Carling Cup Football. Yes, Spoilers...
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Been impressed with him all season, he's been our best midfielder. Maybe the Barry stuff gave him a kick up the backside, saying that he ended last season excellently too.
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We beat their first team 2-1.
I make that 2 wins against Liverpool so far this season
It now gives me permission to rip the urine out of the many Pool supporters at work who were bigging themselves up this morning.
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Don't think I've ever seen a player so positionally inept.
If Rafa had any sense he'd try and offload him in January but that won't happen and he'll play him regardless of how poorly he performs
There is a lot to learn from the game today, shame we lost obviously, but its also good to get the carling cup out of the schedule and it'll hopefully- HOPEFULLY show Benitez that his £7m left back he bought in the summer is utter garbage.
And as fort Degen, I wouldn't trust him to carry out my garbage, let alone defend my team.
And as fort Degen, I wouldn't trust him to carry out my garbage, let alone defend my team.
I don't see why Benitez was planning on selling him for 16 mil and getting Barry for 18 mil in the first place-he's ten times the player that Barry is!!!
Watching these goals Dossena was actually at fault for all four! That's almost impressive!
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Just seen replay and Bale did get the ball! Good decision ref!
I really thought that was a penalty.
I really thought that was a penalty.
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lol, sorry guys 
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I have put a pic up from the paper at work after every game we go unbeaten and so far the superstition is working. I may need a bigger desk soon.
Don't think I've ever seen a player so positionally inept.
If Rafa had any sense he'd try and offload him in January but that won't happen and he'll play him regardless of how poorly he performs
There's been talk of him being sold in January and tbf to Benitez, Aurelio's been playing ahead of Dossena. Problem with Aurelio is he can't play more than 2 games in a row.
Initially the idea was to sell Alonso and get Barry for a profit, for some reason though when nobody was willing to match our price for Alonso (reportedly it was closer to £20m rather than £16m) Rafa still wanted Barry instead of a winger. Glad the way it's worked out though, Riera's been excellent and like you say Alonso's far better than Barry.
Just seen replay and Bale did get the ball! Good decision ref!
I really thought that was a penalty.
It wasn't a penalty but there's no way the ref seen that.
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I've always rated Alonso.... would have him at WHL but Huddlestone has suddenly stepped up his game 
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He must have seen the ball change direction otherwise he'd have given it surely?
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I've always rated Alonso.... would have him at WHL but Huddlestone has suddenly stepped up his game
Agreed. Alonso as back up to Huddlestone?
It took a super slow-mo from an angle in the crowd to even see that. Unless Mike Riley has one of those built into his dome, I would strongly doubt it.
I was convinced it was a penalty. On seeing that it isn't, Riley got it right in hindsight but I strongly doubt he saw what was the tiniest of touches.
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Highlights on terrestrial?
they might be 2nd string but id hardly call them poor
and spurs didn't exactly have a full strength team out either