Neil

chuck in Barry and you have 70m of very badly spent cash Chuck in SWP and it's 90.

Became very good for us. We're still laughing our way to the bank.

Carroll's coming off, pretty sure I saw him raise his hand to the bench.

Richards does more in 2 minutes than Jags did in the whole first half. I WONDER WHY THAT IS FABIO!

At least he is looking to be patient and play it short in the rare instances he has been involved. However he is getting no help whatsoever from the two supposedly senior players alongside him. Actually feel bad for him in a way. Does look slightly out of his depth but I do empathise. I think he can develop into a very good player but he needs to first and foremost find his actual role. CM, DM, RM? He could do with leaving Sunderland if he is to develop, though. Aye, he should sign for Chelsea or Man City where he can rot in the reserves and ruin his career. Because that's just what I said. I'd have him at Everton, for example. Would you want him? Where would he play? Right wing. Got to wonder if he has the ability to hug the touch line/whip a decent ball in. No worse than Osman I suppose. Wouldn't see him as a touchline-hugger. He'd probably drift inside for Seamus to exploit the space. Anyway, I wouldn't say I'd go all out for him or anything, but if he did come then I'd be happy with it, at a reasonable price. Won't happen, mind.

BARRY OFF! :frantic: :frantic: :celb: :celb: And the first thing Southgate says. "I'm concerned." Fuck off. Ian W: perhaps not now - another year at Sunderland I agree with but in the not too distant future he'll need to play with better players if he is to significantly progress.

God help us. "Strauss is very much a cricketer, wouldn't you say Andy?" That's right. Andy Townsend to be the main cricket analyst for ITV.

At least he is looking to be patient and play it short in the rare instances he has been involved. However he is getting no help whatsoever from the two supposedly senior players alongside him. Actually feel bad for him in a way. Does look slightly out of his depth but I do empathise. I think he can develop into a very good player but he needs to first and foremost find his actual role. CM, DM, RM? He could do with leaving Sunderland if he is to develop, though. Aye, he should sign for Chelsea or Man City where he can rot in the reserves and ruin his career. Because that's just what I said. I'd have him at Everton, for example. Would you want him? Where would he play? Right wing.

At least he is looking to be patient and play it short in the rare instances he has been involved. However he is getting no help whatsoever from the two supposedly senior players alongside him. Actually feel bad for him in a way. Does look slightly out of his depth but I do empathise. I think he can develop into a very good player but he needs to first and foremost find his actual role. CM, DM, RM? He could do with leaving Sunderland if he is to develop, though. Aye, he should sign for Chelsea or Man City where he can rot in the reserves and ruin his career. Because that's just what I said. I'd have him at Everton, for example.

Carroll was the only one who could be pleased with that 1st half performance, and even then the service was pretty shite.

At least he is looking to be patient and play it short in the rare instances he has been involved. However he is getting no help whatsoever from the two supposedly senior players alongside him. Actually feel bad for him in a way. Does look slightly out of his depth but I do empathise. I think he can develop into a very good player but he needs to first and foremost find his actual role. CM, DM, RM? He could do with leaving Sunderland if he is to develop, though.

Any "knock" aside, Carroll has to stay on. The least culpable of that dogshit 1st half performance.

You can't buy hopeless clearances like that. Though, £24m is good enough.

Like fuck Capello wouldn't play Barry.

I've rarely had such hate for a player more than last summer against Germany. You just can't have... fuck it, I can't be arsed to rant about him. He's just fucking woeful.

Needs to bang out the Tactics Truck.

That Jimmy Milner's torn shit up on the wing.

Yep; see my earlier post. What the fuck is Capello expecting?

That's not our main problem. Our 2 central midfielders are a young lad who hasn't played for England before, and another lad who I wish hadn't played for England before.

Barry, just please, please fuck off.

This is thoroughly depressing stuff.

Nope.

We're in a prime position to win tbh.

That was abysmal from Gerrard. For an experienced player, why didn't he just keep possession?

Argued this with a few people at work the other night. Can't think of a single thing he does that makes him worthy of a starting XI for an international team the level of England or the top 4 team that Man City are looking to be. Please don't start talking about Barry. I'll be here all night.