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I can't stand this fucking show. Spoon feeding shite to the masses. Producing bland music, bland popstars by the dozen. You've got to give it to Simon Cowell, though. He's not soft. Making millions and millions of pounds doing what he does. It still doesn't excuse the fact that I can't stand what he does. And the amount of people that actually buy the shite music and like the good songs that get killed on that show. Thoughts?

Much like the same post I made pre transfer window but with the realisation now that having had my rant we can't change the past so let's look to the future. I still believe everything I said in that last post but ... We continue to play teams off the park for fun and prove that first team wise we're capable of mixing it with the best thing league has to offer. Today was probably the most impressive performance of the season along with against United at Anfield but once again the negatives that are holding us back were all too obvious. First off I've always been on Henderson's side and while not being too overawed with his performance against Arsenal regardless of people fawning over the goal and assist, I was much more impressed with him today. Add in Gerrard being able to play to this level for a year or two more at least and we've got a real partnership there that has a really nice balance to it as long as Lucas is there behind to allow them to do what they do. Johnson should always be played on the right, I hate seeing him on the left and while I can think of some good games he has had there he's just much better on his natural side and we're a better side when he and Enrique are both on the pitch together. Agger continues to be a quality defender who, if not for injury the sky would have been the limit, given his class and commitment to the club he deserves his spot in our side. Sturridge and Suarez? Well I think someone on TalkSport for once actually nailed it, there's no better partnership in the prem already. It's a joy to watch two players with such quality. Then you have your maybes who are on the fringe of being quality players but through injury or inconsistency or lack of games arn't there yet. Sterling, Suso, Coutinho, Kelly (injury only), Wisdom, Robinson, Allen, Coates. These players need to step up or in Kelly's case have a bit of luck and suddenly we're on our way to having a squad. Then there are the players that have gone backwards this season and cost us time and again in big games. Reina and Skrtel. I think both of these players are on borrowed time Reina especially. Reina - Jones - Gulacsi ? Not enough quality or depth. Reina has been regressing for a while now and Jones is a good back up keeper but no more. We need to have an established number one with two back ups fighting for that second spot. Chelsea have Cech and Courtois waiting in the wings and have just signed a 17 year old very highly rated keeper named Duljac (I think that's his name). That's the kind of depth we need to be looking at. Reina is all but out the door and what ever money we get for him we need to march straight to Germany and tell Borussia Moenchengladbach that we want Ter Stegen, this lad will be world class for the next 15 years and is already very close to Neuer for the number one shirt. It could be 20-30m but that's basically 1.5-2m a year for the next 15 years and he fits the remit of our new owners to a tee. Defensively either Skrtel learns to stop bottling it or he's gone and with the 10m plus we get for him we need to reinvest in a proven CB and then give Kelly the chance to become our CB for the future as well as buying a decent CB for backup, nothing special or expensive maybe even a nice free transfer. Defensive midfield - We need to get a young player or bring through Coady for the future and we need to bring in an experienced player who can sit in front of that back 4 like Lucas does either with him in some games or instead of him in others. Central Midfield - Like Henderson I hold out great hope for Allen and think he can not only be a good player but a great one. Him and Allen are the future of this club and need to be given time. I will always give FOOTBALLERS time, which is why I have no time for shite like Carroll and Downing. I'm quite happy for us to stay as we are in this area. We don't really play with wingers more attacking midfielders/forwards who start wide or go wide. Suarez, Sturridge, Suso, Sterling, Coutinho, Assaidi. We're stocked here. Strikers - Suarez and Sturridge make a great parntnership but neither are poachers and once again as with every great game we've played the thing that stands out with the individual mistakes has been the poor positioning of our attacking players in the box when we put a ball in. Dzeko is nothing special but he knew where to be for that first goal, he was inside the 6 yard box, he wasn't waiting at the back post for a ball that was never going to get there, nor waiting for a pull back he was getting across his man and giving himself and his team the best chance to score as poachers do. We need this kind of player. Borini? Well he showed signs of it Italy but nothing over here YET. Yesil? If you believe the hype he's exactly this player, can he step up who knows? If we can get Downing, Carroll and Reina out that should be enough to bring in a world class or potentially world class young keeper and if we're shrewd much more besides. Reina is gone and 10m and Valdes is apparently the offer which I'd seriously consider but I'd prefer 20m and go and get our own young keeper like Ter Stegen with the extra thrown in. Add the depth, improve the quality and it won't cost a fortune. I know this is a mad shout but what about Darren Bent for the poacher? If anyone has proven he knows where to be in this league when there are rebounds or the like then it's him. The fees he has commanded for the goals he has scored and yet a bid of around 8m could probably see him in a red shirt. Just one to ponder, doesn't have to be him but it's that kind of player. Suarez - Bent - Sturridge. I hear Gomez could be available cheap as well. Suarez - Bent - Sturridge. We don't need a lot from that poacher, just that he is in the right place at the right time, our team have proven time and time again we can supply the ammo.

Simple question really. The conclusion will be straight forward to for those with half a brain.