Darth Crooks

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.

Everyone knows foreigners have no souls. Just like vampires and gingers. When the chips a down these so called 'foreign talents'....they'll eat each other

yet when met with this the likes of the Pfa treat it as if football is is beyond comparison to other team games. I find the Pfa in particular a very hypocritical bunch. wax lyrical but defend the interests of the fraternity rather that those if the principles of the sport IMO

what a waste of money. In London fine.

Its quite bemusing that he's so far up and thought of in the FA. FA in a tactical dinosaur being highly thought of shocker ! Pearce is a fucking moron. Jobs for the boys culture at its finest.

Noone can justify to me why Carroll would cost £5-10 million more than someone like Cisse or Cabaye. Just goes to show how blase and ill-informed those with the buying capacity are when it comes to the global game and how it's played.

'Weeeeeeellll, well it's the Big Shooooooooooo....Weeell, it's a big bad show tonight doll' Make it so.

English/British players of a certain age go for stupid money. There's no rhyme or reason in it as far as I can see. I still think 15-17 million is ridiculous that said. He's no Jordan Henderson after all.

The years before his birth should be know as '12 BS' for example...oh wait...

Pahahahahahahhahahahahaha. I know they're supposed to be thieves but jesus. Might as well ask for 20 mil plus a unicorn. Not happening is it?

One thing is for certain Liverpool are becoming twice the circus club we have been perceived to be. Suarez. Carroll. Dalgleish...Justice for *insert here*

Carrol at CB? Could think of worse candidates

Moira Hindley has less baggage than Joey Barton