Belfast Boy

Where's Mbabu gone? How do we sign two players and end up with a weaker bench?

They've the early game away to Spurs on Saturday so should be below us again before 3pm

extension of loan surely

Wide left forward has to be the priority, then a CB or LB. Play Wini behind Mitro with a new left winger/forward and have Perez as an impact sub.

On form he deserves a spell on the bench as the first choice sub, but of course we have no one else to play out on the left

Amazing the difference that one win makes to the look of the bottom. Hard to say what result suits us best in the Sunderland Swansea game.

12 is the new 6 these days Exactly. Grabban was about 8 million and Afobe 9. Praying for a Colback yellow tonight. Forgot he was that close to another ban. Could work out very well

A lot of managers won't resign cos they wait for a pay off, as he's on the board can he not sack himself?

Thauvin coming on, bet its for Perez

Almost like a new signing!

Moncur has came out with his scripted drivel again. Cup is important but what can Schteve do with such a big game only a few days after it. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-fa-cup-fixture-10704883

When the fuck is Pardew going to come in for Obertan and Colback? I would think Liverpool's defensive injuries combined with Klopp's obvious links mean we have less than zero chance of any defenders from the Bundesliga like Matip now.

Awful news, RIP Pavel

Seems likely he will get a HBA like chance of starting away to Arsenal, predictably get none of the ball, and be back on the bench again

Aye, he's no dreamboat like

I suppose it's still possibly a 5-4-1 with colback left back?

He's blatantly playing Colo and Willo together, with Colback in front of them

I'd spend every last penny of any budget we have on 2 CMs to replace Colback and Anita. It that is the system he is going to stick to then no number of CBs, wingers or forwards will make one jot of difference with those two "controlling" our games.

It's not a long term solution but for the next two games I would go 5 at the back, and by that I mean 5 defenders, not attacking wingbacks. If we can get anything out of the next two then it is a crumbly base to build on and we can look to get an attacking left wing back in, maybe even Aarons? Elliot Janmaat Mbemba Coloccini Lascalles Dummett Anita Sissoko De Jong Perez Mitrovic

Almost guarantee that at some point ITV will go with the line "Newcastle fans must be wondering what could have been, had they not hounded out pardew and also kept hold of talent like Cabaye and HBA"

I coach my girls team (u13) and when they play boys they play against a year younger. They conceded a cracking header last week, they standard at that age is higher than you may think, but banning headers is daft like.

This all the way. Gini was player of the year in Holland last year, I am sure he can cope as the more attacking CM against Bournemouth,

26 He's never only 26 is he? Looks as old as Mbemba!

Good on you Hatem, stick it right back up Pardew and Bruce. On a seperate note, last nights game was the first I have heard of Coman. Did I hear he is on loan from Juve?

If we can't drop one of Tiote or Anita when we are up against Dan Gosling then Thauvin is never getting a game for us