Rich

Amongst other things I just don't see why we'll suddenly have no injuries next season, which is what I hear him hanging his hat on now in interviews. All his positivity seems to be based upon having a fit squad to "attack" next season with. I also don't trust anyone who manages to shoe-horn the phrase "trust me" into every single media interview I watch.

"Trust me, we'll be a top ten team next year." GERRIN!!

Really like him but his passing and first touch is awful at times. Those are his two biggest assets actually. Eh? Ronaldo's spot-on here like. His biggest assets are surely his strength/pace?

Gouffran brought off again btw, aye. Unreal

Happy with a point I suppose, but everyone immediately around us won so that negates it a bit. First half we were good, second half was an absolute disgrace. They simply went 4-3-3 with three strikers and just humped it into space for them every single time - we did not cope with it at all. Why play so deep? Why bring Shola on for Gouffran again? Why leave the Ben Arfa sub so late?

We are being undone by the most basic gameplan I've ever seen man

Ah Pards man. Wonder what he's watching at times.

Horrendous. Got the ball, inside the box. What are referees all about man?

Pardew did experiment with a 4-3-1-2 a few times when Ba and Cisse were both here. With the added athleticism of Sissoko and Gouffran I don't see why we couldn't have a bash at it again. As I've said before; our 4-2-3-1 is the pits.

Is that the ONLY formation we can play? We don't need "wingers" because we haven't got any. Now you're moving the goalposts. Of course it's not, but it does tend to be the one we've played lately.

Dead (Suspended.)

Lukaku and Fortune look like a pairing we may have a bit of a struggle with. First time they've started together in the league, so you'd assume Clarke has thought the same.

Who would you prefer to see out there? Sissoko or Anita? Obertan?

West Brom (4-4-2): Foster; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Popov; Dorrans, Yacob, Morrison, Brunt; Fortune, Lukaku.

Harper, Williamson, Anita, Gosling, Ben Arfa, Campbell and Ameobi on the bench.

People keep trying to add the one we scored this season when Coloccini hooked it back into the area after a defensive header. I'm not having it.

Because you're a fan of Newcastle United?

Tiote is always fucking injured, btw.

Bonza.

What we expecting then? Perch in for Tiote, Haidara at LB with Jonas moving forward to cover Marveaux's absence? Simpson and Williamson promoted to the bench?

It is poor form like, not going to argue with that. Gutted for Campbell as well, bet he's chuffed with Cisse mentioning that on national TV

Was he really? The bastard. I hadn't seen you mention it before now.