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Who exactly was Ben Arfa meant to pass it to? We have no movement

TICKING TIME BOMB!

Think it's safe to say Santon is a right back, not a left back

Quite looking forward to this. Not too hopeful about the result, but I'm expecting HBA to start especially with Taylor absent. Hopefully he isn't made a scapegoat if we lose badly, as it would've been on the cards regardless.

Ryan Taylor ‏ @TaylorR1984 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Absolutely gutted to be missing tonights game. I'll let you know what the extent of my injury is after my scan tomorrow. Such bad luck...

Can play wide according to FM, like. His attributes on it also seem to suggest he's a winger rather than a central midfielder

What the fuck were we doing to draw against Wolves at home?

Yeah, Le Tis did it a couple of times (including Liverpool instead of us). I was seething

Sell Tioté for £15m, get Diamé on a free. Not bad

He'll be 23 in August, so he'll be for the first team. If Guthrie and Tioté are off then we will need players in midfield. This guy, Mark Davies and Corgnet would probably do

From another forum: "Good deal for you lot if it's a free as mentioned. He's very decent player for Reims. Excellent passing ability but he's unlikely to rack up the goals or assists. More of a holding the ball and releasing for another e.g Cabaye to do tricks with it. Think Arteta."

Can't say I'm overly pleased he'll be here that long, really. Decent squad player for now and next season maybe, but I'd have rather have just let his contract run out next year and see where we're at then. I know he can play multiple positions, but by the end of next season you'd like to think we'll be in a position where we can have better quality squad players and won't really need him.

Why not? It's not like Messi couldn't be as effective in other positions on the field. He often drops into midfield. Could easily work like this: Van Persie Messi ^ Sánchez Iniesta Xavi | Busquets Alves Abidal Puyol Piqué Valdés Messi would probably score less, but Van Persie would more than make up for that

He would play centrally for Barca, with Messi wider or in a more withdrawn role. Pep would make it work (although it remains to be seen whether he'll still be there), and Barcelona need goals to come from more players. Van Persie would provide this, and certainly would only strengthen the squad.

He's scored 2 in his first 4 games. Not worried about him at all. Didn't do much today, but not really his fault

I'm sorry Shola. I'm so so sorry

What a difference he made. Even when he has two people to take on it's no problem

I hope Pardew's seeing how much better we're doing with the ball on the deck. No need for Cabaye to sit deep. Especially now Sess got sent off

so pissed off, man. Unreal how shit Pardew's been for the past few games

That shitcunt Bendtner's going to score, like.

Don't want him anywhere near the pitch ever.

Norwich and Swansea have better players. Wigan used to have N'Zogbia, and players like Figueroa and Rodallega all playing well. Now all they have is Momo Diamé. Zog went, they didn't bring a suitable replacement in and Figueroa and Rodallega have turned to shit.

Yeah, Dave Whelan's had a go at some of his decisions today apparently and will be speaking to him about it (as though he knows better ). They have terrible, terrible players and their fans barely exist. They don't deserve to be anywhere near the premier league, and it's no fault of Martinez's imo.

Went for the middle option on both. I'm so Switzerland I want to see some decent investment from Ashley this Summer and for him to not sell our best players if we qualify for Europe in some capacity. If that happens I'll be quite content with him. Regarding Pardew; he needs to improve the style of play and stop this gradual movement towards being an almost exclusively long ball team. Results have been great this season and we couldn't hope for much better, but the performances have been average-poor for the most part, and that needs to improve if we are to kick on next season. If poor performances continue and the results slip next season and we finish 10th-12th I wouldn't really be pleased to see him stay on.

Mike Williamson reminds me of that useless southern gym teacher on Waterloo Road. Never liked him since. Guthrie, Cabaye and Best were my picks. Would've picked Smith as well if I had a 4th option.