Segun Oluwaniyi

We started 9 in the last match.

ACON group decider and this r******** six pointer on the day. I already have nerves. Tomorrow will either be a great day or an awful one. More than the actual quality of player we've brought in, I believe the excitement and optimism that have come with the signings will push us out of the doldrums and on the victory. 3-1 Newcastle.

GOAL!! 2-1. Cape Verde are through as it stands!

Which are you watching? SA just scored again, so now if any one scores in the other match they are through. Mad.

Group A is very tense and tight. Cape Verde need a goal here and they would qualify and knock out the hosts, SA, who are losing to Morocco.

You have taken my words and said them in my place. We've picked up 8 points in fourteen matches since the middle of November. If lose the next match, Aston -25 goal differential Villa will overtake us. Everyone should calm down.

Hes fast as f*** he should be lurking behind defenders then busting on to the ball. No reason to be offside whatsoever. The only plus is he seems to be getting shots away and is actually passing the ball well now and with confidence. What gave you the impression that Cisse is fast? He's actually quite slow for a striker and has awkward, lanky style of running despite not being tall. It's not one of his better attributes. How many of his goals have come from running behind the defence?

Aye, he got beat in the air by N'zogbia ffs He had a wonderful moment against Wigan last season in the hammering. Got beat by a bloke a foot smaller than him. Victor Moses, yeah? Easily won, clean header from five yards out, with a six foot four defender in close contact the entire time. Both were standing still, and he was just dominated in the air. Surely, there is some technique he can learn to jump effectively.

So in the last month, Osaze has managed to have the coach kick him out of the national team and has now also fallen out with his club. He went on a very similar twitter rant against Stephen Keshi (Nigeria Manager) a few months ago. It seems to me there is definitely a problem that is originating with him. Anyway, I think he'll be playing for QPR or back in Russia rather soon.

In the PL credible competiton for places is the difference between the top 6 and the rest. We achieved top six last season despite a clear dichotomy between our first team "purple players" and our reserves. He has been awful for nearly the entire season. Whether you want to blame the coach, the player, or the style of play is a matter of personal opinion. The fact is that he has been one of the biggest deficiencies in the team this season, which is alarming given the form and ability he showed last season.

It's a bit like when Kinnear wanted to get M'Bia in his January window, and instead we got to witness the Kev and Nicky 'Outrun the Flash!' masterclass every week. Except this time we've got better players to start with and we actually got our man. And a marginally better manager. Nolan's actually ended up better than M'Bia if we a are honest, though. Whoever told that boy he was a midfielder shouldn't be in football, which is odd given that he was a good performer at Rennes.

West Ham are SIX points above us! I don't throw stones in glass houses and I certainly do not throw stones at clubs that are above us because those stones will be returned by gravity and smash us in the head.

If the players and manager had performed anywhere up to standard (lower midtable at the least) we could push on from this point. Alas, we can not change the past and must focus on our immediate future.

Niger are unbelievably terrible. I watched Mali-Niger and decided not to watch that team again. I don't understand how Northern Nigeria (along with Mali and Algeria) can produce such stars and Niger consistently gives nothing.

Sissoko is the best player, but Debuchy and Yanga-Mbiwa can transform the team. Yanga-Mbiwa is better than Debuchy, so I suppose he is the one that excites me most. I cannot believe we have a window where Sissoko is the third best signing. It's good work by Carr, Ashley, and co. The squad was far from relegation standard anyway, but taking this current group down will be the worst managerial performance in the history of the sport (unless someone has been murdering their own players).

One thing we can say now is that the allure of Premier League wages means that every player on every team in Ligue 1 other than PSG is someone that can be acquired by Premier League teams.

Brazilian television culture seems to be entirely predicated on sticking as many attractive women on television as possible.

Man handled :lol: He went to get the ball, the boy wouldn't give it back and then fell on it for no particular reason. People keep acting like he was some small child as well. If you look at the video closely, you'll see he is actually noticeably larger than Hazard.

Man, I thought the kid was eight years old or thereabouts. What a horrible bastard of a ball boy.

That is disgraceful behaviour from that Swansea ballboy, btw. He has no right to actually prevent a player from getting the ball. Why is he even involved? Why is he fighting off a full grown man?

What happened to him? Had it on but missed it and understandably they didn't show replay. I have no idea what the incident was, but he seemed to be completely unconscious for the entire duration of the incident. Very concerning.

People who don't follow African football regularly are surprised at how defensive it is now. The minnows especially are generally based on staying organised and trying to counter. If you compare the Nigeria and Cameroon sides of the 90's with the Ghana 2010 side, you can see the difference. The 90's teams were almost reckless in their attacking nature (and physicality if you are talking about Cameroon) but Ghana were a very defensive and reactionary team at the last World Cup. They really just sit back and rely on the athleticism of their forward players to break. I'm pretty sure I already mentioned this, but they outplayed Cameroon is both legs to qualify for this. Very talented and well drilled.

So they will have Llorente and Lopez? Or one or the other? Would be some strike force like. I think Lopez is slightly overrated and beginning to decline.

I'm not good enough with my French to know whether or not the "Who spends the longest in the bathroom" question is a double-entendre for them as well. By all accounts, Eboue is supposed to be the best comedian in all of football.

Don't forget, only two years ago Scottie Parker was the "best player in the league" for a side that was relegated in 20th place. League position doesn't speak to a player's individual ability at all.