OTF

Poor Ben Arfa having to work with a pretend full back down the right. I really don't want to give him a hard time, but surely there is someone better suited to play RB...

Defenders are just watching out there...

Surely it can't continue like this for much longer without them scoring. Elliot straight into the thick of it, doing well to still have a clean sheet.

Stood there like a ladder for their attacking player to climb. Playing him at right back appears to be infinitely worse than not playing him at all.

Haidara's hit and hope when he gets to the by-line, but the important thing at this point is that he actually gets there by running at the defense. M'Biwa horrid again, prior to us ruining him had he ever played right back?

M'Biwa, that was pathetically bad defending. No confidence at all I would imagine, or else we've been sold an out and out dud.

Hope Haidara has a good showing here.

They took their chances, we didn't; the difference between pushing for a top four spot, and floundering in mid-table.

It's everything to do with highlighting to those remaining Phelps/WBB extremist media whores that no matter your religious beliefs you should not ram them down people's throats at all, let alone at times of grief and suffering. In their case their propensity to behave in that manner indicates that they do not have a problem with doing so, so have no right to feel aggrieved if their own modus operandi is enacted upon them. The desired outcome would be to stop their behaviour. Unfortunately given they are ultimately only looking for media attention that may be unlikely. From the little that I know there are already big cracks appearing amongst their ranks.

Buying, loaning, developing or discovering quality players is a very good way of complimenting your squad with a touch of higher quality.

Sorry, should have prefaced that by saying that holier than thou douche bags need not reply. Yes, it would. Fuck off.

Picketing of his funeral from pro-gay marriage activists would be a fitting end.

Of course they are, but compared with permanent transfers there is slim pickings in terms of quality.

All in all 160k in fines, name dragged through the mud and testicles removed all for a headbutt simulation. What a beat up. Haidara is incredibly lucky to not suffer permanent damage from a malicious and violent tackle and the FA does nothing, yet here they act all high and mighty with big fines and bans. It's not even double standards it's a complete and utter lack of standards.

'Mans game' in comparison to what? Ping Pong?

Excepting that good players being available for loan is the exception rather than the rule.

Ball to arm there, but he had little justification for having his arms flapped out like a bird. Nevermind, we were poor and deserved what we got.

Potent there from Marveaux.

They're not worse than us in this game.

Fair enough.

We've lost most of the games we've been shit in also. Someone please chart that up.

Shocker from Krul there, I'd say Fulham deserve a goal.

Shola all set to come on... And then sat back down. I wonder whether Pardew was involved.

Cisse trying the same, on his way to League one.

Apparently there was a few mm of the ball on the line. In real time it did look like it had crossed with separation between the ball and line...