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Hopefully f*** all. Aye hopefully, plus I'm sure the likes of Douglas, Ryder, Starforth etc. would have also said something last night/today. Looks like Edwards is the only one saying this.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/8934448/Newcastle-United-facing-centre-back-crisis-after-double-injury-setback-in-defeat-by-Chelsea.html And yeah, presumably means 2011. Would still be five matches like. The possibility of five games with Perch and probably Kadar at CB

By "this year", Edwards must mean "what's left of 2011". Plus I'm not one to believe everything Edwards says.

From what I gather, the only position in defence Gosling can play is RB.

Oh yeah, that was a moment of magic from him

From my understanding: Say if Man City wins the Carling Cup this season, that would mean 6th place becomes an Europa League place. Then if both FA Cup finalists have already qualified for the Champions League/Europa League, 7th becomes an Europa League spot.

So Europe is seemingly the target. Interesting. Yeah, nowt wrong with aiming high I guess if there's no fuss about not making Europe in the end.

Never a red card for Gary Cahill.

Just seen it

Pat Nevin sounds confused on MOTD2.

Always thought he was a bit of prick even when he was at Birmingham. Such a whiny c***. Thought I was the only one who thought so, so left it at that.

Just seen Larsson's dive. Fucking prick, thank fuck justice was done and Hennessy saved the penalty.

Pardew basically has to rethink his stance about Ben Arfa. You can't just restrict him to just the number 10 role, you can play him on the wing when necessary - after all, his best performance in a NUFC shirt came from playing on the left wing.

I suppose we could have Henderson with the first team. After all, he was on the bench for the Carling Cup game against Forest iirc.

is there any way to tell the difference on an internet forum? Experience I guess

A situation which should never have happened really. Desperate times call for desperate measures

He would be a pen & red card waiting to happen

Been saying all summer we have gone backwards if he's not replaced. People said he never played so not gonna be missed. How we could have done with some experienced cover now.. We do need experienced cover, as long as that experienced cover isn't 20 stone and with the turning circle of the titanic. The infamous photo: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/8/2/1280763929643/Sol-Campbell-006.jpg

What a disrespectful cunt Bendtner is.

I don't want to admit it, but... that'd be one hell of a match up. Crazy money, already decent squad and an openish league + Rafa. Aye, almost the perfect appointment really. Can see them push on and win the league with Rafa at the helm and with the amount of resources he would have available.

Indeed it would be a disaster, Smith would get sent off within the first minute.

Not a bad shout actually. But I reckon he'll end up at Liverpool.

Right now I'd take a centre back like, probably Bramble ironically enough. I'd actually take O'Shea tbh. Defensive cover ftw (Haven't actually seen O'Shea play recently.....how's he doing?)