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Alan Smith was supposed to help us keep the ball, if he doesn't do that then what does he contribute? He gets the card count up.

Trabzonspor, Villa, Everton, Chelsea, Rangers, Lyon, Leverkusen, Alkmaar, AC, Ajax, Feyenoord, Barca and Sivasspor on this weeks accumulator. £2 returns £150. One's in bold have played and won. Others yet to play.

If only we'd held on at Bolton

Rozehnal was the only player on the pitch today worthy of the shirt.

Can't wait...

I always find it baffling that people on here can judge the credentials of a coach. I doubt Allardyce would have kept him on had he been shite. I'm not saying he was good/bad, because we don't view training every day, so we really don't have the foggyest.

Premiership defences of 1999 would be quaking in their boots looking at that front line.

They've only got Kasimpasa at home, should be easy.

Just like all your other posts then. Indeed.

Trabzonspor, Villa, Everton, Chelsea, Rangers, Lyon, Leverkusen, Alkmaar, AC, Ajax, Feyenoord, Barca and Sivasspor on this weeks accumulator. £2 returns £150.

If Wigan beat Chelsea i'll *insert something daft here*.

Really? I like the lineup Elma posted but I still think its a little harsh on 2 or 3 players and Emre is one of those. I think you have to play Emre at home. > In a 4-3-3, agree totally. But with proper wingers and someone like Barton who will get forward from the middle in a 4-4-2 then there really isn't much of a place for Emre, who doesn't fit into either CM role in a 4-4-2. Very pleased with that if it is the starting line-up. I don't care who plays as long as we play the wingers. I don't care who plays as long as we win.

Hasn't actually been confirmed, has it?

Crystal Palace I think.

Geremi hasn't lived up to his pre season form, whilst Butt has been excellent at home. Zoggy and Milner on the wings is a must today, and i'm interested to see whether Butt and Barton can compliment each other. Regarding the strikers: fuck knows.

Fair, if true.

There's no need to extend it anyway. It'd be embarassing having 20,000 empty seats every week. I love it how it is: Unique, huge, stunning and full every week.

they have been for 22 years (working on the idea that teams are "due" a win after not getting one for 5 years.) Didn't they beat us in a pre season friendly at Roker, with Allardyce scoring the winner? Or am I imagining things?

Congratulations for 2 days ago Hope he scores (again) today.

I've not been to many of the disasterous matches we've had, like the Chelsea semi, the Cup finals, Lisbon, Marseille, 96 season etc, so i'd have to say the Man U semi. What's been your most gutting match you've ever been to?

EDIT: Rozehnal has a bib on. A yellow bib, not an orange bib. ...same as Enrique.

EDIT: Rozehnal has a bib on.

http://www.theonlineticketshop.com/shop/44505/premier-league-sunderland-vs-newcastle/premier-league-sunderland-vs-newcastle-stadium-of-light-saturday-november-10-2007-tickets.htm Going for 120 on there.

Very similar player to Edmilson, is he not?

Agreed, I love the stadium as it is anyway. No need to expand at present.