RobinRobin

I understand the comments, but sitting in the brutal sun at the WACA on the fourth day when he slapped the ball down to long-on left me very keen on never seeing the man again!

Agree, but I certainly prefer honesty to the usual bs

This is the real issue. Until the FA/FIFA/UEFA start to deal with simulation properly, i.e. by retrospective bans, it will continue. Remy's was always a red card, Johnson's should have stood and he should have got more for the attempt to get a fellow professional sent off

Of course, that is what everyone probably expected in the FA Cup last year

CT ate it

I think we need to let it go

The thing I found most strange was Cisse knocking the long ball on for Shola - surely it should have been the other way round, if you are going to use those tactics

Born in Corbridge, lived around the Hexham area for a large part of my life, but now in Perth, Western Australia - currently a sunny 20 degrees Don't know what that makes me. Supported NUFC all my life (52)

As I understand it, but I may be wrong, he is saying that it is against his religious beliefs for interest to be charged on loans. If that is the case, then I cannot see that he has a valid argument. When one gets into moral arguments about the amount of interest, that is a different argument, but it does not appear to be being raised here. On that basis, there is no difference between Virgin Money, Northern Rock or Wonga. I do not like that Wonga is sponsoring our Club. On that basis, I can make a choice about buying a top or other merchandise. I doubt whether his contract allows him control over the sponsorship on the shirt he wears, in which case he has no legal argument to refuse to wear it. Even if Wonga and the Club agreed to him wearing something else, I think I have read that the Premier League would not allow different shirts, so that may impact further. I am not sure where this is going, but it may be that we are yet another striker down, with no sign of anyone being signed at all. Oh joy!

Half? Frankly, I can't think of any from our proper 1st XI who will stay. Possibly a few of the back-ups - Elliot, Perch, Williamson, Shola, Obertan (dear God!) - but none of our purples (whatever the fcuk that means)

If he does, he will get injured and we will be back to relying on Mike Williamson.

Precisely, on both points. How can the FA re-referee a game by rescinding a red card and not re-referee this one, especially if the referee has apparently said that if he had seen it, he would have sent him off? They need to take a good look at their "interpretation" of the rules. I have to say that Joey Barton is probably right that if it had been him they would have fallen over themselves to ban him for more than the 3 games for a red. Probably the same if it had been Tiote.

Clearly they will be looking at BFS

Why do people persist in calling for him to shoot every time he gets the ball in the opposition half. Surely they understand by now that the goal against the Arse was a complete fluke! Annoys the fuck out of me

Professionalism or self-respect perhaps

I just wish he would trap a ball more often. He traps it further than I can kick on occasions! Having said that, we would be in all sorts of trouble without him. He does seem to get the Hollywood goals and miss the sitters though this year, bit like Cisse last year

Still won't be able to get his players to deal with it

That's what I thought.

"Kendo Nagasaki" - always a favourite of mine

Although this was a close second. This season has certainly given us quite a few!

Always been mine

I think I would prefer it if they lost in the semi-final - preferably 6-0

Thank God for that. I thought I must have had a dodgy signal in Australia going by the plaudits being handed out. I know I am not his biggest fan, but apart from one tackle back, which he did because he had given the ball away needlessly, I thought he was terrible. The usual flicks and tricks which, apart from not going where they were intended, were simply completely inappropriate to the circumstances. It seems he has reverted to type, now that he has earned his pay for the season by scoring last week

I wish Willo could head the ball forward, not up in the air. That is the major difference between him and Saylor, to my mind, and makes the latter more of a threat in the opposition box

No - but would have Carroll back