Malcolm X

That is relegation type luck.

Agree with this. But it is the two-thirds that counts and I am confident we will have a great two thirds of the season. We should have all our players back after the internationals and all hell should break loose after that.

Yes abso - f*cking - lutely we would be insane to replace a top class manager. The sacrifices Rafa has made for this club and the highs he has given us over the last five years, far outweigh any lows we have experienced. He has made mistakes but that is understandable because he is human. I can tell you if I had to take the same amount of sh*t in my job as Rafa has taken, I would have walked well before the sun had set. The reason Rafa has not walked out is because he truly loves the club and believes in us. He is not a quitter, the man has cojones. I think it is about time we stand by him through this crisis.

Did you just wait for them to equalise so you could say this. F*cking numbwit. No actually scrap that - you are a Grade A c*nt. F*ck off, f*ck right off.

I don't think the manager wanted to sell him this summer. Alonso forced the move.

And your dad was going to provide the funds wasnt he? This clearly shows how f*cking clueless you are. Were you in the North Pole last season because I think giving someone 23 games IS giving them a fair chance. But you know better.

Then we lose against Lyon because Torres and Benayoun are f*cked for that and all of a sudden I can see you saying 'Rafa has f*cking lost it, that is it. We had no chance of winning the league and now he has blown the Champions League.' Yep he cant win either way. And for the record Benayoun was fading fast in the game.

The Greek should have picked up Zamora before Insua.

I think by the time we are able to field a full strength side we will be well and truly out of the running for the league. I cannot believe our f*cking luck against injuries.

He has some elegance about him. He moves very smoothly across the pitch. I hope he stays fit because I sure as hell am looking forward to a Masch-Aquilani-Gerrard-Torres axis.

Cracking article http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/20...ester-ferdinand

As was Old Trafford away. He seems to have a thing for Utd.

It is partly Alonso's fault for wanting to go. But mostly down to the owners. Before the summer he was told he had 20 million to spend plus Keane money plus sales. That would come to say 71 million. Aquilani and Johnson cost 37 million combined which leaves us with 34 million. That all went to the owners' backpockets. Pair of greedy barstewards.

Maybe because we had Alonso last year and this year we dont.

We are playing like a relegation side at the moment. And getting the same kind of luck as a relegation side.

I've come to terms with it that Rafa will never win the f*cking league, never. He royally screwed up this summer and deserves the fair share of blame for our pathetic performances. Why the f*ck would you buy a crocked player that will not f*cking play until late October by which time you are already out of the running for the league. Why Rafa, why?

4 f*cking defeats already, f*ck me Rafa sort it out quick.

Exactly. And I said before this Prince Faisal is bloody tough cookie. He is not going to give in that easily. I am quitely confident.

I work in Saudi and I have spoken to various people about this Prince. All of them have said the same thing in that whilst he is very rich (filthy rich at that) and very well connected, he is also a very shrewd businessman. He will not just throw his money away or accept the first price that is quoted to him. There is probably a whole lot of negotiating left to be done before he even considers parting with his cash. They also said he does not like to share ownership so if he invests he will most likley go for at least 75% shareholding. If he does invest then, according to these people, we can expect to receive some serious backing. They said that he is currently a majority shareholder in a football club in Saudi which has won a number of domestic trophies over the last few years and currently has the best defender, best midfielder and best striker playing in the domestic league.

If he has the same impact as our previous number 4 then we are in for one hell of a time.

I reckon we'll lose today, have a bad feeling about this one.

Give Sunderland Turner and get McShane in return. Fantastic bit of business there by Phil 'The Magnificent' Brown.

That is part of it but the key to zonal marking is to attack the ball when it comes in your zone. You have to be aggressive. Our central defenders just seem sh*t scared. They need to get a f*cking grip.

Memo to the defence - PLEASE DO NOT F*CK IT UP NOW.

Torres, you are ridiculous.