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Agree with this 100%. N.B. Doesn't mean I still think that we are not getting the most out of what we have... But well done anyway!

70 points and you're guaranteed champs league. less this season as the top six are all awry! Back to the Pardew thread; I will give him some support because he deserves it. We are clearly playing more positive football this season and he has not been scared to revert back to a 442 with some "lesser" players in positions for the good of the team. Every manager has weaknesses, they can't be perfect, we're just stuck with someone who doesn't read the game very well and can't implement change properly to affect the result. At least he is sending out the first eleven that no one complains about (or less at least), I can remember last year and the year before when everyone agreed he just couldn't get a first eleven selection right no matter what. If we take a step back and look at what Newcastle has become then I would say we have the correct manager i.e. a mid table mediocre guy who may, on a good run, get you into Europe. We will never see if he can reach his potential because of lack of backing from the people running the club. N.B. Yes, perhaps other managers could do better with the tools at hand but I can hardly see any top or "up and coming" managerial geniuses coming to our club. Can you? I will also name ten other managers who are equal or no better so that we all get some "perspective": Tony Pulis, Sam Allardice, Martin Jol, Mark Hughes, Gus Poyet, Chris Hughton, Steve Bruce, Paul lambert, Malky mackay & Steve Clark (Puts on tin hat)

Agree there... But I would prefer to get Colo back to 100% as willo is already playing at his max and there is no more to come from him whereas Colo is playing at 85% at the moment and is the equal of Willo, but could be so much better given the chance i.e. run of games. P.S. Could all blow up in my face if him and Mapou have another "everton" together.... aaayyyy

I take it you don't remember Colo being absolutely terrorised by Long a couple of years ago then? I only look forward, not back (read sig. pls)... I like Colo for what he offers in bringing the ball out and he ain't a bad defender, hasn't had the best of times lately but he is class... so I would have willo out for this one. Any big bad bruiser who's good in the air and I'd have him back in an instant.

Dummet and Haidara are being slowly introduced into Prem league football, as it should be. One real bad game could set them back months phsycologically! When fat boy decides to sell Santon we'll have these two vying for a place. I don't see them being bad replacements at all as they are still very young and have looked promisiing when on the pitch. Dummet, from going from a contract reject (nearly) to some impressive performances when called upon really deserves credit. Haidara for those few games he played looked decent in a couple and poor in a couple.. to be expected really. Blood them in slowly and we'll hopefully reap the reward, PATIENCE being the key word here.

Ben arfa should be on the pitch well before he does. He's done absolutely nothing to merit even getting on the bench at the moment. If we can swap in any way or manner for Loic with QPR... bring it on!!!

He'll (Ashley or Cabaye?) wait until the world cup is over, and depending on the type of performances he has put in we'll (sorry... FCB) will get loads for him and he will get the champions league team he is yearning for... Can't see anything else happening unless we miracoulously make 4th place

With no disrespect to willo, I think we should bring Colo back into the middle with Mapou. WBA attackers are quick and agile which are more suitably muted by the attributes of Colo/Mapou, if they still had Lukaku I would deffo say willo to stay in. Colo also gives us another dimension bringing the ball out and turning defense into attack, we want to bring the game to them rather than hoofball... My other shout is for Hatem to be brought on at 60 mins for Shola as he looked electric last week for the five or so mins he got... My team: -------------------------Krul-------------------------- Debuchy-----Mapou--------Colo----------Santon Sissoko-------Cabaye------Tiote--------Gouffran -----------------Remy-------Sherla-------------- bring on Hatem and Anita to suit....

If there is any truth in the QPR swap rumour, we need to do this asap. Really feel his only benefit to the team when he comes on now is running down opposition defenders, nowhere near good enough and can't believe why Pardds brings him on before Hatem...

Would be nice to sign a top quality striker and also to sign Remy permanently. I would be over the moon with this. Sign an up and coming winger and I'd be reaching for the wannk rags asap! P.S. Haven't mentioned a centre back as Mike has proved his place and stevie badge thump should be fit again...

If I were a manager, i couldn't ask for more from than what he is giving. He looks quite an average player but he really is a "safe" (for want of a better word) outlet at alll times and chips in with a few goals. I couldn't ever blame him for not doing the defensive part of his game, really makes us much more robust... Top pro, keep it going and don't drop him pards, he really is sustaining us... (Could say exactly the same about Sissoko on the right wing)

I think that must be down to instruction from Pards to choose his moments to bomb forward. You can see he only overlaps when the opposition's team are fully implanted in their own half... Credit where credit's due tbf...

Feel sorry for Hatem, you could really see he was desperate to do well for the ten mins he had on saturday. Would like Pards to give him 30-35 mins this coming saturday when Sherla gets knackered...

I still think his defensive positioning is suspect, he is good going forward and can carry the ball out well but he is not great at defending, just averagely consistent. Would like to see both Haidara and Dummet progress also but not at the moment because we have "momentum"... As the defense is playing well you cannot take him out the team, and with good reason, as a defense is all about balance and confidence. He plays well with both Colo or Mapou beside him and isn't bombing forward as much as before which is obviously helping us.

too many slack passes from Mapou at the back in the moment. Mike doesn't look as comfy next to colo either. Another goal early on and we will stroll it...

Not bad for a short term loan, always seems to get plently of prem league goals without looking anything special. Bet pards likes him a lot due to work rate.

Looked sharp in training... Tough luck kiddo! Should've done that months back....

This has to be the team selection (fmpov): ---------------------------Timmy the wall------------------------- Dummet---------Mapou---------------Willo---------------Santon Sissoko------------Cabaye---------Tiote---------------Gouffran --------------------------Remy------------------------------ -----------------------------Sherla--------------------------- HBA for Shola after 60 mins and Anita for Tiote last twenty.

Always liked the look of Capel when he played at seville, extreme speed and good technique, only possible thing missing is that hunger/bite as he never looked that interested in doing the dirty work... Might have changed since though... Like a Aron Lennon on speed!!

What we need to do with this guy, and coincidentally what we should have done with Ranger/Hatem/Shola/Joe/Pardiue/Fat controller..etc, is to sign him, make him feel very secure :hello:and then BAM! ... take him out to the moors and beat him to within a whisker of his life, shat & pee all over him, chant loudly "you're goin' home in a geordie ambulance" and force him to read this forum right up to this thread... He'll soon learn!! They all would, Take my word! :blackeye: P.S. Take a few photos and ask "Stevie" :icon_rr:to post them on tweeter to make sure the message sinks right in... There, all the sheisters taken care of...

why would he still have pogba and matuidi in there, very defensive, especially when he needs 3 goals???? crap manager if you ask me

If we could keep the team playing as we have done over the last couple of games we could be vying for champoins league spots come january. Apart from ManU and the Arse, our run of games up to the transfer window are all reasonably winnable.... Inhales deeply from large pipe (content unknown)

I reckon we'll get beat and it'll be down to the hoard of depressed frenchies coming back from world cup purgatory...

Shane long mentioned somewhere in the press I was reading this morning. I quite like him, puts in a shift, has great vision and timing and always gets goals, could be good back up if available o n the cheap (contract runs out in summer).

No problem. I think we all know he is not Messi with the ball at his feet but if he keeps it simple his game contribution raises to really great levels. We have other players in the team who can make "those" passes and dictate rythym. Equilibrium is equally important in the midfield and I think that between Anita and Chieck we have two expamples of how the team can lean one way or another depending on who is on the pitch and the type of opposition. We actually look better with a 442 than with the 433