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Does anyone think that maybe, just maybe, going out of the cup at the first hurlde might assist us for the rest of the season? League Cup QF, CL v Barcelona, league games to make sure we finish top 4.... I reckon its better to get knocked out early than later, reasoning is that your still knocked out and so dont win it, but replays, more games are not necessarily a good thing - tiredness, injuries etc etc. Help me here as I'm looking for positives after being knocked out of a major cup comp. I'm not suggesting this is ideal or what I would have wanted but given a choice of cups I'd take the CL thanks. Perhaps we'll look back in May and say it was a blessing I dont know. But going out to Arsenal is no embarassment and I'd rather it happened now and give us an opportunity to focus elsewhere than it happenned in April in a semi final. I'm sure there are many who'll disagree and are (rightly) upset that we're out. Just trying to look at the bigger picture my self. Thats all!

agree but no way was the challenge on Kuyt a peno

watching the 3rd go in I couldnt believe how slow he was. It was a soft goal. That stood out for me more than anything else today

He is similar in height/build to Klose. I have to say I wouldnt be too peturbed to see this link to Newcastle coming to fruition. For his height he is really poor at heading the ball at goal, fine for flick ons and such but anyone at 6ft7 can manage that. As for attacking the ball, with power from 12 yards or so, his scoring rate is poor. If he could attack the ball and as if he knew what he was doing I think you could add 10 goals to his total this season.

Finnan is Mr. Consistent. Consistently good. That really is all you need to know about him and his performances.

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good work NHE. fair play for carrying the fight to them/him. all joking aside its an issue than needs to be set straight and the myths have carried on for far too long in the 'popular' media. top marks for carrying this through.

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feck, he did seem unconscious on motd after the challenge temporarily. looked like a knee to the head. Glass man jokes aside he got a bad knock, hope he's ok.

it was a dive but not the worst I've seen this season, guess that says it all really, hope the game doesnt go that way as it will wind me up no end regardless of who is playing, hate to see it full stop.

an unseasonally warm period could scuppoer their plans....