Thats a messed up lineup!

I assume we are playing 4-5-1 with Tugay in def midfield and Gally as the lone striker...

Or if it is indeed McCarthy(!) then the usual 4-4-2.

No, the other one.

Can you explain what the footballing skill of each player has to do with the case at hand?

Actually don't.

What a dork. Not that I condone Rooney's actions either. Expect Neill to continue at lb for a bit then.

6-1 to them. Brad for us (he gets injured while scoring too).

A players value is however much someone is willing to pay for him!

He was frustrating to watch sometimes, but I liked the way he always gave 110%. If he does that for Palace I am sure he will score twice as many goals in the championship - he did afterall manage 20 for Ipswich just a couple of seasons ago. In that respect he's probably worth £2.5 mill to your club, even if it is more than we had expected.

I think we should keep playing Neill at left back this season and then replace him with Bridge if we can when he buggers off next summer.

Absolutely Alan. I think Todd has been receiving unfair amounts of criticism on here lately. I still think he's a good prem defender when on form. I'm sure he's more motivated now that he's had this talk with MH and it can only be good for the team. While Ooijer gets accustomed to the prem and Nelsen returns to fitness we should appreciate the fact that we have such quality to fall back on in Zurab and Todd.

Bit early for Wayne Gill and Peter Thorne though dont you think?

Basically just a supersub then

Here's an interesting comment from Rafa Ben about the whole Lucaspool affair:

"They asked to sign Warnock and receive a fee, so we had to say forget it. Warnock is a good 24-year-old player who was in the England squad last year.

I'd have been chuffed if we had pulled that deal off.

We've got 4 strikers. Gally being used as a midfielder now.

Eehy good signing that is. Now we need a left back and a midfielder! Still almost 5 hours to go by UK time. I'm feeling pretty confident we'll sign a midfielder at least.

I think there's a lot we don't know. And who really cares anymore?

Oh well

I'll take the winner of Barnsley - MK Dons or winner of Southend - Brighton please. When are these played btw? Assuming the draw for round 3 is the following friday.

I'd rather have the full backs we had today than Gray at LB tbh. Very impressed with Emo. I'm sure he'll perform against out and out wingers too.

We didn't play WELL! We played OK, but we didn't create any chances (ok so there was ONE). A worrying trend that is developing. Am I the only one to see this?

Oh and Roberts so far looks like a Kuqi v.2+ Faster and a better header of the ball, but pretty much equal in passing/shooting and controlling the ball.

We have got some serious issues that need sorting asap:

- Strikers don't know where to run

- Midfielders don't know where to pass (unless it's backwards or sideways)

- Someone please wake up Gamst and Reid! Holidays over!! Cuckooo!

We are definitely running the game, but as you say nothing going on in the final third. IMO Benni is laying too deep.

Just been waiting for 1-0 chelsea.

Btw sooooo effing annoying with no sound. No commentary I could handle, but this game has no frigging sound!

So he's just gone and scored for Wolves again..

And he went from us to Bolton the season before Walters if I remember correctly. Dunno how long he lasted there.

1-1

everton scoring late on

Well done. You'd better predict a win on sunday!

Most certainly. Deluded is what Quinn is.

Great news indeed.

Now lets see if theres anything in the Neill/Mills rumours.

2-0 to them. For fear of jinxing us. Not expecting the new strikeforce to start scoring just yet.