Dr Gloom

absolutely. the approach to the fa cup was a disgrace. silverware - or even a major final or semi final appearance - would give the place such a major boost after a disappointing league season. and ashley invests the required fund this window, we should be capable of surviving and going for it in the uefa cup. whether he does or not is another matter.

you could play marveaux and remy either side of cisse with a midfield three of perch, anita and jonas, with perch just sitting in front of the back four.

Fuck sake CT. we always lose when you start the match thread!

he's the kind of player ashley should be breaking the bank to keep. he won't though. he'll make a tidy profit on him - the revolving door spins on.

shame if he does go in the summer. most talented player we've had in such a long time and yet we haven't had one really good full season from him yet due to injuries or lack of fitness. i imagine we'd have done a lot better these last few years if he'd managed 35 games every season.

we all knew this would happen sooner or later didn't we.

explain the irony

Wasn't the same lad that old you about tiote going and baine signing was it?

Can we please stop considering selling more first team players. We're in a relegation battle here in case they haven't noticed.

Cheers lads. Is staying near the Reeperbahn ill advised? I figured that's where we'd be going on the lash most nights. Is it light for cheap ish hotels or is it a bit too sketchy to stay there? Bear in mind this is a stag of about a dozen guys and we won't be spending much time in he rooms other than to crash.

13 days without so much of a sniff of a drop of wine. Been surviving on water, green tea and black coffee. Surprising how easy it is to give up the midweek bottles of red. Haven't really been missing the binge drinking either though don't know if I'll last to the end of the month without at least one session.

I dont think anyone expected the relegation battle we find ourselves in but lots of us were predicting a much tougher season if we didn't add numbers to the squad. The lack of depth was there for all to see. Last season we barely had an injury. The same 11 played week in week out and the players clicked. This season the sub-standard second string has been exposed. Pardew's style of football hasn't changed that much; it's effectiveness has. We're not getting a new manager by the way. I'd just accept that by the way and instead direct your criticism where it's really deserved - the boardroom.

Fucking hate Day Lewis me. Such hammy over actor these days, and not in a good way like Al Pacino in his tail end career movies. Hasn't made a good film since in the name of the father.

Went to see life of pi with the mrs but the Peckham multiplex wasn't showing it in 3d so in let the wife persuade me to watch les miserables. That's three hours of my life I'm never getting back. Impressive production but I'll challenge any man that isn't CT to get through a film that long where all dialogue is sang and not a word spoken and not find it hard work.

Perch is quality in the holding central midfield role

Clean sheet would be nice.

I'd take a point.

Anyone got any accommodation tips in Hamurg? Parky/Meenzer? I want something fairly basic and cheap but in or close to all the lively areas. Any thoughts?

if colo follows ba i think we need at least four players capable of going straight into the first team, whether it's loans or buys. bodies needed asap to prevent the looming disaster

fucking shola man. can you imagine what state we'll be in if shola's the outstanding candidate to take overas captain after the window shuts.

i wouldn't let him leave until the summer me like

must fancy his chances... i'd give it tiote, in an attempt to reduce his yellow and red card quota. jonas will probably get it, given he's deputy.

textbook. i've three mates that have done the same. you must have some good swimmers; super sperm. congratulations mate!

got to love ashley's approach to a relegation battle: get rid of two of your best players when squad is already wafer thin.

at the least owners will be happy to have the top earner off the books