope with Hatem in front of him. I know we've done well recently but we'll lose a lot points this season if Hatem's sitting on the bench when we need him out there getting us out of trouble.

It is and makes you wonder why he isn't in the box more often for corners etc etc.... could be a real danger from set pieces. He's winning headers by the touchline against wingers. Williamson could do that all day long, but he's no real use in the opposition's box when he'll be marked and the timing and direction will need to be better. That aside, I've been really impressed with Debuchy in the last months and he deserves a lot of credit. Not the best defender but goes onto the pitch every game wanting to win and being prepared to do whatever it takes to win, whether that includes upsetting people or not. Same goes for Williamson. Shame that only goes for 2 defenders out of the 4. I get what your saying but at the same time he's still one of our best in the air and its madness to have him on the half way line on corners and such like IMO. Oh, absolutely. Tiote and Santon should be there and nobody else.

What an absolute cunt.

It is and makes you wonder why he isn't in the box more often for corners etc etc.... could be a real danger from set pieces. He's winning headers by the touchline against wingers. Williamson could do that all day long, but he's no real use in the opposition's box when he'll be marked and the timing and direction will need to be better. That aside, I've been really impressed with Debuchy in the last 2 months and he deserves a lot of credit. Not the best defender but goes onto the pitch every game wanting to win and being prepared to do whatever it takes to win, whether that includes upsetting people or not. Same goes for Williamson. Shame that only goes for 2 defenders out of the 4.

Blackpool beat us 2-0 at home.

Failing to respond twice. Fucking footballers, man.

Should bring back scrubbing boots and £50 per week.

Man City away. I'd like to us get drawn away to some shocking Conference outfit so we can put out a second Xl and see how far they all are from actually being footballers.

Which gear we were in during the entire second half against Norwich? Reverse, most likely.

Colo against Hernandez possibly? Only one winner of that physical battle.

A lovely LB who can't defend yet. OK. I've said a hundred times he'll probably turn out a good player in time with a few loans but if he's ever better than Santon I'll be amazed. Simple enough?

Yeah, we all know who the mess is. Of all the posts about Haidara you pick one in which he's unfavourably compared to a 22-year-old who's started several times for Italy. Thick as mince.

So thinking he'll probably never be ready to replace Santon is the same as saying he'll never make it? Odd hearing such stupid logic from a disciple of Alan Pardew, like.

This is a lie, by the way.

assuming there's anything in that, it simply means we have a poor manager and coaching staff Well, yeah, that's basically what he's just said.

Hughton's a classy and decent man, but he's not got the nous or self-assuredness to be a PL manager.

We actually defended from the front under SBR far more than we did from the back. Counterattacking was, as Mick says, an option. It wasn't plan A.

Hell of a point, that.

Solano.

Yeah, probably.

They will finish in the top 4.

AVB probably came close tonight I suspect.

3 I think, Southampton, Chelsea, QPR. One of which was virtually fixed, lets be honest.