Neil

You've cloned him? Bookable offence, surely.

HIBBERT?!?!?!?

Other way round surely? Having a CB at RB and a RB at RM suggests nulifying the threat from Baines. Oh, is it not a conventional 3-5-2 with WBs?

Quite a brave move by Pardew, as I assume he wants Simpson to bomb forward - possibly leaving space for Baines to exploit.

I'd imagine Wolves-Spurs and Blackpool-Chelsea will be better than the 2 derbies.

Maybe Smith's secretly fit.

this He hasn't scored a PL goal yet has he? Nailed on today if he starts.

He's been very poor this season tbh - barely looked like the same player from seasons gone by. However it's still true to say that if he plays well, we play well. Also, TEB's tactics articles are a great read indeed. 1-1.

Irrelevant as I'd expect you to have ended him before that time is up.

It's a website that is mainly populated by schoolkids and as I've said before you can count the number of decent posters on one hand. It makes me laugh when you lot go on about all the Newcastle threads on there though considering a vast majority are started by Newcastle fans of which there are loads of on RTG. You go on about match threads but last night their was a 30 odd pager on the Rangers/Celtic game and their is always match threads regardless of who is playing,it's not just Newcastle ones like you lot seem to think. If by 30 pages you mean 5 pages then yes, a 30 odd pager. A minor detail but impressive how much you decided to exaggerate.

What does that involve? Officials going to the next Man Utd games with contemplative expressions, turning to each other and going "Hmm.... I think he's onto something, you know..."?

"The many faces of Harry" There are quite a few. Yet only one. Strange.

Great win for Barca.

Oh, you mean next goalscorer. Yeah, anytime/first is just pre-game, iirc. Might be different on some other sites. Don't usually bother with them. Anyway, hope Barca knob in a 2nd goal.

Exactly, so he can tap it in from 6 yards. All part of the plan mate, all part of the plan. That was almost Nolan-esque, the way he came from deeper without anyone marking him cause the defenders was concentrating on the strikers. Note, I said almost Nolan-esque, there's no way Messi is as good as him, so I don't want to start comparing them. I was gonna say. Now you're just being silly.

I was saying he's been a bit off the boil recently. Which, by his ridiculous standards, he has been. He hasn't he just hasn't done anything unbelievable for a few games. He has 3 in 3, got an assist and should've had a goal v Arsebiscuits. Unbelievable has been Messi's standard all season really. Just think he's not been at his best recently, never denied he's still a match winner regardless of his general performance.

Can't, er, Villa get the second?

These Spanish commentators are making a quite incredible array of noises.

Exactly, so he can tap it in from 6 yards. All part of the plan mate, all part of the plan.

I was saying he's been a bit off the boil recently. Which, by his ridiculous standards, he has been.

Never doubted him.

Barca really do refuse to just hoof it clear, even if it risks a dangerous counter attack like then.

What's happened to Messi!?

Yes, Paco. Who was the reason Rafa did his ratation policy when he first went there. Uses some scientific shit to determine if players are fully fit or not. Bleep test probably.