Stuart Taylor in the cup final(s) then?

[Ted Hughes]

Seeing as it looks like Shay is out for the season, which games do you think Joe Hart will miss when he gets his inevitable injury?

Just the finals or will he be gone before the Spurs game?

[kinkylola]

shit, I don't even want to think about that. bring back calamity james!

[Alioune DVToure]

To be honest Taylor could be quite decent for all I know. I remember seeing him at Arsenal a few years ago and he was OK then. Not great, but OK. The only time I've seen him for us was when he played away at Scunthorpe last year and I don't recall him doing too much wrong.

If someone's seen more of him than me in recent years I'll have to take their word for how capable he is.

[avoidconfusion]

Where is Gunnar Nielsen?

[kinkylola]

I just remember him being very unsure of himself when I last saw him. Though i don't believe he is a poor player, I think he has not had a top level game in a long time. Our defence lately has given up more chances then earlier in the season, and games now are all high pressure situations. Hart has 12 (13?) clean sheets this season ... not all of those are because our defense was solid in front of him ... some of them required Hart to pull some truly fantastic saves out of his bag. So, it's not just taylor that worries me, it's the whole defensive dynamic at the moment.

[Alioune DVToure]

Where is Gunnar Nielsen?

He went to Tranmere - I think for the season.