MrSmirch

Klich, Roberts, Bamford, Jansson, the ref and that **** linesman. what a bunch of rocket polishers. yes they should play to the whistle, obviously. The fact that roberts prentended to stop play is the issue.

Well played ref, been good so far. expect they’ll come out firing first 10 mins but then be completely smoked

Doesn’t matter how many caps he has now, he’s not at that level any more. Mings was never a centre back before he came here. Richards played in a back 3 as a centre back at Fiorentina. Lescott and Kompany and Terry and Cahill were both fantastic centre back partnerships. They spent hundreds of millions trying to replace Lescott. Compare Terry to Cahill? Terry is an all time great, do me a favour. Neither of us have any idea about wages but i reckon as Cahill is 3 years younger and we’d have premier league money and there’d be no transfer fee we’d be paying quite a lot more than “slightly” more than terrys wages, which were already big. I’m not saying every 30+ player will be a disaster, you’ve assumed that. I’m saying we should move away from signing players 30+ because there’s little to chance of moving them on and they’ll want long, heavy contracts to see them into retirement/ a stint in Australia. I’m not even saying Cahill would be a disaster, the point i wanted to get across was that there are far better options out there, these calls for Cahill feel like the calls for Milner, Barry, Benteke etc just move on, like they left for bigger things and you want them back now in the hope they’ll be back to their old selves? Thats not how it works, form and age can change a player very quickly. Give it a year and we’ll see people saying “ooh let's get Delph back he was a player.” I agree we look at each transfer individually, why would Cahill be good for us? Because he’s had a strong career? Okay, thats exactly the same basis for the players that i mentioned. He hasnt played for a year and you think that means he’ll be rested? it means he’s not wanted, he’s hoping some mug of a club who’ll think a year without playing (while ready for selection) is fine and will give him a big ol’ contract. Because Tonev was bad we shouldnt sign people aged 22? No mate, we shouldn’t sign people who are shit or too old or haven’t played professional football for a year.

2 years older but starting games and playing very well, Cahill’s started 1 premier league this year and after playing most of the europa league games didn’t get picked in either of the quarter final games. He played in the third place playoff at the World Cup, a game England lost. He was only there because he’s an old head in a very young squad. Whelan is still playing and starting for Ireland. I’m not saying Whelan should be playing 38 games if we go up but I think he’d stay for a year at little cost, do a job against lesser sides when needed, is apparently a great figure for the group and considering the money spunked on the lazy sacks of shit at this club a year extension is the least he deserves considering his input. Cahill is at the end of his career and will want lots of money over several years. Richards and Lescott won infinitely more trophies than Whelan too, that didn’t really count for much did it?

No thanks Cahill, he’s finished in the premier league. We shouldn’t be signing anyone over 30, exception being whelan who’s good for another year.

Leeds are the first team who won’t go up automatically after being top at Christmas. Shows how competitive it’s been at the very top and an incredible effort from Sheffield United to keep chasing. We can do any of Leeds/Baggies/Derby etc they're spent.

Hope our french scout has looked at Ibrahim Sangaré from Toulouse. He looks fantastic.

No way NSWE sell after a year, they’re already seriously minted. Unlike Mike Ashley and that ilk I think they’re in this for some glory and to enjoy their mid life to the max.

Unbelievably good. Ive got a feeling he’ll score in the play offs, he’s that sort of player. If we go up we need him tied down to a contract till he’s 40.

I think my favourite thing Smith has implemented is giving the players the confidence to play the ball comfortably in he opposition half. Apart from that we don’t give the ball away on throw ins 9/10 like we have for the past 5 years, we’re able to knock the ball around the oppositions box and wait for the opportunity, Hutton is no longer the only player with the desire to break into space, switching the play looks automatic and gets better by the game. The amount of times Bristol were cut apart was unbelievable. They looked bang average. Competition for places is absolutely fierce at the moment as well! How weird is that? Every player looks worth about triple what they were under Bruce too. I like that he’s happy to leave the transfers to the scouting department too and just focus on coaching players to play how he wants, that’s where the game is heading.

Christ, i’d completely forgotten Samba. Sums up Bruce really.

The championship will know when we peak... they’ll feel it.

Think Davies should start the next few, Tammy needs a rest, playoffs all but secured.

KD for Abraham and Ramsey for Hourihane at some point me hopes.

Grealish -> Elmo -> Grealish = Golazo. Was like watching Messi and Dani Alves for a minute there

@madleyref on Twitter if you’d like to tell him he’s a rage wanking hob goblin.

I blame Hutton.

Of all the games to get suspended for

Bish bash bosh brucey

Anyone been able to get Grealish to perform? He is absolute shite for me no matter how much I change his role.

Wednesday, Bristol, Norwich and Leeds all still to play. Gonna be tough.

We’ve been complete and utter shit for years and this is a long, long, long way from the worst of it. If Smith doesn’t get at least a year or two to figure it out and then have a proper go then I’m done. **** embarrassing some of this fan base, crying and shaking your fists because we havent won in a few games... SO WHAT, we were going whole months without scoring not too long ago and now because we’ve been shit “oh lets get Pardew or Allardyce or some other **** meteorite who’s going to set us back 3 **** years,” get a **** grip boys. Take a leaf out of Norwich or Bristol Citys book, they’ve both had periods of pure wank but now they're playing some good stuff. Also, as if we should even want to go up with the squad we’ve got, jesus f christ, doesn’t matter how much you money you throw at it we’d have to do more surgery than Fulham have done and with even worse players....

Scored more than Abraham

He’s a lone striker and both goals fell to him. The point is that our elder players are in positions requiring fresher legs

Glad I don’t care as much as I used to