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Delap's throw ins are very easy to defend if your keeper commands the box and will come out to punch them away. The key is to have the person (or people) on the goal line come out and attack the ball rather than letting it get into the box un-attacked. The throw generally goes to the same spot every time so it's not hard to guess where it's going and prepare beforehand.

Two things: 1) If you only saw the second half then you probably shouldn't rate players, because... 2) You'll probably do something dumb like give Guthrie a 5. He really did a great job for a young player today, did a lot of breaking up and while it's not fancy, it's effective. Overall, the match wasn't pretty but I'll take it.

Would love it. You think Kinnear would ever do a 4-3-3 like we did at the end of last season? Given Beye Coloccini Bassong Enrique Jonas Barton Zoggy Owen Viduka Martins That would do me just fine if everyone were fit.

The smoggies have quietly built up a very good side that is definitely capable of beating us. Will be a good match to watch I reckon. I hope we nick it.

would love to see something like this: Given Beye ___ Coloccini ____ Bassong ____ Enrique Butt Jonas ______________________ N'Zogbia Owen Shola _______ Martins

If we could tighten it up a bit we'd be in good shape, we definitely don't have a particular problem scoring goals.

Playing pretty well tonight, could easily have had a goal or two. I love Martins' unpredictability, great asset to have in a striker if you can knock them in consistently.

Would be a good thing for N'Zogbia I'd reckon.

Is this post for real?

Is this thread really happening? It's not even November yet. Tighten up dudes, we'll be fine.

I watch my matches at the Harp and Celt, it'll be a ways from your Villa though, so I'd look into places on I-Drive (Best of British/Cricketeers Arms/George and the Dragon). Harp and Celt is a great pub if you can make it down Saturday for it. I wish I could join ya but I'll be at Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal.

Straight red is always 3 matches. Don't you get another one tacked on too if you lose your appeal?

Yeah because they need more strikers. God I hate Liverpool.

Ireland is a player who benefits greatly from having better players around him. It elevates his game and also makes him look better. In our squad, or a squad like say, blackburn, he would be total dogshit.

Hasn't Howard Webb awarded 4 of them as well? Bar last nights I think that all of the penalties were justifiable. Funny how we got away without conceding one at Old Trafford Nicky Butt tackle against Hull at home was justifiable? I reckon he meant that they weren't debatable. Last night's was obviously not a penalty, the rest obviously being penalties.

Gerrard. I really fucking hate him, but can't deny is apparent quality (I'd love to argue but the facts lay themselves on the pitch pretty clearly). Always saving L'pool (whom I hate). Probably Eboue too, diving fuck.

Is it really or was that sarcasm?

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They already got their three points off of us. I'd reckon a buyer would be in for them quicker than us tbh. London is a big draw.

Enrique's face when he came off was one of pure surprise. The commentators mentioned that they had seen Kinnear sub someone after 15 minutes if he didn't like what was happening and that might've been the case with Enrique. Feel bad for the kid, felt he wasn't having a half bad match at all.

Thought he did pretty decent today. I really dislike the amount of slagging off he receives on here. I think a lot of it comes down to the fact that he looks like a lazy player with his running style/size, he's a bit goofy looking on the pitch. I just feel ashamed that we all seem to forget that he played well for us for almost an entire season through a hip injury that required surgery to fix but he refused to do it because the team needed him. He's not first choice by a country mile but he's a great choice to have on the bench when we're resorting to long-ball at the end of a match.

Only £34 shipping to the US too! :-[

Agreed.

He got the red card after he walked away from a definite yellow. Doesn't pay to be a douche (and I like Cahill but you have to call a spade a spade).