Shak

Gives us some sort of width, which we badly need. Start him ahead of Jonas against all but the top sides if we're going to persist with this "formation".

Rather worrying that we haven't played well yet this season. Point isn't a disaster, but Reading are a terrible team who'll probably be relegated and we looked shit against them. Season has mid-table written all over it unless Pardew changes things.

If we're gonna keep this shit strategy then it's easy to see why Carroll was a target, having someone good in the air is useful if you're going to be a long ball team.

Jonas in the middle I suppose. Good subs, probably too little too late though.

Really banging that drum. Just one of a multitude of issues we have tbh, what a rubbish performance. Main problem imo. Doing my fucking head in every week. Dunno, the fact that Ba and Cisse don't move from their respective positions is hurting us a lot too. Also playing two holding midfielders at all times. Just a big clusterfuck of a setup, honestly don't think we have much of an offensive strategy going into games.

Really banging that drum. Just one of a multitude of issues we have tbh, what a rubbish performance.

Fair to say we've missed Taylor, fuck sake.

What year is it?

Shola warming up? Makes sense I suppose, if you're gonna go for hoofs forward may as well have someone who has a bit of physical presence up there. Taylor fucked again, glad we didn't buy any CB's like.

Gonna boil down to a mistake or a piece of brilliance from Ben Arfa. Could go either way tbh. Disappointed with how we've approached this. Reading have come into this bent over with their pants around their ankles and we've just pulled their jocks up and said 'Come on lads, give us a game.'

Fuck sake, that fucking won't work!!!!

Fuck sake Ba, put it in the box. No urgency in us at all.

Happens far too much in a 442. Still can't believe Pardew hasn't sorted this out. Aye. Between that, both CM's sitting deep and Jonas offering almost nothing offensively we're pretty shit going forward. Almost entirely dependent on Ben Arfa to create something.

Ba and Cisse are both playing way too narrow. Need at least one of them working the channels more, they're far too easy to mark. Good save Harper.

Love Jonas like, but think he's done as a winger.

Ben Arfa man. Superb.

Jonas man. Couldn't cross the road.

Rape these cunts!!

Maybe if he starts not playing shit people will think better of him?

Can't really understand Perch ahead of Anita like, happy enough apart from that. Hope we actually play a bit of good football today like.

Torres. Just finish it man.

Beautifully taken tbf.

Just saw this. Eight years ffs.

Two of these things are not like the others.

Thought the two penalty decisions were wrong personally, Valencia took a dive and Evans didn't get the ball. Red card was spot on though.