Deuce

Funny that they didn't expect him to increase his value to £7m when he signed on the free.

It's ironic, but a front 6 of: Tiote Bigi Marveaux Cisse Obertan Ba is one of the best-fitting formations we'd have had this year. A natural winger on the left, an attacking midfielder in front of two defensive midfielders. Cisse is the only one who sticks out, but he's improving every game out on the right.

So much so that if we lost Ba and brought in Douglas and Debuchy I'd consider it an excellent window. Nah. If we lost Ba and didn't replace him, there's a good chance Shola would be in the side every week. Having much worse attacking options would put more pressure on the defense and possibly negate the signing of any defenders anyway. Personally can't understand how some are so passive about the prospect of our top goalscorer leaving. Especially now that the 4-3-3 is actually starting to tick. It's not an insurmountable barrier imo. If Ba leaves, that's a front 3 of HBA - Cisse - Marv. Which still leaves us with only Cisse as a regular goal-scoring center forward, but there's really no hole in that starting 3. Krul Douglas Coloccini Debuchy Santon Tiote Anita Cabaye Ben Arfa Marveaux Cisse Stop it Deuce, stop dreaming.

British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.

I think Tiote and Bigi with Marveaux ahead of them and Obertan as part of a front 3 with Ba and Cisse is the best we could put out. Will Pards put out that formation though? That's the question.

Yesterday: You can't fucking target a "top-two" finish man That just means that you've lost out on winning the league, which surely would have been the target. I can see the case for saying a top 4 or a top 6 finish, but you can get fucked with targeting a top two finish :lol:

Think we'll finish close to 2010/11's mark.

I can't imagine why not. His price tag has surely gone up since summer unfortunately. Only six months left on his contract though right? Can't be costing too much surely. Ah didn't know that, cheers. Certainly gotta help our odds.

Douglas or Yanga-Mbiwa in this window would be a success imo. We said the same thing last summer though too...

Stoke what a lovable bunch of neanderthals

I can't imagine why not. His price tag has surely gone up since summer unfortunately.

I'll take positives when we win.

Well played

Hoping he's a 2nd-half player and today was the start of good things to come.

Yeah very fair commentary from Sir Ian and Macca today imo. Macca surely can't have much love for ManU and poor old Darkey is a Pompey fan

Get in Perchinho

So how's RVP playing today in his vegetative state? Rolling around like Stephen Hawking out there?

Probably means Ashley

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http://www.dorkatorium.co.uk/pictures/cliff.jpg Welcome

Yeah there's no way Howard should be there. I'd take Jussi for the 2nd team.

ESPN's PL starting XI for the first half: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/2415?cc=5901 Thoughts?

Serves him right tbh. Hope it knocked some of those horse teeth out his mouth.

RA finally gets a result worthy of the millions he's spent on this roster.