The Prophet

Does the man have no fucking backbone? They're in poor form, start two up top and put them under pressure, if we dominate early on their heads should go down and the crowd will get on their backs.

Given Sheffield's form we should win this one but I'm not convinced: 1-1

Was it last season they played Man United in the Champions League? For me over the two legs Inter were the better team they just lacked the cutting edge to break down what was at the time the best defence in Europe. In the first leg Ibrahimovic went missing and when he did come good in the second leg the midfield support was too slow in backing him up.

Aye it was me who picked Young. He was the first right winger off the top of my head and I mainly picked him on reputation, I admittedly haven't watched as much Premier League football this season. Same as Bilyaletdinov. Off the top of my head I'm not sure he's the best left winger in the league but having watched him a couple of times this season he certatainly look like he's recaputuring his international form and is up there amoungst the front runners. I thought the aim was to pick a premier league team that would gel together, if I was picking the best players my side would have been slightly different.

God awful weekend for refs. Goals ruled out for next to nothing, cheap penalty decisions and rather quick to flash the red card.

No one else would have Evra in ahead of Cole?

Zidane's headbutt in the world cup final.

Seems a strange one.

When all the bigger, better football playing nations qualify for the world cup.

There's nothing like seeing a player lunging in and taking the opponent clean out without even getting near the ball.

Blatantly after a rim-job from your flatmate there like. Was it that obvious?

Currently... Bar Newcastle United, who is your favourite team? Which team do you hate the most? Who is your favourite player? Which player do you have the most hatred for?

I'm going to stick with my bold prediction of Portsmouth, Hull and Burnley.

---------------------------Friedel----------------------------- Bosingwa----------Carvalho----------Vidic----------Evra Young--------Essien--------Gerrard-------Bilyaletdinov ------------------Torres----------Drogba------------------- Or... ---------------------------Friedel----------------------------- Bosingwa----------Carvalho----------Vidic----------Evra --------------------------Essien------------------------------ --------------Gerrard-----------------Lampard------------- ---------Arshavin---------Drogba-------------Van Persie Something along those lines, depends on the formation.

Torres every day of the week.

Success and stability go hand in hand.

So what joke of a stadium name can we expect? The Ashley Arena? The Baker's Oven? Betty's hot pot? Or will he just forget to name it full stop?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6890839.ece An idiotic blunder? Or trying to get bums on seats with the mention of names like Wilshire?

I really can't make my mind up about Fellani. When Yakubu and co were out for long spells last season and he was forced to play up front he looked excellent, always a threat from the ariel ball. He's strong and combative but played in the middle of the park what exactly does he do? He doesn't seem to attack or defend he just seems to float around in the middle doing little. Reagrding this game Benfica probably deserve the lead but only just, they just look that much better in the final third. For me Everton have to get the ball to Bilyaletdinov as often as they can. He hasn't had the best of games up to now but he looks miles ahead of anyone else they have in terms of creativity.

Harewood/Lovenkrands didn't work too well against Bristol City and proved largely ineffective. Both the same kind of player. I think Ranger/Lovenkrands would work the best but it will never happen. Lovenkrands will be more or less restricted to wide roles (I think it's quite believable to say Hughton signed him as a winger) and Ranger will come on more as a late sub. I think with Jonas on the wing and Guthrie through the middle the service into them would be a lot better but there again the way we've been playing it might be a void point anyway.

I'd go: ------------------Harper------------------- Simpson-----Colo-----Khiz-----Enrique Taylor-----Nolan-----Guthrie-----Jonas ------Harewood------Lovenkrands----- Can't see it like. We could do with winning this one and given t he fact Guthrie is a better footballer let alone a better defensiive midfielder than Butt I'd stick him in there. The defense picks itself while Harewood and Lovenkrands would pose two very different threats up front.

Agree with some of that but we are posting on an internet forum. You’re going to meet the intelligent, the dumb, the reserved, the kneejerk, etc and therefore encounter a wide range of opinions some you agree with, some you don't. Now I'll admit I was one of those who got carried away with our start to the season, but I still feel it is my right as a fan to complain when the manager gets it wrong, or when the players can't be arsed, or when we get thoroughly underperform for several games in a row. I totally agree someone coming out with "I'm not supporting this club anymore, we've lost to Scunthorpe for fucks sake" is a complete moron but he has every right to express that view no matter who idiotic it is. Knee jerk reaction is part of football. Despite Benitez taking Liverpool to second place and two Champions League finals I highly doubt their fans will be sat there saying "We've lost five in a row but that's football". Liverpool do not have a divine right to win a majority of their games and neither do we, if we get outplayed we will get beat, but you can't tell me there will be one body of football fans who would be happy with four games without a win whatever their situation. Our current form is set on a back drop of very negative circumstances. Extreme negativity is going to be a theme in a lot of opinions at this time. Similarly if we were sat in say Spurs position at this time I'm sure we'd see a lot of over-positivity on the forum, its human nature. So four wins without a defeat is simply going to exacerbate negativity, especially when that source of negativity is constantly lingering in the background. So yeah football has it's cycles and during those cycles opinions change to the extreme sometimes. Maybe we have been spoilt but surely it's only natural for fans, some of whom, have paid their hard earned money to go and watch eleven men being paid over thirty grand a week to jog around like they don't give a crap to show frustration. I'm not a fan of the constant whinging either but you’re on an internet forum your going to read opinions you dislike and strongly disagree with.

Didn't actually see your post there Dave but I'll take it.