Pilko

Did anyone hear MOTD last night - Linekar: "Well then, Fernando Torres saying that signed match ball will get pride of place in his home - hope it's safe there..."

Nolan could easily get 1 in 3 in this league tbh when you look at some of the dross we have to play

So... we have a Marlon, we have a Ricky (if you listen to Bobby Moncur talking about our left-back), we just need someone from Coronation Street to complete the trilogy. Butt does look a bit like Norris Cole tbh.

Isn't it only a retake in that case if the keeper saves it? I don't know, although obviously the keeper would probs get booked if it was scored and then a retake was ordered. Mosley could clear this up maybe?

Surely a retake for Hilario going off his line there ffs

Peter Cheque. how unlike him

Yep.

aren't you that little kid who went on the pitch and shoved his knob into brendan rodgers ear?

Steve Harper's man leopard pounce of a save. Nice.

without the safety wink there people would be queuing up to shove shit through your letterbox

Nicky Butt was doing the good old five a side trick of playing the ball off the boards (or in his case another player) and managing to find a black and white shirt whilst doing so. My favourite five a side trick is actually doing a massive fart when I'm in goal, just before it's time to swap keepers.

He already knows how to use his strength and body properly too, he shields the ball so unbelivably well with his body for someone so young.

3-0. Nolan, Steven Taylor and Harewood.

lots of people tend to just read the papers or listen to Lawro... very few of them actually seem to watch him

Everyone had said he'd played well without looking like scoring (rightfully), and today he had the early shot and the far post header saved for corners, and the header that would maybe have hit the post or went wide that Nolan nodded in. Vastly improving, and looks very good at the moment. Hughton is doing a good job of dipping him in and out as well, the best thing to do with talented youngsters

As much as that comment is pretty mongy, the linkup between Zurab and Ryan Taylor for Nolan's third goal was superb

I hope someone will doctor Steve Harpers only save of the game; with the sound of a tree being felled and a cry of "tiiimmmbbeeerrrrrrr!" in the background. Laughed myself silly at Keano's face as well, fucking priceless.

Palace

Gerrard, 4-1 to Liverpool. Usually that would annoy me but they're playing Hull so I'm happy for Gerrard to get another few if he likes.

2-1, class pen from Rodallega

Peter Cheque.

Aguero is your typical player who is really good on FM and Fifa, and that clouds peoples' judgements. He's in no way consistent enough to be put in that top bracket, not when you consider how constantly good Drogba, Torres, Eto'o, Rooney etc have been for the last three or four years.

He's in the away end.

You can add Forlan and Benzema to that imo.

Him or Aguero. Aguero wouldn't even be in my top ten strikers in the world.