Ronaldo

Great stuff. Two months to make do with one injury prone CB and two that aren't up to PL football (yet, in Mbiwa's case). Thank fuck we didn't sign Douglas for nowt.

If by pressing constantly and winning the ball back a lot is s*** then yeah he was s***. hook, line and sinker. Christ mole. He's completely replaceable and has been for a long time.

Controversial one but Nigel de Jong is a cheat.

There are not many countries you like. Which countries do you think I dislike, out of interest?

A captain is important at the best of times. The lack of leadership in the dugout and the rest of the side gives further rise to the position.

Would've made sense to tear up his existing contract on the basis that he'd play for us this season for nominal wages on a one-year deal. As it stands he's earning massive wages and will walk away in the summer for next to nowt. Amazing that the captain of Newcastle United is going to quit us in the middle of his contract to play for a Mickey Mouse side in a corrupt banana republic and people are lining up to defend him. That's before you even consider how crap and gutless his performances have been.

Id back Keane in a scrap with him. Not so sure. Keane's all bark.

The rumours about Van Nistelrooy sticking one on Keane after he tried to intimidate van der Sar would appear to have some substance then.

Marc Hottiger ruins this. Cunt.

Yes we did. The second away game I went to.

Really? Depends what position we're placing them at. I personally think Lampard is easily one of the greatest midfielders this league has seen in the past 20 years. I'm well aware he has limitations and I'm not saying he's better than certain other midfielders in that time period in other countries, because he's not, but - boring or not - it's impossible to ignore his phenomenal scoring record. It's absurd. That's due to his intelligence, composure and underrated technique. Gerrard, well, I'm obviously biased. He was clearly world-class back in his day but I think his "Captain Liverpool" image masked some deficiencies. :thup: SAF needs to stay relevant. He'll say whatever he can to ruffle feathers without being completely written off as a cantakerous, embittered old coot.

It's not like he's sailing there, those airplanes are decent I heard. 10+ hour flight vs. a few hour flight? I don't know if you travel a ton but 10 hour flight vs. a few hours make a hell of a difference man. I know there's difference between a 10 hour flight and a few hour flight (and I've done them both numerous times ) but it's not like he's doing it few times a week. He's there for a while and comes back when he feels better. I just honestly can't see the problem in either him going to Argentina or the time the flight takes to get there. Because he's supposed to be setting an example to the other players regarding their responsibilities to the club, peers and and fans, perhaps? All of which, by the way, have stuck with Coloccini through thick and thin in spite of him trying to cower off home when we needed him most last season. He's been f***ing rubbish so far this season, then he gets an injury and pisses off home before our most important fixture. What sort of captain is that? You keep telling us that he's no leader. Would he really help us against the mackems in the sidelines? His family isn't here and I'm pretty sure the players and other people inside the club can understand it when he goes back to his family when he can't play. He's not the only senior player in the squad. As club captain he should be there to offer support and maybe to gee the lads up. No excuse to be jetting home whilst injured tbh especially the captain. As KI said, this is why he's no captain. f***ing joke he's still got the armband. I just don't understand this. You have told us years that Coloccini is no leader and a bad choice for captain. Why does it bother you that he's not there Sunday? The fact he isn't there enhances Ron's point surely to God? You'd think so, like. How would he help us if he's no leader and a bad captain? Would you suddenly think he's a good captain and a great leader if he was there? I'll assume you're being sarcastic and leave it there.

Arsenal, by your own admission have a 'magic' manager and one of the very best in the business. We don't. If the players see (by your own admission again) an incompetent, cowardly manager and a captain who doesn't organise, is scared to challenge certain strikers and pisses off in two consecutive seasons when we need him, how the hell can we expect them to be as committed to the job as we'd like?

It's not like he's sailing there, those airplanes are decent I heard. 10+ hour flight vs. a few hour flight? I don't know if you travel a ton but 10 hour flight vs. a few hours make a hell of a difference man. I know there's difference between a 10 hour flight and a few hour flight (and I've done them both numerous times ) but it's not like he's doing it few times a week. He's there for a while and comes back when he feels better. I just honestly can't see the problem in either him going to Argentina or the time the flight takes to get there. Because he's supposed to be setting an example to the other players regarding their responsibilities to the club, peers and and fans, perhaps? All of which, by the way, have stuck with Coloccini through thick and thin in spite of him trying to cower off home when we needed him most last season. He's been f***ing rubbish so far this season, then he gets an injury and pisses off home before our most important fixture. What sort of captain is that? You keep telling us that he's no leader. Would he really help us against the mackems in the sidelines? His family isn't here and I'm pretty sure the players and other people inside the club can understand it when he goes back to his family when he can't play. He's not the only senior player in the squad. As club captain he should be there to offer support and maybe to gee the lads up. No excuse to be jetting home whilst injured tbh especially the captain. As KI said, this is why he's no captain. f***ing joke he's still got the armband. I just don't understand this. You have told us years that Coloccini is no leader and a bad choice for captain. Why does it bother you that he's not there Sunday? The fact he isn't there enhances Ron's point surely to God? You'd think so, like.

It's not like he's sailing there, those airplanes are decent I heard. 10+ hour flight vs. a few hour flight? I don't know if you travel a ton but 10 hour flight vs. a few hours make a hell of a difference man. I know there's difference between a 10 hour flight and a few hour flight (and I've done them both numerous times ) but it's not like he's doing it few times a week. He's there for a while and comes back when he feels better. I just honestly can't see the problem in either him going to Argentina or the time the flight takes to get there. Because he's supposed to be setting an example to the other players regarding their responsibilities to the club, peers and and fans, perhaps? All of which, by the way, have stuck with Coloccini through thick and thin in spite of him trying to cower off home when we needed him most last season. He's been f***ing rubbish so far this season, then he gets an injury and pisses off home before our most important fixture. What sort of captain is that? You keep telling us that he's no leader. Would he really help us against the mackems in the sidelines? His family isn't here and I'm pretty sure the players and other people inside the club can understand it when he goes back to his family when he can't play. He's not the only senior player in the squad. As club captain he should be there to offer support and maybe to gee the lads up. No excuse to be jetting home whilst injured tbh especially the captain. As KI said, this is why he's no captain. Fucking joke he's still got the armband.

Saved our bacon. How nice of the 80K a week captain to come and make a contribution after spending most of the season either not available or playing crap.

1) It's isn't fine 2) Hatem isn't the club captain 3) Hatem flies France barely an hour away, not 7000 miles away

It's not like he's sailing there, those airplanes are decent I heard. 10+ hour flight vs. a few hour flight? I don't know if you travel a ton but 10 hour flight vs. a few hours make a hell of a difference man. I know there's difference between a 10 hour flight and a few hour flight (and I've done them both numerous times ) but it's not like he's doing it few times a week. He's there for a while and comes back when he feels better. I just honestly can't see the problem in either him going to Argentina or the time the flight takes to get there. Because he's supposed to be setting an example to the other players regarding their responsibilities to the club, peers and and fans, perhaps? All of which, by the way, have stuck with Coloccini through thick and thin in spite of him trying to cower off home when we needed him most last season. He's been fucking rubbish so far this season, then he gets an injury and pisses off home before our most important fixture. What sort of captain is that?

Would have to be when Mike Hooper was starting. Easter 1995 perhaps.

Can't think why this is funny.

I wouldn't care much either, but of the 3 CBs left in the squad only 1 is up to playing in the PL right now. It's a fucking dreadful situation, totally of the club's own miserly doing, as per usual.

Hell of a club captain, like.

Nope, it was clearly Mapou's fault for Cabaye's goal.