Well I was supposing, it was a difficult example to convey. Anyway ENOUGH of this. It's not important.

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Give me Fletcher every time -- that guy will never hide from view when the going gets rough, and he can play a bit too.

Admittedly, he has improved recently but he still misplaces an awful lot of passes and runs around in circles. The only problem is, he doesn't have he pace to play that kind of pressing game.

Carrick gets his foot on the ball and keeps things moving. Not so with Fletcher. I'd like to see some stats relating to his overall pass interception rate since he signed. If the man was a Spaniard or French, he would get the recognition he deserves.

If the man was a Spaniard or French, he would get the recognition he deserves.

I'm trying to get my head round this idea of an England international at a BRC somehow not getting the credit he deserves. It's ludicrous.

I'm also disturbed by people leaping to Darren Fletcher's defence. The more of a joke he's considered at Man Utd, the better he plays for Scotland. Don't jinx it, you buggers.

Portsmouth only had two white players in the starting XI last night and finished with only one. Is this a record? Is it crass to notice and pass comment?

I don't think it's crass Harri.

In the early 90's I saw Villa play with an almost all black team at times. The manager - Ron Atkinson

How much of it is down to Willy mackay (is that his name?) trading largely in francophone african and black french footballers?

So, anyone coming round to my way of thinking yet?

Not really.

You will.

I must be winning over a few converts by now. They've already despatched Manchester United with two clinical strikes, survived an onslaught against free-scoring Stoke and shown great character to carve out a victory against a notoriously resilient Manchester City side. I reckon if they hit their target of three points in November, they're shoo-ins for the title.

Well we may as well give them the Premiership Trophy now then.

As I certainly can't remember a Liverpool team from recent years starting strongly only to slide out of contention in January.

I really can't imagine how horrible the world would be if Liverpool won the title.

You won't need to imagine.

Still just me in the red corner, then?

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I really can't imagine how horrible the world would be if Liverpool won the title.

It seems like a funny thing to say, that. And a funnier thing to agree with. But I agree with it nevertheless. I spent my childhood watching an awesome Liverpool team accrue their last titles of their glut. But there's something I find so unseemly about the current generation's team. I think it's probably because during the Shankly, Paisley and Daglish eras, they were an organic, tight-knit unit who were the ultimate proof of the importance of stability, camaraderie and teamwork. Whereas the current lot are the same as everyone else. An expensively assembled bunch of no-name johnnies. And it makes me sick. Sick I tell you.

This is a picture of anyone who disagrees with me.

While I agree that it would not be a triumph for attractive, flowing football were this Liverpool side to win the league, you'd have to say that at least it would save the world from the hideous spectacle of seeing Cristiano Ronaldo/Gary Neville/Rio Ferdinand or John Terry/Didier Drogba/Nic Anelka waving the Premiership trophy about and gurning their cumface into the Sky cameras (again).