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He'd be exactly the type of forward we were looking at, pacy and a good eye for goal.

In a nutshell yes.

Talk of Sturridge coming here doesn't do much for me. I'd be worried Tiote might end up going to Chelsea as part of the deal. I know Villa Boas has said they are interested in Parker on loan but it's reported that not all the Chelsea staff rate him.

Hit the nail on the head Sewelly and im being made out to be negative and getting digs in whenever i can according to others on here ,i will critise when i believe it is warranted and at this moment in time the soundbites from the club are not very positive with all this £35 million being eaten up in fees and s*** . and there is the problem, the perception that it's all gone when even the word from the club is that we still want to bring players in. Have to say I'm not convinced that we do want to bring more players in other than those we are forced to by departures. I can well see us deciding to stick with Best rather than bring in another striker for example.

Argentina have some fantastic attacking players but the balance is wrong. Too much over elaboration and over dribbling the ball.

Would you have preferred him to borroewrd against the club?

By all means chuck abuse at him if you feel it's the way to go, it's a free world. I just don't see why anyone who does that then thinks moaning about no big signings is consistent. It's effectively saying "spend some of your money and buy some players you cockney cunts" Now if I was a cockney cunt I might well think "well fahck you you norvern baarstards I'll start charging interest on the loan" Far as I recall people were very happy when Ashley and his lot first took over the club. People aren't just chucking abuse at Llambias for the laugh like, they're doing it because he represents a regime that has come in and basically pissed on the fans and the club for the last couple of years. But yeah, maybe had the fans been nice to him yesterday then they'd have changed their outlook entirely and started to really try and take us places. How would you feel if the cockney cunts started charging interest on their loan? Only to be expected of the grasping twats surely?

They were playing that way anyhow. Doubt it will make much difference other than Uruguay will have less numbers to counter attack.

Good point. I've often felt that we have been too slow in giving some of the younger guys a chance, even if it's just coming off the bench - just look at Ferguson's impact when given a run. Maybe with Nolan leaving Vukic will get more of a look in as both are goal scoring midfielders although their qualities are different.

I saw him in the cup game against Arsenal and it looked to me like he would be ideal playing behind a striker as a more direct alternative to Ben Arfa. He looks quick and like he has an eye for goal.

To give them their dues they get some decent fees for players, Given excluded obviously We sold Zog too cheap as well, but then having Kinnear as manager at the time didn't help.

My thoughts as well. Pretty much sums up the level of thought amongst the lynch mob.

It would be a lot healthier for us as a club if he could walk into a bar full of pissed up fans. I'd give him props for thinking he could tbh.

At least it puts to bed the idea of using Ferguson as back up to Jose. Something I'm sure we might have been considering once the Taylor deal fell through.

By all means chuck abuse at him if you feel it's the way to go, it's a free world. I just don't see why anyone who does that then thinks moaning about no big signings is consistent. It's effectively saying "spend some of your money and buy some players you cockney cunts" Now if I was a cockney cunt I might well think "well fahck you you norvern baarstards I'll start charging interest on the loan"

Will Ashley invest more of his cash in speculative signings after his mate Dekka has been called a cockney cunt and chased from a local pub? Hmmm..I wonder...? Barry Moat, come on down!

Hopefully it'll force the f***er to resign. Hopefully it will force Cashley to sell the club so local businessman Barry Moat can step in to rescue us.

I think you'd have a different opinion if you were there. From where I was sat, sure it was light hearted to begin with (if completely pointless), and a couple of Darlo fans did incite some violence, but what happened after looked like complete knobjockeys from our end hitting people (and I think stewards as well). If that's how it happened I take back what I said above.

The toon fans were singing if Sameobi scored they were on the pitch....then Sammy scored so of course they got carried away and got on the pitch in a celebratory atmosphere. The Darlo fans then showed their mackem tendencies by turning a good natured event into a violent occasion. It was daft on our fans part but what they did was just sheer malice.

We should ban all games at the SOL.

Half of them will be at the match posing as Darlo fans

It'll give the media a field day tomorrow. No one will give a flying fuck in a weeks time. It's a friendly played in Darlington ffs. Their fans were always going to want a dust up.

I blame the Darlo fans. Clearly their proximity to Sunderland has led to spasmodic inbred madness.

Sameobi's cult status is born. Instigated a mini riot already

you're kidding