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Agree with you really, he isn't a great fullback but he's an acceptable one until we can get someone with genuine class.

Yeah, Barton broke the transfer record for a defender, £4m IIRC.

I suppose glory hunting is fine if the team you're supporting because they've suddenly become successful also happens to be local to you.

Strongly disagree, Simpson isn't great but he's a much better option that Raylor at fullback. IMO of course.

"On the pitch I feel my real personality. Rage."

Best RB I've ever seen play for us probably. Or at least it seemed that way at the time, it had been that long since the last decent one.

Wasn't he claiming he lied to the NOTW because what he said to them contradicts what he's claiming now to get himself off?

Milner, N'Zogbia, Enrique Aye, I knew I'd forgotten some. Milner has done well, N'Zogbia I would say has ended up playing for a much worse team than he expected, which is nice.

It's incredible how players do after leaving us recently like, amazingly Damien Duff is pretty much the only one who's done anything. And he's shite.

Not sure what I feel about Terry still being picked for England - guess he's innocent until proven guilty. Guess it might cause problems within the camp though, which we can't really afford.

Because they don't agree with your (sensationalist) opinion? And there's no better alternative.

I wouldn't say he's a "legend", but he was a very good player for us.

It's a very underrated skill that, running at pace with the ball over distance and finishing cooly. I thought Obertan was exactly the sort of player to mess it up TBH, but very pleased for him that it went in.

For CM, Perch is a better option that Raylor IMO. Just hope neither of them play really.

He played well for us, but he left us in the shit, but being in the shit actually helped long term, so overall I haven't got much of a problem with him. Can't help but be pleased he's knocking around mid table with Villa rather than playing for a top team. Like a lot of the players who have left us for "better things".

Just saw the highlights, the penalty looks fair enough to me. Bit soft, but clumsy to go into the back of him in the box like that. If we'd won it I wouldn't have been complaining. Nice finish by Obertan too.

I really like the new design, the match reports and fixtures are much accessible as well. If I was on that web team I would be very pleased with it.

Aye, the potential of Ben Arfa was definitely a big factor.

He seems to have quite a non-aggressive, non-assertive personality which is quite unusual for a footballer. Shola seems to have it as well. I think booing him will do nothing other than make it much more difficult for him to play well, I really don't think he's the type that would respond to being heavily criticised as a form of motivation.

Didn't we hire him to be on our coaching staff as a defensive coach years ago and then sack him after the first day on the job because he was total shite? Don't know if it was his first day, but it didn't go well. Defensive coach FFS, imagine being coached by Lawro.

One of the most important parts of management is making all the players seem part of the team effort, even the ones who aren't playing. Pardew seems pretty good at that, even Ben Arfa hasn't kicked off (yet) and Obertan is making the right noises as well.

Pretty much my view as well, he seems to have firmly accepted his role as bit-part player and isn't bothered what anyone thinks of him now. Combined with declining mobility it's not a good recipe for success. Overall in his career I think he's done OK for us, not good enough to be a regular starter for a top-half team but he has played through the pain, delivered some brilliant moments and he clearly loves the club. It's time to thoroughly relegate him down the pecking order now, at least for a period where it's made clear what he has to do to get back in. Ideally I would see Ba and Cisse with another young-ish striker signed/developed to play the bit-part. Best can fill that role in the meantime.

Same, neverr thought I'd be so happy after such a terrible game.

Agree, that is the weakness of SJP at times, our dodgy defenders have suffered it in the past.