Gallowgate Toon

Starting Shola was shit but it was the use of him that was fucking astonishing. We literally bypassed midfield and took every opportunity to hoof it up to him, it mightn't have been so bad if he was used more as a focal point for our midfielders to interchange with or a target for crosses but he was pretty much told to win possession and do something with it. We lost control of the midfield and game, as a result.

His movement was actually impressive, if we'd have actually bought a no. 10, he might have had more effect. He's not going to do too much outside the box, IMO, seems the type to keep it simple with passing and moving. If he's a decent finisher, he'll do OK here.

It wouldn't have been so bad if we'd just used him as a focal point around the box or as the occasional outball but this useless twat was our whole game plan. We didn't build play, we just pinged it at him. Utter farce.

We changed our whole plan because he was gone. It's not his fault, though, the manager should have the intelligence to realise playing the game we did was an atrocious idea that never would've worked. The upheaval wasn't necessary.

Using him as a battering ram today Fuck off.

I think today was his thickest showing as manager. Absolutely moronic.

Thought he was alright, just rendered useless due to fucking long ball shit.

Shouldn't have even been in the side.

Our tactics rendered him useless. His best quality is to keep things ticking over and he needs possession, he's not much kop at scrapping around for second balls against physically better players.

What a joke that was. Couldn't get a grip of the ball due to constantly playing it long, then, instead of trying to get a proper control of the midfield in the second half, we went 4-4-2 and gave them even more space to have their way with the ball. Sat off too much and generally made it piss easy for them. We had players missing but that doesn't excuse that completely clueless showing. Played into their hands, O'Shea and Brown could handle that all day.

He was shit because we made no attempt to control the game. He spent most of his match time watching the fucker sail over his head.

I like the look of him. He was rusty and not fit but showed some great movement off the ball and had an Anita-esque approach to one-touch passing.

This window has angered me far more than I thought it would. Absolutely atrocious.

Well, this was unexpected. Absolute joke.

Think the player himself is keen, he certainly doesn't seem to definitely not want to come here and he's not really definitively ruled out a move with those quotes. I just really doubt we'll put any more money in.

City's work rate is pretty impressive.

Aguero is disgustingly good, man.

Good stuff. Think he'll do quite well here.

No idea why Anita wasn't on corners and free kicks from further out, he's got a good delivery on him.

I don't see it either. I think he's looked really up for the last few games, in particular.

We can dream. Just can't see it happening though.

If he plays with the same mentality and aggression as he did tonight, he'll cause a lot of damage. Just need to make sure that that useless lump isn't leading the line.

Eurgh. Just buy someone else you divs.

Really enjoyed his performance, had a lovely balance to it.

Love him when he's fired up.