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Christ. Stick with him for 10 games at the very least. But Cortese won't. Problem is no signings of defenders or keeper during close season. Really hope Cortese didn't hold that back on purpose just to get Adkins out early. Surely not. Any free agent keepers around?

He needs to fall on his sword as his legs have gone. But he would probably miss.

I've been saying the same about Kelvin Davis for years but there are lot of people on here blind to his inadequacies. Now his legs have gone it's surely time to send him to the knackers yard? Surely even he knows he's not good enough? *waits for someone to say something about his penalty save against United. Which my gran could have saved*

Davis should have done a LOT better on all of the goals. Sorry. Time to go.

Pretty awful today. Naive. Davis - legs have gone along with positional sense. Fox a liability. Schneiderlin bad game, along with Lallana and Rickie, who looke like a fat, slow, pub team player. Highlights excellent Ward Prowse again, useful looking Ramirez, an Yoahida who looked like he might be able to help shore up a Championship defence in danger of dragging us back there.

Or you could burn used fivers

So, just to recap. We STILL have an inadequate defence. Oh good.

Going to the Albion in Islington. Nice pub.

Who cares about priorities? The outcomes were poor as they left us without adequate cover or skill in much needed areas. We can argue about semantics and whether the club 'tried' in various places, but we are where we are. Which is in a position with lots going forward, and precious little to stop them going in at the other end. The Premier League all know this.

Dino Zoff still a good keeper...

Boing! Owen pulls hamstring while signing...

Yes. Except Fox is rubbish.

Liverpool now rumoured to be interested

Wonder if what Cortese is offering is more than a playing contract... (ie manager for later)

I prefer Vespas

Yoshida played for the team now propping up the Dutch first division, with 1 point out of 12, by the way. We are pinning our hopes on him quite a lot.

Have been saying this for ages. Defence is very poor, and without any depth. Yoshida untested. I'd have spent £5m on an excellent CB, and then another £5m on another. The rest I would have spent on a keeper. Oh, and Fox isn't up to it either. To ignore all this is negligence.

Yes, fair point. It would just be nice if the club paid attention to the more pressing areas in need of strengthening (which does not mean ejecting players) and not piling on the attackers. Seems very blinkered approach to me, which is upsetting when our non-marking defence lose it in Fergie time. PS where DID those four minutes come from? Anyone know?

He's gone back into Sunderland mode. Too old. Too slow. Part of a bad defence we don't seem interested enough in bolstering. But hey! Let's just get another striker to balls up team spirit shall we?

Blond to defensive frailties. Seems to be endemic at sfc.

Cannot believe we've splashed untold millions on a player we don't need and not bought a new defence (aside from Clyne). Ridiculous. Invisible keeper too.

Is Clyne wearing ice skates?

Ward-Prowse: excellent

Fox: championship

It was actually straight at him.