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Can't believe this, absolutely sickening news. The fact that it's suicide makes it even more difficult to comprehend. Thanks for the good times Gary, rest in peace.

Overall yes. We outplayed them for most of the first half and they came out a long stronger in the second. Some brilliant defending near the end save the point.

Apart from when he elbowed Elmander. He gets people back with sly elbows and kicks, was rather amusing watching him do it in the Championship season where it seemed to be much more obvious.

LERL!

We're a man down. Send for Peter.

Howay Jonas, sort it out. Poor so far.

A five-year contract is a gamble the club shouldn't have taken, imo. lol - people have a go at the club for spending money and have a go at them for not spending it. You win some you lose some, that's life. Handing a five-year contract to a 25 year-old with 64 leagues start in his entire career is irresponsible. Win some, lose some? Not really a good enough excuse tbh... I wish you'd let this go. Everyone knows you believe we were wrong to offer such a long contract. It's tedious.

Robert was directly involved in about a third of our goals in his first season. How much impact did you want in his first year?

Alanzinho, what a name

I can't understand how people can leave Robert out mind, he was incredible when he was on form. Absolutely transformed us from an average side to a very decent one.

My football memories unfortunately begin properly at the Dalglish era. Given Beye - Woodgate - Coloccini - Enrique Solano - Tiote - Lee - Robert Shearer - Bellamy

Combination of niggly injuries and a s*** diet consisting of bread and soup. It was too many crepes man.

Every player in the squad was up for sale. The ones that were in demand were sold. Had nowt to do with the fact he acted like a ten year old in the pre-season friendlies and kicked up a massive fuss like.

They've even highlighted it again in quotation marks as if the thing needed summarising

Hold on a minute. This is the same Ryan Taylor who has gained us quite a few points recently? Drop him for a couple of mistakes under pressure against the leagues best team? Drop the fella whose done so well for the last 10 games for a young kid who is untried or tested in the prem? Same lad that would have been a hell of a lot more exposed had it not been for the chap playing in front of him on the left wing. Forgot his name again? Who is it? See this is a debatable point. I get how Jonas was asked to do a job against Stoke and it worked. But...... He now doesnt attack at all (not that I think it was ever great). If we had someone, him or another, attacking down the left, that would also ease pressure on Taylor because they would be defending against us and not us sitting back at defending against them. Whether you agree with me, you'll have heard the phrase " the best line of defence is attack". Basically what Im getting at here. And, because he is attacking we have turned very one sided with most attacks coming down the right either with Obertan or Sammi. Much better in my deluded opinion to have attacks going down both flanks. You do realise that you've just completely contradicted yourself here, right? Nope, I dont...... You've basically just criticised and taken a high ground over posters in this thread for wanting to change a system 'that saw us go 11 games unbeaten' but then just said you want to change it round in other ways, even suggesting omitting Jonas from the side. Not really. Its pretty clear Im talking about the role he has been asked to play been a problem rather than it been his fault. Doesn't matter. You've highlighted an area/system within the team you think should be changed despite by your own admission telling other people on here to not even entertain the idea of playing Ben Arfa (despite playing better against City than Best has for a number of weeks) because it's not part of the 'successful formula'. If you're listening to your own stance, then really you should have nowt to debate/complain about and you should be 100% happy with the role Jonas plays. Why bother. If we ignore him he might get bored and go away.

Do it! Give in to temptation. It would save me using the ignore function.

He's shite man, just glad we've managed to get a fee for him.

On a side note, why was that ridiculous music accompanying the video? Shocking stuff though, disgrace how the ref doesnt step in.

Shearer more often than not would just welly it.

Aye. Robert at his best that day. Unstoppable. Sat right behind that free-kick. Incredible.

Justice for the Uruguayan.

He hasnt had a wig cut. Dissappointed.

Is he on the bench here?

Oh snap!