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Wingers never used to be so interchangeable, it was generally right footers on the right and vice versa.

Disagree entirely that the league is awful like. You've got mid-table teams with the likes of Lukaku, Deulofeu, Barkley....Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic....Cabaye, Zaha, Bolasie. I think it's the best the league has ever been. Teams can beat the 'top' sides more regularly as a result and everything seems closer. I agree with this, it's levelled out a lot and is loads more competitive. Reckon the overall quality and entertainment value has been canny this year as well. Might be a result of the increased telly money for the also-rans, coupled with the waste we've seen from the recent top sides. I'd rather have a league like this than the ones we've seen in recent years, just a shame NUFC can't be arsed to be a part of it.

Cool but rude, works for me.

Better than Jim White I suppose, still seems a bit lavish.

Hey man, it's FA Cup 3rd Round Weekend - this is our chill time

Usual cloak-and-dagger stuff about injuries.

Crooks' Team Of The Week comments on James Collins http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35218768?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

Ahhhhh.

Stuff in the papers today saying Sadio Mane would cost Man Utd £62.5m

Eriksson having a sly wank on the floor there.

Aye it depends on the criteria, if Fowler is a PL legend then so is Owen, for example.

Michael Owen a PL legend ffs. Aye, right. Depends on the criteria but he looked a huge talent for Liverpool and England in his first 4 or 5 years and scored some smashing goals. Forget about it after the Real Madrid move though, his career went to shit.

Aye it's pure Glenn Hoddle stuff with a few recent exceptions like Martinez one of the times he magically kept Wigan up.

Get in

I've not seen a more conservative central midfielder turn out for us for a long time. Every time he gets it, he slowly composes himself then safely plays us into a worse position than we were previously. He's really, really bad.

Just seen this, this absolutely cannot be true like. Seen him live multiple times and he's miles off the pace and doesn't have the technique/nouse to compensate for it.

Is there any value in the leadership/experience he'd bring, besides him being a quality player? We're really lacking that, it does make a huge difference. Listen to Keegan talking about football and he says you need 4-5 real winners in the dressing room to challenge for the league, Robson had a committee of experienced players that would do the same. I think we're seriously lacking that at the moment, the most experienced PL players in our squad are Coloccini/Sissoko and they're mutes.

WTF, was the story that Perez has a surprise or that Ryder knows the surprise or the surprise is that Ryder's saliva tastes like hot dogs

I don't think Carrick would work out like that if only signed for 18 months or so, instead of 4 or 5 years like Butt was. He's from Wallsend, he's achieved all there is to achieve in the game, but I think he's still got a bit of hunger in him. He's also streets ahead of our current midfield options. There's no point discussing it really as we know how stubborn the club are with their transfer policy. It might feel a bit Nolan/Taylor in January 2009 but we're talking about a different calibre of player here. Him and a centre half who knows what they're doing, we'd be sound. Tbh I think we'll see NUFC operating like normal, I think we'll sign 1 or 2 players but not the type of players we need in terms of character/experience/position. They always know better man, they'll want to flukily scrape past relegation yet again and carry on like they're doing a great job.

I've never been that into Carrick as a player but I think he'd be an excellent signing in January on an 18-month contract or whatever. We need some experience/leadership. Him alongside an experienced PL centre half in this window would see us through this season IMO, it goes against our barking mad transfer policy but needs must.

It is me aye, if i'm honest i've missed this place, you all the guys here. You calmed down about The Walking Dead yet m8?

Oh FFS.

HNY all, ♥ from IP

Not to over-do it or anything, but has anyone thought of setting up a Facebook page where people can leave their condolences, thanks, memories, photos, etc? It would be nice to have a central spot to point his family towards so they know how much Pav meant to us and did them proud.

They don't want to sell him though, what benefit would he have to even mention it? I think it's possible they'll have looked at him. He's had a crazy season. "I do not agree with those who say Hatem needs to be at a small club in order to deliver his best performances. "I hope for him that he no longer plays for Nice next season. Why making statements like that? And of course he's had a good season. Not crazy, but good. Sort of reminds me of the plot of Good Will Hunting.