simonsays

Dummett had a good game midweek and there is no legitimate alternative, since Lazaar is an unknown quantity in defence. Gouffran doesnt offer enough going forward, admittedly. You can get away with one or the other in my opinion, but with both of them playing we Have zero threat on that side.

The left hand side lets the whole team down.

Crystal Palace are apparently in for M'Vila.

That's never a red.

Didn't we spend about the same as Aston Villa?

I agree. I'm delighted with the way the suqad is being managed at the moment, everyone who is playing is generally paying well, and those who aren't seem desperate to be included. I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise that a good manager knows how to manage his players in terms of keeping them happy and getting them to perform, but it does take some getting used to after Pardew and McClaren.

While my first choice in this formation would Be Gayle, I wonder if your point about discrupting the team could also be applied to dropping a striker who has scored 4 gols in the last two games? Surely, unless there are concerns over his fitness, Mitrovic has earned the right to start tyhe next game?

Yup but not streaming online...which boils my p*ss. Is there anywhere online to hear this other than through NUFCTV membership? There's a guy on Reddit who streams all the radio commentary. I'll pop the link in here before kick off if you'd like. That would be great, thanks. Live now: http://m.connectcast.tv/Ultra-Rare-Pepe Lovely, ta.

Thanks - i'll give it a go.

Yup but not streaming online...which boils my p*ss. Is there anywhere online to hear this other than through NUFCTV membership? There's a guy on Reddit who streams all the radio commentary. I'll pop the link in here before kick off if you'd like. That would be great, thanks.

Yup but not streaming online...which boils my p*ss. Is there anywhere online to hear this other than through NUFCTV membership?

Sounds a decent option to me. Rafa clearly wants to play with a target man so we will need someone as backup for when Mitrovic is suspended/out of form. I'm not sure who people think we should/could be signing as a third choice striker when we are in the championship? It is either someone like this with experience or a young striker on loan who could be hit or miss. As a short term stop gap I would go with experience every time. Once were back in the premier league we can start looking at potential again.

Aye, me too. I think pretty much the whole end will be away fans in any case.

for anyone still wanting tickets in the neutral end there are now a load availble in the block next to the away section. It looks like they had planned to an empty strip of seats between the neutral and away fans, but i guess they have ditched that idea since they saw the demand for tickets.

I think he should retire from all football based on the way he is playing tonight

Is there not some legal issue with Sunderland knowingly having a self admitted nonce in a workplace where he will often come into contact with minors?

what are the two charges that he has claimed he is not gulity of?

i'd much rather have him anyway

He's a nasty, dirty shit but gets away with it because he's the current England golden boy.

Did Cattermile just get booked after the final whistle?

Appalling today. I have lost count of the times he has been pressing on his own too far up the pitch and left us exposed in the middle.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jul/29/newcastle-united-aleksander-mitrovic-diamond-striker sounds very promising.

They gave us 3.5m for Pards.

But he doesn't lose the ball that often. Abeid under Carver was much worse for that. People here just spout any crap. I provide logic. If you think Tiote doesn't lose the ball often, your logic is as sound as your opinion of Cabella's towering height. Tiote - 81.7 Anita - 81.1 He might lose the ball more times a match due to having the ball more. But he doesn't lose it more often. Is that pass completion? Does that include all the times he holds on to the ball, spins around a bit beofre being tackled?