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He was playing 50 yard diagonal balls into the channels for Ameobi and Best to run onto. That's not what he's there for. He's great when our backs are against the wall and the fact he's also having to take the responsibility of trying to create as well as destroy speaks volumes about the midfield and strikers he's playing around.

Looks like someone's been chopping logs on her face.

Even if it's Barca who come in for him?

Wahey!!!

The comments he made suggested otherwise like. Binning Routledge was a stupid decision at the time and looks worse with every passing game. If it's Pardew's decision then it's another black mark.

4-4-2. Unbalanced and inept, but a 4-4-2.

I must say, there's something seriously wrong with having 9 men behind the ball in injury time when you're 1-0 down. Funny how you didn't mention any of that when Depor were doing the same against Real although being in a draw situation. Still funny. What?

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Yep, I had a stream on and the stadium announcer definitely said they were playing a song by RJ Thompson called A Better Life. Surprised there wasn't a thread - how to get music played at HT? Sounds like a decent chap. Wonder if he posts on here?....

Ask him again in August.

Ferguson was stripped and ready to come on when Enrique went down. He then changed his mind and brought Shola on which meant 3 players playing out of position rather than the 2 he originally started with...

I don't think he meant today, I might be wrong. You're not. People have differing opinions on the merits of players shocker!!!!!

Bit like Enrique?

Pardew had played Taylor whenever he's been able to, he clearly thinks he's a good player. He's a below average Premiership CH. He's a League 2 RB. The fact he was hauled off is encouraging.

Best, 6 in 9 Mentioned that in the pub after the game actually! Didn't go down particularly well with alex iirc....

We looked as if we had 3 centre halfs and Simpson at right back for the first 10 minutes or so. Looked like a fish out of water from start to finish. Would rather have played the useless get up front and kept the back 4 intact. I know the options are limited due to injuries and suspensions but what possessed Pardew to go with that starting XI? Mental stuff - even for us.

To be fair to him, he didn't pick himself. You're right he didn't. And I wish Pardew hadn't either. Still a rank display from him though.

Harper did well today. That's about the only positive I can think of right now. We rely far too much on our better players because if we lose more than one of them for a length of time we look horrific. Our squad is piss poor.

Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet.

A right back playing left back. A centre half playing right back and a striker playing right midfield. Fucking barmy man. What happened to square pegs in square holes? Trying to be too fucking clever, the arrogant bellwhiff. Really fucking annoyed.

And pardew's got to take the lion's share of the blame. Fucking abysmal for all concerned. Taylor needs putting down.

Fucking aaaawful that like. As bad as anything seen in the relegation season.

Three at the back. Wingbacks.

Llambias didn't even have to open his gob. Raising/continuing the issue in the press just puts more pressure on us to spend the money. He should have just kept schtum - but how many times have we said that??

If we can keep Arteta quiet then we've got a reasonable chance of winning. I'll go for a cheeky 2-1 home win. It'll definitely be tough though.