ChrisMcQuillan

Smith got booked in the first half for the tackle out wide. After the goal, he complained, touched the ref, and another yellow was shown. There were definitely two yellows, I think both to Smith, but the BBC only showed one card as being shown to anyone online.

I'm sorry, bur again, did no one notice Smith getting booked TWICE?!

Didn't Smith get booked twice in this?!

If he's getting the sack, it would the biggest act of lunacy since Ashley arrived. And that's saying something.

Its very difficult to get tickets for a lot of areas atm, so there's no way this is under 20k.

If Barton stays injury free this season, I think we can expect him to be a real success by the end of the year.

Nolan's Captaincy skills are really not to be underestimated. He IS a leader, and the change was notable when he didn't play against Wigan. It is true that he's hardly a Gerrard contributor, but if the rest of the team are good enough to carry him, the team will be better as a whole with him and he'll chip in with a few goals.

Perch is so much worse than Simpson. And Simpson is below average. At least he knows who's around him.

I think it's fairly blatant that Ameobi's in goals, and Krul will play right wing in a 4-5-1.

Stopped reading there. The rest of it is quite funny tbf.

Which one of you is Simon Bird? 'I am.' You're a... person.

WTF

Aye, and we were s*** once he came on. Yep, just scored two goals.

Yeah, cause dropping him on Saturday worked wonders...

This has been a really odd day.

LOL

Giving him a different T shirt to wear, that'll teach him. Don't care if it teaches him, I don't want him being the number 9 of this club anymore.

Should be stripped of the No. 9 immediately.

Since relegation, he's had 15 goals from 30 appearances. Factor in the Premiership season before that, and he's got 19 goals from 52 appearances.

Otherwise frustrating, otherwise what?? What more do you want from a wide player? Jonas got himself into loads of promising positions that he could, and really should, have made much more of. Positions that were spoiled by poor decisions. I recall Carroll free in the box, waiting for the pass, and Jonas just stood there until he got tackled. Yes, he got two assists, but he had been poor beforehand. Tbf, I think Wigan's tactic was to stifle the left wing for us, as Enrique and Jonas' movement was much more limited when Wigan doubled up on them. Lovenkrands should have been coming wide to support, like Carroll did after Ameobi was brought on. So I guess it's not entirely Jonas' fault, but there were moments today when he should have done better. Still love the guy. And as for all the Williamson hate, it was a bit obscure that he didn't get the jump right - he's so consistent in the air usually. I'm not sure Perch was doing just standing there either, contributing nothing.

God, if they renamed the Gallowgate...

Krul - 7 - I like how he's always in a hurry to restart play. Perch - 3 - Awful. Williamson - 5 - His weakest game for us to date, I think. Still decent. Coloccini - 8 - <3 Enrique - 7 - Dallied a lot with Jonas on the left, but put in some good deliveries and as ever was strong defensively. Guthrie - 5 - Meh Barton - 4 - Poor. Tiote - 7 - Beast. Jonas - 7 - Two assists. Otherwise frustrating. Carroll - 5.5 - Didn't do much, but then didn't have many options. Lovenkrands - 3 - Very poor. Ameobi - 7 - Looked like a good finish, and worked hard when on. Routledge - 6 - Better than Guthrie, and improved team shape. Ranger - N/A - Didn't notice him touch the ball.

I'm in love with Enrique.

Okay, just back from the game, so quickly: Pros: Coloccini amazing. Tiote very good. Routledge decent when he came on. Enrique <3 Cons: Lovenkrands and Guthrie were not up to it. Guthrie's probably sharpness related, but Lovenkrands was worryingly bad. Think Ronaldo might have called this one correctly. Barton had a poor game. Perch was dire, though made one or two decent blocks. Ryan Taylor WOULD be better. We cannot seem to play 4-4-2 anymore. The midfield were lost until we moved Guthrie back inside. Ambience at the stadium was woeful. Can't blame the fans, given the monstrosity that's appeared on the Gallowgate roof. Carroll's positioning was woeful, but he improved when he had Ameobi on to support him. Lack of real team spirit without Nolan or Smith barking orders. Coloccini is too quiet as Captain, love him though I do.