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I didn't hear it, like.

They were nullified. Daglish got it spot on with Silva missing.

Didn't see the game, mate. I'm assuming you did, but I haven't really seen anything from Abeid that suggests he's a relatively accomplished 'defensive mid'.

Considering how much we dominated Man U in the last game, do you think it would have been a good idea to sit back after Ba's goal, and invite them onto us? Essentially what Liverpool did tonight, after having it so easy early on. Yeah, because playing Man U at home is comparable to playing City away.

We don't have one, though. Plus, Cabaye would be far better with a box-to-box CM partner - not that I'm suggesting Vuckic fully fits that description.

I'd love to see the reaction on here if we scored early on away to City and defended for the rest of the game, winning 0-1. Biased little creeps.

No chance of that.

They won because of that defensive crap.

I think Vuckic is ideal to use at home against a team who'll sit deep and stand off, which QPR most certainly will.

He certainly would be.

I do.

Black, English, full-back, Man Utd connection, playing in a good defence.

That's gotta be an iPhone or somat, man.

Don't think it's trashing him to say he's not good enough to be involved at the moment. Lovenkrands is a better player, and you know what I think of him. I think Sammy's a better option to bring on as a wide player late on in games, personally. All adds to his experience as well, a benefit you're not getting with Lovenkrands. Sammy has plenty time to get experience, here and elsewhere.

Don't think it's trashing him to say he's not good enough to be involved at the moment. Lovenkrands is a better player, and you know what I think of him.

You're f***ing unreal. He's right. Shame for Sammy, but it really makes no difference to us.

His physique is nowhere near up to it yet, like. It's a man's game, and he's no man.

Williamson is probably a 7 out of 10 player. Simpson isn't.

Thanks for that, Kanji. I'll have that feckin' song stuck in my head for the rest of the day now.

Well, no, it's not.

Can't agree with you about Ba. He's strong physically and technically, but he's not the most mobile of strikers. That goes with his physique. Eh?

In his poor games, he looks like a good player playing badly to me. He's still the best player in the league in the air.

Ba has good pace and movement. Carroll is no gamble at £10m.

Come back, Andy.

These are fairly tough times within a 19-year context, but he's emerging as a great man and a great manager. I love this chap.