Sifu

10th.

Just had a look there, tickets are still available for this. Tempting...

Dyer going off haha.

Michu should have taken the ball for the penalty tbh

Despite it being Middlesbrough, he should take it and go there. Firstly, he'll get that much needed first team experience and secondly, he won't have to leave the NE - he can still hang around the Toon.

No need to argue like c***s mind, the game's won, the trophy's theirs. Just get on with it ffs.

Stop arguing lads.

Ah don't be doing that ref.

We could be looking at a 5-0 here.

I (like everyone else) would really like to know what he says in the dressing room at half time. How someone can consistently send the players out into the second half and get them to invite the pressure onto themselves is beyond me. All in all though, a solid enough performance so Pardew did something right today. Still a lot of things he can improve on though.

Let's hope his thunderbastard goal is the exact ignition he needs to start a goalscoring run...

Slotted in very nicely

His movement is so important to us, it gives us another dimension to our play which is something we really lacked (ultimately to our detriment) for the first half of the season. Like Sissoko, he's already established himself as a key player in this side. Him and Ben Arfa either side of Cisse and we'll be looking at a very tasty attacking line

The way he performed today is exactly why he has (and always will have) my continuous trust. Added that extra aggression we missed in CM for a while.

Horrendously one sided game.

Solid performance from him. Should act as a nice confidence boost for him - he'll need a lot of it if he is going to fill in for Krul for the next month or so. Great distribution from him today too.

On the game itself, I can say that it was a rather pleasing day. A solid enough performance for me. We definitely controlled the first half despite Southampton taking the initiative and scoring within the first 5 minutes. The second half put me on edge when they scored to make it 2-2 but it was pleasing to see that our heads didn't drop and we just kept at it. Another good thing to come from this game is us coming back from a losing position once again (!). Still would like to know what Pardew says at half time mind. We always come out and start second halves really slowly and that really does let the opposition get back into it. Still, twas a good win and it's onwards and upwards.

I have to agree. Blatantly obvious that he doesn't have a job.

Should I watch the League Cup Final then?

Ah, don't get me excited...

What, the kissing on cheeks? It's a perfectly normal greeting in their culture AFAIK. With your closest friends though? I knew that they kissed on the cheek, but I thought it was at informal parties and such. Yes, makes more sense in their case what with them having grown up together.

What, the kissing on cheeks? It's a perfectly normal greeting in their culture AFAIK. Yep

Definitely an European thing like.

Did Pardew really have to say "the other guy" ? Think we can all agree on what he's said about Williamson but to describe him as the "other guy" is disrespectful. Oh Alan...

I still have some trust in Harper so I'd give him the nod ahead of Elliot. My reasoning for this would be that of Harper's PL experience and I also think his distribution can be decent at times (even though we've only seen it once this season). Would have no qualms with Elliot starting mind, he's shown in his outings this season that he can be a steady enough keeper.