Ash

Struggling to find any value in the PL this weekend.

Tiote can pass the ball forward which automatically makes him better than Parker.

Posted in the ticket thread but thought I'd stick it in here too. Got a spare for this, PM me if you want it.

Haha, you're welcome. Shame you couldn't get the rest on too but at least you got your cash down. Think I've served you well this weekend! Thank you, master Telling you, man, RL is where the real money is to be made. Indeed it is! Unbelievable profits to be made there like. Tell me what we will profit from next week, oh worthy one! Whatever it is, I cant see it beating this weeks avalanche Calm down, you'll jinx it! Will have a look at the fixtures in more detail later but the two Hull games look to be where the money will be going. Aye, this weekend is going to be difficult to match...or is it, Rey?

Haha, you're welcome. Shame you couldn't get the rest on too but at least you got your cash down. Think I've served you well this weekend! Thank you, master Telling you, man, RL is where the real money is to be made.

Haha, you're welcome. Shame you couldn't get the rest on too but at least you got your cash down. Think I've served you well this weekend!

How much you ended up?

So, Barca can't win away in Germany because it's a little chilly but Real can win in Russia because "they'll be well prepared for it", interesting. Yeah, yeah... thought Leverkusen would be stronger that day. That they were playing my 'beloved' Barcelona probably played a factor, too. Shouldn't bet with your heart. Can often make you look silly.

So, Barca can't win away in Germany because it's a little chilly but Real can win in Russia because "they'll be well prepared for it", interesting.

Claims they tried to get Torres in on a short term loan deal in January...

Aye, was having a good chat with your nephew about you.

Had this too but a little more than a fiver on. You going for it again? Yep, tenner on fourth Think they'll score again but going to leave it, price doesn't really tempt me in. Actually, balls to it. £20 @ 5/4.

Had this too but a little more than a fiver on. You going for it again?

Bet Rooney's tweet will go down well. What an idiot. “@WayneRooney: @tomclevz23 @rioferdy5 zzzzzzzzzzz pga golf is on. Come on boys. Funny that 2 toures was there all the way and lost. Haha.”

Just a hunch but I reckon he'll be sold in the summer. We've moved on a hell of a lot from when we signed him and I think he's starting to look a little out of place. We can do better and I think the club know this.

I think to say he would never have played professionally is overstating it but he's an incredibly poor footballer in terms of what he can do with the ball at his feet, which is surprising when you consider which academy he came up through, and right to the top of it too. I honestly don't think it is. Like I said in my last post, had he been born in any other decent footballing nation he wouldn't have made it, he'd have been laughed at for his ability on the ball. You can get away with lack of pace, size, whatever you want to name, if you're good on the ball. If you're not, there's nowhere to hide and not a lot you can fall back on. I was at a coaching event a few weeks back with the England U17 manager who gave a presentation on how they are trying to change the footballing philosophy in this country. Whilst listening to him speak, the first player that came into my head that would be redundant if the FA can implement the change in philosophy was Simpson. They want every player on the pitch to be capable of actually playing football. They want the fullbacks to become more attack minded but still be able to defend. They're the two things that related most to Simpson. If he was coming through the ranks in 10-15 years time, again if the FA can get everything into place and develop their ideas properly, he wouldn't stand a chance. On the ball, he's woefully inept. He's shit scared of the ball being anywhere near him and his distribution is embarrassing. He adds nothing going forward and his crossing is farcical. His control and first touch are poor. It genuinely makes you feel like there's a bomb in the ball when he has it at his feet. You can actually see the panic appear across his face when he's placed under the tiniest bit of pressure. Off the ball he isn't much better either. Everyone knows his backing off is terrible. His positional awareness for someone who's played in that position all of his life is awful. His lack of nous and footballing brain doesn't help his cause either. He just generally doesn't seem to think about what he's doing. Then to top it all off, his attitude stinks. If you make an error or are out of position, fine, it happens, but work your bollocks off to get back into position and make up for it. The amount of time I've seen Simpson just jogging back to get back into position this season has been embarrassing. That's before the constant whinging on the pitch and the pointing and blaming of team mates, even when it's quite clearly his own fault. To fit right in with the current national set up, he's got a massive ego and an overinflated opinion of himself too. Rather than bleating about players who are better than him and for an England call up that is a million miles away, why not try and improve as a player to then actually have a right to clamour for that call up. He does for me sum up what's wrong with football in this country and I'm glad that with a bit of work, a player with his limited ability should become a thing of the past over the next decade or so. I don't think it's that bad wanting a professional footballer to be capable of actually playing football, do you?

If he was French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, German, etc. he would never have played football professionally. Says a lot about the state of football in this country when he's getting game time at the highest club level. As a player, he epitomises everything that's wrong with football in this country.

Nope, he was shite.

Ban.

Geremi was gone by the time we played Ipswich at Portman Road and SJP I thought? Aye, it may have been a different game. He didn't leave until 2010. Ipswich at home was after he left. Was last home game of 2009/10 season. Yes, I'm aware of that. He mentioned the game at Portman Road. Yes you're right. He didn't play at Portman Road though, he barely featured at all did he? Few games at the start of the season and that was it. Last appearance was the 2-1 defeat at Scunthorpe. And he missed that glorious chance (to draw level iirc) in that game. In a matter of seconds of missing that chance (and getting quite a lot of stick from the fans), got subbed off, never to be seen again. Think Nolan had something to do with him getting subbed off that night if I remember correctly.

If we win I wouldn't give a f*** what anyone said to be honest. Same but its harsh on the players not getting the credit they deserve. Happy for it to be played down, just as it has been for much of the season. Gives the players more motivation to keep proving people wrong.

If we win I wouldn't give a fuck what anyone said to be honest.

Don't let HTT see this, he'll be singing it at SJP when Wolves come up at the end of the month!

:lol: You hate him so MUCH. Rightly so too!

Good news. Let him sweat it out for another night plus another day of him missing training.