Hughesy

Don't want to get into this again - but I think Dyer is and was hideously overrated. Obviously would walk into our team now though.

Think Speed might also be more appreciated in this era of football than he was then actually - could do everything and chip in with goals.

To be honest - I'm not even sure why I fighting his corner as I won't choose him to be our manager, but if you look at his track record, he's done a pretty decent job (bar Sunderland) wherever he's been. He got Birmingham promoted from a pretty crap league position, admittedly got them relegated, but then got them straight back up again. He established Wigan as mid-table Premier League team (arguably doing a better job than Martinez), got Hull promoted with a pretty awful team and did pretty well in their first season up. He's clearly not a terrible manager.

People are going a bit overboard now - Bruce isn't shit. He just isn't particularly good. I'd take him over Pardew, but there are still large numbers of managers I would take ahead of Bruce.

What did Rob Lee do to Roy Keane? Keane doesn't seem to like him much..

That's just not true.

Viera was better anyway. The bloke needs help.

Keeps the Tuchel dream alive..

I have to say I always found it strange that our CL games back in the Robson era a) weren't complete sell outs and b) didn't have the greatest of atmospheres.

The only thing Geoff Thomas is known for is taking the worst shot ever taken by a footballer representing his country.

I didn't even realise he was 23. I assumed he was nearer 20.

Not sure how anyone can actually rate Dummett as being better than Haidara or Santon at anything. Other than being English and running like he has a sack of potatoes on his back.

Absolutely certain Sky turned the volume of the crowd down then.

What was Luque actually good at? Never really saw enough of him to work out his strengths or indeed his position.. He never had any success anywhere after us though, did he?

Taking away KK, all of our managers in the last 10 years have been worse. That's not saying much.

I thought he played very well - good physical presence and used the ball well. Had a better game than Colback.

The fundamental flaw in comparing the relevant strengths of our squad to, say, Everton is that you are only viewing the merits of the Everton players as coached by Martinez or Moyes and our players as coached by Pardew. That exacerbates any difference in quality between the squads.

Genuinely don't know why people give him such a slating. He rarely gets a 90 minute appearance to prove himself and, on the few occasions he does get a chance, he has been one of our better players.

Our team last year was better than 10th and our squad this season (certainly if it had HBA and MYM) is better than 10th. A decent manager would have us there quite comfortably.

Got a ticket for this - not sure if I can be bothered to go. Tempted to go just to abuse Pardew.

It'd be interesting to work out how a court would quantify the damages incurred by aforementioned Biffa in a libel case. I imagine it might be hard to prove...

How have I not seen that before?

Just noticed this beauty. I tell you what, go into the Bodega on a match day and say that to Biffa's face. He isn't wrong though. So I don't suppose anyone would have a problem with telling Biffa. Will you do it then? I don't see any particular reason why I wouldn't talk a bloke if I knew who he was. Probably not going to inconvenience myself to do so though. Given that I live in London - he can always pop down and have a word himself if he wants.

Pointy elbows. 2/10. Would not bang.

Just noticed this beauty. I tell you what, go into the Bodega on a match day and say that to Biffa's face. He isn't wrong though. So I don't suppose anyone would have a problem with telling Biffa.