Belfast Boy

Fair play to Pardew, we have had some inventive free kicks recently

Andy Who?

Next goal very important. If we can get a 2nd soon they will collapse.

Did both Caldwells not used to be ginger? Or fair at least, where has this jet black crop came from?

I have always been a fan of Taylor, but if we have to sell someone in January then it may as well be someone who is refusing to sign and who isn't part of our strongest 11 rather than the likes of Barton or Enrique.

Half time tactics must be based around getting at Johnson. He is a woeful defender at the best of times but since he got a card we have not had one single run at him. Unfortunatley when Jose and Jonas have a poor day we have no options at all to freshen the left side up.

I wonder why Pedro is not involved

There's still an hour until kickoff. I can only make the thread when the teams are announced man, fucking hell. Done now anyway. Cheers Dave, 29 seconds it took you mind, you're slowing down

Is there not usually a match thread with the teams locked and waiting by now?

Does Pardew have a background team that follow him?

http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item541024/Drogba-sings-Andy-Carroll%27s-praises/ Is Drogba going to go through the whole team bigging them up this week?

Not only that but it seems to have been videoed on Pedro's phone in a snowstorm.

Ouch, 'No team have dropped more points at home' than us.

At least with the equaliser being just before half time Chris has the oppurunity to reassess. Lets be honest it was coming and it would have been worse if it came just after half time, rendering the half time talk and tactics useless.

Shola

Happy Days

At least

The press will go into overdrive now saying England's new number 9 needs to move to a better club. And on this showing it would be hard to argue.

If there is any way they can make that worse than a 3 maych ban they will, that was horrendous

Oh dear oh dear oh dear

I don't think you're giving that rod enough credit. On todays showing I'd be tempted to pick the rod too

We undoubtedly deserve nothing at all from this, but it is so open you cant but hope

We all knew we would miss Tiote but this is insane

We would have more chance here if Smith just hurries up and gets a red