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Biggest lol of the day so far. Ta.

I saw the magnificent top quality ITK resource that is Wikipedia re Ward, and wasn't for one second fooled by it. Ahem.

I agree with the people wanting to go out to a big team in the next round. Get the FACup out the way, and do it with some dignity. Away to Chelsea/Man U/Spurs/Liverpool/Spurs/Man City would do.

Juktiewicz gone back to Scotland. I think a serious think about Brett Pitman is in order. Bournemouth are letting him go for 800k and he wouldn't even have to relocate! I'll be happy with whoever we sign tbf.

I missed the first 15 minutes of the Bristol Rovers game due to turning up 20 minutes before kick off without a ticket, (through no fault of my own might I add), and learned my lesson. I now either ring the ticket office and reserve my tickets in advance, or book them online. The queues for the collection windows are virtually non-existant, and tickets cost less.

My missus has cruddy eyes ( I think the technical term for it is short-sightedness) and moans if we don't sit near the front. I take your point, but doing it that way may inconvenience too many people.

I had 8 bets on an accumulator today and tomorrow, Stoke, Fulham, Sunderland, Saints, Liverpool, Man U and Chelsea in the cup and Norwich in the League, all to win. Just waiting on the Stoke confirmation, then it's up to 3 of the so called big 4 to win me some dosh. My mate said never bet on your own team, I proved him wrong, but I have been buttock clenching all the way through the second half. Incidentally I did have Portsmouth in the accumulator too but dropped them. Bloody glad I did now! :-D

All teams need a squad player, and he's ours. When Thomas and Murty were out earlier in the season, it was James who stepped in. God knows who we'd have chosen had we not got James. Thought he was very good against Exeter, a distinct improvement from the first time I saw him, against Palace away last season.

He didn't make an impact here, but then it was very hard for any player to make an impact here judging by how shyte we were for the last couple of seasons. Seemingly he's turned his life around and all credit to him, but I'd rather set our sights elsewhere. Still, as has been said, in Pards we trust.

re: Reo-Coker, I think it's a fair statement of intent to have players of his calibre touted around. Ok, we all doubt we could obtain a Reo-Coker, but we have the finances, it'd fantastic to stun the football world and bring in a quality player or two. (Although if this does happen I'd be suprised if it happened in January and not at the end of the season). I'd personally like us to nick a Portsmouth player, just to wind them up a bit, mind you, have they got anyone worth having...

Would you call it resting players, or giving the squad players a chance to shine? Do we want to look like ****s on 3rd round day? No. The Luton game is a chance for Lallana, Lambert and Connolly to find some form again. It's up to Pardew though, of that much I'm sure.

We must have some money to spend in January, but not to throw around willy nilly. If the right player is available for a reasonable fee, sign them up. New loans can be as effective as new signings...

I'd be suprised if Chelsea let us keep Mellis, we haven't used him much of late, and I'm sure Chelsea would rather see him get regular first team football. Waigo's a season loan anyway, which saves the worrying. Antonio hasn't been great, but I still think we should keep him, I doubt Reading would want him back, and he can be effective from the subs bench.

Colchester was always going to be a tough place to go. Moving on, a nice break now with the FA Cup, and the excitement of a transfer window for Pardew to strengthen - and not in a hurry like at the beginning of the season. By the end of January, we'll be better placed to judge how the season will pan out, both in terms of squad strength and January results. I'm looking forward to it.

Amen to the transfer window then.

As nicknames go, this is cruel. ;-)

Winning goals for Bournemouth and Charlton and my £300 accumulator comes in.

"No" then. :-D

Last game of the year sums our year up! 2010 can't be worse. Can it?

I like the line up, suprised he's dropped Perry; Connolly and Waigo would have an effect off the bench. We can win this! Fingers crossed, wood touched.

John-Joe O'Toole was an excellent capture in League One, and it shows how important it can be to have a manager with contacts. Pardew has these, so I'm looking forward to the next few years.

We need a win to keep the play-off push going, but Colchester are in a great run of their own. I'd very happily take a draw here. 1-1.

Papa Waigo - has a touch of class, a finishing touch and scares defenders. He has cons, such as running offside too often, and can fade out of games when things aren't going his way. You CAN see why he was playing in Serie A though, to an extent. Antonio - for someone playing in non-league not so long ago, this isn't a fair comparison. Waigo is clearly the better player, but Antonio has his plus points too. He's fast, you can't deny him that, and though he is a one trick pony, he does have success with that particlar trick, though not all the time. On the times I've seen him play this season, I've not been too impressed, however against Exeter he was working hard for things to come off. His cross isn't bad, his throw ins are a threat. Waigo would be in my starting XI, Antonio on the bench, though I would try to keep Antonio for the second half of the season.

I'm one of the so-called floaters, I can't make every game but try to make it down to St Mary's when I can. The next game I can make is the Huddersfield match, though it falls on my girlfriend's birthday, so I've got some presents to buy her to be able to make it.

...and provide the good assist for Papa's goal. He was quiet, yes, but was always working. There's only ten spots on the poll, you can't have everyone in there.