Shak

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Suffocate on my taint, motherfucker. Genuinely stunned and I apologize sincerely.

No way Mike shopped that himself.

Seems made for the Premiership, will be even better when we shift him to the right as well.

Fair play to him like. He's lowered expectations to the point where that is considered encouraging.

Any time I actively hope for a Man U win they lose. Surely I can make money off this somehow?

Krul - 9 - He's class like. Made some tremendous stops and couldn't be faulted on the goal. The amount he's improved in the last year is stunning, always been a tremendous shot stopper but just looks the total package now. Simpson - 6 - Becoming clearer every week that we'll need to upgrade in the summer if we want to be in this part of the table on a permanent basis. Just not good enough. Colo - 8 - Makes everything look easy at times, we need to extend this man's contract. Williamson - 7 - Thought he looked solid today. Will always be a limited player but a good squad player. Santon - 7 - Good today. Think switching to the right is going to add a whole new dimension to his game. Big, skillful and a great athlete, think he's absolutely made for the Premiership with the way he plays. Perch - 7 - Thought he did well. Like Williamson the guy is a limited player at this level, but did his job today. Guthrie - 7.5 - Did well at times and frustrated me at others. Some of his attacking play was great, put one on an absolute plate for Cisse who headed over. Kept us ticking over very well in midfield. Defensively he got caught quite a few times and we were lucky it didn't cost us. Let Keane run in behind him from a throw in the second half, and was standing around looking at Gardner for that late chance. Jonas - 7 - Typical Jonas performance. Defensively great, worked his balls off and carried the ball down the wing well. How I wish he had some end product. Raylor - Did alright while he was on, brave for the goal. Hope he's OK, would fear the worst though. Ba - 8 - First half he was immense, what a player he is. Can do absolutely everything you'd want a center forward to do. Incredible that we were able to get such a good player for nowt. Faded quite a bit in the second and wasn't as involved. Best - Not on long enough to rate. Cisse - 8 - What an outrageous strike, can't think of many better debut goals. Think he looks absolutely cut out for the Premiership, his movement is great and he looks very, very quick. Did very well in the build up play too. Actually snatched at his few half chances and then missed an absolute sitter when Guthrie teed him up, but more than made up for that with his wondergoal. Me Pappsta. Obertan - 6 - Better than normal, he actually showed a few nice touches. However he still looks like he doesn't have a clue what to do when he gets the ball at his feet with the chance to do something with it, he was very wasteful at times despite finding himself in some great positions. All in all a fantastic team effort and a massive three points.

Very good today, though he still switches off defensively a bit at times. Really thought we benefited today having one true DM and one more attack minded player. Perch never got near the Villa box and it really gave Guthrie license to play further forward. Sometimes I think that we lack that definition with our CM's, especially when Guthrie and Cabaye play together.

What a goal like. His movement is superb and he gets involved in general play far more than I expected. He's also fast as fuck. Looks absolutely made for the Premiership.

They're the Dembii, and lets wait a while eh? That said, theoretically they compliment each other perfectly.

Anyway, off to the pub to watch this. Not expecting anything pretty, but any sort of win will do. HTL.

Cisse is his player. Much the way Obertan was his player. Ben Arfa was, is and ever will be Hughton's player. Pards signed him? Not in the same way like all the other new signings, though. It was more a case of keeping him rather than signing him. He's alrady been here... Well he could have easily decided not to keep him? You bought a house, which makes you financially skint. In that house, there's a TV, that isn't your real favourite but you can't go out at the moment and buy a new one straight away. Do you keep the TV? Yes you do. He was only on loan and had a massive injury, would have been very easy for Pardew to justify not making his deal permanent.

Think it's pretty clear he doesn't trust Ben Arfa at all. Either he's trying to mold Ben Arfa into a more hard working player through this tough treatment of him, or else he doesn't want him here long term. The fact that he changed the system for him the last few games seems encouraging, but I really don't have a clue how it'll all end up tbh.

Actually hope we see plenty of long ball today, no good can come of involving Perch in the play when we have the ball.

Thought we'd get that alright, only surprise was Best instead of Shola. Disappointed Ben Arfa has been dropped.

Honestly have no clue what Pardew will do with the team. Pretty sure Cisse will be on the bench and the back four is obvious. Aside from that Guthrie and Jonas are the only certs to start that I can see, hope he's aggressive and picks an attacking team.

It was twenty years ago today Kevin Keegan taught the Toon to play They were sinking to Division three But Keegan took them where they're meant to be So may I introduce to you The man you've loved for all these years Kevin Keegan, geordie messiah man!

Viana. Scored a free kick from his own half in the 94th minute to give his side a 1-0 win. (Disclaimer: I haven't read every single post on the forum since I was last online, so if this is a repeat post that forces people to post the ever hilarious Giggs picture I sincerely, sincerely ask your collective forgiveness.)

No real surprise O'Neill has turned them round, he was the ideal man to take over the gutless mess of a team Bruce left him. He's given them belief and it shows, credit to them for their recent form. The derby is going to be a cracking game tbh, we,ll not have it easy.

How about he gets wrongfully arrested and lobbed in jail and it takes 4 months to sort it out?

Going there next week just to catch a boat to some island. A week on some island just lying in hammocks and doing fuck all. Can't wait. Did you not do Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh while you were there too?

Place called Kampot, down south. I'm only messing about the rats etc, yeah there are a few but it's not like they actually do you any harm. Was mostly just throwing a bone to all the people stuck in sub zero climates freezing their sacks off. Fantastic country, if a little sad at times given it's history.

Stopped clock and all that.