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THIS! But, now we have some dedicated wingers and some decent over-lapping fullbacks, we need to use them

Lol nope But am grumpy, flight delayed, missed connecting flight so had to drive from Berlin to Salzburg in a fucking Corsa - last car left 800km in 5:45 hours - maxed at 170kph, poor Corsa nearly died But Torres + cash = Falcao Only sensible option...

The problem with Torres is..... There's too many Fucking threads on the problem with Torres!!!! He isn't playing well, for whatever reason - any normal player would be rotated - end of story... But oh no, analyse this, that, the other. Sick of him, threads and his moody face! You were bought to weaken a rival and score goals, job not done - don't like it fuck off back to Spain and we can have Falcao or any other striker... Hmm need a beer!

Why not try Sturridge there and see what happens... He has pace, movement and the ability to link up play and all this bullshit about being selfish is just that - bullshit. Torres dropped, sort himself out, Studge in...

Hmm that's exactly what AVB said... Go back and read the statements. RA isn't stupid, he knows how much of his money has been spent on players and the slow adoption of them into the team, not to mention, when they are introduced there is a big impact. RDM needs to smell the coffee and get moving, because RA isn't a man to piss off as Jose found out, and every manger since...

Ouch, this sounds like RA getting annoyed like when AVB was in charge. Not a good start

That's my problem - it doesn't hurt to try something different, if what you are trying isn't working... It's like banging your head against a brick wall - at a certain point, it's best to go and look for a sledgehammer or wrecking ball... Just hope he can experiment in up-coming games...

Didn't see the 'whole' game so I can't make a 100% statement - but again, seems like negativity killed us, along with some silly mistakes. The problem I have with OVER-defensive teams, is that tiredness leads to mistakes - we have LOTS of attacking subs... fine, 2-1 up, bring on some attacking subs and make THE OPPOSITION defend, don't let them have the ball, they cannot score. Again, we're just so 1 dimensional - really drives me mad...

Same old story, only the flashy players get Real recognition Mikel has annoyed me in previous seasons, but so far (barring the odd mistake) has looked good in his position I thought he was amazing with Raul vs Newcastle and couldn't believe Raul was sold - could have been the start of something good... As another poster on a diff thread mentioned n the DP you need a defensive + creative player, we have Mikel, now just need to find somebody to play alongside him, then he will truly shine and get the recognition he deserves!

I guess we are trying to be realistic! There's no point in saying we will win 10-0 as that's unlikely. What's more likely is a cagey game, where I expect us to win. I'm not going to shout about, just be British - quietly optimistic. As for the member of the month thing (I must say I thought it was originally a double-entendre) - l don't think people are doing that? Really? Shocked if true

Yup and Spain is cheaper than UK, so all relative. I think mentally it will be better for him too. Might even happen in Jan window...

Or we come to some 'swap' arrangement with Atletico... for Torres and Falcao... I think Torres would like that, but I think Atletico need money, so it might be Torres + Cash = Falcao... The only snag, we still reliant on Falcao + Studge, unless Lukaku proves himself during his loan period?

In real life - Yes In the crazy world of football - hmmm not sure. I dont think Roman will be happy with the Atletico match, we're not playing with any swagger... Not saying its gonna happen, but don't be surprised if a defeat puts another nail in the coffin. Fans have unrealistic expectations (look at me), so why would RA be any different Can't wait though, think we will respond better in Europe, like previous seasons

Fully agree - but RDM is going to keep picking him and I would prefer him there than on the RW... I just don't know why we sold Raul, he looked good against Newcastle... I think we do need to sign a dedicated player as for whatever reason, RDM isn't liking Romeu...

I said if he cries at being dropped under RDM then he needs to man-up. If you had bothered to read the rest of my posts you will see me defending him to the MAX! He has to accept a smaller (but no less important) role in the team. As per Scholes + Giggs. Hope that clarifies it...

No idea , but you just reminded me to pack for my trip to Sweden tomorrow - Stockholm here I come

BOO - surely a Mod can resurrect it :)

Yup, I been watching them since Kerry Dixon - but I'm still plastic + fake. But everybody is entitled to their opinion and I'm just voicing mine - mostly out of frustration... Good job there's a 'Not Like' button, I'd be in negative numbers

Don't take it personally... We've had a bad week and Kohonas is a decent guy. He's just really pissed at the moment like me. We should be roaring like our Lion emblem suggests, instead we are whimpering. That's not your fault So don't get angry/sad - its all just words Let's see what the game brings CIAO

Loving The Rising Suns posts Great work and spot-on RDM is currently the equivalent of me shooting someone in Counter Strike Global Offensive and then reloading and getting shot by their mate! Pants down moment

You are pathetic Sure there would be a good Blackadder quote, but on iPad and can't be arsed to look, cut and paste Btw: I'm joking

THIS!!! 'communicate' - he DID NOT track back on numerous occassions - Bosingwa went past him! Sodon't talk shit about Ramires being an excellent defender on the wing - the guy looks lost and completely fucking clueless out there... WHY - because it aint his natural fucking position! Edit: added communicate's name in - to make post clearer Edit2 : Dam I sound angry! Apologies...

Well fair enough - we disagree then - AVB is an absolute fucking cock when it comes to Man Management - you can tell he's a knob during every interview - the bloke is fucking clueless... Sure Lamps is gonna be a bit hurt at being dropped - but it was the messages in the press from AVB, not to Frank personally, that really showed what a muppet he was. Frank wasn't the only player to fall out with AVB - so I definitely apportion a large amount of blame onto AVB. Let's see what happens if RDM drops him in the coming weeks - if he cries like a baby, then he should be told to STFU - but I cannot honestly see that happening.

I think we agree on the same thing. I DO NOT think Lampard is the answer to a Double Pivot position! - End of Story - it's been tried + tried+ tried and does not fucking work - and makes me more angry than Ramires as RW! Dropping him is fine - he WILL have to deal with it. My biggest problem is RDM picking him there in the first place. We SHOULD (and RDM needs the BALLS to do this) be using him as an 'impact' sub, further up the pitch - so he can run into the box for the last 15-20 mins - like Scholes (who scored @ weekend) At 34 nobody should be guaranteed a starting place - why invest millions in youth if they dont get a chance. I do not want Lampard to be remembered for these shite performances, he was too good (and can still be good) in his natural role - being well rested and not played out of position. I think the Tantrums came from AVB's treatment of him, Terry, Alex and some of the other players...

Well he has 10 more assists than Xavi in 121 games - but has 155 MORE GOALS... Stat's can be used to persaude any argument... Fact is Frank is one of the best midfielders of ALL time... Rather than slagging him off, we should be looking to use him as SAF does with Scholes @ United... BUT - we have RDM in charge, not SAF - so that's unlikely to happen until something crazy happens, knocked out of CL group - or finish below 4th... And why should he suddenly change his game - if that's what he knows and is used too - at 34 you can't expect him to change, so see above comment - we should be using him ala Scholes for Manure... EDIT: Also, as Lampard has hardly had any injuries - his appearance record is second to none... Hence why more games than Xavi...