I think Jonas' end product has come on leaps and bounds since the the new year. I'd persist with him. Very important player for me, if only for the fact that he relieves pressure on the team by carrying the ball forward.
Add Ben Arfa and Marveaux to our team and our first 11 is comfortably better player for player than the teams we're supposed to be competing wit.... fml goal.
If Barton was saying things along the line of "You're a Sunday league player and I earn 80 grand a week" etc, then I could imagine it would piss some people off, especially those that have history with him.
I know it doesn't say much but the co-commentator (Alan Smith was it?) said he was Liverpool's best player. I only saw the second half but from what I saw it looked like he got caught a couple of times high up trying to do everything himself.
Harper has his limitations but can't say I've noticed a worrying decline in his performances. He's not a bad keeper but I'd rather see Krul between the sticks.
Gotta be more down to showing faith in Simpson and Taylor rather than lack of faith in Santon. Despite not particularly playing well we've got results so far this season and been decent defensively, so it's understandable.