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I only managed to catch the first half and nobody really stood out in the first period.

Ive never heard of him but he sounds a bit of a mealler who can through himself around!! Im not sure if another centre half is what we are looking for at the moment but if he is better than Svensson and Broadfoot then fair enough. Im not over confident with Broadfoot coming in BTW.

How about that from the Hammers!!!!! I fancied West Ham at the start. What a fookin game, ive never been screaming at TV like that for a long time. Arsenal were awesome first 25 mins but West Ham rid the storm and scored with a peach of a finish from Zamora even though he was slightly offside, but its luck like this we deserve now. Arsenal battered us again 2nd half and Robert Green was world class in goal, some of his saves were unbelievable, the shots were in but somehow he managed to whipp them away. Then Boa Morte had a chance to make it 2-0 at the end!! Great game! West Ham fans were singing "1 shot, we've only had 2 shot....." while we were 1-0 up after Arsenal had about 15 shots The victory over Boro gave us a lifeline now we have blown it open between 3. Newcastle and Bolton does us favours beating Sheff U and Wigan so theres only 2 pts between 4 team.

It makes it much more interesing now for the neutral but id rather Utd get it rapped up to get my winnings. It just wasnt Man U's day at Pompey but they could have nicked a draw at the end. But all Man U have to is win until they go to Chelsea as they still have a huge goal difference. Also Chelsea have the tougher run-in. They have to go to Arsenal and high flyer West Ham

I never got my coupon on but West Ham, Newcastle were 2 of my teams. I really fancied West Ham to steal a win and they did just that.

Yeah just saw this, one guy got an absolute pelting and has face was smashed. 2nd away game in a row in europe for Man U.

Chelsea down 1-0 Man U down to 10 men - Scholes being silly with 2 yellows

Prefer round neck to V neck but it looks ok. Is this the 3rd season running we are bringing out a new kit? What happened to the days of keeping a kit for 2 or maybe 3 seasons?? My all time favourite is still the shirt we had 94/95 & 95/96 with adidas written across the neck.

Boyd cant play upfront full stop But seriously he cant play upfront on his own when the link between midfield and strikers is non exsistant but a Buffel type player to set him up would be different.

Yeah thats what i was thinking but im sure they have interviened with us about singing at SPL games and Im sure being UEFA they can intervine with EPL matches.

Agreed on that I was more keen on Scott Brown only.

I think it would be a cracking idea, same as bringing back the home nations tournament. Even if it was once every few years in the summer when there isnt a WC or Euro Championship. I dont think the English would go for it as they have a good set up and wouldnt risk losing a Euro place to Rangers or Celtic even though we are likely to qualify through the SPL.

But in doing this he is over doing it. I do see what your saying about him but its not just once or twice he is taking the ball off his own players and shouting at them - its every game. Surely he has to take a new approach. Its not just the poor players he is taking the ball from either, I remember Hearts away this season when Hemdani did a great bit of work at the back and broke out of defence only for Ferguson to run up to him put his hand on Hemdanis chest and stop him and took the ball off him - i couldnt believe it. Also quite a lot of fans were excited by Kevin Thomsons arrival but he has been poor for a 2 million pound player. We have to ask why. Cant he fit in the same side as Ferguson and Hemdani or hasnt he settled etc? I just think there is more behind the scenes than we know and BF has a role in this.

Im a Fergie fan to an extent Ian. When he gets his finger out (which to be far he has done since Walter came in bar the last few games) he is a great player, but he is inconsistant and doesnt get enough goals these days. I also dont like his way in dealing with things at times and seems to think he is immune to being subbed or dropped. TBH when he was handed the captaincy was the day he changed. He takes on too much responsiblilty and wants to dictate too much. I 200% think he will still be a Gers player next season - theres no doubt about that, but id be interested to see how we performed without him.

Im going to do 7 homes again, its been successful 2 weeks running and both times i havent posted them up here so Im not letting you's in on this weeks tips

No worries Ian, good timing!! I think 500,000 would be cheap for him as he is only 24 and a fairly good centre half. Playing along side Weir or Ehiogu will take him on leaps and bounds and set him ready for a long term centre half for us. He isnt in the mould of Gough but could certainly be a leader for us over the next 6 seasons or so.

I think people are being harsh as he has been thrown out on the left and right wings which isnt his position at all. He has only played a handful of games as the link man between midfield and strikers and does it better than any other player at the club. Ferguson cant do it, yet he isnt a sitting midfielder either. If we were to play him like this we would see a real difference adding new men on the wings: ______________McGregor______________ Hutton_____Weir______Ehiogu_____Smith ________Hemdani____Thomson________ Brown__________Buffel_______McCulloch _______________Boyd______________

So Broadfoot and Gow will arrive and Celtic done us another favour by taking McDonald away from us. They did the same with Hartley. I was one who kinda wanted Hartley but he has been poor since going there and its dawned on me he cant cut playing for a bigger team. Anyway, Kevin Thomson hasnt had a great start, Andy Webster hasnt kicked a ball, Davie Weir has been a good signing as has Ehiogu IMO, despite a bad game. But id like to see Webster sign up permanently, with Weir and Ehiogu being there for all of next season. With Papac being impressive of late, Broadfoots arrival and IF Webster signs then we can afford to let Svensson go but im equally happy if he sticks around. So all that our defence is pretty much ready next season bar cover for Alan Hutton. Gary Naysmith could also be a potential target and then we could let Ian Murray go. In between the sticks, we need a big signing or a back up keeper for McGregor - something Walter will need to think about over the near future. In midfield Sionko, Rae and Buffel will all probably depart but id rather see Buffel stay. Buffel and Sionko have talent which they dont use. An interesting debate on here the other day saw a few posters thinking it wouldnt be a bad thing if Ferguson moved on. Im one who wouldnt be upset if we cashed in on him. There is a chance he is at the route of some of the problems at the club as he feels immune to critisism or being dropped. We need a left sided midfielder to replace the inconsistant Charlie Adam with Lee McCulloch or James McFadden being my choices. Scott Brown will probably join and thats a boost for the right side of midfield. Upfront we are being linked with Healy, Koevermans and Balaban amoungst a few others. It will all depend if Sebo and Novo join Prso on the way out. Gow can also play upfront.

Im getting up tonight at 2:30am to flick between these 2 games then heading straight to the aeroport after them. They should both be crackers. I fancy Valencia to give Chelsea a good game and Roma to equally do the same to Man U. I kinda would like to see all 3 english teams in the semis to make it interesting and id like to see Man U go on and win it knocking Chelsea out on the way to a treble, with Chelsea being treble runners up I think Chelsea will win 2-1 tonight and Man U will draw 1-1.

Riise' goal was a bit of a blinder!!! He is maybe a dope for being bankrupt but he can hit a ball.

Its worse the fact UEFA havent even looked at this. A change in punishement would have been one thing but not to even pick up on it is another.

Can someone do this weeks match preview for me, as Im away tomorrow for a long weekend to HK and wont be around. Any takers??? Best to do it early friday morning so everyone can get a say on it. It will also go up on the website, just Pm to Frankie. I know im a hard act to follow but im sure a few of you are capable of a good attempt. Your spelling might be better than mine tho. Merci

Depends how Sionko plays. I was a fan of his for a while and didnt know where the critisisim was coming from until I saw him about 3 or 4 games running on TV and he was garbage. But the Sionko that started the season would be my first pick for RM.

Yeah Novo on the right and Buffel in behind Boyd

I thought these teams had ambitions of being in the Premiership again