The Prophet

I honestly think S. Taylor could do a job there.

Didn't realise he hadn't scored away from home, suppose he hasn't had much of a chance with us playing 4-5-1.

Seens this is a next season thread, who would you keep in the starting eleven next term? I don't think we're a massive way off being a Premier League side but a centre mid and a striker have to be top priorities.

Aye, not to mention he's played a vast majority of his football out of position this season.

Was there any need for the Ashley chants at 6-0?

Premiership Top four: Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United, Everton. Relegated: Portsmouth, Hull, Wigan. Championship Promoted: Us, Forest, West Brom Relegated: Peterborough, Plymouth, Scunthorpe League One Promoted: Norwich, Leeds, Huddersfield Relegated: Stockport, Tranmere, Gillingham, The Poolies League Two Promoted: Rochdale, Chesterfield, Rotherham and Shrewsbury. Relegated: Grimsby and Cheltenham.

He's a grade A cunt, end of.

FM legends?

Rooney has to go, Heskey ain't great but seems to work really well in the Capello system, Defoe and either Bent to stretch teams later on or Cole if he can regain his form from last year. Woops, was meant to quote ElDiablo fella.

Rooney has to go, Heskey ain't great but seems to work really well in the Capello system, Defoe and either Bent to stretch teams later on or Cole if he can regain his form from last year.

Doubt it, isn't getting a game at Dortmund. Would be a good buy. As far as Crouch goes I'm not sure why he has so many plaudits. I admit he certainly offers something different in terms of his height but then there are better headers of the ball around. In my opinion he's not a great footballer and therefore struggles against the better sides. People are saying bang him against lower opposition but that's denying a chance to someone may do well against both stronger and weaker opposition. At the end of the day with squad we have we should be aiming to win this tournament in South Africa (not that I think we will), players like Crouch are not going to help us do that, particularly in the latter stages.

Yeh i know, he only scores goals. Has he ever scored goals against quality opposition at international level? Can you list the quality opposition he actually started against please? bit hard scoring goals when you're sitting on the bench. So we highlight how effective he's been against relatively average opposition tonight coming on as a sub but can't point out he's been shite against the likes of Brazil and Portugal when he's come of the bench?

Yeh i know, he only scores goals. Has he ever scored goals against quality opposition at international level?

Oh and I still wouldn't take Crouch to South Africa.

What I will say about England is we've been much improved against sides who aren't good at passing and moving. Without sounding arrogant we now beat teams we should be beating. However we've looked far from convincing against sides who pass and move the ball around well such the Czechs, Dutch, Spanish and the Brazilians.

Or we'll meet a decent team who'll put us to the f***ing sword. I prefer to see it as one of our worst performances under Capello and we beat the best African team 3-1, coming from behind. Doesn't make them a great side.

Carrick should of got man of the match, changed the game when he came on.

Zidan would make it in the Premier League like, decent player.

Wenger's more of a compulsive whinger, Benitez is just plain petty.

He's such a fucking child.

Djalo has been excellent today.

3-0 now. Absolute no show from Porto, having said that Lisbon have looked canny, very similar to the Everton game midweek.

Still think they'll claw enough points out of a relatively easy run in to stay up.

Think they'll give us a game. 2-1

Oh dear Sky. "Man United will be leaving in about 15 minutes, they've made some light sandwhiches, perhaps for the bus trip..." "It's always interesting to watch the players body language boarding the bus and to see what they're wearing, oh there's John Carew with those massive head phones..." Brooker would have a field day.