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From our pal Jonas: "Nobody told us to delete our twitter, and if someone tell me to delete i am not going to do it because i dont do nothing bad."

Brilliant news all around (assuming it becomes official). In an ideal world, we would have had the 25 game window to properly analyze the lad on the pitch and feel 100% assured he was a great fit. Thanks to the twat de Jong, that was no longer an option. However, off the pitch, he appears to have fit in brilliantly, appears to have a real affinity for the supporters and the players, and is clearly motivated, with his rehabilitation ahead of schedule. Signing him for £5m while still injured is a risk, but it's a smart one with positives outweighing negatives. And if we leave it until summer and he plays up to his potential over the last 2-3 months of the season, he isn't going to be a £5m player any more. Which other 23 year old international that can play in the middle or on the wing and turn a game with his quality were we going to sign this window?

Weird things have happened at WHL - Butt's scored twice, Geremi (!) has scored, Huntington(?!?!), Acuña scored one of his few goals there too... So, Smith will score a hat trick and Perch will bag a brace and we'll win 5-0 then.

I think I'd rather play Harper at LB than perch.

Really loved watching Pablo Aimar in his prime at Valencia.

Yeah, I'd agree. Did the best I could. I tried to limit those who had only played sparingly to the subs bench. It was not particularly easy to try to remember 18 players who've really been terrible...

Given the requirements of players who at least feature a bit, I'm going to try to set up an XI (w/ subs): ALMUNIA PERCH--------CALDWELL--------BOYCE-------SPECTOR BOA MORTE-------N'ZONZI--------RIVEROS BOSELLI---------ZIGIC----------BECKFORD Subs: FABIANSKI WALTERS GUTHRIE LOVENKRANDS ILUNGA DELAP SIDIBE

Jon Walters. He is horrible.

Definite BJB material there if he's suspended. If every footballer who cursed and/or made obscene gestures were suspended, we'd struggle to put out any 11 v 11 matches on any Saturday. He's got cameras focused on him all the time because he is, in fact, Joey Barton - of course they'll see everything he does. Trumped up nonsense. Ridiculous.

Hahahahahaha These commentators are brilliant.

Oh fuck...Smith

Would love to see a .gif of Fat Ashley looking like he was trying to molest Lamb's Arse after that goal...

SCOUSER POWER X2

About as obvious as it gets. Jonas rugby tackled him.

So weird to hear just the commentators without any noise.

Ranger's running around like a maniac. Really destabilising Liverpool's back four. Shame he has no idea how to end a move.

Ranger is lively without any end product at all. So that hasn't changed either. Give him a bit more polish and he's going to be a handful.

Former Southampton trainee to save former Southampton manager...

Given all the incredible upheaval this week, today is definitely all about whatever result can be scraped out, not the quality of the performance. Which is good for Pardew, because despite the 1-0 lead, the performance has been really uninspiring and scrappy. Not keeping possession very well, allowing them to completely control the game, relying upon the few set pieces we're getting to give us chances. Tiote's been awesome, Barton OK in spurts, but Nolan's playing deeper than under Hughton, making the link play between the midfield and the strikers harder. Jonas and Jose have been very subdued and the defense has been just about good enough without making you feel at ease. Edgy game.

Was close.

Miracle the ref didn't give that foul. Maxi is a diving twat.

Jose chants now raining down from the crowd. Hope they inspire him to play better.

Been underwhelmed by Jose tonight. Looks well below his best.

We cannot come close to keeping hold of the ball. I mean, the possession stats have to be 65/35 them... We used to be able to string 2 or 3 passes together, you know.

Good set piece, it has to be said. As it pertains to the remit of playing more attractive football, however, not so much. We are quite longballtastic right now.