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Alnwick it is, if he gets hurt you play Woodman; you wait until January window and you sign someone then.

Agreed! Honestly, Pardew thinks he's a fucking genius the smug bastard - he hasn't ever, EVER read a book on management of people surely. Esp. in a situation where Alnwick is the only option right now; MAKE him feel he's not only going to be relied upon, but he's capable of doing it and make him feel that way - like Ronaldo said above your post. Alan Pardew is an infuriating asshole of a man, my word.

Same tbh, feel like they've been the luckiest club going for as long as I can remember. agree!

Isn't he a FM stud?

Key is, they've got to stop booting up to him, you might as well just kick as far as the corner flag, at least you'll get yourself a few seconds breather and get shape again. He doesen't even try for headers any more Dude's knee is shot though, he looks 2-3 steps slower and much less nimble than when he first arrived.

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i/?img=/soccernet/design05/images/2014/1207/updatedtotw20141207_800x450.14&w=738&site=espnfc CISSE ON DA WING!

Hope James Milner posts this to Souness: Premier League (2): 2011–12, 2013–14 FA Cup (1): 2010–11 FA Community Shield (1): 2012 Football League Cup (1): 2013-14 Love, James. PS. Fuck you.

Pardew quotes are pure fucking

Or hit them at pace and he'll volley or smack it in via his head (Anzhi home)

The lineup I posted has the best chance of scoring goals, thats the only reason I posted it

The addition of NYCFC and Orlando City will help as well. Yep, good move. I like the additions so far.

True. Word is we're trying to sign 20-year old Carlos Rivas from Deportivo Cali (Colombian club) to play LW. He'd play wide left of Adrian Heath's 4-2-3-1, with Kaka central and Kyle Molino RW. We need to get a good striker; wish Dom Dwyer would come back ()

You rate him?

Aarons - Cisse - Ayoze De Jong Sissoko Abeid Sorry, Cabella

Isn't the escapism a lot of what football is all about? Isn't the escapism what sort of makes us Newcastle supporters? Lord knows we never get a sustained bit of joy, something always ruins it. Always.

Because one's version of being in form is bang average and the other's version of being in form is very good? I'm not a fan of Tiote at all anymore, but I'd still have him in the team ahead of Colback when both are playing to their current potential. I'd have neither in the team at all fwiw. One's a liability and the other's a nothing player that's had one good match. Happy to stand by my opinion of him even after he's in relatively good form for a player of his ability. Not that I was one of the people that said that in the summer, mind. See for me, I'd play Abeid in Tiote's "holding-role" as I found him to be a more reliable player, FAR better paced and he's less prone to the classic backwards pass that Tiote loves to do. So if that means we have to play Colback in a role next to him, fine, I'm not happy about it - but I'll play him there with Sissoko doing his thing in the center of the pitch as well. Leading to my next point, De Jong's return will muck things up a bit. But my opinion then goes Abeid-Sissoko partnership central with De Jong as the ACM, being told to get his arse back to help out (which we know AP will do)

Chip in with a tackle and counter attack and he's already justified his position far greater than Tiote.

Taylor_J'esque but real life

I lost interest as soon as NY and Seattle went out

it was bad and agree

why so mean, sewellz?

This match has been terrible

With this. De Jong as the #10, Aarons Wide Left, and 2 of Cabella, Ayoze, and Cisse.

Charlie Davies - fucking loved him man, thought he was going to be something else pre horrific car accident/injury. His pace is frightening.

Also, loved reading that the players were pouring beers at the Xmas Party w/ the fans. I don't know if thats normal for them, but just that layer between "pro football player" and "fan" being removed seemed really cool.