Darth Crooks

That is the worst tatoo ever. What the actual fuck "I've got a terrible SAFC tat, so I'll just cover it up with some brightly coloured, horrendous looking koi carp" Reminds me a bit of Magikarp the pokemeon, from when I was a kid

Got this now. It's nice and the collar is great. Even the spikes have charm.

Well whatever your feelings on the simpson/nazism debate is...if he is indeed the reincarnate of the despot austrian slug-balancer then that must mean that the counter force to his tyranny is of course...

LeTissier may well be able to ride a bike. I'll wager he's eaten a few apples (and kebabs) in his time. Never, never has he been captured doing both of these things at the same time...so he can keep his penalty record and his ability to score far more goals than wor Shols...the man is a bounder, and cad and a charlatan. Good day, sirrah.

Great example to follow

Perch plays comfortably well in each position hes played in so far. Of course he is a better RB. He has any defensive qualitities that Simpson possesses and none of the frailties in terms of confidence on the ball. I've no qualms in calling that. Simpson had a decent enough game tbh on Saturday despite some silly moments but Perch just oozes calm and confidence whereever hes put....aside from positional sense and intelligent passing.

Damned with faint praise there like...much more assured.

No thanks. Have never been sold on him as a good thing at our club. Had talent no doubt...just not a fraction as much as he thought he had.

Pundit is the most bullshit job in the world....even though I repected most of what KK had to say. They don't watch games man and then pass themselves off as experts. Waddle talked about Jonas having no pace yesterday.

I don't either but it was very poor yesterday. Better next time Cheik

Spurs seemed much sharper from the off though. You can chalk it up to first game teething but it just puzzled me a bit....first half was very laclustre considering how up for the season players must be. It's good that we can play poorly in spells and win and 2nd was worlds apart so I'm of course happy nonetheless.

Looks promising

He did look rather frail in his post-match interview today. I remarked he didn't seem in the best of health. Hope he feels better if so. It's the management alternative to the 'one ring' - He'll be like Smeagol if they don't sack him between now and 2015

He is, you have the destroyer (Tiote), creator (Cabaye) and the carrier (Jonas) all a perfect mix. Anita gives a different option where he sits deep and links the defence to the attack without the long ball. Between him and Jonas it's tough to choice which one we go for but it's real top end of the table options Some spiritual Hindu-ass-shit there mind, Cajun. I agree. Divine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti

I'm amongst the harsh critics but he was decent yesterday; even going forward. Despite that run where he looked like a rhino trying to control a spacehopper (still a critic remember).

And what have we heard? Not being "up for it" is not something I've associated with him at all. Just what Pardew said about him either being really happy or not happy at all and there is nothing they can do to change it just concerns me. I have said numerous times that despite being exceptional in attack that he is also amazing in defence as he gets back and takes the ball of players with ease so I am definitely not having a dig at his work rate. What I said above did come across a lot harsher than I meant it though, just have this worry one of our more exceptional players could self destruct. Sure I am not the only one slightly concerned but I love him all the same (which is why I don't want it to go wrong). BBC news before MOTD the presenter said something like 'in a week of soft penalties' then showed the HBA pen, yeah getting hacked by TWO players inside the box is pretty weak tbh, he did't break a bone or anything the pansy! Aye puzzled me that...the geet tit.

Played poorly for the most part and won...a good sign. Much better 2nd half with some great performances from Jonas, Perch, Ba and Ben Arfa. Tiote was shite imo. Needs to tighten things up.

no little bit of rain in the morning but been dry for a while and no further rain expected today.

Dems the rules. You either have poncey hair with expensive products or you take the Jay Spearing route. Not wet look brycreems. No that won't do.

Oh and whatever your opinion of Van Persie as a player. 40+ grand a week and still using Brylcreem? Tit.

Ah, Garth bastard Crooks. One reason I was glad of that break. Missed the rest of it all like mad.

We can do these. They are selling players in key positions with no backup. I will not underestimate our ability to mess up a good first half performance by a a horror show in the second so I'll lump for a score draw.

Avengers assemblage!

Stelling thinks we're fucking brill though...bit of an anomaly

Further baffling is the footballing yardstick Lee Cattermole is conveyed as. He is absolute dross.