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I was quite pleased when Taylor had to come on, so we actually had someone who can take a free kick or corner, but we still did not use him all the time

Does that mean he can only play on a sunny day or under lights?

English - tick, Premier League experience - tick, overpriced (probably) - tick

Not really the point though. I just want a pundit to tell it how it is, not jumping on a bandwagon without any knowledge, or trying not to offend an old mate

Presumably he will start at right back

He's a nutter, isn't he? Can see Pardew getting "pushed with the head" this time

Big Sam should be at Real Madrid or Barcelona

New excuse for typo

He's a Leighton Orient fan, isn't he? Good article, though - it'll never catch on, and his ban will be extended

I like Dummett playing, if only for the left foot playing on the left and the right foot (Colo) playing on the right. Oh, and the lack of gurning in front of the goalkeeper at free kicks

He seems to forget about getting unnecessary yellow cards, though. He will never truly replace Tiote

Sinbad - is that Steven Taylor's new nickname?

You should have seen the Asian Champion's League Final from that point of view. The losers are arguing they should have had 6 penalties over the two legs and are calling it a black day for the AFC. The fact that they spat at and headbutted the WSW players afterwards does not seem to get a mention

I am afraid that harassment is how it is received, not how it is intended. The same with bullying - just because you think it is all a "bit of a laugh" does not make it alright.

... is the right answer

Think that's his cousin, Peter

Interesting issues regarding the bowlers being so unpleasant to others. You could see it with Swann and Anderson, particularly. Always interesting to see how they looked when they dropped sitters or let the ball go under them

Perhaps I did not make myself clear. I agree that British players are stupidly inflated, but Bale, Suarez, and Ronaldo all went to Spanish sides who seem only too willing to pay incredible fees. I do not believe that Shearer would have gone overseas, which would probably mean a decrease in the amount which would be paid for him. It was not an attempt to downgrade his value as a player, merely the market in which he would be bought.

Although he would probably not have gone to Spain, so we are talking about English prices not mental Spanish prices. Probably around the 40-50m, I would have thought.

Precisely, but a Ben Arfa replacement who cost 12m without any discernible benefit.

I think the issue with both Souness and Gullit was that they were so good, as players, that they did not understand how lesser players could not do what they could do naturally. As a result, they could not coach those lesser players. Pardew was a lesser player, but has the opposite problem. He can coach players such as Perch, Williamson, Simpson, but not good players. He ends up with all players at his playing level, or worse

Why are our players the only ones on the pitch who don't know where the kick is going? All the defenders stand around Williamson, waiting for the inept knockdown, while our lot are nowhere near. Just once in a while, you think they could try something different. And Cabella is useless at corners anyway. Surely there is someone else on the team who can kick a ball in the right direction. That was a good free kick from Palace at the end. Lob the ball to the tall player next to the shortest player on the pitch and wait for a proper knockdown. Wish we could do that!

That's not Terry Mac

Surely Richards has to be an upgrade on Williamson and Taylor. At least it would mean a different corner routine personnel

That would be my view. Also, he needs to be aware that there is no one else coming for him, before he would consider it anyway.