The Prophet

Even if they were all out they could still go: ---------------------Szczesney--------------------- Sagna----Djourou-----Koscielny----Youngster ---------------Song------------Ramsey------------ Gervinho--------------Nasri-------------Arshavin ----------------------Chamakh----------------------

Beat me

So Fabregas is out and Vermalen, Gibbs, Walcott, Wilshire and Van Persie are doubtful?

Just a though but cheap, young, french, sell on value. Would anyone be suprised if we went after David N'Gog?

the whole agent thing with Barnetta this weeks sums them up lately Wait for it....

Green is an awful keeper. I felt sorry for him during the world cup, became a complete scapegoat. However the season before he made a frightening amount of mistakes that led to West Ham conceding. Not the type of keeper that inspires confidence in defenders. Crap source but prett sure these stats are from opta: http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/13/1974375/numbers-game-robert-green-made-more-errors-than-any-premier

Don't think he will play. If Marveaux is still carrying a knock he might have to.

Well Green would be our best goalkeeper if he came (he's just pulled off very smart save for West Ham as I type) and miles better than Harper. Problem is that he would get in the way of our youngsters.

Bimpy

I'd like to see something like: -------------------------Krul------------------------ Simpson-----Williamson-----Colo-----Enrique ----------------Tiote-----------Cabaye----------- Marveaux---------Vuckic/Barton---------Jonas ------------------------Ba--------------------------- I think we'll see something like: -------------------------Krul------------------------ Simpson-------Taylor-------Colo-------Enrique Barton--------Cabaye--------Tiote--------Jonas ------------------Ba------------Shola---------------

Had a good night then?

Aye, plus he got injured by some club footed yank as opposed to a Premier League game.

Ba has never suffered regularly from injuries.

Whilst I wholeheartedly agree, the goals still concern me. Barton Tiote Nolan Carroll has more goals in it then: Cabaye Tiote HBA Ba IMO. The/b]e is no question that the quality of the midfield is so much better in the latter and it'll create so much more in terms of goalmouth action, but I'd still want to buy a proper goalscorer to stick these chances in the net.

I can see Jose and one of our esteemed forwards out and two replacements in.

Burnley Forest Huddersfield Wednesday

I think he's s*** mate, he's a second division manager that was out of work and we signed him on a 5 and a half year contract. He talks absolute w*** and these people that saw an improvement in our performances once Hughton left completely bemuse me. I was at Stevenage, I was at Stoke. I think he'll be hated as bad as Souness and Allardyce once he's gone. As it stands I support the team, but this guy's shown me nothing so far and it doesn't help that he's an absolute w*****. If he proves me wrong then fantastic. Joey Barton proved me wrong last year and people don't prove me wrong that often. Fair play, ever since he's been appointed I've disliked him but I have to admit he did a half decent job following the ridiculous decision to bin Hughton. My thoughts thus far is that he's an average manager and we'll never truly progress with him (and the current mob in charge) at the helm, however I think he's got enough ability to see us competing in mid-table without much danger of relegation. We'll see, like I say no excuses this season.

IP, a bit of topic but what makes you think Pardew is useless? This season will be the real test of how good a manager he is for me.

YouTube comments are the biggest mong magnet on the internet. *Loads up football compilation* *Comments section involves wild racist abuse* It's like a circle of life. I like how you can go to a video about something like...birds or some s***, scroll down and see an argument about WWII. Birds you say... Alright, it was a titty video. I was trying to be classy. WWII theme by any chance? Does it involve some bloke from the US showing up late to receive a minor handjob while a British bloke nails her, then claiming it was him that got her off? I can't mess with theme porn, I end up looking for anachronisms.

YouTube comments are the biggest mong magnet on the internet. *Loads up football compilation* *Comments section involves wild racist abuse* It's like a circle of life. I like how you can go to a video about something like...birds or some s***, scroll down and see an argument about WWII. Birds you say... Alright, it was a titty video. I was trying to be classy. WWII theme by any chance? Does it involve some bloke from the US showing up late to receive a minor handjob while a British bloke nails her, then claiming it was him that got her off?

YouTube comments are the biggest mong magnet on the internet. *Loads up football compilation* *Comments section involves wild racist abuse* It's like a circle of life. I like how you can go to a video about something like...birds or some s***, scroll down and see an argument about WWII. Birds you say...

I sense a few are saying that because you had your hopes set on N'Zogbia, and Obertan doesn't appear to be as good as him. He's another body in and for all anyone knows, he could flourish a bit more if he's given more of a chance than he was at Man Utd, which he surely would be. People are free to air their opinions about him as a player but you'd think you were buying an inanimate object if you look at some of the comments on here. Come off it man Neil - it's the fact that we seemed to have money to spend this summer which we could have used to progress, and we've signed cheapies and non-entities. Even Everton shelled out on a few fees after getting the Rooney money. It's not what I was getting at, though. My opinion is that negatives have been overblown and positives swept under the carpet. I can see that this will have been an incredibly frustrating summer. Would I be raging about where this Carroll money has gone? Yes, of course I would. Would I be p*ssed off about what's going on with Barton, Enrique, Nolan etc? Of course. Has it been a Summer From Hell? Well, I'm not fully qualified to say but from what I've seen, no. I really think people have swept the signings of Marveaux, Ba, Ben Arfa and Cabaye under the carpet somewhat. You have Gosling coming back who barely played last year (if at all?) and it looks like he's beefed the f*** up, so he could really develop this year. Now you look like signing someone who yes, hasn't hit it off at Man Utd, but also hasn't been given that much of a chance. After a troublesome few days, news comes that you're signing someone who could bolster your midfield and offer some pace on the wing and who knows, with some faith placed in him, could start to really establish himself in this league. Instead, it's "he's s***". That is what I find bamboozling. Before someone says this, no, I'm not sticking up for Ashley. I am however sticking up for some of the very good business you've done so far this summer which has escaped the limelight due to the Enrique/Barton etc shenanigans. Potentially disruptive? I would certainly imagine so. f***ing s***? I don't agree. Spot on fella