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Probably going to be a hell of a Chelsea backlash in 10 days time.

Substitutions were horrendous.

Some game at White Hart Lane this.

What a load of shite, not much else to say really. The substitutions from Carver, bloody hell, what a clueless moron.

He's even more of a liability than usual these days. Passing in particular has been abysmal of late.

Okay I cursed him.

Im liking Riviere's movement here. Seems really up for this.

3rd forced change for Burnley. Weird game this to day the least. All we need to do now is have their keeper sent off.

And for the first time this season in the first half hour. Twice.

Super strike that. First one to run to him was Dummett

Whoa Colback!

Dummett, as ridiculous an own goal as you'll ever see

Gouffran ffs

Now that I read that its not all bad If we play crap though like we often do in these games, it'll be two hours of torture and I'll have to be careful about what I chuck where

Out of town on work today, will be at the hotel in the evening with not really anything to do apart from watching every single minute of the game. We'd better do well

Given was a fantastic shot stopper. He wasnt great at communication with defenders or commanding his box to be honest.

As Alex said it took years for Krul to be our proper no.1, you could see he's got talent but he wasnt immediately ready for Premier league level. Im not saying Alnwick is definitely going to be great or anything but he's a rookie, just look at some of the fixtures he's had to play in from out of nowhere with very little competitive experience at the top level. It sometimes takes seasoned professionals from other leagues a whole year or so to properly adjust to this league, we're taking about a kid here, 21 is nothing for a goalkeeper. Too early to judge imo.

Considering the opening post of this thread please forgive me for thinking otherwise

Harsh on Alnwick too that I think. He's got such little experience and has been thrown right into the mix and in some very tough fixtures.

Sneaking into cups would have meaning if we actually took them seriously. And like Fish says, you're making a massive assumption there. There's just no correlation there. We nearly got relegated a couple of years back remember. We're the 4th worst team in the league in 2014 with the worst goal difference. Its a defeatist argument anyway. If you want something better you will always have to take risks. I want to see someone at the helm who knows what the club is about. Someone's who's passionate, takes risks and truly believes this club could be achieving more than it is. If we're playing in a bloody cup quarter final, I want someone who'll remember just how long nearly 50 years is and that he's a couple of games away from making history, not thinking about the next league game and wondering if a serious push could mean we finish 12th instead of 10th. At the very least someone honest, who doesnt make you puke everytime you see him on the tele or read about him.

We'll be banking on Sissoko and Perez heavily again of course. Good chance to let Riveire and Cabella in the team, if they have a decent game it could do their confidence the world of good. At the very least, no Willo and Gouffran ffs.

Look at that goal difference as well...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30620617