TheHoob

Stoke are a pitiful team but we've been shite as well, no game plan going forward at all.

'Run the rule' is such a shit phrase, one for the Footballing Pet Hates thread probably, mainly because Mark Douglas and Ryder use it all the time.

Which one, Brown or O'Shea? Brown, think that will make it 0 minutes for the entire season.

Champions League winner almost certainly out for the rest of the season according to sky. Didn't see that one coming.

Disgraceful bit of business, like. At the time, or in retrospect? Was Routledge ever as good for us as he has been for Swansea? I was always a fan. He was mostly cack for us, another one who gets hugely overrated on here since he's left IMO, some people go on like he's HBA. Don't think he's good enough for us, neither is Obertan either though.

Happy enough so far, shite game of football though. Better second half from Marv, Obertan or HBA and we might be able to steal an away goal. Nice to see us having some genuine pace at the back too for a change, think a Colo/Willo combo would have been left for dead a few times.

For realz?

Rafael wants shot, could have went back and got the ball, decided to do whatever that was instead

I see the amount of threads on the derby is starting to increase on a daily basis. http://www.zengardner.com/wp-content/uploads/So-it-begins-the-great-shitstorm-of-our-time2.jpg

Dat defending

Come off it man

Just been on The Chase that Lionel Messi was named after Lionel Richie, the world has just got a little bit better.

They aren't the same though are they Gardeners hand touched the ball about a foot away from his body, WBA was tucked right into his side.

Shola - "please, let me die..." AP - "come on son, 10 more minutes"

Some right fate-tempters on here, failing to see how it is a forgone conclusion that we'll win. Them being on their break probably means they'll not be as match fit as they could be but we've hardly been setting the world alight either

This only on sky sports?

So off the top of your head you've got 6, 2 of which were against the most in form players in the league at the time in Suarez and Bale. I'm not saying he is beyond criticism but for every mistake you've just listed I could probably pick out a game this season where he has been the best player on the pitch. Yeah he hasn't been as good as last season where is was one of the best CBs in the league, but he certainly hasn't done enough to justify being dropped from the team.

These last few pages

Get in your horrible bastards What a save.

Suarez you penis.

Stfl pls

I'll wait and see how the team perform for a few more games yet but my gut feeling is top 8, should be challenging for Europa League spots if we aren't too unlucky with injuries.

Aye most players have a shocking attitude to them but Rooney is a right c***. I'd love to see more people getting booked for shouting at the refs and linesmen, difference between the treatment of officials in football and the rugby i've got on the telly is huge.