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Only just realised that the number of players we now have out on loan has creeped up to 7. Let's hope a few more go out in the next few weeks.

I think he'll do a decent job given time but I have to say he's no Graham Carr when it comes to signings. He's spent almost £35m on Allen, Borini and Coutinho and didn't bother starting any of them last night. That's without mentioning the fact that Borini and Allen have done very little to justify their price tags (too soon to tell with Coutinho).

I'd have Obertan over Jonas for this one. Was thinking that myself but every time he impresses me it seems to be when he plays on the left rather than the right.

All season I've been semi-dreading the Europa League games due to us playing our second string. Difference now is that our second string actually doesn't look too bad. I'd go: Harper Santon Yanga-Mbiwa Coloccini Haidara Tiote Anita Jonas Sissoko Marv Cisse

Definitely agree on Gosling. Wouldn't surprise me if he's moved on in the summer.

This. And it's the reason why I'm actually quite confident with Ashley in charge going forward.

Interestingly Sissoko's average position on Saturday was more advanced than Cisse's.

Pardew said he's two weeks away in his BBC post-match interview.

Feel a bit sorry for QPR fans today. Must be ecstatic to know they're signing players who might keep them up but it's all going to end in tears. Within the next five years they'll be in the same situation as Portsmouth.

This post should be made into its own thread and stuck at the top of the forum.

Balotelli is one of those players who you just feel will throw his talent away because of his stupidity/laziness. I hope it works out for him though because if he does get himself together then he'll be a great player.

Think we'll end up lining up like this: Krul Debuchy Yanga-Mbiwa Colo Santon Anita Cabaye Jonas Gouffran Cisse Marveaux Subs: Elliot, Perch, S.Taylor, Sissoko, Obertan, Sh. Amoebi and Sa. Amoebi

Duly note the winks that are after the words on his tweet. Methinks he's on the wind up.

Challenge will be finding the right clubs and the right level for the fringe players we want to loan out. Ameobi, Ferguson, Dummett, Tavernier, Amalfitano and Abeid would probably all need to move to a Championship club for the move to be worth their while, which is challenging as their are only so many clubs who need young players on loan and 20 Premier League clubs who are looking to loan their promising youngster to them. Hopefully a couple will get the right moves. The one who needs it more than any other is Ameobi. Seems to have pretty good raw talent but limited footballing brain which would surely improve by playing every week.

This. He's a decent honest player who's always done his best but sadly isn't good enough to be playing week in week out in the Premier League.

Laudrup or Martinez. Need someone who can get us playing good stuff on the deck.

The header I can maybe give as a good Federici save but the shot from the cross that Federici saved should have been buried. His second half chance he had so much time and completely fluffed it.

Happy to blame Pardew for today but Cisse should have scored a hat trick. Had at least three chances that he should have buried.

Having said I want him gone my only caveat after seeing the last few pages is we have to replace him with the right person. That person, in my view, is certainly not Mark Hughes. Laudrup or Martinez would be play the type of football that I think the fans want to see.

This.

Precisely why he's lost me after today. All we needed to do was keep our foot on the pedal and we had that game won.

I am now in this camp. Awful. Me too. Second half today was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Have to say I've defended him relentlessly in recent weeks but he's lost me today. Second half unforgivable in both taking our foot off the pedal and our subs.

Good half. Need to balance being careful of there counter-attack with keeping our foot on the pedal. Don't want to concede a soft goal on the counter-attack but equally don't want to invite them on to us.

Grass is always greener and all that. Not saying he's not a good manager but I'd see no reason to sack Pardew in order to bring in Adkins. If we lose out next two games though (which I bitterly hope we don't) then fair enough sacking Pardew and looking at someone else.