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With france you never know which team Will turn up - the world beaters or the surrender monkeys! I hope and think Wales are more than capable of getting to the final, winning it would mean beating one of the big three, South Africa ( we almost did in the pool game and were unlucky not to), Australlia (beaten by Ireland and looking vunerable) or New Zealand (ummmmmm....).

I think Adam's doing alright, he knocks the ball around quite well. Yes he's no Alonso, but hardly anyone is. He does a job, and will probably be on the bwnch when Gerrard is fit again anyway

Wasn't a red card, the ref got that wrong, but it was definately a penalty. Hopefullynwe can use the man advantage in the second half. Still have Stevie and Bellamy to bring on as well.

Hardly mediocrity compared to where we were when he took over though is it! It's not even Christmas and we're 5th. We finished 6th last year and when Kenny took Over Woy was doing his best to get us relegated. So that's ever so slightly harsh to say he's delivered mediocrity!!

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I agree about Carra, that said I wouldn't play either of them, at least Flannagan has some pace to cope with Bale. Carragher woul be eaten alive!

God we're shite! Skrtel is awful (as usual), Carragher is well out of it. The Midfield (other than Lucas) have ben over run and we look completely toothless. What happened to the team that battered Bolton?!

We're utter shite at the moment. It's like we forgot how to play this week. And cab we please drop Skertel and Carragher now? We'd be better with a proper right back and Coates in defence

I think against the Boks we need someone a bit one dimentional. They'll play a massively physical and dirty game, so being able to fight fire with fire in some way would be a handy thing

Wales Line Up vs South Africa James Hook; George North, Jon Davies, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams; Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips; Paul James, Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Luke Charteris, Alun Wyn Jones, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (capt), Toby Faletau. Replacements: Ryan Bevington, Lloyd Burns, Bradley Davies, Andy Powell, Tavis Knoyle, Scott Williams, Leigh Halfpenny. Playing Faletau is such a bad idea, would have been better off with Andy Powell for a bit more physicality and agression. Supprised he's playing Charteris and not Bradley Davis too if I'm honest.

I actually enjoyed that. Not the best episode ever, but hardly crap by any stretch. There's been FAR worse than that since Doctor Who came back (Fear Her for example)

Since we're listing: Tennant - Smith - Davidson - Tom Baker - McGann - Pertwee - Troughton - McCoy - Ecclesone - Hartnell - Colon Baker. And I don't even really dialoke Colon Baker, his run is juat the weekest i feel. Tennant will alway be "My Doctor" the one who I started with, even if I can't stand a lot of RTD's stuff (he wrote one or twobdecwnt episodes but i thi k he's mostly a self congratulating hack). Matt Smith is running his awfulky close though

Not really. Had a purple patch just after Kenny had taken over but other than that he was really average at best. Shits out of tackles and has a habit of going missing for long stretches of games. To be honest I'm more disappointed that Aquilani went than Meireles. I'm just a bit miffed we didn't hold Chelsea up for more or insisted on Sturridge or Malouda in exchange.

That is awesome! The idea of an English team producing something like that amuses me

I just don't see him makibg the step from club rugby to the international stage. Playing well in the Magners is one thing, but a World Cup is a whole different class, and I don't think Faletau has the quality to make that step. I' feel a lot more confortable with Ryan Jones at 8. Out of interest, what's your opinion of Andy Powell? Soild hand and good at the breakdown. Also great for al comedy value

I just don't see him makibg the step from club rugby to the international stage. Playing well in the Magners is one thing, but a World Cup is a whole different class, and I don't think Faletau has the quality to make that step. I' feel a lot more confortable with Ryan Jones at 8.

The Wales form recently has been good, other than one or two little blips such as Faletau beibg a bit shit at international level. We should get out of the pool in second place, and get revenge on Fuji in the process.

£4 million was the figure I read somewhere, may have been the Daily Post. I'd happily see him go on a free if it get's the wages off the bill.

I'm really, really hoping he signs on. It's not even worth bothering without Venkman!

This. Joe Cole is a shaddow of his former self, as last season with us showed. He tries and tries but just doesnt have it in him anymore. That said, I'd love 'Arry to pay £4 million for him and his massive wages

You know the squad is down to bare bones when he's your best attacking option

I was more refering to it being a challenge on Lucas

Rockbox called it!

Cracking shot from Kelly, and another good save

It's more that we can't keep hold of the ball to do anything with it. But we do need more options, Suarez would be ideal. Rodreguez is another possibility