Dr Colossus

Silva and Alaba look nowt like that.

Yeah, I still think they'll drop off towards the end due to inexperience of challenging.

Done well to maintain form with Sturridge and Gerrard's injuries imo so that bodes well for them. Hate that they're good again now.

If he plays in every other game this season it'll have to be 34 goals. On 19 now after missing the first 5 games so I'd say it's possible. The record for a 38-game season is 31 (Shearer & Ronaldo)

"Lads, yas'll never beleyv this. They've gorra thread about us that's 300 pages long, instead of having 300 individual ones that're absolutely pointless. Obsessed marra."

I like how someone gets called fickle after saying Pardew hasn't won him over despite our recent form. That and the completely irrelevant retort of "You crave black cock don't you?" tickled me.

Mm, even if they're not foreign, spending it in a hotel because you have an away game the next day must be rank.

Does anyone else find the music that the Guardian use makes them feel suddenly really depressed and alone? It's like being in an art film and the camera just slowly zooming out on your blank, sad face.

Even though it says 1 2 3 underneath them?

Oviedo is a midfielder when he's been at left back for Everton. I remember a few FPL sites were touting Stoke's Marc Wilson because he was a defender who played in midfield. Think Bacuna plays full-back for Villa and he's a midfielder on it. Danny Rose is a midfielder when he was playing at left-back for Spurs.

Merry Christmas to all except people who think the wrestling thread is shit.

Would rather Arsenal win than Chelsea, mind. Aside from that being more favourable to us than a Chelsea win, Mourinho's started being a prick to Wenger again and I'd like him to receive a schooling. Plus I want Arsenal to maintain their title challenge, having never really been one for all this relying on other fixtures lark.

Yeah, plus the whole media boys club plugging for him is so fucking irritating. It just smells of the 'we know better' thing they have. Plus, admittedly I haven't seen anything of the game yet and they still won, but his lineup against Southampton was ridiculously naive and lacking in cover.

When we make a sub he'll put it on the board as Cisse coming on for Krul FTM.

My favourite crowd noise is the initial cheer for a saved pen followed by the silence when the rebound is hit in. Such an instantly lost boner.

Probably meant pen...

Been wondering, who actually celebrates a keeper saving a corner? I can understand cheering the relief of him confidently claiming one if you're holding onto a result under pressure at the end, but surely by the time the ball goes far enough up the pitch, you'd be like "go on!" on a counterattack rather than still celebrating the corner being saved?

Was this actually a thing? Looks kind of fun in a s*** way.

Yep. http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/newcastle-united-fc-arsenal/index/spielbericht_998155.html

I doubt it'll be because of him though, he'll bust a gut for them while Nasri bottles it Aye, I remember a little while ago loads of French journalists voted him as the 2nd best player for the national team (Ribery swept up) because he was the one player you could rely on every time.

How can you say that? The man cries tears of blood when he scores own goals.

Team of the season: Howard Debuchy/Coleman Distin Mertesacker Evra/Gibbs/Shaw Ramsey Toure Ozil Lallana Aguero Suarez SUBS: Krul, Willo, Jagielka, Hazard, Cabaye, Nasri, Rooney, Sturridge Goals of season so far off the top of my head: 1. Wilshere v Norwich 2. Suarez v Norwich (the volley from right far out and that) 3. Kasami v whoever it was against Everton, Arsenal or Liverpool for team, notable mention to Southampton for the first two month. Martinez for manager, notable mention to Wenger. Would've included Pellegrini and City were it not for their away form.

They could really do without even more rapid-fire managerial sackings, mind.

Remember when Liverpool signed that Spanish left back out of obscurity who turned out to be really good? Actually, what the fuck's happened to him recently..

He meant fanny, right?