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A small amount more than I felt before the game but it's easier to get a team pumped up to play against a side like Chelsea. I'm sure we'll win again I think I'm just sick and tired of having to think that Ashley might fuck around and appoint a bloke as pathetic as Carver. I fully agree that he's not good enough to be even an assistant manager for a Premier league club, I see him as the sort of bloke screaming at the under-12's from the touchline and considering cutting the skillful lad who's a bit short from the team. I'm still holding out hope that this is just Ashley pissing around trying to distract from not signing anyone and that he'll appoint a manager first week of Feb, then again why would he give a fuck? he already knows we all think he's a fucking slug.

We'd go down with Carver tbh, from the evidence so far we'll be lucky to win any more games under him. Ashley can do what he fucking wants the fat wank but it's only going to cost him millions if he fucks about appointing a prick like Carver. Can't wait to see the back of this horrible cunt of an owner, it's fucking gash following the club under him.

Don't think they really got that much of a chance to play together, and when they did Mbiwa was clearly trying to adapt to playing in the Premier league as well.

Could work out very well if we get in Garde who likes to have the ball played out from the back, I'm sure he'd far prefer Mbiwa for that than Williamson.

Aye, it was a good goal but as someone said earlier I think Kasami's was better as it was very similar in that it was a chest then shot but it was from a harder angle. I still like Zlatan's back heel volley and Van Persie's header out of the nominees.

The Irish lass went untouched man, I highly doubt that would have been in case in a top flight game. The defender would have made a move for the cross or become physical with the player rather than just stand watching them, that's before factoring in the level of goalkeeper as Tom mentioned. It's a good goal by the lass but the level of football she was playing at should factor in as Tom and others pointed out, she done well to get nominated and be in the running but it'd have been a bit silly if a non-league reserve team goal won the award.

Sounds great, hopefully he does get the job and lives up to this sort of hype. Then we can finally sign Grenier

Aye true enough, not that I think manager matters in our system for transfers but I think you're right that their interest is focused on that. Bony aside it has been a pretty slow January to be fair, just we normally get some rumours that keep the debate going but we're getting nothing.

It's also easier to stand out when playing alongside bilge like Gouffran instead of Hazard. Jose definitely loves Willian though, he's such a hard worker for the side and to be fair often causes headaches for teams whenever I've seen him.

Aye RvP's should have won imo too, he is a total fucking tosser though so I hope he feels completely robbed.

This transfer window's fucking woeful, we're barely even being linked to people.

Aye I third the Lucy assessment, it was fucking dogshit tbh.

Agree with all of this. I think Cabaye had a chance to go on to a top side and become a regular starter due to his skill set he just went to the wrong one tbh (I'm sure he's happy enough with the money and being in France etc though), Sissoko I'm not as convinced about, he's a good player no doubt but I'm not sure if he's that level really, unless he keeps improving from his current level of course but the bench would be his most likely place if he went to a proper CL level club and it's hard to improve from there. Agree it's one of those things we expect players to be thinking and coming out with it is just a bit disrespectful, we're under no illusions about Ashley and I don't think anyone doubts the players fully understand the situation but just shut the fuck up eh Sissoko. It's a bit hard when he comes out with stuff like this and then expects fans to get behind the team, again I understand that he also might just be made to say stuff about the fans getting behind the side and may not be that arsed (talking about players in general btw not something Sissoko has specifically said). Modern footballs depressing .

This, I get peoples fear about Ashley but putting Carver in charge puts us at a massive risk of relegation even from the position we're in this year let alone giving him a full season. The blokes fucking clueless tbh. I think he'll look for a manager who can get performances out of players which would raise their value rather than just trying to save a little bit on a manager.

:lol: Changed his tune from the fucking ridiculous comments he made a few week back saying they were very similar to us. He's spot on there they're completely fucking shit and have been for a long long time, thankfully Pardew has finally fucked off so we can go back to battering them like every other team in the league does.

Maybe they could give Carver the Liverpool job when they force Rodgers out, wonder if he'd be as keen about that.

I loved Nightcrawler, Gyllenhaal is a right horrible bastard in it .

I'm assuming by the way that he has set it up that he sees Janmaat and Santon as bigger liabilities than Dummett at fullback. We're going to get a right fucking kicking, I hope they aren't rushing Krul back as this is a pointless one to rush him into. Barely even worth watching this one especially with the knacker we have in charge, not that it would be a win with anyone else it's just going to add to the frustration watching his subs etc.

He does seem like a good choice tbh, Bernard said in the Chronicle that Garde is good at bringing through youth and is an excellent coach. I'm happy if they're going to take their time and pick out of blokes of his quality, if it's out of Garde, Clement, De Boer and co and they take a couple more weeks it's not problem as in all honestly it'd be a tough ask to walk in with Chelsea and Southampton the first two games. If they spend weeks faffing on and bring in a chancer like Sherwood they can fuck clean off. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/big-clamour-remi-garde-next-8396841 Or we could all listen to Micky Quinn's analysis which basically amounts to "who the fucks this Remi Garde fella? you want Stevie Bruce in the job man"

They'll learn, then we can call them deluded pricks.

That would require outlay and a modicum of ambition Ant, can't be messing about like that they're running a business. I'm sure Ashley has been loving all of this btw, first he gets paid to shift Pardew and then Pardew leaving covers up the fact we're doing next to fuck all in the window.

I thought similar when I read the Lone Survivor, half the book was devoted to telling you how the navy seals are the greatest fighting force the planet has ever seen. The stuff about training he went into was interesting but there was literally pages of just hyperbole about how great navy seals are. Think it's hard for these top American soldiers not to talk about that sort of thing, I didn't notice it anywhere near as much in Bravo Two Zero and the one that got away. Also thanks for reminding me it's awards season lads, completely forgot and am a bit behind with all these films.