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Ah but there it was the same for both teams except that we have about a milllion internationals and they probaby have about 2. Looked to have had a distinct effect on both Mané and Long actually, don't know how much Long played in the 2 Irish games though but Mané played twice. Citeh play tonight in a game they must win, won't be easy and they might get knocks, either to their pride or their physical integrity or both which might be handy. Nasri first I hope, dangerous little crapper..

In fact without Guzan thay'd be in a pretty bad way. Like him as a keeper myself, no doubt he has some "black box" weakness that i've not seen enough of him to notice but he plays pretty well every time that I see him.

We did try that a couple of times, not enough may be but no one got on the end of it, nor did it hit anyone. Think sticking out a leg is being coached out of players now at the highest level, except for at Arsenal of course where it would seem to be actively encouraged.

But Guzan was by far the better keeper, wonder how much he'd have cost us last summer.

If it's of any consolation to irene the french commentators called it criminal goalkeeping that you see in kids matches.

Let us then say facts presented in a stringent way, still think you got a lot of grief that you shouldn't have done though. Boruc was a good keeper, bit injury prone but he should have at least got a chance this season.

Ah the 64 million dollar question, Boruc had his very own thread a while back, I'm sure all the info is contained within it, we even had someone close to him participating in it,he just wasn't rated by the new management team or Reed or whatever and it was known long before Forster got here. We have hired an ex-England GK coach, Forster is one of his chicks so there was no way Boruc would be number 1, find the thread and read it would be my counsel to you if you really want to know.

Nothing is traceable if it's hiding place is dark enough, anyway the tracers are easily enough disabled. Probably already on it's way to south america or the far east. Memphis Raines strikes again eh.

Boruc was dropped because Forster was bought as a number 1 keeper, don't think the club ever made any secret of the fact, didn't RK actually say so, provoking months of vitriol from "Irene"?

Don't feel the need to feel sorry for stupid dorks who can't watch a game of football without having the prospect of a financial benefit to offset a defeat. Bookies prey on that sort of stupidity. Should be outlawed in the same way as confidence tricksters preying on old folks.

Probably judst needed a game to get the ANC qualifiers last week out of his system, probably quite hot in Africa just now, damp cold Villa Park might not have been easy to adjust. It's one of the drawbacks of regular african national team players. Constant long voyages and the climate change coupled with them. Got to give the bloke some slack really. Look at Yaya, he'd not been so great for a while, probably for exactly the same reasons, the ANC is a pain in the butt, every 2 years like that means they're in perpetual qualifying tournaments for the major nations who have a chance of making the WC final stages as well.

It was a good result, silly goal of course but the fact that we got a draw after being behind is quite ground breaking for us recently I think. Villa have become a bit of a bogey team for us and you just knew that Agbonlahor would score a breakaway goal. Thought Hutton had a really good game for them, tough nut, should be playing for a better club than Villa and Guzan pulled off the odd good save and commanded his box well.

There is a thing which sometimes affects some African players when they've been down in there homelands a bit, they seem to lose all sense of discipline, I remember a friend who was coaching at Lens at the time telling me that the most of them were useless for the rest of the season after the ANC. African football is different, less disciplined on the whole and players get into the habit of extemporising a bit. Still it was only fdor 2 games this time and I'm sure that Mané will be better against Citeh, Hutton had him in his pocket yesterday, in fact Hutton had a pretty good game.

We might have a few more clues on the answers after their game tonight, if they get dumped out of Europe there may well be a reaction one way or t'other.

I thought we were OK, just wasteful from 25 yds out onwards, still not convinced by Long really. NB which sarky buggers voted for Forster then ? Nothing to do and when he did have he cocked it up,

It's our usual first choice side less Davis and with Long isn't it, or am I being obtuse. Cork isn't amongst Ronald's base structure I think.

Burgess Road is a real dog at the end of a marathon (as it was when Southampton had a marathon anyway) perhaps after 19 k or so it won't be so bad but that remains to be seen? The bridge is ok if there's not much wind but if you've got a 3/4 head wind in one direction or other it's a pain. Never run over it in competion in the two directions so may not be so easy on the way back. Old soton marathon went town-woolston just the once and iirc there wasn't too much wind that day, Peartree Avenue is a bit of a drag though, then again I haven't looked at the route yet but if you go over the bridge unless there's a loop round Netley or something you have to go up Peartree a bit I think, or Newtown Rd which can't be much better. NB I ran Lordshill once, doesn't it go up Toot Hill anymore, if it does it's certainly not flat.

Villa innit.

5 chavs getting chucked off the Oriana is far more interesting though.

The old fool getting injured or suspended for a few games would probably be the ideal solution for Liverpool actually.

You mean that Gerrard will still be first choice CM when he's nigh on 40? It's all they need to do, put the knob out to pasture and replace him with someone who can actually perform the role he's supposed to be playing and let someone else blast the free kicks over the bar for a while. Gerrard is finished, he's their biggest problem.

But he shouldn't be out there defending against a speedy winger, where was the LB...oh it was Johnson...explains everything. Liverpool have it all wrong, dropped Moreno cos he was cack against err whoever beat them last time and replaced him with a RB(if you can call him that) who's always cack anywhere. Rodgers is cocking up everything, or perhaps it's Gerrard, who knows who's picking the team just now.

Can't see why there's any discussion about him returning really, he went to Scouse knowing full well that he wouldn't be first choice front man, he's not, he's assuming the role he went there to perform so why exactly he'd want to leave stumps me. They'll probably actually qualify for the knock out stages of the CL so doubt that he'll go anywhere at any time soon. Liverpool know what they need to do to correct their freefall and it doesn't involve loaning out Lambert.

Bearsy? Probably got a BJ in the stationery cupboard, either that or had a shît in the woods..

Tadic appears in the photo gallery, Morgan doesn't, then again there aren't that many photos. Doubt Morgan will start tonight, Cork+Wanyama or Wanyama+Reed no doubt.