TaylorJ_01

The chip at the end is ridiculous. He's running full pelt and still has complete control. It's class all over.

When you watch him for 90 minutes there's a lot of the time it isn't working. He's a good player, but his technique is a world away from anyone like Ben Arfa. Oh absolutely. It's a scattergun approach. Maybe it's best to go for that rather than try and improve his decision-making for someone like Walcott. Not a very long term plan however. I'm not suggesting he has anywhere near the technique of Ben Arfa though

While you mention Walcott - it's interesting to note how they are different. Walcott tends to just run really fast all the time but usually without engaging any part of his brain. Suppose it works, though.

Highlights were depressing. Terrible mistake gifted us the goal. Only a couple of hightlights involved us attacking. Debuchy's shot was class.

the Bolton goal displayed everything. Initial huge turn and burst of speed, prolonged pace and close control of the ball.

Hull City Tigers? raawwrrrr.

Star-studded indeed.

That gif really accurately describes our set pieces

Rickie.

2-0 loss

so much vomit induced

Ever been in Sportsdirect? I'm sure you have. Well the music that plays annoyingly over the tannoys while you wade through the piles of indistinguishable mess (usually generic rock guitar) - it now seems to play on the website with the same guy advertising nufctv. I fucking hate Ashley.

please be overly stubborn. Would be a totally Liverpool thing to do and tie in nicely with their previous money-throwing-away exploits.

What game is that referring to? Newcastle vs. Sale Sharks.

'heavy on the legs' jaysus.

I hope WBCP is going to update the OP with all these. Can't keep up already!

Pacos de Ferreira - Third place in the Portguese League last year and above Braga? Anyhow, as I say, I don't wish this to be 'woaaah pre-season means nowt' kind of arguement, or Pardew still isn't getting this right, as he's not. I just feel that, like every year, things are taking far too seriously by fans during pre-season. It is about fitness, technique, stamina and working on systems. Results are really un-important. Mainly as were bored, there's f*** all happening transfer wise and this is all we have to talk about. Only just, and Braga are always there or thereabouts and have been in the CL a fair bit. But yeah, I get the point. It's not the be all and end all but I think pre-season can be a bigger indicator of things to come than it's being given credit for.

This thread was ruined by the fun police.

Fair point matty, but I don't think many other teams have chosen as poor opposition. Braga should be the best indicator yet.

Cheers Pard02

you may 'lol' all you want but it's not far from what the people who were there are saying.

Sinclair. Not sure he'd be up for it mind, doubt he could live on £25k p/w the poor lamb.

We go into the season with a backroom team of Pardew, Kinnear, Stone, Carver and Woodman we are asking for trouble. Proper league 1 stuff.

6.2m? Sack that. He's definitely not kept his value. Anyway, no way we'll offer even half his current wage. Unless he's a surprisingly honourable footballer (lol) then he'll keep his wage and sit in the reserves, the wanker.