S-Clarke

It would be a step backwards imo. Zola seems a good fella, but he just hasn't got any real experience - especially at this level which is critical for us.

I'm apprehensive.

I really do not trust Cortese anymore Pilch.

no more signings for us - might as well close this thread.

It stinks to high heaven along with the other decisions cortese has made. this has really really ****ed me off, it's such a critical time and i can tell you for a fact that the players loved playing for Pardew and Wally Downes. This is going to completely unsettle the team and we'll struggle now, after such a promising result on saturday.

what on earth is cortese doing he's been waiting to do this for a while, but the timing utterly beggars belief. what an idiot. This will now probably cost us any chance of a top 2 spot, it's ruined our season.

You go into win every game. As pards says - it's only about the next game. At the end of the day these are professional football league players, they should be able to cope with Saturday > Tuesday games. I say go all out to win it with our best avaliable team, losing cup games isn't going to improve the confidence of the players. We should be good enough to cope with the demands. (+ it's our trophy, we want to retain it!!!)

Without him we're much weaker and less potent. He's an exciting player to watch and is a fantastic talent at this level. Yes he'll frustrate, but he'll also counter-act that by producing moments of magic. Just enjoy him as when he plays well, i think we're lucky to have him as he could easily go up a level.

You'll be surprised to hear this but he's....injured, for a change.

Looks like Charlie Austin could be leaving our league....millwall have made a bid. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6345836,00.html

what the heck is the guardian doing reporting from that website?

Knee injury, pardew is very concerned.

Thought it was his ankle, real shame. they've been putting off an operation and nursing him through, i think it's now time for the op.

Apparently it's Adams knee which is his problem, and it's a ''big big worry, and not all is rosy today''

ditto, the interviewer actually asked if the 2 players wanted to come and Contrill said ''yes, they both want to come here and everything on that front is pretty much done.'' bizzare moves for both, seeing as Lawrence was set for a move to Celtic at one point.

Liam Lawrence and Kitson set to sign according to Contrill. not sure how they should be allowed to get away with that tbh.

Yeah it's blackpool he's going to. He was left out of wycombes game and was at Bloomfield road for blackpools game against fulham http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6344098,00.html

We've got what we deserved, at last. We've played well in bursts this season but haven't been able to sustain it. at last we've been dominant over a full 90mins and we've utterly blown away a top 10 team, there are plenty more teams in this league that are worse than rovers - so this result is fantastic.

Guly sounds like he's been involved in everything since he's been on.

we are class, we've utterly blown them away.

i don't think you can read anything into his first touch!

lol gully wins it, then looses it.

wooo gully time

connolly.....saved. booo

i feel sorry for barnard, he's doing everything right and is probably our most lively player - but it's just not falling for him.