Lenny

Just out of interest why do you find it ridiculous that clubs speak to their players about potential signings? Surely if you have avenues to finding out what a player is like you should take them. I can understand you saying it may not have any great value, but I wouldn't say its ridiculous.

Some absolute bollocks being spouted in here I see.

Shame we don't really have much in the way of adequate back up though.

Did you actually read that article???

Wasn't Pattison actually considered promising at one point?

That shower of shit that he built.

Can't argue with the choice of players in the OP, those three signings (presuming Appiah stayed fit) would transform our team. Where would Podolski be used though? Whenever I've seen him he's been used (and looked very good) on the left. How would you accomodate him, Turan and Jonas?

Maric, Marcelino, Guivarch, er.... Boumsong. Im sure there are many, many more.

Just a tad extreme!

I have been fairly critical of Given post Harewood challenge, but he has been back to his best this season. Its easy to take for granted just how good he is as well. I was watching a random premiership match the other day and saw one teams 'keeper parry a shot, and I immediately thought "Given would have held that".

Newcastle 4-0 Olympiakos The one time I've been to St James'. I've still got it recorded on Sky.

Yep, and Tony Hibbert still gets into our team. One of the greatest goals I can remember in my lifetime being scored against us. Iirc, didn't Bellamy get the winner after about 58 deflections? One way or another, our games always seem to provide entertainment. Indeed he did get the winner. I remember saying to my dad before that goal that it would take something special to beat Richard Wright. I remember the commentator saying it as well I was that commentator didnt you know

I just think Owen was having a poor game as he wasnt involved, and for that should have been taken off. I can understand Martins being pissed off, because I was.

Yep, and Tony Hibbert still gets into our team. One of the greatest goals I can remember in my lifetime being scored against us. Iirc, didn't Bellamy get the winner after about 58 deflections? One way or another, our games always seem to provide entertainment. Indeed he did get the winner. I remember saying to my dad before that goal that it would take something special to beat Richard Wright.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/football_alan_shearer/img/8.jpg 6 years ago today. Can't believe it was so long ago.

I'd say that last season when we'd went about 8 games without a win under Keegan, 1-0 down at Birmingham at half-time where I think we'd have went a point above the drop-zone in mid-March, was a much scarier position to the one we're in now. I dunno it just think that its because we are down there so early on this year and that I think that we're gonna be there or there abouts all season. I did think we were going down at half time against Birmingham last year though.

I've actually gone with a 7, which makes me appear more pessimistic than most. I always like to be optimistic about us, and while I don't particularly think we'll go down, I think that of all of the flirts we've had with relegation, this one has the biggest liklihood of actually happening.

I think Anelka always looks really uncomfortable playing football at the moment.

I hope you're right. That comment sums up how bad things are really. To get to the stage where we hope that we do as well as we have done over the past few years is just crazy.

Given wouldn't stay. I don't think he's as loyal as some like to think. Someone in the Premiership would probably take Duff as well.

Would be nice if they just got deducted something like 30 points. More chance of us staying up then

I think we should probably worry about surviving this season first.

Crossed out the people it certainly wont be. Surely you forgot to cross out van Persie.

I've always thought he had an excellent first touch. Tends to take the ball into space very well.

Jonas looks like he doesnt know where he's playing from the few times I've flicked over.