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Considering he was pretty much gone in January and probably will go in the summer it's good to see he's still putting in this sort of performance. think a lot of credit has to go to Rafa for that.

Tiote having a cracking game.

Kane isn't a gamble, and nobody has advocated leaving him out anyway. Kane has to start, no question. Aye. Gamble was definitely the wrong word. I think I meant to say Roy should have the conviction to leave Rooney out of any starting line up.

Rooney's best performance at a finals is still his breakthrough euros (2004?). That's even more reason to sack him off and gamble on Kane.

Barkley? Presuming Dier is in there to do a holding role?

Name 4 strikers better or 4 attacking midfielders better. No? Exactly. Rooney is a striker who has Kane, Vardy, Sturridge at the very least ahead of him. They won't take four attacking midfielders but he surely would be behind Alli and Barkley. On this season's form, he should be nowhere near the England squad, and nor should he on tournament history. You still can't name 4 strikers who should go ahead of him. It's worth mentioning that Rooney's generally been good for England since the WC and scored plenty of goals. He's been poor for Man U with the shackles on, granted. I actually think the turn of the year and prior to his injury he looked to be in a bit of form? His performance at our place included.

Just forced Vardy into saying that was his highlight of the season. Fuck off man.

Would love us to win it with this team so soon after all this golden generation bollocks. The 4 Spurs players have to start in the Euros. Even if Alli is a cunt.

Do we have a better alternative to Lalana at RW? Trying to figure out what my XI would be based on current form.

Or for Woy to grow some balls.

He'll walk back in if fit. And continue walking for the 90 minutes.

Yeah. He'll no doubt be turning in his grave.

It's the hope that kills you.

Love a chant that lasts forever. And the rest of the England songbook is awful too.

I was going to suggest he doesn't link as well with Janmaat as others when they play right and Janmaat was a lot less effective going forward. But maybe that's more to the fact that in the past we've been so reliant on Janmaat that we've just given him the ball any time he moves forward. There were times today when it could have went wide to Janmaat and Townsend has just took it on his own. Refreshing to see.

Created at least two decent chances (one for Mitro near post and another for Sis back post). His shot could of lead to a goal if someone had the sense to follow it in. There was a similar cross he put in from a weird angle where if someone gambled near post would have resulted in a good chance. Think it's harsh to say he didn't have a good game. In a game of few chances he looked our most creative outlet.

Pretty sure I heard 'you support a paedophile' or something like that. Not too often though. There was a great chant of that in the first twenty minutes It's a pathetic chant. Was sung early on but not much. The Mackems were singing Paedo at Cisse when he came on which was embarrassing. Johnson really didn't get much stick at all. Anyone know what was going on at the dug outs when Mitro got knocked out? There appeared to be hell on for a few moments. He wanted to go back on but as it was a head injury, Rafa and the doctors didn't want him to. Think he meant before that. Looked like there were handbags between the benches. No idea over what though.

I know he doesn't like it, but I think he's more effective out wide where he can create something or come in to score when it's on the opposite flank. I'd start with him and Townsend as the wide men next match.

We didn't like . Point was the fair result.

What's the point in football? Anything else made you feel this s*** constantly you'd quit it.

That Dalglish list of signings reads like a list of "oh, I forgot about him." With one or two notable exceptions (Solano namely).

Mardrid's now Zidane's home, So he's come to save the Toon, Maybe Rafa's gonna stop us going doon. [Murder on the dance floor]

Still remember this happening to Ginola when he was tripped and as he fell stopped the ball with both hands. Opponents got the FK.

What a lazy fucking article. Arenal need midfielders and LVG is Dutch is the extent of the links. Also "few would be surprised to see the midfielder move on sooner than expected." Let that contradiction just settle in. Also "few would be surprised if he moved on sooner than expected."

How long before Chelsea started be talked about as being in a relegation scrap? This and Villa is far more enjoyable than our season so far.