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Wrong as usual.

Do a general chat rating top 10 for us Rob. how can we? You are so far ahead to put someone at #2 would grossly insult your eminence oh Elf Lord Quite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFpS1yVioLM It's to do with global warming and a worldwide experiment to deflect sunlight and all the atmospheric cooling possibilities that comes with that. The only problem is all the alluminium and barium that falls to the ground into the water supply, hence the need for secrecy.

He'll have 6 months of "playing with the big boys" soon

Strange he's still living in Hollywood.

Don't give a fuck about who deserves what. The earlier he starts playing with the full side the more experience and ideas hie'll get, that's all that I give a shit about really. Or he'll turn up, have one of those games where he does fuck all, and get slated by the press for not being good enough. People worry about he press too much. It's called Newcastle syndrome these days apparently.

Should have spent that 50m two years ago like I said.

Best christmas I had was when I was stuck in Paris with no money and went round the girlfriends (French) who had finished with me the week before. Her parents felt sorry for me and I wormed my way back in.

Don't give a fuck about who deserves what. The earlier he starts playing with the full side the more experience and ideas hie'll get, that's all that I give a shit about really.

The debate barely elevates itself above schoolground mud-slinging and retarded economic analysis. The Shepherd/Halls era was an era of exponential revenue growth and asset price inflation. The Ashely era has been characterised by flat revenues from the key sources, a massive reduction in the availability of credit, a global financial crisis and a global recession. Its daft to draw direct comparisons. I was a big supporter of what the previous board did for this club as they took the gambles neccessary for the club to compete at the top but the business model has changed since then because of the changes in the credit market and the economy. I'd still like another striker though.

You reckon that Ben Arfa decided he wanted to join Newcastle without any prompting from us at all? No. I'm saying his agent was hawking him around most of Europe. I also think we're a bit lucky that he is a bit mad and just likes us and perhaps was swayed by our past and indulgences with famous French players.

Bit of a tangent, but this whole interview from Friday's Maher is well worth watching. The part your comment reminded me comes on 5 minutes. Wasn't aware of that, truly a strange business. Seems like he was killed by his won men on purpose. Never a good thing being too clever.

Monsters. What a strange and fantastic film. Looks like low budget and feels like it, but is truly magical. Highly recommended and available now on rivers.

The earlier he plays with the big boys the better.

Think the main bugbear is that he isn't really investing in the first team ie we're chronically short of quality in the striking department and right back. In saying that the Bafra and Tiote deals were good, but tbf the Bafra deal was agent triggered rather than us going looking for him. Imagine where we'd be and how we'd feel without Bafra.

Then why don't you? Remind me what the fuck do we have a Christmas thread at this time of year for again anyway? I suppose you'll be knocking out another stained glass creation.

Don't do duck or wild fowl or whatever that looks tempting, I always fuck it up. These exotic birds are a fcuk to cook and greasy. Perhaps really get into the Xmas spirtit and cook deer.

Once the hair goes, no point in carrying on really.

What do you normally do/ what would you like to do instead?

It looks like we need another option upront and I still think, reagardless of CH saying we're more or less done with transfers, the situation come Jan might dictate another dip into the markets. Thoughts?

4-5-1 isn't necessarily a defensive formation, it depends on how you play. I don't think we were defensive against Blackpool, and when you start with 2 wingers and a shadow striker (yes I know it's only Nolan but still) it's harsh to call that overly negative in my view. If it had been like the beginning of last season where we sometimes lined up with a midfield of Gutierrez, Smith, Nolan, Barton and Guthrie then I'd be inclined to agree with you, but that hasn't been the case. If he was to drop Nolan and stick Ben Arfa in the hole, with Gutierrez out wideit would be the same system, but no-one could say it was negative or defensive. good point. chelsea play 4-5-1 at home and no one calls it defensive. it's the right formation with the wrong players - the system needs mobility and pace in the front 4. hughton's got it half right by dropping smith for tiote. now he needs to drop nolan for gutierrez. i've been impressed with hughton so far this season but he has a big call to make now and it's a test for him. at home, he should be playing our three most attack minded midfielders - routeledge, ben arfa and gutierrez. i don't mind nolan playing in the hole away from home but against poorer quality teams we need more pace behind the front man. It's more of a 4-3-3 like. same difference. 4-3-3 when attacking becomes a 4-5-1 when defending. it's still playing with one striker, three midfielders and two wide men however you label it - same as us. It's nothing like how we play tbf. Drogba and Anelka are both roaming forwards with pace and guile who interchange, taking turns to come deep. They in turn get overlapped by Kalou and Lampard and Malouda etc..It's a rotating 433. ------------Drogba------ -------Malouda-----Aneilka--- ------------Essien------- ------Ramires---Obi------- obviously their players are a million times better than ours but it's still the same system - one front man and two wide players getting up to support him. the main difference is we've got nolan supporting the front line man from midfield - they've got lampard or essien. i reckon this line up would be the best use of our current players: --------------------------------------------harper simpson/taylor-------williamson/campbell----------collocini-----------enrique ----------------------------------tiote----------------barton/guthrie --------routeledge-----------------------ben arfa-------------------------gutieerez --------------------------------------------carroll Chelsea play a rotating 433. **Your toon formation is the only way to go. Like it.

Do a general chat rating top 10 for us Rob.

4-5-1 isn't necessarily a defensive formation, it depends on how you play. I don't think we were defensive against Blackpool, and when you start with 2 wingers and a shadow striker (yes I know it's only Nolan but still) it's harsh to call that overly negative in my view. If it had been like the beginning of last season where we sometimes lined up with a midfield of Gutierrez, Smith, Nolan, Barton and Guthrie then I'd be inclined to agree with you, but that hasn't been the case. If he was to drop Nolan and stick Ben Arfa in the hole, with Gutierrez out wideit would be the same system, but no-one could say it was negative or defensive. good point. chelsea play 4-5-1 at home and no one calls it defensive. it's the right formation with the wrong players - the system needs mobility and pace in the front 4. hughton's got it half right by dropping smith for tiote. now he needs to drop nolan for gutierrez. i've been impressed with hughton so far this season but he has a big call to make now and it's a test for him. at home, he should be playing our three most attack minded midfielders - routeledge, ben arfa and gutierrez. i don't mind nolan playing in the hole away from home but against poorer quality teams we need more pace behind the front man. It's more of a 4-3-3 like. same difference. 4-3-3 when attacking becomes a 4-5-1 when defending. it's still playing with one striker, three midfielders and two wide men however you label it - same as us. It's nothing like how we play tbf. Drogba and Anelka are both roaming forwards with pace and guile who interchange, taking turns to come deep. They in turn get overlapped by Kalou and Lampard and Malouda etc..It's a rotating 433. ------------Drogba------ -------Malouda-----Aneilka--- ------------Essien------- ------Ramires---Obi-------