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Shearer's blatantly going to say no. If he has any common sense (which he obviously does), he'll know that working for the Venkys will be a very bad idea.

urgh, that is really horrible, did you have to share that with us Dave?

I have a soft spot for Bordeaux. Lived there for a year and it was one of the best years of my life. Got a lot of time for their football team too.

Quite looking forward to this game like. I've been waiting/hoping to see us play Bordeaux for quite a while now.

Ba's the PL Top Goalscorer atm. (Fletcher's second...)

Motson time: as much as the game tbh.

Carroll-esque dive.

Yes it was but as per Suarez's reputation, he was never going to get it.

If they don't get a win soon, can see Hughton being given the boot

Reina

That too.

The more I see Bale's celebration, the more I hate it.

The Allardyce-Pardew "comparisons" again. f***'s sake.

I think so but he should start Left midfield for me, his last two subs appearances deserve a start. IMO, Fergie can certainly fill in at left back if need be but it's becoming apparent that he's more of a left winger and I guess that's where his long term future lies.

I agree. I have faith in you Skirge.

Just seen it myself, fantastic goal.

Just saw the latest quotes from Pardew about Abeid... well got to say, this is a peculiar one. You have to wonder what's happened that's changed the management's mind about Abeid (especially between the period of that promising performance against Blackburn in the FA Cup to now). Attitude problems? Ability issues? A loan would do him a lot of good, it's done Tavernier a load of good so can see the same happening with Abeid.

I've completely neglected this for the past few weeks. My points total is going to look horrible

Lee Ryder ‏@lee_ryder #nufc AP on Taylor: "He has a calf strain and he could be OK for #mufc"

Pardew will be honest about it all.

It was basically a repeat of his performance on Wednesday: a bright attacking spark who can whip a delicious ball into the box. I fully expect to see him start on Thursday.

I always look forward to matchday and I do enjoy seeing us line up in those Black and White stripes and play a game of football. Pride and passion certainly have something to do with it. The level of enjoyment I actually get from watching a game does, of course, depend on our performance. If we lose/draw but had put in a good performance then I can say I enjoyed that game and I would applaud the players for their efforts (such as Wednesday night against Man U); if we win but the performance was dogshit, then questions/issues do get (rightly) asked but I can usually live with it, especially if we see an improvement in our play subsequent weeks/games. Then there's the simple ones: if we're losing but are losing horribly, I mentally switch off; if we win and are winning brilliantly then fantastic days await.

Score draw.

Probably took him off as a precaution. Looked like he was moving fine when he came off [/optimism]

So aye, we were shite and we definitelt got away with that. Let's just leave it at that.