Pilko

We won't be playing him every game, though. I would be surprised if he made much more than 10 starts for us in the league.

Krul 5 Simpson 6.5 Campbell 4 Taylor 4 Enrique 5 Routledge 4 Guthrie 1 Tiote 5.5 Jonas 4 Carroll 4 Ameobi 3 Subs Lovenkrands 6.5 Ranger 5.5

Guthrie has the strange knack of overhitting all our freekicks and underhitting all our corners.

Scharner went in with his elbow on Carroll within 40 seconds. Like for like seemingly on that alice-band twat Olsson who is also a cheat.

Wish we'd include Ferguson as a sub. I hate our bench atm: out six outfield subs are three strikers, two defenders and one defensive midfielder.

First name on the team sheet? Not in a million years. You'd think this was his 5th game, never mind his 500th. He looked like a schizophreniac with the runs today.

Below par today but still probably our best player.

I think we'll see: Krul Simpson Taylor Campbell Enrique Barton Nolan Tiote Gutierrez Carroll Lovenkrands However I'd go with Nile (or even Best) instead of Lovenkrands.

The thing that annoyed me a lot was when Ranger scrapped for the ball, won a tackle in the opponents favour and held onto the ball, our midfield and other forwards seemed to think "ah go on Nile son" and didn't even show as an option for him. We'd given up after the hour.

His true market value, perhaps.

Harsh. Not at all. He didn't even try to help the team today.

Still thought he was shit. Shane he had to score, he'll be starting games now.

Agree, hope the porky gutless bastard fucks off asap after today. He hid more successfully than Bin Laden.

And wasted as many, not to mention his freekicks. In open play today he did nothing but hide and then fancied a ride on the orange tray when he gave the ball away for a goal. Thread title change please: Danny Gutless.

This is the most pathetic, gutless, flat performance I've witnessed from us since Hughton has been manager. Our spine is shit - 500 game Sol who may as well be 5-game Sol after his shaky showing today; Danny Gutless providing nothing in the centre of the park bar gifting goals (remember the Arsenal cup game?) and Carroll losing headers to Paul fucking Scharner in the final third. I'm a Hughton fan but this sort of performance and result (again) against the shit sides around us is EXACTLY the reason Ashley is holding out on a new contract. The worst bit is that Peter Lovenkrands has scored and will now probably start next week despite being as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

Adam Johnson is so much better than SWP that it's just not funny. We'll get neither ffs.

I think when places say "back in training" they mean with the rest of the squad and not just light running/basic ball work on a one to one basis with a fitness coach.

Top right. "Oooooh suits you Joey sir!"

Towelies sig thrown into possible disarray?

Would be great if that's true but I hope we don't rush him and make it worse. Even a February return would be a huge bonus. Nice to hear Goslings on the mend too.

the FLS studio just backing onto the carpark bit like that, seperated by a mere curtain. How odd.

Fuck off Manish you boring dullard.

For someone who's loaded, Balotelli looks like someone's just read him the last rights.

That second goal should have stood. Cost me FF points!