Ashley17

For fuck sake, do the draw. Some of us want to watch the live game in 15 minutes

I don't care if he's not as good as he used to be, he's going to be at a bottom 5 club. He scored a hat-trick against Burnley last season, if he can score against the shit and ensure we beat them at SJP at least, then job done.

Was out last night so recorded this on V+, just watched it. Decent enough game, was pretty filthy at times and you can see our young lads have a lot to learn about getting sucked in to "their level" in this sort of game. Shola is abysmal but got his goal so he'll be delighted, it's all about the stats for him. The blue kit did nothing for Nolan's figure and Ryan Taylor's goal was a great hit. As for the bairns, pleased for Kazenga, he's never really impressed in the first team but really did in this game, a few good crosses on his left as well was encouraging to see. Ranger was also very good coming in off the right flank, shame he miss-kicked for their 1st goal, probably deserved a goal himself. Defence was alright, ironically Ryan Taylor looked the worst of the 4 defensively. Krul came for everything as usual but made some good saves. Vuckic didn't live up to the hype, dissapointed but I imagine it's a "Number 10's" nightmare having to play in central midfield in a game like this. All in all, glad we're through. Home to somebody like MK Dons would be great, anybody where this sort of team can compete and maybe get a result will do just fine.

You'd be pretty pissed off like if you can't get in the first 11 and then you get overlooked for games like this, must be wondering when the hell you will get a game.

Just back from Hartlepool vs Wigan. Wigan passed them to death, Moses is very good and Mauro Boselli isn't.

Watched City vs Liverpool, really strange to see Liverpool get beat 3-0, it rarely happens to them or any of the "big 4." They certainly don't look like top 4 contenders right now, whereas City looked the part completely. Hard to judge how Spurs will do, the extra CL games might be a problem but with the right investment, the depth won't be bad at all and I can see them being a bit like us during 03/04, winning games like they did on Saturday at Stoke by the odd goal. Certainly, as MKSC says, it's between them and City for the final CL spot on the evidence so far, but who knows what twists we'll see. City could well be a volatile environment if a few results go wrong and the likes of Adebayor and Balotelli don't think they're getting enough game time, and Liverpool's board room situation is probably costing them dear. Get the players out who don't want to play like Mascherano and get the squad in shape and I think Roy will keep them challenging, but it'll have to be done quickly.

Eh? So you think we're trying to sign somebody similar to Nolan? If we're at least interested in Ben Arfa, he's f*** all like Nolan, for starters. No. It was merely a pointless observation. Oh, I see

Eh? So you think we're trying to sign somebody similar to Nolan? If we're at least interested in Ben Arfa, he's fuck all like Nolan, for starters.

Might not be the worst idea, tbh I've forgotten if SWP is any good, obviously he was great in his first spell at City but that was so long ago.

Bridge - Back-up to Enrique? Wouldn't come as back-up, pointless SWP - Not as good as he was a few years ago, would probably rather stick with Routledge if I'm brutally honest, rather than disrupt the team. M Johnson - History of being interested in him, but is now a fat wreck and we have loads of centre mids Robinho - Go on Chris lad, ask for the craic. Caicedo - Nearly joined West Ham on loan so feasible I guess, haven't seen much of him. Cunningham - Young defender, be a bit of a waste of a loan Boyata - Same Jo - Not the best, would probably be available. Sant Cruz - Speculated to be available but not what we need IMO.

Very.

I was thinking more a point at Wolves, and a win against those. We have Blackpool the same round of fixtures as we had Hull at home, it is actually a straight swap. I meant take more than 1 point off Blackpool over the 2 games this season.

If Blackpool are Hull in this scenario, we better fucking taking more than 1 point off them.

Get in, Robbie "Newcastle going down" Savage on MOTD2

Soften the blow of being dropped imminently?

Play Krul, Tav, R Taylor, Xisco, Shola, Lovenkrands & Guthrie (if fit), I'd have Sol in there as well, I don't see how he can get match fitness without playing matches, 45 mins to an hour here surely won't do him any harm. I'd probably look to play Vuckic and Kazenga as well, maybe Ranger if there's room - it's odd that we have such a top heavy squad, so many strikers available but so few defenders.

Yes, with Brian Little.

Calm down Dr Hibbert

Fuck me, did that just happen? Also, I'd love to have been at the team meeting when Chris Hughton said: "Right lads, I've made a decision. I'm bringing it back: The High Defensive Line" I mean, really Chris. Young is fast as fuck, it'll be a miracle if it doesn't cost us a goal. Still though, can't believe how good we've been going forward, if Routledge was having a good game we'd have created even more.

I think he's off.

Mick Lowes praising Perch and Williamson and criticising Colo and Enrique from Monday night Williamson was decent but Perch, fucking hell.

It's not their choice, Talksport have exclusive rights to many Premier League games these days

Going a bit Arry there. That'd be "He's a top, top player, a triffic lad, would I like to sign him? Yes. But unfortunately he's contracted to another club so I'm not sure what can be done there."

If we get HBA we won't get a striker. He's supposedly an attacking midfielder/second striker kind of player, I doubt we'll make him play on the wing unless Jonas gets injured and short of playing one of Skirge's mental formations we won't have HBA in attacking midfield behind two strikers, this is Hughton. Sleeves rolled up and two banks of 4 will presumably be the formation in just about every game we play.

Joe Kinnear is shaking his fist at Simon Bird's twitter page on a regular basis I imagine.