PaddockLad

Which de Jong?...we've been linked with the two brothers?.....not their backward in bred cousin Nigel?

your rightish, but there's not enough made of Ferguson having the officials in in his back pocket where Moyes this season hasn't. For me it's having an effect.

Well yeah, they're not exactly the same type of player as we speak.If it all pans out how it's looking this weekend though we're getting a player who plays pretty much in a different area of the pitch. Anita is 24, old enough to know his trade but still young enough to develop further, add more more strings to his bow etc. Theyre both predominantly passers of the ball, that's their main function in the team, and Anita is good with both feet. One thing Anita will have to work on is his goal threat but with Cabaye taking most set pieces he'll get a go at it. He's not scared of a challenge either but sometimes appears easily shoved aside, whilst Cabaye is pretty uncompromising physically, verging on being a dirty bastard at times. Perhaps if it goes through Sissoko will play a bit more centrally, try to punch holes in central defences with his power and pace, and this Cabella will play wider. Not sure really, but I don't think we're getting a direct replacement in this window at least. That's why I think Anita will have to step up and show a bit more, and I do think he was earmarked for this when he first came to the club.

Aye, we'll forget about his F.A. empowered campaign of subtle cheating to gain an advantage for a quarter of a century, that's probably got nowt to do with why they're struggling this season....

Shankly had won the title in 72/73 and beaten us in the cup final in 73/74 so it's fair to say he had a canny side....Paisleys side won the title and European cup the season after he retired under Joe Fagan....Dalglish won the double after he took over...they had it fuckin sussed back then, no doubt about it. Hillsborough eventually finished all that though. I think Dalglish had PTSD when he jacked in in 91 and they've never been the same since.

Go on then, who is the greatest?...

Some legacy bequeathed by "the greatest manager EVER!!!" Mind when Sir Matt finished up they were relegated within 3 or 4 seasons.... I wonder....

Is this Cabella lad just another talented Frenchie who is available and comparatively cheap? Most of our signings in the last 3 years have struck me as being of that nature, with Pardew getting the job of piecing them together somehow. Without Europe this season he seems to have sussed what to do with who and we've had some very good performances, with Cabaye at the heart of most of them. Him leaving would leave a huge gap, but wee Vurnon as many have mentioned is looking more and more the part. If there is indeed a "transfer policy" and I'm not giving enough credit to Graham Carr & co, then perhaps we can see that Cabaye's replacement ("if and when" ) is already here and has had a season and a half to get used to the premier league? Or is that crediting the club with too much common sense?....

the poet laureate of Percy Street speaketh

I think when the nuns are taking the cock it may be time for the Catholic Church to have a fuckin proper word with itself

If Arsenal are serious about winning the title would signing the likes of Cabaye make sense? If there is a bid, one look at the league table would tempt anyone, World Cup year or not. He's off in the summer for champions league football anyway, if he can squeeze in a league title as well before then he may think its well worth it. He's been mostly very good this season, and on occasions (like the last two games) utterly fabulous.

We usually do the frightfully poash Alburfera for a long weekend round Euros/WC time but I was informed over the festive period that this year we're having a change....Benidorm for the England v Italy 11pm ko weekend

I've nowt against Leazes but I find it fuckin doubtful and needless to say funny as fuck that he went to Sandhurst along with all the Pierses and Gileses Sorry to hear about job worries among posters on here, but ftao of Fish; why dont you use your tax free bonanza to go to Brazil around June/July time?

CT: the wummer's wummer

Some would tell you it was sailors from Southampton.... r&w stripes too...

Cisse gets a proper dogging for the same thing...don't buy for a minute that Cisse couldn't still be leading the line for us, short memories some on here...

Wasnt there today but they've always behaved like massive bellends at our place. Half my family support them. Hmmm.....

I like this for citeh attendances.. http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm They were rightly applauded for their average crowd when they were in the 3rd level of football in the late 90s; 28k in divi 3...thing is that was nearly 10k more than what they got in the division above a decade before That's the "sky" effect for you...

Weve won twice as many titles and one more FA cup. Not that that means anything tbh, without the Thai human rights abuser and the Arab human rights abuser theyd be viewed pretty much the same as us, chronic under acheivers with good support.

Didnt think It was anything to do with any deflection was it? ..it was just that Gouffran was stood in an offside position in the 6 yard box when the ball went past Hart...it nicked a man city player in the box..

The most expensive squad in the history of professional football and he's still not happy Makes you wonder about some people...what does actually make them happy? Maybe it's the dad from the family of four I saw at Sandbach services on the m6, all dressed in pristine sky blue, no more than two hours after they'd win their first league title since the late sixties, launching into a complete mad manc bastard of title celebration by queuing up quietly with a distinct air of boredom for a KFC....

I honestly thought for the 60mins either side of half time they were distinctly average tbh. Not shite, as they have the players to properly hurt any side but they pretty much had an off day today iyam.

Fuck off back to divi 3 kippax, not that you're likely to remember either that or the fuckin kippax itself...

Is that you CT?

7 mins...over compensating much?