Pilko

Injury crisis to be fair, he was never really picked on merit. No excuses on Ramage though, was picked quite a lot when we had able deputies.

All of our managers rated Ramage and he was shite.

Well he actually decided to acknowledge he exists, so he's ahead of Kinnear in the Xisco PR stakes.

I can't help but feel there's no carrot, no incentive for Xisco. We don't know whether he's lazy in training or grafts his arse off - but you'd assume players have good training sessions and bad traning sessions regardless of their ability - and he's not even been given a sniff for ages now. I'd not be shocked if he's given up hope now, which some may cite as bad attitude, but he's been made to fester in our reserves for years now, and I feel a bit sorry for him. Oh and for the record a) the carrot isn't up his arse b) neither is my penis/finger/toe/tongue

This is what the neutral end looks like most games:

Definate Parky goal if Torres leaves.

Another 10-12 points will keep us up. We don't have any "must win games" until the last three or maybe four, and that's if we go winless from now until April.

1-3 they are poor, fancy us to win. we've had some poor lucky lately.

He's the sort of player they need. I feel the main reason Birmingham have regressed is having no 'spark' upfront (Chucho last season) and having a lot of slow/strong forwards - Zigic, Jerome, Derbyshire and ancient Phillips is quite a predictable array of forwards. Alright, players like Oba and Chucho are unpredictable and can be utterly shite beyond reason at times, but they shit defenders up.

Nolan as a second striker worked last season relatively well because the defenders were much shitter and he had more space. At the top level it isn't really something that can happen - he's too tightly marked and has no pace to get away from the marker.

Those quotes are pretty good imo. Would like to think that given the dross (excepting Carroll) that is our striking department he'll be given a go.

Let us be fair - he could take hard hit penalties too. There's that one he belted out of Goodison Park, which was still travelling two years after it left his boot and was last seen stopping for coffee at Watford Gap services.

Would be a good idea, I'd like to see him actually play some football. Yeah, me too.

Without KD Spurs would be much better

When Nolan doesn't play, the side lacks leadership. Our two most rudderless performances have come without him in the side. We are all aware of his limitations, but dropping him now would be absolutely mental, he's scored an excellent number of important goals.

Ireland's dad seems to be full of the same stuff S.Taylor's dad is full of.

just have it on your clipboard mate, save you typing it out

If it's a job there she's wanting then I reckon she's got more chance as an old man than a model.

Speaking of Dan Taylor, where is he? Injured?

I hope so.

David Nugent

Carroll is just going to Sweden to go out on the piss with djmattis and to test his groin on some swedish ladies

Be very interesting who they bring in to front the football coverage now.

Aye, just uses a credit card on his coffee table.