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Aye, he's a great squad member. Would be decent enough backup to have around.

Not really.

Anything in particular? Big f*** off cheesy grin to start with. Says we've been considering him ever since he came to the club but had been out of our reach financially. Saying with him, Cabaye, Demba, Hatem...things really starting to look exciting. Plays off the shoulder and in behind, but has a lot more to his game than that. Good size and can score left foot, right foot and header. Very significant signing for football club, shows the position we are in when a player they think is right they can make the move. At 26 he's not young, coming into his prime so has the character to step up. Genuinely just looks over the moon. Niceeeeee. What a difference a good signing makes! (mood-wise anyway)

Looks like more of a reference of him going back to Paris for a few days (he's from there). why would we let him do that though with the City game on sunday? Probably not a few days then, he's probably going for a day or two. Maybe the players have been given a day off?

@GeorgeCaulkin George Caulkin The understanding is that Ba's £7m get-out clause does not come into effect until summer & that he'll stay this month. New deal? #NUFC

Looks like more of a reference of him going back to Paris for a few days (he's from there).

Would be funny if it's true considering that he is pretty much Sunderland's only creative outlet. If they lose him, they'll have an unspectacular second half of this season. Lower mid-table methinks.

Brilliant.

Sounds good

Ben Arfa in a 4-3-3 worked well on Sunday so guess based on that, Pardew has finally seen that the number 10 position isn't Ben Arfa's best one? (The role the lad played on Sunday is essentially a mix between a number 10 and wing play really).

We'll have a plan B Signing Cisse has really given us more options to consider system-wise. The 4-3-3 can now properly work with Ba, Ben Arfa and Cisse as the front 3. When we have the ball, can see us playing 4-3-3 but if we don't have the ball (or if need be), can change to a 4-4-2 with Ben Arfa dropping back into midfield and onto the right wing, ultimately providing some cover for Simpson (I say this because HBA did well defensively on Sunday like).

What a name indeed. (Admittedly, I had to google it to make sure )

It also gives us the option to swap to either during a match if we want to.

The lad looks like he's slowly adapting to the PL, sure he wasn't good in his first couple of months but he is getting there. So yeah he's going to score against us on Saturday

Need to make a decision, who do I take out from the following: Colo, Ben Arfa, Cabaye --> so that I can put Cisse in? Hmmm.

ask at the end of the window.

They're really bitter as fuck

Can't wait

Nice work bimpy

Get in!!!! :D

Nice hat Joey.

Sweepstake on which page of this thread confirmation will be? I say page 62.