PaulC

Yes i think Vlaar will be out for 2 or 3 weeks at least. Baker and Clark back at cb for me is the only choice. Play Herd in a holding midfield role.

I think it was just down to poor form and Bacuna did a good job at RB at first. Now I think its the time to bring him back in.

No he's not in the same league as Thompson, Lillee or Steyn. Its just that England haven't played him well, particularly the tail who got scared. We stick with Cook. Theres no better opening batsman around and look at the runs he has got in test cricket and he's still only 28. Think Giles will replace Flower soon. Natural progression. Anderson and Swann maybe coming to the end of their careers. You only have so many years bowling in you and Anderson has been playing international cricket for over 10 years. Steyn is only a year younger but he hasn't played as much and started his international career a little later. He played for Warwickshire in 2007 and it wasn;t until 2008 he really brole through.

I like Herd. He's been unfortunate that he has played in a struggling side. I'd like to see him defensive midfield and allow Delph to do his stuff further upfield.

Yes but he's not in the Chelsea team at present and I think it will be a mistake not to take Shaw. Out with the old and in with the new.

Yes very difficult to be as good as Gazza. Best English player since Bobby Charlton!

Wilshere and Barkley are different types of players anyway. There's no reason why they both can't be part of the England side for ta long time to come. Its good that there are some good English players coming through after a period where there hasn't been too much. Comparisons with Gazza are a little premature i think.

At least it shows the ref up. Interesting they highlighted Bacuna's poor positional play.

What having 3 loan players playing! I just don't agree with the loan system.

He selected Herd because he is right footed and a CB. Baker played because both of our first choice left backs are injured currently. I thought Herd was a midfield player but ok. Even so Baker and Clark have played together in central defence before, Herd and Clark haven't and Bacuna has played left back for us.

well at least hes playing unlike De Bruyne

For me the manager got it wrong today. Although Herd did ok, Baker and Clark are cbs and have experience playing together and the obvious choice was to play lowton at rb ad Bacuna at lb. I think Baker is a poor lb.

I remember the movement. Delph was clear to go forwards and Westwood just turned around passed it to Bacuna. He was incredibly poor today. I nearly had a shit fit at it. He takes a mean free-kick when its in the right area but from the evidence of his crosses from open play I'm not sure he'd be an improvement on Westwood. Lowton on the other hand! Lowton is the best crosser of a ball at the club full stop Yes he is. Its no surprise the quality of our our football has gone down since he's been out the team.

we were outmuscled in the middle of the park i thought

Yes not good enough. I think Tonev offered more when he came on!

Yes he was poor today but the service to him was pretty crap to.

He takes a mean free-kick when its in the right area but from the evidence of his crosses from open play I'm not sure he'd be an improvement on Westwood. Lowton on the other hand!

Yes but there in the same team. It seems a bit farcical to me!

Yep should be some rule against it!

In reality 3 points from Southampton and Fulham away is not bad .

Maybe these reckless challenges are the reason Woy wont pick him.

He had a bad game but wasn't the only one.

To be fair we were fortunate to only concede two. Yes the Ref was crap but Fulham deserved to win.

Yes it was a difficult for Herd to come in and play cb against a fulham that were really up for the game and our midfield was woeful today

Yes the worst i have seen Bacuna play. Maybe time for Lowton to come back. At least his distribution is a 1000 times better.