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Superb centre half, watched him a number of times as well summer target Biyik. I'd prefer Biyik as he's a complete man mountain but Astori is also a superb alternative. He's more than just a stopper, he's also not bad with the ball too.

Has anyone watched much of it this year? Due to my betting, I've managed to take in quite a few games and have to say, thoroughly enjoyed it... especially Roma under Zeman, wow. Anyway, has anyone ever been to an Italian football match (in particular, Roma) and can they recommend any places to stay/go to in Rome? Thinking about going out there for either the Inter or Cagliari game. Ta in advance!

They looked at him after they sacked Kean, apparently this guy only just missed out. Should be interesting to watch how this develops...

Matt Mills?

No. We should treat him with the contempt he so clearly deserves.

Ah, of course. The pitch. I knew something must have prevented them from steaming to victory.

It was an absolute surprise they appointed him anyway. He's been mediocre as best as a manager. Mark Hughes incoming IMO

This. Besides, there isn't a striker available to us on the bench I'd swap him for. If he was to get injured now, it'd likely throw our gameplan into chaos. We'd have to integrate someone else into the side, they'd have to get familiar with the players around him and that takes time etc... He should be our first choice striker, regardless, until the end of the season. Then we can review the situation.

What's the latest from the propaganda office? Was the referee overawed by the big occasion and were Crawley playing their cup final?

Lambert is arguably one of our most intelligent footballers on the field. It's the mobility he doesn't have.

You can add all the height you want, if you're sh1te in the air defensively then there is no point in making that "tactical" switch.

The defence has been much improved but to think of Shaw, Yoshida and Davis up against this horrible lot isn't filling me with confidence. Big Jos time?

Fantastic performance. Far better than Fulham. Should have won it really, but we were just a little off-the-pace in the final third sometimes. We'll never be out of games against these kind of sides... it's just a case of how many of these games we convert into points... after all, a brave loss still gets 0 points.

Fantastic performance. Far better than Fulham. Should have won it really, but we were just a little off-the-pace in the final third sometimes. We'll never be out of games against these kind of sides... it's just a case of how many of these games we convert into points... after all, a brave loss still gets 0 points.

Sha la la la la la la la la WTFILN

Davis behind Lambert apparently... Ramirez on the left

Maybe so, but plenty of players find their way back.

Shawcross, if he'd come here. Palacios too, for those away games when you just need a bit of steel in the middle...

Yeah, that'd be nice - but don't surprised if someone from the mongboard sneaks in the toilet after Adam and tries to collect stool samples or something. They simply MUST know the goss...

Looooooooooooooooooool I'm definitely going to be reading the Villa board tonight... it's pretty miserable at the best of times irrespective of how they're performing

Lmfao. Rickie Lambert written off after not even half a season. Superb backing of someone who has contributed so much and additionally, has been impressive since he's stepped up to the PL. If he's been "found out" and isn't good enough for the PL, then we can safely write off at least a third of all Premier League strikers as well.

If we had 3-5 more points than we do now, it's unlikely this question would never have arisen.

This. Everyone out.

Depends on the result.

In not so recent times but certainly in the past 10-15 years, James Beattie was a snip at £1m. Pahars, also.