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Who's the cheapest?

Villa equalise

Think we'll end up 16th. Hull or the mackems to go down with QPR and Burnley.

Cherishing the spirit of Bobby

They play Reading at home in their last game so they should be OK. EDIT: 1 point will be enough. Boro v Derby in the play-offs on the cards.

Regardless of what you "think", it's a fact that result-wise he's done much better than Pardew.

His comments from the Q&A if you want to hear it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ptft5

Pretty much my thoughts as well.

Comparing McClaren with Pardew is a bit silly IMO. McClaren has managed England, managed in Europe, won a league title in Holland, won a cup with Boro, won the lot as Sir Alex's no 2. Pardew has won fuck all and we picked him up from League 1.

Exactly. McClaren is about the best we can hope for until Ashley fucks off.

Aye, sounds like it.

Good piece, the only thing I miss is questioning him about how he now seems convinced the players are not good enough and blames the small squad, while back in January-February this was the guff: “We’ve got options, we’ve got flexibility,” said the coach who felt no need to ask the board for the striker and centre-half many observers believed Newcastle required last month “I didn’t ask because I know I’ve got a group of players who can get us through to the end of the season – before Monday we actually had too many players,” he said.

80 applicants and now we're down to the créme de la créme.

I don't think it looks anything like him tbh.

He's ugly enough. http://wagonbetting.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/6-11-07steveclaridge.jpg

Seriously? He's the cheapest option and a yes man, i.e. perfect in Mike Ashley's eyes. Pardew #2 basically.

He's a proper character (world class player too) He just looks so unbelievably German.

He's an absolutely dreadful defender, like. Never hack it in a proper league. He's one of my least favourite footballers of all time. An absolute f***ing clown.

Beats Carver, Stone and Woodman

And your mate knows this how?

More Sports Direct, is what he means. The players will wear stickers all over their bodies.

Sadly there's no room in today's football for romantic, Keegan-esque figures like John Carver.

Not with that name I hope

I think it will be the wally with the brolly, hence the new avatar. A safe and cheap pair of hands for Ashley. I'd actually be pleased with Schteve, but can't see Ashley not going for the cheapest option.

Saves you the time to type in two characters.