Ronaldo

Without a Carroll to aim for he's a pointless player.

Both Africans, for a start. Secondly, we didn't buy them.

If that's true - and frankly I don't watch French football so I can't argue - why have nearly all the French players we've brought in lack physicality? That's another reason we shouldn't be concentrating on one league. It's difficult to judge how much a player can impose himself on the game when he's up against those of similar limitations.

The obsession with the French market has become completely absurd like. Mix it up FFS. As far as I'm concerned it's worked so far so I see no need to stop doing it. Some scouts elsewhere would be handy but I've no problem with another French player coming in. We've recruited some brilliant talent from there (at absolute bargain prices). Like everything about the team, the problem doesn't lie with the (majority of) the players on the pitch. The majority of the French players we've brought in lack generally the same qualities. Aside from that, I don't think it's conducive to fan and squad morale to continue concentrating on one nationality.

Exactly. We didn't have a chance after January.

Gouffran had a worse record in France and is clearly good enough. For the bench, yeah. Not a starting role.

And what a track record those in charge had in that particular area.

Nobody was 'gutted', as such.

Absolute load of bollocks that. Either someone telling lies or Chinese whispers based on the incorrect view of him as a Spurs fan.

It's common sense. He did a good job.

Indeed.

Nowhere near ready for PL football. A loan would be good.

In a real fight Joey'd struggle again Jermaine fucking Jenas, man. At hitting smaller men when they're in the floor or have their back turned he's one of the more likeable cowards, mind.

And be left with those 'committed to cause' ie utter crap living on borrowed time like Shola, Jonas and Tiote? Up the Premier League we go.

allowed ? after ba left it seemed we didn't have anyone bar cisse who had it in their game, see why sissoko was pushed forward. it's not ben arfa's game to get in the box, nor cabaye's or jonas, gouffran always got ther late but, if you think the they were told "don't go in the box" then thats up to you. Well fucking said, sir.

Bent's a bit below Cisse but He's a good player. The same posters against the signing of Bent per se want a 4-3-3 with one goalscorer in the side. Football doesn't work like that.

Jamie Carragher cycling with 2 young lads earlier on in Formby. Looks handsome in person.

He looked sick as fuck at the end of last season, and who can blame him? The tactics aside, this is what happens when you have a poacher in a team of players who create fuck all.

He was up against Scottish drunks who aren't good at football. Fair point. Wouldn't want you to praise anyone Ronaldo. He did look to be running fairly fast TBF. I'm a big fan of Vuckic.

He was up against Scottish drunks who aren't good at football.

Always seems to do the business in pre-season like.

Can totally understand the above. He symbolises the lack of ambition associated with the club in the last decade.

I'd prefer Bent, but nobody is nuts for having either opinion. Like Ahmed says, in theory, Best would be a better fit taking into account our dreadful play in the final third.

So he's better than having nobody in goal? I agree on that one, like.

Most teams in the Premier League?