Shak

Couple of times I've started posts and just thought "fuck it, this will take half an hour." We're absolutely shite at everything, basically.

Gripping stuff. I've taken to reordering the depth chart on my roster in Madden NFL for the XBox, managed to bring in a couple of decent free agents.

We're quality man, nothing I'd rather be doing at 2.30 AM on Saturday night.

You need a what? http://i.imgur.com/NWueF.gif

My socks would be blown well and truly off. Aye. I've never actually seen the lad play or anything, but still.

Encouraging news, would be great seeing him and Ben Arfa either side in an attacking trio.

I think his ideal team would play 4-4-2 and be a "direct" side, allowing them to keep their shape defensively. I only think he's changed it because it was becoming impossible to justify continuing to play that way.

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Every morning he should write down his thoughts and then do the opposite in training. Player should listen to what he says and do the exact opposite. Wouldn't those two things cancel each other out?

I like how it's taken Pardew abandoning his entire footballing philosophy for us to produce a good attacking display.

Deserves credit for one decent 10 minute spell in one first half this season. Have to hand it to Jon, he has a hell of a positive outlook on life. Can just picture him on the sinking Titanic, being dragged down to his certain death, telling everybody in earshot that the first part of the journey was actually quite nice.

Looking forward to seeing him link up with Cabaye. (Theoretically, of course. I'm sure one of them will end up playing left wing when they do play together next.)

Gay.

Cisse man, he's awful in general play.

Fresh legs in order I think, hopefully Pardew does it soon rather than waiting for us to run out of steam.

Classic Colo. Still,

Fucking hell, we're playing some cracking stuff.

Shocking pass from Ba.

Good fun this.

Fuck Cisse, shoulda scored.

Get in Demba!!

Agree with you, but the attack hasn't been a positive IMO. Attacking that leaves you that vulnerable, and requires your centre-halfs to do laps up and down the pitch for 45 minute straight isn't a positive. Aye, I meant more so that the intent to try and attack was some sort of positive. The way we've gone about it has been absolutely laughable and reeks of a manager who has no idea how to play attacking football... but I didn't want to just moan.

I think we've tried to have a go at them, so that's some sort of positive. The problem is that we're all over the shop as a result, City could easily have had four in that half. Can't believe we're legitimately in a relegation battle this year.

Jonas taking corners.