timnufc22

The fact is one of them has to start, preferable with Viduka or Shola, & of the two Martins offers more. Owen is a player who thrives in a team that creates loads of chances & where he can afford to miss. We bought him to take chances & the fact is he has missed an awful lot more than he has taken. He has scored half chances & headers; he has missed chances that quite frankly I would have taken in my Saturday afternoon footballing days & chances that I would have been dropped for if I'd missed. I might sound full of s*** but I'd take myself on against Owen with 10 1 on 1's from a 25 yard run in on the keeper. The fact that I can even say that is frightening. I can probably think of 10 chances for Owen this season that I would expect to see buried at Hartlepool. Three today, two against Wigan, one piss easy chance against Man City, one against Arsenal, there's definitely more. He's finished. This "he'll score if we create" myth just doesn't wash anymore, especially not after today. Spot on.

Were you singing with a lad who was standing on the stairs next to you? Your spot on with everything you say there like.

Keegan needs to be backed to the hilt and given a lot of time.

Would these players really do any worse than the ones we continue to select right now? We can say that about half the squad probably. Then play some of them. Even if its just for a spell, when it hits big name players that they really arnt doing the business and its simply not acceptable, it might actually be the kick up the arse they need and make them better when they come back in.

Like Ive said, we need to play LuaLua & Troisi, and Edgar would be worth a go. LuaLua & Triosi look positive players, willing to run at players & try and make things happen. They havent been through the crap of this seaon, and wont have it playing on their minds during the game. Edgar would be eager to prove himself and has shown plenty of promose when played. Its unfair to lob in bairns in the vain hope they will somehow pull a rabbit out of the hat. Say we played them v Man Utd and we took a pasting, its only going to have a big negative on their development. Maybe not the Man U game (though substitutions...), but if we hope they'll be good players then uve got to give them experience. In games when experienced players are just passing the ball back, we need players hungry & eager, and with a bit of trickery and pace about them. Duff, Barton, Emre are passing the buck and arnt stepping up to the plate. Bench or stand for them, they cannot be allowed to continuesly get away with rubbish performances.

Would these players really do any worse than the ones we continue to select right now?

Like Ive said, we need to play LuaLua & Troisi, and Edgar would be worth a go. LuaLua & Triosi look positive players, willing to run at players & try and make things happen. They havent been through the crap of this seaon, and wont have it playing on their minds during the game. Edgar would be eager to prove himself and has shown plenty of promose when played.

These are the players who have got us in this position. Milner to an extent which is harsh because he has done well a for periods this season, but just got dragged down in the crap around him. We need to change the team. LuaLua & Triosi need to play, fresh, young, hungry players. They simply cant do any worse than the players who have got us in this position.

In the words of Detective Flores in the movie 'Fracture', "the gun, its no good."

________________Harper_________________ Beye_______Cacapa____Edgar________Enrique Troisi_______LuaLua____Faye_______NZogbia ___________Owen_____Martins___________ Bench Given Taylor Milner Emre Viduka

Theres a lot of players that need shipping out in the summer & he's one of them.

Who do you suggest plays instead? Enrique, Emre, Faye & Viduka would be a start. Theres no harm at all in playing LuaLua too.

Thank God! I really cant understand why KK wanted Shearer for a coaching role, it would inevietably turn into an awkward situation, the speculation of 'Shearer waiting in the wings to take Keegans job', imagine if we start to do badly, the spot light would turn onto Shearer about stepping up to manager, imagine some fans chanting "Shearer" if we are doing badly, with KK standing on the touch-line... Its just too desperate trying to get Shearer in, whatever the role, if he comes back then its as manager coming back from the outside. That could have possibly been this season, but it wasnt, end of story, move on.

How can you say that we were simply 'ok' in the first half & say your not really, really negative?

At least try for the likes of Morinho! Instead of Redknapp bieng the first choice. He's a good manager but it looks a bit desparate, we might aswell have kept Allardyce.

Why the hell did we sack Sam at this stage in the season hoping that Harry Redknapp would take the job! What a mess Mort & Ashley have created with this.

7 million or so a year would ease the terrible pain. Its not like most managers need the money though is it?

I can see the idea of Shearer beign manager. Theres something to be discovered there, the respect he'd command & how it could bring everyone together. He'd hardly be defensive imo after saying how the fans dont like the way Big Sam plays his football plenty in the media. And he would be so determined nothing or nobody tarnishes his 'perfect' repuation with the fans.

Exactly.

Exactly.

We'd still be lacking in creativity, his game is mainly breaking teams down, reading the game, but good on the ball & full of energy.

He hasn't had a decent run upfront yet, NM. Played well with Martins against Arsenal. & vs Everton.

Quality player, although I reckon the plan would be for him to be at RB until Beye returns. A lot of harsh comments on Butt tho imo.

At least Shearer was strong in the air & a threat at set pieces.