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Less scratching and some goals from the guy would be great, he is getting drawn into match long disputes with defenders, and forgetting what we pay him for.

If he is going to play him, he needs help in front of him, maybe a couple of buses ?

I couldn't stand it if José was forced out, there's no one out there I would rather see at the club than him. He's signed up for the long term, let's ride this out ffs.

but Ivan shouldn't be playing anyway. The radio just said 80% of our goal against have come down his side of the pitch.Agreed, none of us will ever know what went on, we just go with the latest rumour, if there is any truth in the rumours I don't think it will ever come out. Eva will get a settlement with a gagging clause no doubt

swearing wasn't the problem. It was suggested he made sexist comments, but he has been cleared of that

The Bamford situation is annoying. Farmed out to Palace and not getting a look in. How is that good for his development ?

he needs to start doing the job he is handsomely paid for

I think you're right she'll be looking for a BIG payout though !If the club have any sense they will pay her off with a gagging clause added.

agreed, with Costa there's always suspensions, and his hamstring is like s ticking time bomb.I prefer Remy as backup, but José doesn't seem to fancy him. Falcao was a crazy decision, Utd must have been laughing when we took him on.

Yeah. We all lose our tempers, nothing new there, and that should have been the end of it. José gave the story legs with his daft TV outburst on it, totally unprofessional, he should have kept it in house and sorted it. I'm afraid on this ocassion he got it very wrong, anyway, let's get a win tomorrow with some decent football, and let's hope THAT player gets back to form.

you could add "the terrible" after his Christian name, quite apt really.

Dunno, she's not a GP, abusing her position.Anyway, there are loads of rumours, that's just football gossip, depending on who you listen to, that out of form player is involved with someone else related to someone v.important !

where's that mate ?Edit....just read it. Biggest surprise in that piece was that Fabregas has escaped his wrath ! To be fair, if he is bawling players out, they deserve it, the fact that he is having a go at Ivan is great, but the comment to "Dave" seem a little off. Terry has adopted the right attitude, head down and working to get back in the team. Those players need a kick up the backside, I'm pleased they are getting a rocket from him.

Falcao will never be the player he was before his injury. I'm afraid his best years are behind him, an odd goal here and there is the best we can hope for. Does anyone think any other top European club would have signed him ? Barca, Rael, Bayern, City etc etc.??

José is definitely the manager for this club. Sure its s bad patch, and he seems to be dropping and picking players that don't seem to make sense, but I am convinced he will get it right. Maybe this year we don't win anything, that doesn't really bother me, but we need to see that he has a vision for our playing style and for our development going forward. It seems to be sadly lacking at the moment.

As it was Greg Dyke's team that cleared José of sexist remarks, that should be the end of it. At the time if only José had left it at that and not compounded it with his TV interview, it wouldn't have mattered. Fact is, he made an arse of himself and dragged the club into a situation that was easily avoided. We really don't need this distraction at a time when the club needs to be unified. Let's get back to football with a win on Saturday, pay Eva off and avoid an employment tribunal and move on.

I'd be surprised if anyone at the FA or PL claimed that that abuse was "banter"_ not unless they wanted the bullet !

The sexism claim is ridiculous. José was daft all thru this, and compounded it with the comments about medics not knowing the game, it should have stayed within the club, he widened it out and made it a national talking point.

I don't think she has milked it. I can't even remember her saying anything about it .It should have been forgotten after the game, it was José who continued it by going on national TV and slagging off the medics.

fantastic work here mate.Do you know if the top stand is the same height all round or is it "wavy" like the emeritus ?

The chap either needs to be moved into the middle or rested. Leaving him exposed on the right in every game is madness.

I just wish he hadn't taken that freekick v Walsall !

It's a strange one, this is the squad that cantered to the title last season. Something isn't right behind the scenes I think.

Thinking back to José getting sacked before, didn't he have s bust up with Terry before the Rosenberg game ? Story at the time was Terry wouldn't come out for the warm up and had to be coaxed out by team mates ?edit....found article on "blue champions" website....don't know how to link, or how much truth is in it, but its an interesting read

There's more chat on the train home between fans when we lose than when we win, it never changed. When we are losing we tend to analyse the game more and look at team selection , tactics etc. It doesn't mean we are happy to lose it means we are concerned and want it put right.