morpeth mag

Guthrie on the wing?

HBA was only here on loan when Pards took over. He was signed in the jan 11 window-albeit he'd never played for Pards until that point.

It was a yellow card because the refs have been told to clamp down on any lunge tackles. He was just angry as he'd mis controlled it. If he hadn't got the ball cleanly he'd have been off. When we have everyone fit RB is the biggest weakness of the team. I wonder if he will try Ferguson at LB and switch Santon to the right? Makes offensive sense but as our success this season has been built on a tight defence and scoring the first goal I'm not sure Pards will go this far.

Personally like the formation and think it is the way forward. Plenty of time for Pards and what he is doing but what boils my piss is the inability of successive managers to see that Shola is sheet. And for that matter is Simpson. Play Best in the middle until Cisse is ready, play Jonas as the left striker ( or else HBA), Ba as the second striker ( or Vuckic etc) and buy a centre back because without Colo and Taylor we look vulnerable. Santon on the right and Ferguson eft if we can't afford a LB. Also, if we are going to have HBA feed him the ball. He gt so little he tried to do too much. Attack should be about getting the ballot him around their box. Unlucky to lose today but was totally avoidable.

Guardian has been spot on with their team predictions recently though I think we'll play 433 with that 11 as we started against Fulham. Personally I'd play Jonas on the left, Best in the middle and brink Vuckic in for Shola.

Need some height as Colo isn't the biggest

Back 5 Guthrie. Cabaye HBA Vukic. Jonas Best Abeid for cabaye if injured

Sell striker for £35m - buy replacement for £9m - bad man welcomed back. Fickle bunch. Of course he was never that bad nor will he ever be good until he wins silver. I'd like to give a good kicking for the lack of respect to the fans and history - but only because I think a good business should meet its customers needs and I think the corporate communication is mediocre, up from poor. But plenty have failed these past 50 years. I'm 48 so I've seen most of these failures. So unless you want to change teams for now we just have to trust in not so big Mike. And hope. And enjoy the ride.

Excellent today as he has been every game he's played this season. I'd like to see a formation to include him and HBA like this Guthrie. Tiote HBA. Cabaye. Jonas Ba

The crowd was flat because of the team that was picked - no flair and no HBA. The only thing I would say in Pards defence is that he made the right sub when Cabaye was injured and I think we need to play 433 to suit HBA and we had our best spell with this formation. One of those days where we'll remember the goal and be grateful for three points.

I hope Ba stays but in the end we can only retain these type of players if they feel we are progressing and they have a chance of meeting their ambitions with us. We have a decent core of players in Ba, Cabaye, Tiote, HBA, Jonas, Colo, Santon and Krul that will hopefully get us to at 7th this year. To get higher we need to retain all/most of them and add 1 or 2 every window. But make no mistake we are unsettling players (Maiga) and exploiting release clauses (Cabaye) and can't complain when others do the same. Harry might be an idiot with his love of the cameras but don't think that if Ba wanted to go his agent wouldn't have briefed every relevant club. So let's show a bit of ambition and trust that Ba et al enjoy life @ SJP and choose to stay.

Strange timing with only three weeks left in the window. Presume they have someone lined up because if intend to hire a manager then recruit they're leaving it late.

I think we'll need to change shape to see the best of HBA. He's not a striker nor a winger in a 442 sense but I can see the following work: Guthrie Tiote HBA Cabaye Jonas Ba or Cabaye Tiote HBA Vuckic Ba Shola Mix and match depending on your favourite players and your preffered signing but three in central midfield compensates for the defencive weakness of HBA. I think a front three of HBA, Ba plus one is a potent attack.

Credit to Pards for the subs today. Not just bringing on Shola who played well, but bringing on Raylor who offers more than Simpson going forward. The difference between the two halves was Simpson/Obertan being replaced by Raylor/HBA. Santon and Jonas were good first half and great second. Best was poor but did well to set up Jonas at the death. Two great goals and a string of misses but this was only Blackburn reserves.

Going to be a great right back next season

I think Arry is just getting confused about release clauses nowadays - it's a 'Get out of jail FREE' card he has on his mind.

Best since Bobby Moncur - and I only give Bobby the nod because he lifted silver for the club

Player initiating head to head contact has to get a red card. With his assault record I'm surprised the Met aren't having a look. Really think clubs should have more to lose if they make appeals like this - say double or quits

New list for jan / feb 1. Shola 2. Besty 3. Lovenpants 4. Sammy Then we can get someone really good in the summer just like last year.

Pay as you play deal coming - saves on the transfer fee and saves on the basic salary. Simples.

I think the back four will be: Taylor Colo Simpson Santon Abeid or Vukic in for Gosling And hopefully HBA in for Shola

Tiote Guthrie. Cabaye Jonas. Hba Ba

I think AP will retain Raylor as a show of support. I also think he must have worries over Santon settling in and OT is no place to throw him in.

just got to hang on and the self belief will come.

Both MC full backs like to get forward so whichever side he starts Sammy is going to have some tracking back to do.