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Them and Ben Arfa as the 3 in a 4-2-3-1, pace galore! Plus no help for the defense whatsoever, unfortunately

So they've jacked up the asking price a couple million or so because they think we're desperate? News flash, we are desperate. Go pay them their money. I'm not normally one to call for desperation signings, but different situations demand different levels of urgency. Not having a left back for the Derby is pretty fucking urgent. Just pay them or somebody else however much they want and get it done. We can afford to wait till the end of the window for a striker, we have plenty of strikers, it's just that most of them are shit. We have flat-out no left-backs, and it's frankly completely unacceptable if this situation extends beyond one game. If we go into next Saturday with Ryan Taylor at left back again, heads need to roll.

Getting right pisses off by shearer bending over backwards against us to appear impartial. Needs to get out of punditry ASAP for his own good. Somebody offer him a job please.

The absolute best I'm going to enjoy his last season with us as much as possible.

Missed

Let's not give up on him over 45 minutes where he wasn't getting a single iota of service.

Was taking up the right positions today, more than you could say for Ba.

Will only get better and better IMO. Need to see him in a match where we're not defending to save our lives.

Needs to work on aerial play. Still looks a bit to excitable at times. Still pretty decent. Our new No.1

Glad he's off to such a wonderful start to his Arsenal career.

We somehow didn't concede against Arsenal with Ryan Taylor at left back. That alone should be reason for exultation.

Cabaye looks like he'll be class once he gets in synch with the rest of the team. Hopefully a one-off from Ba.

Oh well, shit match, but good, positive result to start the season.

Please do not let Barton take set pieces when he's wound up.

Joey needs to cut down on the Hollywood passes that go nowhere. Dangerously approaching Nicky Butt levels of futility.

Would settle for a point here but we could have had three.

Sorry, but Barton is the one who lost his temper. He no onlty initiated the argument, but continued in a physical altercation once both were stood up. Barton didn't throw the punch.

Who the fuck is Frimpong?

I'm going to defend Barton to the hilt here. He got the yellow he deserved for starting shit. Gervinho got the red he deserved for losing his temper.

We should put a striker on, he's the only one we have. Correct sub.

Raylor sends it to fucking Saturn

That wasn't disgraceful in any way, shape, or form from Barton. The diving cunt's fault for losing his temper.

You raise your hands at another player's face then you're off. Clear as day.

Gervinho the fucking diving cunt. Look at how desperate Steven Taylor is trying to tear the two apart there Deathly afraid that Barton will do something stupid

Barton is the best fucking wind-up merchant in the world.