Naked Mole Rat

Or you could just get rid of those rules. Do you guys ever delete posts because they quote the listed unreliable sources, or are you planning to? It seems like an awful lot of work.

Didn't like 180,000 of his followers follow him just for teh lulz?

Sinclair is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo overrated it's not even funny. He's a completely average player in my opinion. The only thing he's got going is pace. Man City would be far better off if they signed Nathan Dyer instead, and Swansea should just take those five million pounds and rip City off. EDIT: Also, Sinclair needs to get his brain checked if he seriously thinks he can make it at City.

Creepy, plastic smile.

I disagree. Passing is an important part of his game because one of his primary duties is to help the team control the possession, and even though he doesn't attempt many difficult passes, it still takes a lot of experience and skills to achieve such admirable passing statistics.

I think TacticalPanic is spot on. Mata now has a different role. Last season, he was asked to stay forward where he could feed other players, and we did that because we couldn't afford to have him drop to deep and receive the ball with Kalou and Malouda on the wing. In our system, that wasn't such a good thing because the transition from the DM's to the forwards was slow and ineffective. Now, he's given the freedom to drop as deep as he needs to get on the ball and then look for Hazard. Then, he usually runs around to give himself and Hazard room, which has worked out fine so far. It's a bit disappointing that Mata's influence has decreased, but our attack looks a lot better and quicker now, and to be honest, we were never going to have each of those players make 2-3 assists a game.

You don't fully understand what Gourlay does for the club.

Calm down, guys. I'm pretty sure Sturridge is still part of di Matteo's plan and he won't leave the club this summer. Robbie hasn't really had a chance to fully test his best team yet, and he's doing that now. Sturridge will get his playing time once di Matteo sorts out a few things and starts rotating the squad. Same goes for some of the other players in the team.

He's bitter because he can no longer call us shit because we don't have history (whatever the fuck that means). SUCK IT ARSENAL HAHAHAHA But seriously, this is an embarrassing piece of shit. How old is this guy?

Holy hell, did he really do that well? Must watch that game now.

Chelsea, Swansea, and umm... I think that's it.

Didn't watch today's games (curse you alarm clock!) but it looks like it's been another good weekend for us. We got our three points while all the othet London clubs failed to, and United was the only threatening side to get a win. Can't complain really.

I'm pretty sure there was some contact. At least Coloccini seemed to think so.

I think Villa and Norwich will get relegated this season. I hope the other one will be QPR, but they'll probably get a disappointing 16th or 17th finish and stay up.

I had the same impression of him. He seems like a very sensible guy unlike how the media like to portray him, but they like to stereotype people, it's almost as if it's part of their job. Anyway, I agree with your other points as well. He's definitely a great talent, but the club and the player himself need to be patient if he is to succeed. I hope he's not too disappointed with how he hasn't started a match for us yet because I'm sure his time will come soon. To me, it was obvious that di Matteo would start Torres for the first few games of the season because he wanted to establish Torres as our main striker, but that doesn't mean Sturridge is being ignored or anything like that.

Point out where exactly in my three-word-long post I claimed his goal today was enough to 'justify' his price tag. I think you need a cool period.

Owes who? You?

He showed exactly why I'm a big fan of his today. The amount of control he provides the team with using his body strength and technique is absolutely vital in maintaining dominance over other teams.

Good game all round. We looked very comfortable all throughout the game while Newcastle was poor. My ratings: Cech (6) - Not a whole lot to do. Ivanovic (5) - Lost the ball cheaply on several occasions and delivery into the box was poor. Cahill (6) - Didn't have a whole lot to do, but solid when called for. Luiz (5) - I like Luiz, but I wish he'd stop thumping the ball forward like an idiot. Cole (6) - Did well to get forward, but again, poor delivery. Mikel (8) - Simply majestic. The Newcastle midfield provided no trouble for him, and he was surprisingly quick with transition. Meireles (7) - Tidy distribution and good support for Mikel as well as for the back four. Made some pretty nice passes as well. Hazard (8) - One word: SEX Mata (6) - Decent game, I guess, but I'm a little bit disappointed with how his influence has decreased. Bertrand (6) - Okay. Torres (8) - Clever play to win the penalty, and a fabulous strike on goal for our second. The sexy rabona in the second half wins him an MOTM vote from me over Hazard (sorry and love you Eden) --- Ramires (5) - Poor. Lampard (nanananananananana)

I almost facepalmed when I saw him in the lineup, but he's impressed. He's been tidy in general, and more importantly he always seems to be in the right position to offer support for Mikel. Also, he's made some wonderful passes today.

1 goal, 6 assists. Hazard, you sexy son of a bitch. And what a goal from Torres. Meireles looking good, too!

By the way, it might sound like a silly question, but is Moses English, and does he count as a homegrown player?

Stockholm Syndrome?

Wow, that was really quick.