ChrisMcQuillan

The truth is, very few defenders in the Premier League can deal with Defoe and Anelka, and Torres is top class. Coloccini should be a solid option for a Premier League defence, but no one's gonna argue he's a world beater.

Back in training. No need to rush him, clearly.

Can we ring in and speak to Nolan? He's coming across really well.

Team's not officially out yet on .co.uk

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8370327.stm He should start explaining this stuff to his own defenders and then maybe his side wouldn't be second bottom of the Championship. Watch his Kinnear-style ranting at the phone ringing journalist.

cheers god Trust you to thank yourself.

If you're a professional goal-keeper, and you fracture your wrists at 36, I guess that might change your life.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8357262.stm

I actually thought it looked higher than that initially, but I think 43k looked about right as I took the time to look about.

Harper Simpson S Taylor Coloccini Enrique R Taylor Smith Jonas Nolan Carroll Ranger Subs: Krul, Kadar, Geremi, Butt, Lovenkrands, Harewood, Donaldson Prediction: 3-0 Newcastle. Release that on DVD, motherfuckers.

I'd take Hughton every day of the week.

Would love to see the Sir Bobby Robson Stadium, tbh, if it's gonna be anything.

I'm actually not that surprised by the ban in this case, I was just talking in general.

So thats why they accepted the appeal against Beye's red card last season? If they didn't, there would have been outcry. Top quality tackle from Beye, no possible justification for a red card. I think the Big 4 get their decisions in conditions of doubt, whereas we wouldn't.

Harper Simpson Kadar Coloccini Enrique R Taylor Smith Nolan Jonas Carroll Ranger Subs: Krul, Tozer, S Taylor (if fit for bench), Guthrie, Butt, Harewood, Lovenkrands

HUghton.

Cannot BELIEVE our backline at the end was Raylor Kadar Tozer Enrique

Oh, look, Ronaldo. Carroll/Ranger/Nolan, and two score in 45 minutes. Imagine that. Someone here suggested this...

Absolutely love that Donaldson's is more expensive than Harewood.

Did you even read my original post? Carroll and Ranger may not be the most prolific scorers of all time, but when they play together and Nolan plays behind them we perform better. Who cares if Carroll or Ranger score, if by playing together they create the space and opportunity to lay it to Nolan? This is exactly the point I was trying to make at the start: making Carroll a scapegoat. And when he's benched next week, and Harewood and Lovenkrands look s*** by playing in an all-new, ill-practiced formation, we'll all be after Harewood and Lovenkrands as being s***. And then Ranger and Nolan the next week. And then we'll all want Carroll back, cause we've blamed everyone else since. These players are not all s***. They need a system to play to their strengths, and it's Hughton's job to recognise that. With the excpetion of the Ipswich game we've looked horrific with Carroll and Ranger up font. And even in the game most agreed that Carroll was poor. Wasn't it earlier someone said Nolan had scored 5 of his 7 goals this season behind Carroll and Ranger. They facilitate the team form that seems to work best. I would take issue with us looking "horrific" with Carroll and Ranger up front, and tbh, Carroll's looked better to me all season than his alternatives. So I don't see who'd replace him, which I wouldn't do anyway given that I think we need to stick to those tactics. I said that Nolan had scored 5 out of 6 with 2 or more strikers on the pitch. I don't see how that relates to Andy Carroll (a striker) getting away with scoring no goals. Because personally, right now, I don't care who's scoring. I think we play our best football in the 4-4-2-Diamond formation, with Nolan behind the two players I think have the best hold-up play when playing together: Carroll and Ranger. As I cited earlier, Heskey's a striker. Capello's not picking him for goal-scoring prowess, certainly. He's picking him for what he sets up for Rooney. And if we need both Ranger and Carroll to set-up Nolan or Guthrie or one another, I don't care how many they score so long as we win.

Glad to see we're agreeing on something tonight.

So the 7 day rule doesn't apply for the Championship? Can't say I mind, never saw the reason behind it. I'm pretty sure that card was his 6th, and that the 5th ban had already been applied after the weekend. It does take into account the 7-day rule or whatever, hence he was going to be missing Doncaster anyway.

Did you even read my original post? Carroll and Ranger may not be the most prolific scorers of all time, but when they play together and Nolan plays behind them we perform better. Who cares if Carroll or Ranger score, if by playing together they create the space and opportunity to lay it to Nolan? This is exactly the point I was trying to make at the start: making Carroll a scapegoat. And when he's benched next week, and Harewood and Lovenkrands look s*** by playing in an all-new, ill-practiced formation, we'll all be after Harewood and Lovenkrands as being s***. And then Ranger and Nolan the next week. And then we'll all want Carroll back, cause we've blamed everyone else since. These players are not all s***. They need a system to play to their strengths, and it's Hughton's job to recognise that. With the excpetion of the Ipswich game we've looked horrific with Carroll and Ranger up font. And even in the game most agreed that Carroll was poor. Wasn't it earlier someone said Nolan had scored 5 of his 7 goals this season behind Carroll and Ranger. They facilitate the team form that seems to work best. I would take issue with us looking "horrific" with Carroll and Ranger up front, and tbh, Carroll's looked better to me all season than his alternatives. So I don't see who'd replace him, which I wouldn't do anyway given that I think we need to stick to those tactics.