Ronaldo

Are you mad?

Quality.

I hope they shot him.

Someone, not me, needs to stress what a truly ludicrous post this is. Tiote shouldn't always start; whereas at least one of Cisse and Ba is absolutely mandatory with the rubbish we have in reserve up front.

Yes, Lineker.

Reina has fantastic ability but his confidence seems to have been shot to bits in the last two seasons and he's making basic errors all over the shop. Saw him in the Trafford Centre last bank holiday Monday and he looked like a depressed lunatic.

Dude, your opinion's every bit as good as anyone elses. Shola's a great guy but he's just not my type of player at all, I guess.

Agree with this. In light of his newfound cult status there's been load of games from various seasons swept under the carpet in which we were relying on Shola to put in a performance, only for him to spend the majority of the game on his backside with that daft grin on his face. "Oh look, we're losing and I'm offside/I've conceded a free kick for the 11th time, having not scored in 15 games, how funny." I don't hate, but I'm not happy he's still getting games for my club either.

He's guessing.

Yeah, just how he likes it. Shame he doesn't have the bollocks or the ability to play in a real league anymore.

Why's it so much easier for the media to criticise a partnership than assert that we've not had a striker capable of showing up when it matters since Lineker - Shearer's '96 an exception?

Fantastic that one He'd have to have a heart for that to work. Ames didn't die, either.

Just give it to Hatem, basically. Found myself shouting it throughout the Villa game, even when we were in our own half.

This. Really don't get why he doesn't even appear to train with the first team. Tom! Where ya been, blood? Working, mostly! Then combined with some studies and retaining an active social life, it leaves precious little spare time. Good man. One of the best men on here.

This. Really don't get why he doesn't even appear to train with the first team. Tom! Where ya been, blood?

Something's seriously up, like. He's looked poor, but not that poor.

He wasn't a threat from set pieces, like.

He did indeed.

It's the limitations of players supposedly worth £20m.

Krul hoof, Shola flick on, Demba Goal. 3-0 v Man Utd. There you go, we had a target man type on the field. When we don't it's a pointless waste. Ba might as well be Bellamy's size the way he plays.

Can't decide which of you provides more of an insight, tbh.

Don't know why Cabaye takes them, like. He's rubbish at it, frankly.

Jonas is Jonas. Today was the type of game we expect a bit of penetration from him, and as usual he's not up to it, in spite of his fantastic workrate.

All well and good playing 4-3-3 but there has to be a plan B, and that's what Carroll would've given us.