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needs to play up front. Seems pretty shit on the wings. Would need to see more but so far I think he's worth a contract. My opinion might change after Man U's defense tears him a new one tomorrow.

Just thought of an interesting question. Who's the best player to have absolutely no footballing brain whatsoever?

Good point, I forgot he was still here. Is he injured? If he's not getting a look in with the seniors he should at least be getting some reserve matches shouldn't he? (ah, the Xisco conundrum again...)

In another lovely statistic, Rooney has scored 9 goals in his 10 appearances against us in a Man U shirt. But cheer up lads, Ronaldo only has 6 in 10. In other happy news, Obafemi Martins is the only player currently on our books to have ever scored against Manchester United for us. He has a grand total of 1.

Remember Arsenal at home last season? We were at Allardyce's low point but out of no where turned out a fighting performance and nicked the draw despite having gone one down early. Alan Smith had his best game (probably his only good game period) in a toon shirt. Maybe it could happen again tomorrow. Maybe.

The Spanish league just seems more fun because you're watching Barca or Real all the time. When you watch the Premiership, you're forced to watch Newcastle

All this means is that we're seeing Geremi and/or Smith in the middle of the park for the foreseeable future.

It'll also be funny if they expect to be invited to the next meeting after this writeup

As far as I can tell, Llambias and NUSC were made for each other. Must be like looking at a mirror.

If we are relegated, Souness will have been one of the main culprits despite the fact that he is now almost 5 years removed from the club.

It's really hard to trust management that thinks Shola Ameobi is a good striker and Joe Kinnear is a good football manager.

Jenas starts for England. Lets not go down the international so must therefore be a top player route. He may start for Argentina but he doesn't STAR for them... pretty much how he plays for us. he starts but doesn't shine. Unless you're one of those fans who looks at his work rate and his trickery on the ball to evade markers as shininge xamples of outstanding play and contribution. I don't, I value my players being able to do good things on the ball in key areas which Jonas struggles with and its starting to effect the team. Jenas would start every single week for us if he was here.

Guys, he starts for Argentina. To be blunt, do you think we have any remote chance of getting anybody better for the foreseeable future?

If he can't cross the ball, hit the target, provide a goal threat or get his passing right then how is he not a problem? He isn't the biggest problem, not by far, but in attacking sense if your wide man can't cross, shoot or pass too well, then he's basically useless as a goal threat. But he works hard and does these fancy little tricks to evade a player at the half-way line. Did just fine picking out Guiza with his passes at Mallorca. He has decent floor-passing ability running in from deep, but it's completely useless when he has to work with zero central midfield support and zero intelligent strikers. All he can do is run into blind allies.

Nah, doesn't really do that either

It's absolutely critical that we leapfrog ahead of Hull since they're also in freefall. Would be ironic if despite all the hoopla early in the season, Hull, Stoke, and West Brom go straight back down. Not looking entirely unlikely right now either.

Hadn't thought of it that way. Watching it now

blatantly off the pace today, wasn't disappointed to see him get off the pitch because imo he was just as bad as Shola. For our sake I pray that he gets back to form quickly.

That's my patience with him done. How can a "local lad" so blatantly not give a shit when our Prem survival hangs in the ballance?

Enough with stand-ins, just make the permanent appointment for God's sake. How hard can it be?

Either they just don't care anymore or they're the most shockingly inept football management team in the history of the Premiership. I don't know which possibility frightens me more.

Can we at least have the common decency to concede to someone other than fucking Ronaldo?

flattered to deceive today. His runs are certainly an asset but he's wasting as much chances as Ameobi out there. Of course, it would help if he had an actual central midfield to back him up like..

I remember full well what happened the last two times I watched a Man U game against my better judgment. We're fucked.

We need a f***ing goddamn manager. Why is this so hard to understand.