Shays Given Tim Flowers

The fuck is that a penalty kick. Ba has his header, Colo can't see him. He has to go for the ball. Jesus wept can you not have accidents anymore in football.

Finishing wasn't there today but his turn and pass for Gouffran for our second was vital. He played the lone striker role very well today and is actually pretty effective with his back to goal. Works hard too.

Yes, it gets silly at times but emotions run high in matches.

dived in two-footed on gutierrez, looked like he rolled his studs too so he didn't go studs in. I actually didn't think it was at all bad and Jonas, made a fair bit out of it. Would have been devastated had a player of ours had been sent of for similar. Not even much force in the tackle.

How can you say anything about that game other than that it was a great game?

words fail me.

Ameobi looks smaller...

That counter. Gouffran is what we have needed for years.

Santon Left Footed Cross btw.

sometimes I think Birtles is actually Sam from Quantum Leap and that only when he makes my blood pressure reach a certain level will he be allowed to leap again.

pretty classless.

Jonas

better get your skates on.

he's better than Nicky Butt.

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Would've been nice to see him at a team that didn't have so many good strikers.

The games bereft of characters and its a shame he's gone, even if media coverage of him gets a bit sickly.

He's a great player and in 10 or 15 years when he becomes the new Maldini or Facchetti, with 200 or 300 Inter games under his belt, in that moment I'll remember his debut," Mourinho says. "In my view Santon is a right-back who can also play in midfield, ­principally in the position currently taken by Javier Zanetti. His versatility will be very important in his career. For example, Beppe Bergomi played as a centre-back, on the right or left and now Zanetti can play pretty much anywhere. All this is because they have character and ­confidence". Mourinho on Santon. Probably been posted before but I just feel its worth reminding ourselves of the potential he still has.

Jonas has always responded well to periods of time on the bench during his time here. On the Jonas/Santon point I feel that a decent winger or forward would mean it wouldn't be necessary for Santon to bomb on so much. Something that ought to lead to tighter defensive displays from him.

I'm looking forward to him coming back and getting back to basics. An imperious player at his best and he will be much better off having viable passing options in midfield. Him Cabaye and Sissoko would be one of the hardest working midfields in the league.

Thinking that he may be shackled by his own 'meticulous' preparation. You know the thing with the dossiers and chatting to players about how their opposite number plays, what their habits are etc. Think this leads him to be far too inflexible and doesn't allow him to come up with a plan b. This isn't supposed to be an excuse for him either.

The way he surges forwarded reminded me of early Rob Lee. Great to have a powerful runner in midfield.

So why can't Pardew change game's at HT then as clearly proven by the stats? Why can't he counteract to when the opposition make changes? why would he change things at half time in a game we're dominating? He didn't his team talk was " more of that". Lambert changed things because he had to. Pardew struggled to come up with an answer to their changes....but the best alternative I have heard is Sammy Ameobi would have made all the difference. Clearly that is bollocks. Do you not think it's a worry that in successive matches he's seemingly been outwitted by Brian Mcdermott and Paul Lambert; two managers under massive pressure and with significantly less talent at their disposal?

get us higher up the pitch?