Colos Short and Curlies

Who first came up with the 'unnatural position' argument anyway? It sounds like something that someone who people perceive as being cool said and has now stuck, despite sounding and being bollocks. A bit like 'red lines' that seemed to come from nowhere in the lead up to the general election. Or in simple terms, someone said something once, everyone else is to thick to realise that it is bollocks and just repeats it.

He's a different type of forward than Rooney or Owen. They relied on explosiveness in their early days, Mitro is all about positioning and pressence which should improve over time

He must come off most games wondering if its worth the bother of playing, he must find it difficult playing left back all the time. So despite thinking he's a weak link that needs replacing I'm pleased for him that he must be absolutely buzzing this morning.

Same team bar Dr Evil for Colback. 4-0 win

So a draw swansea mackems tomorrow being the only decent result?

BT definitely showed Smalling as being booked and said it should have been the other bloke, but they usually correct themselves if that hsppens

Still convinced that Smalling was booked first half

DOES NOT COMMUTE

I thought smalling got booked first half.

It's a pen and a red or a free kick and a red to Screech.

We don't though. Janmaat stunk the place out at the start of the season, Coloccini was hopeless, Colback useless, Krul was terrible for the majority of last season, none of them were dropped. You can probably count on one hand the amount of loan signings we've made in the past decade. I act of actually see your point in a way and agree with some of what you are saying but we certainly don't do things for short term gain generally speaking. The club have been forced to act this month due to the dire situation they find themselves in and it would be daft not to explore the loan market especially if Remy is available. If anything I think they are guilty of planning to far ahead and concentrate on signing players for the future. When did we last sign a finished article or a player supposedly at his peak. That's what we need to start doing, planning for the here and now as opposed to 3 or 4 years down the line because it's that strategy combined with duff managerial appointments that's got us in this mess. Possibly Cisse?

Would have been, and then of course he's the guy who scored the second.

Imagine Dean disallowing it Was the first thought

Credit Tiote for the initial win back there

Pen and red for me

It's ok, Howard Webb has said that it was a pen. Howard Webb supporting a soft decision for ManU? Never

The noise I'm getting is that we'll love him for the first 6 months, but once something goes wrong and he gets a bollocking then expect him to give up. Also expect a red card of 2. When I asked if they knew who our manager was and could they see him give anyone a bollocking the response was 'fair point'. (Oh and they all agree with my views on Pardew ripping the soul out of the club so they must know something......)

Can you bet on number of forward passes in a game? <10 must be attractive for this game (excluding hoofs and goal kicks)

Ashley visiting Whitley Bay Leisure Centre?

Of course, but i understand it tbh as none of us have a f***ing clue. I'm comparing him to Gouffran as we have no idea where he'll play and it's a very uninspiring signing which reeks of desperation and cluelessness, similar to Gouff's. Gouffran was a striker that could fill in as a wide forward ,and we all knew that when he signed. Of all the signings we made that January, he started the best. Pardew then proceeded to move him further and further back because the guy never complained, until he bizarrely started playing him at central midfield. It's one of the worst things I have ever witnessed in complete managerial cluelessness. Ah the good old days when you used to complain that Gouff wasn't been given enough game time. Still think he'd had been a good bet for a reserve striker, bringing him on to buzz around tired defenders and make a nuiscence of himself

2 cms being bought must mean either someone is off - Sissoko or Perez are the most obvious but are not centre mids so maybe it is Tiote and either Anita or Colback have made it clear that they are off now or in the summer? Or maybe the plan is for Colback to go left back. Certainly a strange area to be buying 2 players, neither of which are likely candidates for a massive rise in value over the next couple of years

Ryder saying hes a winger who can play centre mid is a bit like calling a transgender a man who can also perform as a woman.

0-2 nufc on Tuesday no doubt

Actually thought Dummett had a chance to get back a little quicker for the goal, probably a little harsh but he looked to be strolling behind Elliott and had a chance to how himself between Deeney and the goal.