Ayatollah Hermione

Must be how you've lasted so long on here.

We're not going to see massive activity in every window and in terms of squad personnel, I think we're going to be losing Smith, Lovenkrands and Guthrie. Maybe Best (but he's just had a kid up here too apparently) but I think, without a striker coming in, you need to keep Best about. He's not the greatest but has scored this season when we've needed him to (When Ba either wasn't performing or wasn't here) and will always put a good shift in. You've got to remember losing Smith frees up an extra 60k a week as well which may incentivise the board to give Simpson that bit extra wedge he's after for a couple of years extra with the intention of slowly improving that position. We lose Simpson and we're down to whoever comes in (if a RB is signed; a link with Debuchy means very little), Ryan Taylor (who is arguably better at LB) and Perch. I haven't seen Tavernier so can't comment on his readiness at all but I'd rather have Simpson around in case of trouble. Also, we're juggling (potentially) 3 cups alongside a league campaign; a league campaign in which the expectation should be European football again iyam. We can afford to lose a player like Guthrie who, while technically competent, is expendable in the grand scheme of central midfielders with Abeid, Vuckic and Gosling waiting in the wings. If you factor in the 4-3-3, you also have Jonas who has proven to be a good option and Perch who, albeit given a very basic job, has performed. The next two windows, IMO, should have a very clear focus on strengthening the depth available at the back. Bringing along the likes of Santon alongside quality like Coloccini and eventually relegating the likes of Taylor and Perch to bit-part roles in the midfield or away from the club all together (I like Ryan Taylor as a character but if we're serious about building a good side, he should be away in the next 2 seasons). Danny Simpson needs to at least stay for the foreseeable future IMO as, from this point on, I don't think we're going to be a side who radically alters the make-up of the squad from window to window (though last summer had big characters leave so it was a neccessity, I don't think we'll see that in the summer). We could have another whole debate about selling players like Simpson, Ryan Taylor, Best etc and how you lose their presence with regards to morale and team bonding. More than talent has went into the make-up of our season IYAM and Simpson, who seems to be well-liked and popular amongst the players, can be a big loss in more ways than one when they leave.

It's not like he's got a mad fancy hairstyle that requires 100 quid to do. Gerrard's been getting his cut for £4 for years now.

That would definitely surprise me like. We need a squad, not a first XI. The kid's only young, in his first year in England, is clearly talented and Pardew's bleeding him in. If he can perform as consistently as he did against Man United, we're laughing but I think Pardew sees something in him. Speculating on paper talk with us atm is ridiculous btw, they know fuck all. Trying to analyse Pardew's thought processes from it is even more futile.

Got this shirt with Kaka 22 on it totally fucking mint Ha, likewise. What a team they had then btw. Class

You've got a deal on one condition; we play Young Americans by Bowie. Get learning that solo.

Laugh a minute that one like.

Krul smoking buckets as we speak to ease the pain.

Twat I'm listening to The Weeknd and this is syncing up amazingly well.

Sounds like it is mate. Whats worse is that there is this massive debate between a load of people after that post, and some people are actually saying that it is a fair price. Im sorry, but you have to be one sarnie short of a picnic to try and justify that. Pretentious nonsense. Mental. I break into sweats when I order a spirit in any remotely expensive bar, never mind paying £16.50

Fnarr

Twat Double whammy of

don't forget your Toms

If the Toon get there, imagine the fight for 25 thousand tickets? There'll be blood

£16.50 for a pint. That can't be right?

Pfft, You're not a man until you've watched a well-endowed chap do windmills in the shower.

Are we sure they weren't talking about Bendtner?

I think they were doing team-mates on Soccer AM and Steven Taylor said he was longest in the shower. Now, either his cock is like the Pink Panther's tail, it's an in-joke or Steven Taylor thought they meant "who takes the longest washing their hair?"

Going to be a similar game to Bolton this IMO. Hard to break down, they'll get a couple of chances and we just have to hope Crouch spoons them. Ben Arfa will get kicked up a height so let's hope he doesn't drop out the game. Wouldn't mind seeing Marveaux get a run-out if we're comfortable 20 mins from time.

Having a cock the length of a giraffe's scarf probably helps as well.

Might pick up The Witcher 2 and see how it is on consoles. Not played a lot from this year though aside from Mass Effect 3 and some downloadable titles (Fez being the amazing one), need to get through Binary Domain, Syndicate, SSX etc.

Been on their side all season if you look at some of the decisions that have went their way. They had none of it last night like and did play well but you've got to fancy Barca at home IMO. I can see Bayern going through away to Madrid but it's setting itself up nicely for an El Classico final. maybe, I wonder what the odds are of Real and Mourinho beating Chelsea in the Final. I'd laugh my tits off at Chesea tbh ie John Terry etc. Both semi finals are on a knife edge, and you should never write the Germans off either. Was about to say that about the Germans. Could fall in a river of shit and come out smelling of roses. Tbh, I'd almost like Chelsea to get to the final and lose there again. Can't stand the players, the fans, the manager, those stupid plastic fucking flags.

That's the last foreign team's shirt I bought. Long sleeves as well for that proper Italian deep-lying playmaker look.

Plus, I'd give Gosling a year out on loan so he can actually play some football. Barely played in 2 years and that can't be doing his development any good. Look what a year of constant playing in the Championship did for Guthrie.

Been on their side all season if you look at some of the decisions that have went their way. They had none of it last night like and did play well but you've got to fancy Barca at home IMO. I can see Bayern going through away to Madrid but it's setting itself up nicely for an El Classico final. I wouldn't want a Classico final, the build up would be really tedious and the match would t be that good tbh, would rather see barca v bayern Agree with you tbh. El Classico is usually just a lot of diving, fighting and an occassional brilliant goal these days. Except that one Barca won 5-0 where they took them apart, that was brilliant. Everytime I've watched it since, it's been embarrassing.