Of course a midfielder who can pick a pass somewhat changes the dynamics of the 451 system.

Brad Friedal? Jesus. Riise too.

Some of the others like Hendrie - they were around before the real wages boom and also didn't enjoy 10-15 years earning top salaries, but Friedal? He's been a Premier League player forever. Incredible.

His wife is lovely, very well spoken for a WAG.

Still ignoring the point. He’s worth a place in the squad. And yes, if you haven’t seen anything of note, it’s because you’re one-eyed or biased, not because he’s been appalling. Seriously, it’s not fcuking rocket science, and it’s not just a coincidence that we got better when he was back in the si...

For passing accuracy Leigertwood is our best player (that has played frequently) at 75.6%. Guthrie is 78.2% for his cameos. Is the extra 2.6%? really worth it? (I'm sure you'll all justify that it's like comparing Joe Allen to Ian Harte, Ledge passing 2ft to Jobi, Jobi passing back, whereas Guthrie...

Hoop Blah Unfortunately McDermott doesn't really have the options in the squad to play 4-5-1 without Pogrebnyak.

Now to me he doesn’t look ready, but from a squad perspective, this should be Blackman, shouldn’t it?

Kebe is our Messi He is probably our best midfielder at keeping the ball but that is absolutely it.

Absolutely.

So seen as we've spent most of the season without the fcuking ball, you'd think the penny would drop with some people a little quicker.

frimmers3

soggy biscuit Are Spurs fans still booing Gareth Bale? Etc etc

every message board needs a stuck record.

My irony meter just exploded.

I'm stuck on this one too?

Not Little as he played almost every game in his first season here. And not Scott Murray as he was only here a year.

Appreciate the time you've taken to write a lengthy post explaining your views Cypry, but given the central plank of those views is that we couldn't have spent more without risking the financial stability of the club (I totally disagree) - well it just seems pointless rehashing old arguments. I'd h...

Don't tend to get embarassed at a football match, tbh.

Not personally going to do anything but lol @ twats who spend time trying to wind up footballers on Twitter, soldier or not.

sandman :|

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Thankfully the quality of football writing in this country exceeds the tiny capacity of your brain cell.

Appreciate the time you've taken to write a lengthy post explaining your views Cypry, but given the central plank of those views is that we couldn't have spent more without risking the financial stability of the club (I totally disagree) - well it just seems pointless rehashing old arguments. I'd ha...

Lol @ calling Mr Cynical plastic. He's been going to games since my great-grandad was in nappies.

Most of what I've read on here during that better run has been 'well, it's going alright, but we're still totally shit and soon enough it will go tits up again.'

I haven't watched a lot of either side this season, but based on the game I've just watched, I'd take both to beat us on current form.

I guess that's the difference between actually thinking about something, or just lazily referring to a few stats.

we need a radical rethink of how we coach and approach football matches in the first team. Exactly Spot on. Posted this on another thread but it fits here. You know what - it's being hammered home watching Southampton v QPR on MoTD. They are playing football in the middle of the park, there are run...

You know what - it's being hammered home watching Southampton v QPR on MoTD. They are playing football in the middle of the park, there are runners from the midfield, players with pace, there are players in the box, there are options every which way when each team gets the ball. And these are two of...