Ronaldo

It's not about him, though. It's ultimately about how we can get goals out of the strikers.

Quite clearly. We all know he's very good and a far more accomplished player than Leon Best.

Christ man, nobody is guaranteeing he's going to fire us into the Champions League with an endless string of hattricks. We're just excited to see a genuinely world-class player in our team again. There's another.

Lots of people setting themselves up for a huge fall with this lad. Even if he plays well he'll never fulfill some of the superlatives thrown at him in this thread. It's embarrassing.

Who mentioned innovation? He mentioned innovate which means to start something new, that could apply in the short term. Give over. That's not applicable here nor what he implied.

Everyone agrees he should start.

A sound way of describing Messi perhaps.

That's basically what's happened.

I understand the adoration for Nobby because I loved him too.

The definition of innovation doesn't include the words 'very few'. He's a great talent and unique within our squad. To call him an innovator is ludicrous.

See.

Hang on, because Ben Arfa can do thing that other toon players can't he's an f***ing innovator? Look the word up, man.

In the time they were both at the club, Robert scored more goals, got more assists and was a key component in us 'defending from the front' along with the likes of Bellamy and Dyer through demonstrating terrific pace on the counter-attack. Anyone who thinks Solano's contribution outweighed Robert's at this time simple wasn't going to the games.

Why haven't you included the stats from the first half of 03/04? Oh, right, that's why. Nice try.

That's got to be the most pointless post I've seen on here for a long time.

It's not difficult. Robert scored more goals and did pretty much everything a little bit better than Nobby. Far better away from home, too.

Innovate. Get real. He's an innovative player, he does things others can't do and couldn't think of Which players are you talking about?

Well, no. Mine is based on both what we've achieved with him, and the belief that Ba will play his best football with a player prepared to do the donkey work for him and open up space higher up the pitch. Ba needs someone willing to play in front of him.

Innovate. Get real.

Do you think Solano deserves to be there instead? If so, why?

I take it you've wiped the 07-08 season from your memory then. Epic fail.

Barca and Parma. Don't like anybody else.

Beren's just named my 3. Forgot about Stoke.

I'd put him at about average for PL CBs. Perhaps a tad better.

Yes, actually. Terry's not been great this season but he's still better than Jagielka.