I'll never forget the moment on Sunday when Dailly's pass went from the region of WH's corner flag to the feet of Di Canio in our penalty area. I thought the ref would blow his whistle on the grounds that it was an unfair contest. Nothing standing between the evil genius but our own Bunny Rabbit. It was like Judge Dredd v Pluto. We all knew how it would end but not the manner. What would the untrustworthy Italian do? A nutmeg? A Cruyff turn? Bounce it off Bunny's nose and nod the rebound past him? In the event he chose to be mercifully quick. He just waltzed round Warren as if he wasn't there and popped the ball in the net. It was about as difficult as posting a letter. We don't have a player like Di Canio. The point is....when this sublime player was available for next to nothing, why....oh, what's the

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001

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By the way, for what it's worth I don't think Barton was the worst player on the field. That honour goes without question to Robbie Elliott. I swear that every single brainless lob up the touchline went to the oppostion. I used to like Elliott. He has become a total liabilit

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001

I think we have to forget this game.

Elliott by all accounts had an awful game, but he has played two outstanding and three canny games this season, not bad for a free transfer.

Shearer had quite a few bad games last season, is he a liability?

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001

Apparently Di Canio misses far too many away games or so Andy Gray felt

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001

"It was like Judge Dredd v Pluto ....... !"

Great line Logan. I have to say I also feared the worst as the situation developed.

Easy to say from the armchair, but you just cannot back off into the PA against a player like Di CannyLad - you have to get skin-tight to him before he gets into the box, even if you have to take him down.

I think you're analogy to the rabbit (ie. frozen in the car headlights) is very apt. In fact, as a team, apart from say Lee and Shearer, we seem incredibly naive - and with a soft-centre.

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001