Unbelievable

Fuck's sake. How many attacking midfield players do they need..?

Old quote that, but nobody else has picked up what the Times have run with yesterday evening, so very much doubt there was any truth in it..

This been confirmed? Must be a kick in the bollocks if you're an Everton fan (or even worse, Schalke).

He did look useful for the first half an hour or so. After that though, he was woeful.

Aye, if they can get Douglas to agree on a free transfer this January I can see us happily going with what we've got until the end of the season. Huge gamble really, but that's the score with Ashley as an owner.

Seems they know what they're getting, and he must know the implications too. Just as comfortable playing off another striker iyam, as he has shown during his time here when partnered with Best, Shola and Papiss. Anyway, hope he doesn't get booed when returns, as that would make us look extremely bitter. His positive contributions far outweigh the negatives as far as I am concerned.

One hundred per cent serious. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2112445/Mike-Ashley-calls-Newcastles-ground-St-James-Park.html Odd

Llambias said it in an interview Fair enough if he did like, but I've never heard it before..

Supports Chelsea? Did you just make that up? First time I've ever heard it mentioned..

What did he say this time?

He didn't rubbish the father quotes as such, just said it was a completely unrealistic proposition in the first place. Not sure whether he mentioned issues that need to be resolved though.

Good post johnnypd. I think there's a lot of truth in that. What I would want Pardew to do is make it clear to Tiote that he just needs to sit deep, get the ball of the opposition as they get near our area and lay it off to more skilful players, whilst the more advanced central midfield players (Anita, Cabaye, Marveaux) do the pressing higher up the pitch. As it is, Tiote isn't very effective at all at protecting the back four.

His father, who apparently wotks for San Lorenzo in some capacity, is just stirring s*** it seems to appease their fans. Colo needs to tell him to shut up imho, as this is doing him or his current club no good at all.

could people still make excuses if we didn't get a CB but got the others? surely any manager worth his salt could work around the williamson problem How exactly? It's a rather tall, slow and clumsy problem tbh.

Ronaldo

A boot up the postérieur..? Welcome by the way edit: just checked, you have been around before. Assumed you were an OM fan who had registered because of this transfer news

Guessing that the "source" mentioned in that article is close to OM and not NUFC? No, source close to NUFC. They claim 10 million euros and a bid being imminent, not made or accepted.

That bit in particular is interesting. It was interesting about two weeks ago Oh fuck, I've been Giggsed?

There were loads of players being linked for fairly big money, a fair amount of 'good backup, we still need a couple more' talk. Not many were looking at him as the player he became for us tbf. Definitely. I know because I was one of them. Surprised Dinho seems to think differently.

Just noticed, it's Louise Taylor though..

That bit in particular is interesting.

Dear me, hope those quotes from his father turn out to be rubbish. That's no better than Demba Ba or his so-called entourage have ever come out with.

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