Pilko

Normally the day leading up to an evening game drags like fuck... it's flown by today. Bad sign.

I fail to see how we could go more defensive than last time, like. Unless Taylor plays in a back five at the expense of Cisse.

It's one of those things that I thought that just idiots said, but it's true: the big clubs get away with whatever they want. Becoming more and more obvious each season; the FA just loves to shit on anyone who isn't in the CL/title race.

Aye there's one near me too. Who has a flag pole man!? Macko Polo

I don't agree with abolishing the loan system, cos it does have benefits, but they need to change summat to prevent Chelsea doing that like. 27 players out on loan is fucking mad, that's like our entire first team squad and then some ffs.

Can definitely see Haidara on the wing or something equally stupid.

I think Sturro and co will fill their boots. I love this 'o' thing, it's like a new form of pig latin.

"for sure" means "almost certainly not" in PardSpeak.

Figures that does, he is a fucking massive cunt after all.

that sounds a lot more exciting.

Not sure I would describe Shola as a beast. Didn't he only score about 10? He scored a goal pretty much every game and a half. If he'd stayed fit the whole season he'd have hit 20 IMO.

Well it would be, if you were watching Steven fucking Taylor costing us goal after goal in heavy defeats, and your arse never left the bench.

I already acknowledged that he was excellent in 2004. Not so sure if I think he was decent in 2012. It was certainly his 'least bad' tournament since Euro 2004, I'll say that.

Aye, but when he says "if they click" then that suggests Rooney will be playing at a level somewhere above his usual tournament setting of dogshit.

You're assuming that Rooney will have his first remotely effective game at a tournament since Euro 2004.

http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/85804/article_0605d4ad0c4dd336_1346518522_9j-4aaqsk.jpeg Chris O'Dowd http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chris-odowd-up-for-it-crowd-film.jpg Glenn Murray

Well, there's an argument about how much he knew about that WBA one. But I do agree, a good blend. Today's reminded me of Anzhi a little bit.

Stoppage time goals from Papiss: Chelsea (a) 11/12 WBA (h) 12/13 Anhzi (h) 12/13 Fulham (h) 12/13 Stoke (h) 12/13 Crystal Palace (h) 13/14 Quite a few there, and all winners bar the Chelsea screamer.

He's a strange player in that his all-round game often appears to be crap and his touch useless, and yet if you look at the chances/goals he's involved in a lot of them or sets up chances. Almost like a 'highlights reel' player.

Very solid defensively again, IMO. First half an hour he must have booted the ball down the line about ten times, and then seemed to cut it out after that. He's gradually finding his feet.

Felt like towards the end of the game it was going to be either him or Ben Arfa who made something happen. There was a fair few times he surged towards the box and nipped past his marker but was surrounded by either Palace defenders or slack-jawed teammates standing with a finger up their arse.

I didn't think he was very good today. He did find Cisse twice in fairness, but his all-round showing was immensely frustrating. His crossing is bloody rotten, always a flat ball about five yards behind the forward players which is easily dealt with.

I liked the look of him at first and he was outstanding at Hull, but his last two performances have been garbage. He's barely threatened the goal whatsoever in about 6 full games now and that's a worry.

Get a life. This is probably the most mincing reply to anything ever. Well done.

73 points pre-bonus, with 7 or 8 of my players looking at a second game in midweek. Mental.