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I'll be amazed if Mourinho is an option and they go for Moyes instead.

I have been absolutely convinced that he's out as soon as the season ends, but now doubts are starting to creep in - only thing we know for sure about Ashley is that he's unpredictable so nothing should surprise us I guess.

This is going to be so stressful. I'm scared.

Searching for positives, but we could really do with Chelsea beating Spurs tomorrow night, which would likely mean a point would be all Arsenal need on the last day. Desperately hoping Swansea can get something tonight - they managed a draw against Man City, surely they can at least hold Wigan??

Stoke win Aye. Preferably in double figures! With half the mackems being sent off for fighting amongst themselves and Tony Pulis punching Di Canio in the throat.

Very possibly a Giggs, but thought this article on F365 was a decent read:

Surprised this wasn't bumped after the weekend - thought he looked fairly lively but at least it looks like we found out why he gets subbed at 70 minutes each week - think there was 71 on the clock when he went down with cramp!

I think Debuchy is overall a far better player than Simpson but as things stand we seem to defend much better as a unit with Simpson there so I wouldn't be too disappointed if he keeps his place.

Pulis has actually gone a bit more attacking in their last couple of games, playing 2 up front and bringing Adam back into midfield - think they could well turn the mackems over tonight.

They have been on their holidays since their Capital One Cup win. Edit: WLLLDDLD (6/24pts) Only 1 win - must have been against a really shit team that one....

QPR haven't won any game of football since they beat the mackems almost 2 months ago. They've won 4 games all season. 4. Only 2 of those were at home. They've scored just 12 goals in 18 home games. If we can't beat this lot we probably deserve to go down.

Those pesky Frenchies are dropping like flies - that's 3 of the January arrivals out now

Like the look of that. Would expect Tiote ahead of Perch though. Feeling nervous about this game already!

Really hope Benfica win this - would be really galling to watch Chelsea parading about with a trophy they're not really interested in.

I know a lot can be read into a turn of phrase etc...but hopefully he's done more than touch on it Aye, probably just mentioned it in passing

Perch is an option for LB too.

This really, the fans have turned on him and when that happens it's just a matter of time. He may get 3 great performances and 3 results to end the season, and assuming that gives him the right to start next season as soon as we so much as see another poor performance have another poor result the chants for his head will start again. I honestly don't think the board are that stupid and ignorant to know that recent performances and results have not been good enough and to realise that it's almost certain that some of the players have lost faith in him and no matter what happens between now and the end of the season the fans will make it well known of our dislike for him in the Arsenal game. The club have made a difficult decision, and before the Liverpool game it was the decision the majority of us agreed upon, that is it would possibly do too much damage to sack him now then it would be to not sack him. I would agree with that - the only way he goes before the end of the season now is if there's another disastrous capitulation against West Ham. It would take something pretty special in terms of results and performances in these last 3 games to see him starting next season I reckon.

Cisse and Tiote seem like 2 of the canniest lads going mind - if there was a dressing room split can't imagine anyone would suspect them of having anything much to do with it.

Or the club captain. Or vice captain (although he is also a sneaky frog so that would explain it)

It's a clever widget that Rich or someone put up there, your eyes only see it when you've 100% lost faith in Alan Pardew. I've been able to see it for ages. I can see it at home but not at work - I must still be conflicted!

It was that first half that persuaded Clarke to switch to 3 up front and batter us second half then go and do Southampton 3-0 - hopefully he sticks with it for the Wigan game and turns them over!

Aye it's mental - just been to check on Norwich's and was relieved to see it's almost as shit as ours.

I'm exactly the same - definitely something cathartic about watching those twats get spanked.

This result represents the end of the mackems' new manager bounce - they could easily slide right back into it now, especially with Stoke having hit a bit of form and Spurs away to come.