Chris_R

WHS. It'd be awful. We've got the funds to buy new carpets without burning our house down, so no thanks.

I'll add a vote for Kelly V Portsmouth, certainly the biggest goal in my lifetime. Loved Ned, really did. Even when he went to play for the scum.

Why would anyone mention any of our current squad? They can't play well even when they DO feel like it.

Numb. But that's a self-defence thing I think. If I allowed myself to get too emotional I'd probably have a breakdown. So I just expect the worst all the time and then when it happens I shrug and say "Meh".

The serious answer was that we were awarded a free kick as one of the Brentford players was offside in the buildup. Just in case anyone was wondering, which they're probably not. Also, he scored it with his left foot IIRC. Though I've only seen it the once and that was when I was at the game.

I don't think he's a "c***". Just a crap footballer. Gives his all, tries his best etc, but his best simply isn't anywhere near good enough. For me it's not that he doesn't score goals, it's that he doesn't even look like scoring a goal. He never has a shot, never gets in the box, and never sets anyone else up for a shot either. Aye. The people slating Smith to such an extent are f****** embarrassing, although I do appreciate that emotions are running high at the moment. He's been very poor, yes, but by all accounts he's an honest lad and he always seems to give 100%. There are people at this club who have been very poor for more than three quarters of a season, and who most certainly haven't given 100% to this football club in their time. There are quite a few in the current squad who I'd reserve that sort of bile for ahead of Smith, to be honest, but he's become an easy scapegoat. 100% that what u base on picking a player then u could pick from 52,000 playing every week cos that is what every one would give, his football talent is none should be a hairdresser IMO I don't actually understand that bit. I've read it about 5 times now and it still doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, Reina and Cech really kept their sides in it against us, didn't they. My fucking grandma could have kept goal against us yesterday, and she's dead.

I don't think he's a "cunt". Just a crap footballer. Gives his all, tries his best etc, but his best simply isn't anywhere near good enough. For me it's not that he doesn't score goals, it's that he doesn't even look like scoring a goal. He never has a shot, never gets in the box, and never sets anyone else up for a shot either.

Because in chronological order he will lose his England place before his Newcastle place. He's already lost his England place. Didn't start the last game and didn't even get on from the bench.

Luque tried to kick the ball out of play, rebounds of Pennant and freakily drops over the head of Harper.. Haha, Luque still getting the blame for our woes!

When was the last time we spent any time in the opposition penalty area in order to get a gift like that? You don't score like that from your own half.

IIRC that's where Alex Ferguson cut his managerial teeth. Not that I'm suggesting that John Hartson will one day manage a side to 9 Premier League titles mind.

Out: Manchester United Arsenal Chelsea In: (If the original poster can bring sides in from outside the Championship...!) Blyth Spartans Whitley Bay Bedlington Terriers That's done for 2 reasons. Firstly, we'll have some nice local away games. Secondly, we should have slightly better odds of not getting relegated.

Maybe there is a clause in Smith's contract that he must start every game if fit, and Keegan is starting him because of that - But then he'll take him off immediately after kickoff and put Martins on. Yeah, I know. I wish. Would be fucking hilarious though if it happened. As for N'Zogbia being dropped for non-footballing reasons, perhaps he's just been dropped because he was shambolic at left back last game? Just a thought. Ah well, fingers crossed. Desperately need a win today, desperately.

In a desperate bid to guilt him into staying and get him onside.

I'd like to see: Harper Beye Taylor Faye Enrique Milner Barton N'Zogbia Duff Owen Martins I know people will say there's no height in the front line, but Beardsley / Cole was a pretty short front line and boy did it work! I'm not saying that lineup is perfect in any way or comparable to Beardsley / Cole up front, but I think that pace going forward would scare the shit out of most teams. And that's something we don't do at the moment - Scare teams.

Excellent. I don't want us to survive simply because there's teams that are even worse than us, but if that's how it has to be then fine.

Current stats from Yahoo sports updates: Reading V Villa 0 Score 0 2 Shots 12 1 On Trgt 4 Looking like one way traffic at the moment. Just hope that Villa beat them.

"horror story" doesn't even come close by the sounds of things. Fat Fred wants to be ashamed of himself. Seems like he was doing a bit of a Robert Maxwell really, and papering over the cracks as much as he could and sticking his head in the sand even though he knew that eventually it would all catch up with him. Pity he didn't own a yacht.

Gazza then Beardsley imo. Can't rate those I never saw, ie Milburn or Charlton.

Complete legend. Well played on your first 75, hope there's many more to come.

If we got 8m Euros, I don't feel too bad about his sale any more. I thought we'd flogged him for a 10p mixup and a packet of Space Raiders.

I think Option 3 as well. We need all the support we can get. The prospect of a few hundred extra voices in the crowd to cheer us on in a vital match is well worth the remote possibilty of losing £28k

I do rate Martins, but have you actually seen him get past his man? In the games I've watched, Viduka gets past his man far more frequently (and with surprising ease) than Martins does despite his lack of pace. Yes.

With Butt's ability to pass the ball away EVERYTIME he gets the ball, how can you even place him on the bench? Barton and Emre, or Faye and Emre in CM for me. Barton has been terrible and is going to prison , Emre is too lightweight and isn't consistent, Faye is needed in defence.... Butt gets it by default for me. Of course we need better, but we don't have better available.