Anyone else would be like 'You can have Debuchy if we can take Campbell on loan' as opposed to 'Well here's Debuchy but remember this yeah? We might need your help in a few weeks. Pinky promise?'
He's always been decent in low-pressure situations like a meaningless friendly.
Stick in front of a crowd at SJP in a PL game, when we're chasing a goal, and he turns to fucking mush.
He's constantly saying it but he does f*** all about it. He just lies to try and appease people who are stupid enough to believe what comes out of his ringpiece.
He constantly says the s*** people want to hear but never acts upon it.
He doesn't, like
£2.5k overnight
It's awful that it is only the most tragic of circumstances which brings out the best in people, but I couldn't be prouder to be from the North East right now.
Trust me, it's all done bar the medical and a few small contract details.
What are the small contract details? Winning bonuses etc.
He wants those little potato bite things available in the training ground canteen.
It's scary. A player signs and my first two thoughts are "I wonder how long it'll take him to get Pardew-ed" and "I wonder who he'll end up playing for next"