Shak

Yorkie slowly morphing into Ronaldo

Thought it was a really good half tbh, we've completely neutralized Blackburn and looked more and more likely to score as the half went on. We really could do with somebody on the left who isn't absolutely shite though. Dummett and Gouffran... jesus.

Would play out roughly like this IMO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0

I like him but think we should sell him and put the money towards somebody who'll actually fit in with what Rafa wants to do. Benitez clearly prefers a pacier option leading the line and doesn't want to go two up top unless we're chasing a game late on. Murphy will likely be just as effective as Mitro in the role he's playing now, which is essentially just a target man when we're desperate. Ideally we'd spend the money on someone who can play up top in Gayle's role if necessary (Murphy can't be the 2nd choice striker, just a bench option) but who's best position is LW so he can replace Gouffran in our strongest eleven.

Yeah, sounds good. Pick him up, use him for his body for 5 months and then stick him in a taxi and tell him we'll call him.

Probably a pipe dream him coming back but I do wonder if maybe Rafa would take a punt on him for 6 months and see if he feels that he's someone who could be part of the squad moving forward. Loan with an option to buy, if he thinks HBA is too much of a headcase then say no thanks in the summer... Given that we're starting Gouffran with regularity there's no doubt that a player like HBA would improve us immeasurably. At the very least he'd be a very handy addition to the squad for the last five months of the promotion push before getting a long term option in the summer.

Well that was shite.

Really? No but it's Neesy tbf.

Perez is so bad now.

Anita trying to get the ball back for the throw. Like when I play football with my mother's terrier.

Just cross the fucking ball, Ritchie.

Anita man, there are baby girls at my son's play group that have more physical presence about them.

But he's our talisman!!

Send Nitro and Atsu on for Gouffran and Colback. Sick of the sight of this piss.

Gouffran is so shit.

This ref.

Deserved. Desperately missing Shelvey and our two wide options are basically shite.

Makes me wonder how shit American Football zeebs are at the lower levels. Is Bill Vinovich actually good?

Mods clearly on holiday mode.

Gouff is not accepting his ageing with grace. State of his hair.

Draxler apparently off to PSG. Even more competition for places now. God it'd be amazing.

i was thinking the other day along these lines, probably the only way things could have been better is if the mackems paid to poach him from palace and he relegated them but i'd take him blagging his way in there now and relegating them as a close second...suppose a year or three of prime pardew purgatory would be good for them as well Can you imagine the levels of bile on here towards a Pardew-Sunderland tandem? Jesus, it's some thought. You absolutely know he'd love to take over there to try and stick it to us too.

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It's just dawned on me. He'll take over from Moyes in a few months. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b62PRo8hKs