Ronaldo

Even Allardyce would go all out against a team with the Ameobi brothers and Nile Ranger as the main threat.

No, because he had the biggest window to get points on the board and failed to get the best out of the squad.

Shearer doesn't and never will have the intelligence to be a manager but most of the blame (from a managerial perspective) has to rest with JFK for the relegation. That said, I think we'd have stayed up had he not had his heart problem.

One thing's for sure, as good as some make our squad out to be Keegan would absolutely dismantle it if given free rein, and rightfully so.

We need a Rob Lee type alongside those two.

Taylor would be good enough for a team with our ambitions if he was fit enough to start 30 league games a season.

Williamson has better positional sense. Even if that were true it wouldn't matter too much given Williamson's inability to win one-on-one battles.

Taylor's better in every respect, man.

I read some of these lineups and become convinced people don't want us to score goals.

And he'll always have to chase the game because some of the rubbish alongside and in front of him.

Cabaye does well when he gets further up the pitch. He gets more shots and exposes our worst central player and the defence. That's about it.

A big reason for the midfield being too far from the forwards is the players. Telling Cabaye to play further up the pitch for instance would probably create more problems than it would solve.

Depends if you think we need one or not. I don't want Tiote or Anita in the team and Cabaye's probably going. Leaves Sissoko and Marveaux as viable candidates for the CM positions.

Thing is, in terms of value for money Carr's done a very good job. In terms of players suited to the Premier League and specifically our side, and of adequate quality for a team with top 7 ambitions he's not always delivered. He has a hard task on his hands, though, I think we've signed 2 players for more than £7m since Ashley bought the club. He's probably being told to find average players for less than they're worth.

Bent is more clinical and better in the air. Cisse's superior in every other respect.

It was only a week ago that daft little twerp on here was making out that Ashley had been generous and it was all just Pardew's fault.

Would it be wrong if all of us murdered Mike Ashley?

I've missed Joe.

A winger with no pace or end product doesn't need to be ruined by anyone. Jonas should be kissing Pardew's arse because any decent manage would tell him to piss off to the lower leagues.

In a midfield three Jonas can work centrally, but he's no DM though. Rubbish, man. He's a fucking dreadful midfielder.

Fair play to Moke. He'll need to be replaced but frankly it should've happened the second we got promoted along with Jonas and Smith.

Yup and he barely featured. Eh? Robert got 12 in his best season by the way, not 10.

Give me a break I'm on my phone in 29 degree weather boozed up to ma bollocks.

£23m would easily get us a very good wide player and a CM more adept at driving a side forward in the PL. Sadly it seldom works like that wi these cunts in charge.

I think Cisse's more entertaining personally. Hatem's great in his own right but dribbling past two players and losing it against the third just makes me feel frustrated.