kolo toure: and now somehow about Theo

[Ollie the Optimist]

The playing well this year bit

A couple of games doesnt make up for total shitness in August and September

a couple of games? do you watch the matches? oh stupid question you dont, so you have no idea

[Niall_Quinn]

...just replying to NQ who has the annoying habit of trivialising everything to money

I have a habit of outing trivial people who reduce everything to money.

[Niall_Quinn]

i was talking about ach not you

Okay, just gave myself a proxy punch in the head on your behalf.

[Niall_Quinn]

The playing well this year bit

A couple of games doesnt make up for total shitness in August and September

He's playing well now. That's what we want our players to do isn't it? If he's shit in September and now he's playing well it means he's improved. Something else we want our players to do.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'll admit it when I am wrong. I'm not yet

Best crosser in the team - finally we have one. Coming on leaps and bounds at the back and a constant threat going forward. From a kid who was playing where 2 years ago? He's been sent out to the slaughter on occasion, made his debut in the CL, been a part of our winning run. You're weird, you play up the guys who continue to fail to deliver to their potential - like Walcott and Chamakh - and slaughter the players who go beyond what we thought they were capable of. It sounds a bit like you're taking your frustrations at the general situation out on players who don't deserve it but at the same time giving wasters a free ride.

Or else you are a WUM.

One of the two.

[Cripps_orig]

He's playing well now. That's what we want our players to do isn't it? If he's shit in September and now he's playing well it means he's improved. Something else we want our players to do.

Lets wait a while before doing an Ollie and thinking hes come good.

After a year and 2 months of being awful, it'll take more than a couple of games before im fully convinced.

Yes hes done well recently and long may it continue

[Master Splinter]

He's playing well now. That's what we want our players to do isn't it? If he's shit in September and now he's playing well it means he's improved. Something else we want our players to do.

WUMs gonna WUM.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lets wait a while before doing an Ollie and thinking hes come good.

After a year and 2 months of being awful, it'll take more than a couple of games before im fully convinced.

Yes hes done well recently and long may it continue

Fair enough, so you at least admit he's been capable of performing at this level. That's impressive enough for me. Nobody is saying he's the next international superstar, but he's added something we didn't have to the team, not just the crossing but also the good sense to boot it clear when in doubt. We've need a player like him for a while. Merts is the same, more steady than spectacular which is exactly what we need.

[Cripps_orig]

Best crosser in the team - finally we have one. Coming on leaps and bounds at the back and a constant threat going forward. From a kid who was playing where 2 years ago? He's been sent out to the slaughter on occasion, made his debut in the CL, been a part of our winning run. You're weird, you play up the guys who continue to fail to deliver to their potential - like Walcott and Chamakh - and slaughter the players who go beyond what we thought they were capable of. It sounds a bit like you're taking your frustrations at the general situation out on players who don't deserve it but at the same time giving wasters a free ride.

Or else you are a WUM.

One of the two.

I could say the same about you and your laughable critisisms of Walcott which you've been very quiet about since the Chelsea game

Wonder why?

As for Jenkinson, he was shite pre season and even worse at the start of the season. He was even crap in midweek v Marseille. He might have played well v WBA but one game in a season doesnt make a player good

[Ollie the Optimist]

Lets wait a while before doing an Ollie and thinking hes come good.

After a year and 2 months of being awful, it'll take more than a couple of games before im fully convinced.

Yes hes done well recently and long may it continue

well no cos he hasnt been shit for a year and two months he hasnt been great at times, but he has been be dam good at other times, that run from december till carling cup final he was a beast