The problem is when you come onto this site, and criticize Moyes, you stand to be berated by his supporters. You have pointed out the problem with his team selection, and his tactics, or should I say lack of... I just wonder, when the penny is going to drop for him to get on the same level as most fans and see where we are going wrong.

His tackling is woefull, he has no vision and cannot pass to save his life. All this from a supposed world class player?

Befor you all jump down my throat, when have you ever seen him take a game by the scruff of the kneck and impose himself? Don’t give me that "He’s not that type of player" bollox either. He’s not Prem standard. End of.

I think Moyes needs to accept some responsibility for that second half yesterday. Any muppet could see we were getting over-run after the break and we needed a swift change in tactics, not taking off your only forward for a midfielder.

Tony Marsh — spot on, mate. How the fuck are Osman and Hibbert still in that team? Why take of your only forward and bring on a midfielder and leave a pacey winger on the bench?

Davey Moyes must be believing his own publicity. I'd lose no sleep if he fucked off as it's his brand of football that gets me to sleep.

Why people want to throw in new signings after a couple of days training (Bily and Heitinga arrived back from the internationals on Friday) I’ll never know. They wouldn't have been able to up the pace of our game — the first half would have seemed a million miles an hour to them. They need drip feeding the Premier League experience to see their true worth. Im waiting for the same clowns to come out and predict ’a long hard season’ or ’relegation trouble’ again. 8 points from 8 games was piss poor last year, we're a better side now. Awful start but you’d be a fool not to think we’ll turn it around soon. When low on confidence, the first thing to go is the football, it’ll be back. Have faith, be a supporter.

The problem is, Moyes is so dour and defensive, and hasn’t the bollocks to make attacking subs and kill games off.

Cahill has played for this club for many years now; from the comments I’ve read on here lately, it would still appear that many of our supporters don’t have a clue about what kind of player he is. In cold reality, Cahill is a poacher and one of the best there is at it. He has a better goal scoring record than either Lampard of Gerrard. Sure he won’t govern the midfield, bringing down players and threading neat passes, but he will get goals every season and important ones at that.

If he was on the roster at a club like AC Milan, he would be an impact sub... but he is not. He is ours, he loves this club, we win more games with him in the squad and he typically puts in. Look at how Guus Hiddink played Cahill when he was in charge of the Socceroos. Cahill played in his natural position as an advanced midfielder or was saved to be a key impact sub who could swing a game.

You only have to look at what he did to Japan to know how effective he is in that role. Watch some national games and you will see that he can fit into a 4-man midfield very effectively, if the other players have some craft about them. It's not Cahill’s fault our current midfield couldn’t punch their way out of a wet paper bag.

He, like a striker, will thrive off good service. It just points out how important Arteta is to us... and the need to get Bily in.