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Huh? Talent on the bench - HBA/Marveaux.

It's quite remarkable how Jonas acquires end product when there is talent behind him.

If he brings on Shola or Lovenkrands I'm going to lose it.

The last thing I expected to see when I opened this thread was a picture of Rick Majerus. Cracking me up.

Nope, that's more in line with what Liverpool want. That would give the top clubs 38 games of big money, while someone like Wigan would only get big money when they played one of the top clubs. Their matches against Wolves, Swansea, etc. would garner a far lower rights fee. The league is worth more as a whole. While the Manchesters, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool may be the big draws, the league doesn't function without the other 15 clubs. Everyone understands this except those scummy bastards. I wish Hicks & Gillette had hung on for another year and really run that club into the ground.

Really happy that Liverpool are going to be left out on their own looking like cocks in this.

Not surprised. Henry has seen what having your own network can do. This wouldn't be exactly the same model, but it's certainly a way to maximize revenue. No way this gets enough votes to pass. I like this.

Not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere, but this is a very interesting quote to me. Maybe I'm reading into it too much, but it makes it sound like maybe things weren't as rosy as everyone thought last season.

Maybe we're giving him the same wages, but only a 3-year extension instead of our seemingly mandatory five. That would probably be ideal anyway.

It would be just our luck to hire a manager that everyone laughed at only for him to have us push on like we never thought possible given the circumstances and then have him taken away by England. Won't happen, but would be typical. Agree with this.

By whom?

We need Santon, Ben Arfa, and Marveaux to be involved against Spurs. Obertan for either Ben Arfa or Marveaux was such an obvious change that needed to be made. The other should have come on instead of Lovenkrands and I have no idea what Guthrie offers over Cabaye even if he has been running his balls off for 85 minutes. We are nine points clear of the mackems.

Serious questions need to be asked of Pardew's subs and second half tactics, but another 3 points (and +2 in Pip's thread). Fucking 3rd.

I really don't understand what Pardew is doing.

Walking now. Can't be that bad. I'd take him off for Barfa just to be cautious.

We are living very dangerously.

That is really fucking funny.

I wonder how long we can sustain this great team spirit. Two of the players and the manager credited with it are no longer here plus a host of new players were brought in and it seems to be just as strong. It would be incredible if we kept it going year after year.

Banned until January followed by a sneaky bid by Ashley to propel us into the CL? Clearly the good start has gone to my head.

Really pumped about this. Didn't see it coming at all. Really hopefully about Colo now, although it's definitely a trickier renegotiation based on his reported wages.

Agree with this.

I was slightly worried about how the team would react not knowing his true influence with the other players, but from a footballing perspective it was a no-brainer. How's he doing this season? I know the first couple games West Ham fans were killing him. Anything changed?

And to think some were ready to slit their wrists three months ago when he was sold.

Just think, we have HBA and Marveaux waiting to come on too.

WE'RE GONNA WIN DA (NON-MANCHESTER CLUB) LEAAAGGUEEE!!!